Jagmaster modding

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:04 am

Got a 2008 Jagmaster and in the moment IÂ´m planning what to mod..In 2011, I had an older ( year 2000 ?) Jagmaster which I refinished, but wasnt very pleased because of the standard 25,5 scale of it..

http://shortscale.org/forum/viewtopic.p ... sc&start=0

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:16 am

pre-slotted brass nut installed..
the acoustic sound is much louder, I can feel the vibrations in the trem now, nice..
the radius isnt perfect and because of that the action is still to high..brasssss is not easy to cut when it should be perfect..

when I use the trem the strings make funny noise in the brass nut..maybe IÂ´m going to bone nut instead..

I will install a Wilkinson bridge, even it its string spacing isnt the perfect one, but I didnt want to buy the GFS one, which would be delivered in some weeks I guess

the crappy chinese plastic nut..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:22 am

poooooool routing..

I will install P90 in it and the pickguard will be black, the tortoise doesnt look too ..interesting

Duncan designed..sounds ok, I thought of maybe just with splitting pot..if the P90 dont sound good..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:24 am

hmmmmmm, black or white knobs/ P90 covers..

mockups..

if hardtailed, this tele bridge looks fun..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:34 am

want to install this Wilkinson trem..much better..steel saddles, massive steel block and plug in trem arm..

http://www.guitarsupplies.nl/index.php? ... 76&lang=EN

Though the string spacing isnt the 52,5 one but 54 this wont be an issue, I will have to bore at least one screw hole new..

here somebody who installed the Wilkinson on his Jag..

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:34 pm

White knobs and covers look good man.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:00 pm

I also like white knobs and covers. Love the Wilkinson bridge. Hate the traditional Strat bridge.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:28 pm

hm, I went for black p90 and knobs but white looks nice, too..
I relicÂ´ed the bridge a bit, hate glossy chrome parts..

I dont know any source for WHITE p90 covers, not cream....anyone??

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:51 pm

Cream is good too... prolly better with tort.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:25 pm

did a quick mockup with the p90s on a cheap black foam plate..
sounds niiiiice..much more responsive and pearly..the Wilkinson is nearly a drop in replacement, just the steel block sticks a bit out in the back..
its an iffy job to place the p90s correctly so that the polepieces line up..

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 4:43 pm

I actually love that. Looks surprisingly good. Move forward as planned!

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 5:42 pm

jamba72 wrote:
I dont know any source for WHITE p90 covers, not cream....anyone??

Just type "white p90 covers" into eBay, super cheap and non-elusive ones from China abound.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-2-Soap-b ... 3ce49137aa

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Fri Nov 21, 2014 6:18 pm

thanks, maybe IÂ´l do white covers/ knobs..at the moment I installed Fender Blackface knobs..looks great with black

I just modified the original Jag pickguard, I cut the pickup holes a bit then sprayed it black..not perfectly, but.. fook..
it SOUNDS GOOD!

the knobÂ´s new placement near the bridge p90 is much better for playing..more like a jazzmaster

back

LOL .. now I get an out-of-phase sound in the middle position..I already switched the direction of the neck p90 but nothing changes..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:04 am

bone nut..