Are Jaguar guitars any good?

The build is solid, but the factory setup and unsmoothed fret ends are literal rough spots. The Player Series Jaguar’s reasonable price makes it a good choice for guitarists who want budget-conscious offset tones. It could also be a good fit for players of smaller stature stepping up to their first quality instrument.

Is Fender Jaguar comfortable?

Plugged into our dual amp test rig, the Jaguar is comfortable on the strap – despite its extra heft – and the combination of the scale and more flexible string feel and shorter sustain we mentioned, not to forget the pickups, offers a subtly darker, more rounded fundamental voice that suggests those bell-like …

Are Fender Jaguars good?

Without doubt the Fender Jaguar is a fabulous guitar, innovative, versatile and great-sounding. It boldly throws the whole “less is more” thing out of the window, and maintains its character despite the endless options.

Are Fender Jaguars versatile?

They’re maybe not as versatile as other Fender pickups, but they really do their own unique thing well. “The controls are pretty similar to a Jazzmaster. Aside from being able to switch the pickups on and off [individually], you also have a ‘strangle’ switch, which gives the tone a sort of muted quality.”

What does MIM mean guitar?

So Fender gives us the Player Stratocaster, a made-in-Mexico version of this iconic guitar. The Player Stratocaster takes the place of the Standard Strat, which was sometimes referred to as the MIM (Made in Mexico) Stratocaster. The Player Series, too, is made in Mexico.

What is a Mexican Fender?

The Mexican Fender is made from a polyester finish, and the American ones are a polyurethane finish. The polyester finish has a harder finish and gives it a more polished and shiny look, than the polyurethane finish. The polyester finish is even used on their high-end Jackson guitar, but it doesn’t look as accurate.

What does a Fender Jaguar do?

Traditionally, the Jaguar has two circuits — lead and rhythm. The lead circuit allows for the activation of both pickups with three slide switches on a chrome plate on the lower bout, while the rhythm circuit only deals with the neck/rhythm pickup through controls on the upper bout’s chrome plate.

What is MIM Fender?

The Fender Stratocaster is a special guitar. The Player Stratocaster takes the place of the Standard Strat, which was sometimes referred to as the MIM (Made in Mexico) Stratocaster. The Player Series, too, is made in Mexico. It’s a great instrument and comes in at less than half the price of a USA Strat.