Jag-Caster Done

MetalManiac

Li'l Junior Member
Hey everyone. Thanks for your input on probably my 2nd to last assembly ever ( my final one will be some kind of Magnum Opus, and it'll be quite a long way down the road.
I decided to Nix the Over The Top Jag theme, and all the gold and green. I'm not a leprechaun, and I don't like the fighting Irish (College football/ Uni handegg team).
What I'm left with is just a regular guitar, but I kept the sticky tape- on Jag emblem just for kicks.

Heres a brief Rundown in case you missed it on the trial run thread.;
Squire Std. Affinity Lmtd. Edition British Racing Green body. Bow Howdy, Fender, if you are listening, if you were to make a Bristish racing Green American Std., I think the world would beat a path to your door!

Now, the Std Affinity Squire has MIM sized Hardware, and thats the great news! I was able to fit a MIM GFS Brass block . I had my doubts about this block, and not sure if its 100% quality Bell grade brass, but it seems like a very good product. At some point I will buy some Callaham steel saddles, and bridgeplate for this axe.

I don't know how many pieces of wood this is, but its supposed to be Alder. It does look like Alder. The neck is a mighty Mite Birdseye maple that I leveled and crowned the frets on. Plays like buttah!

The pickups are a Zhang 11.2K bridge , Duncan SSL-3 Middle, and Duncan ANT. Surfer Hot around 10K neck. Didn't think the 10K neck would work , but it does, and in a really great way, at l;east clean with the little practice amp!
I was under the impression a Antiquity for a budget body guitar would be overkill. Boy was I ever DEAD wrong.Great Great pickup. has me questioning all my other expensive sets I've bought.
Love the Overwound Strat set a lot more than the underwound set I have on my 70's Strat.

Review;
This guitar is such a joy to play, and it sounds delightful. Once upon a time I was a tone snob who would poo-poo anything that didn't have a pedigree.
While, yes, I surely wouldn't classify this jag-caster in the same league as an expensive Start, and I have a few, it just sound s and plays right!
I'm very pleased with this.

Questions, comments, insults, threats invited and appreciated!


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Re: Jag-Caster Done

that looks epic, that green looks good actually. I had doubts over it but with an all maple neck, hell yeah!
 
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that looks epic, that green looks good actually. I had doubts over it but with an all maple neck, hell yeah!

Thanks man!. The first photo is actually most representative of the true color. I got lucky, as photography skill had nothing to do with it.
Very hard to get a Green color like this to come out properly on film.
Hety..what about some pics of *your Affinity? Any Duncans in it?
 
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Thanks man!. The first photo is actually most representative of the true color. I got lucky, as photography skill had nothing to do with it.
Very hard to get a Green color like this to come out properly on film.
Hety..what about some pics of *your Affinity? Any Duncans in it?

Oh yeah I don't think I ever put pics up did i?

It hasn't got duncans... yet. very possibly soon though. It currently has Ibanez pickups in it which I like a lot but they just aint diggin with the wiring and combination i have right now, so they will get swapped out
 
Re: Jag-Caster Done

Wow, I like that a lot better now. Losing the massive V12 thing was a good call, as was losing the gold hardware. That looks killer now, dude. Nice work. :beerchug:
 
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Wow, I like that a lot better now. Losing the massive V12 thing was a good call, as was losing the gold hardware. That looks killer now, dude. Nice work. :beerchug:

Yeah I don't get why Squier put Gold hardware on it. Gold and green don't really mix on a strat IMO.
 
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