USA Jag Bass

drummer5359 · July 23, 2014, 06:03:45 PM

I bought a Select P neck off of Stratosphere, I am only a few hundred dollars away from ordering an American Jaguar body to use with it. And I just sent an inquiry to Pickguardian regarding a BWB guard for it. I will post pics when it is done.

Dave W · July 23, 2014, 09:06:30 PM

Nice thing about the Stratosphere is that you can mix and match. You won't get the resale value of buying a whole bass, but you can sometimes get just what you want.

drummer5359 · July 23, 2014, 09:52:58 PM

Yup, that was my thoughts. I don't think that there is anyone but me crazy (dumb) enough to spend what I am to have an American Jag with a maple neck.

I have no illusions of it having resale value as that has nothing to do with whether a bass makes me smile.

drbassman · July 24, 2014, 08:48:51 AM

I asked the HOG to order a USA Jag bass so we can check it out. We'll see........

Dave W · July 24, 2014, 06:20:30 PM

Quote from: drummer5359 on July 23, 2014, 09:52:58 PM
Yup, that was my thoughts. I don't think that there is anyone but me crazy (dumb) enough to spend what I am to have an American Jag with a maple neck.

I have no illusions of it having resale value as that has nothing to do with whether a bass makes me smile.

I feel the same way. Resale value is nice, getting what you want is nicer.

drbassman · July 29, 2014, 11:39:04 AM

The Jag has landed at the HOG. Will check it out tomorrow.

drbassman · August 08, 2014, 09:30:43 AM

Well, I played this bass and it is a beauty. The typical jazz style neck and all of the bells and whistles in the controls. A really nice build, typical Fender quality. I almost bought it, but I'm playing my short scales more these days and didn't want to invest that much in another 34" scale bass. If you like the jag look, this bass is a great instrument IMHO. If anyone has a hankering for a white one, call the HOG! It's a gem.

drummer5359 · August 23, 2014, 10:28:19 AM

I got my American Standard Jaguar body/American Select Precision neck project together and sorted out. I'm liking it a lot so far.

I'm very comfortable with P-bass necks and this one is no exception. I think that the flame maple is pretty amazing.

Here it is lined up with my American Select P, my 60th Anniversary P and my EBMM Stingray.

Obviously I have a thing for burst finished basses with black pick guards and maple fingerboards.

drummer5359 · September 09, 2014, 02:40:54 PM

Here is a shot of the new toy with my Ampeg rig.