Nevermind... I Was WRONG About This Guitar! | 2021 Fender Kurt Cobain Jagstang Mexico Reissue Review

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    📚 Description: I've always wanted to try one of these Jag-stang guitars out as I'd always see them while guitar hunting. I didn't think I would "like" it but it was certainly a piece of Fender history. For the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind album - Fender reissued the Jagstang in the Mexico plant. It is a little different as compared to the original Crafted in Japan varieties - but I really enjoyed this short-scale Fender guitar!
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    Nevermind... I Was WRONG About This Guitar! | 2021 Fender Kurt Cobain Jagstang Mexico Reissue Review
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  • @Trog
    @Trog  2 роки тому +40

    Pleasantly surprised by the guitar! Great tones - it just needs some heavier gauge strings on it
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    • @oflesserevilole6067
      @oflesserevilole6067 2 роки тому +1

      Kurt also (from what I remember I could be wrong)flipped the tailpiece around disconnected the springs and used it as a hard tail combined with gotoh TOM bridge makes it dead stable :) I have a 95 with a throughly 90s hardcase (covered in Jones Soda labels lol) in Sonic Blue with those mods... really nice and stable

    • @MidniteSon
      @MidniteSon 2 роки тому

      I like the sound of the bridge and neck pickups of that guitar. As I recall, Kurt played the Mustang and Jaguar more often though.

    • @Jiv_Ing57819
      @Jiv_Ing57819 2 роки тому

      u think lithim was recorded on a musteng? , :-0

    • @Jiv_Ing57819
      @Jiv_Ing57819 2 роки тому

      n I just want thee facts ,:-0

    • @Jokesonyou6666
      @Jokesonyou6666 2 роки тому

      Where can I find a japanese jagstang?

  • @Uninterested69420
    @Uninterested69420 2 роки тому +642

    The guitar is amazing
    But I think Kurt would’ve hated them being sold for such a hefty price

    • @Wilco1972
      @Wilco1972 2 роки тому +57

      I don't know, at the price they are today, they would have been $675 in 1994, not too bad.

    • @Uninterested69420
      @Uninterested69420 2 роки тому +5

      Dr Zoom true

    • @marchkofeeling
      @marchkofeeling 2 роки тому +36

      @@Uninterested69420 I bought mine new in 2002 from Germany for less than 460€ so yeah it's a fuckin hefty price

    • @DevonThomas1204
      @DevonThomas1204 2 роки тому +4

      Marchkofeeling I think he’s talking about the one in the video lmao

    • @marchkofeeling
      @marchkofeeling 2 роки тому

      @@DevonThomas1204 its the same but worst smartboy

  • @leamanc
    @leamanc 2 роки тому +70

    The bridge pickup sounds dark, and the neck pickup bright and chimey. That’s a unique twist, which suits this oddball guitar nicely.

  • @artollo18
    @artollo18 2 роки тому +620

    I really wish Fender made a bass version of this, that would look awesome

    • @dextermorgan1757
      @dextermorgan1757 2 роки тому +42

      Haha sucks to be bass players

    • @Cringe34R
      @Cringe34R 2 роки тому +15

      Maybe Warmoth would make one like they did with their guitar bodies.

    • @harleybiancardi7869
      @harleybiancardi7869 2 роки тому +2

      @@heggy_69 what a surprise to hear his name wow

    • @ImNotOld_ImVintage
      @ImNotOld_ImVintage 2 роки тому +20

      Dammit! It's bad enough that Trogly is making me want a guitar I don't need. You gotta go and make me want something that doesn't even exist!!

    • @aaronmcbryer4362
      @aaronmcbryer4362 2 роки тому +3

      They actually made a few of them, I've seen them. But very, very few.

  • @beatler90
    @beatler90 2 роки тому +287

    It is said that Kurt was actually never really happy with this, apart from that he died before he could even finish working on this guitar, so these are actually still prototypes. As a die hard Nirvana Fan (which I used to be when I was a teen and still am to some extent), you're a lot closer to what Kurt actually liked and played by buying the Mexican Cobain Jaguar or trying to find one of the Japanese Cobain Mustangs on the used market. But yeah, I do like your demo and think that these Mexican Jag-Stangs do sound better than the first Japanese ones!

    • @geronimo546
      @geronimo546 2 роки тому +10

      I mean, kind of, besides the quirky body it's basically a mustang so... not really that different from his mustang signature (or any mustang with a humbucker in the bridge). It's not like he had the most complex guitar tone you know

    • @eyedunno8462
      @eyedunno8462 2 роки тому +9

      Kurt was happy for it to be a lefty and be durable enough to last more than a single show. Using Mesa Full Stacks aside, any guitar was going thru a Boss DS-1 so the guitar didn't itself matter as much as a means to an end. Kurt's greatest tool was his song writing ability and unique approach

    • @seymourmaupin6395
      @seymourmaupin6395 2 роки тому +4

      He had 2 and wasn't impressed. Courtny played one on celebrity skin and gave away the other one.

    • @MidniteSon
      @MidniteSon 2 роки тому

      Why don't they make the Kurt Cobain Signature Guitars in the American Factory?

    • @eldritch6871
      @eldritch6871 2 роки тому +1

      @@MidniteSon because people are foolish enough to be paying $1250 for the made in Mexico ones

  • @eldritch6871
    @eldritch6871 2 роки тому +55

    I really wanted a Jagstang back when I was in high school and was a huge Nirvana fan. It was around 2001 and they sold for $350 to $400, maybe $500 if it was in mint condition. It's absurd what these sell for now.

    • @thewedge8823
      @thewedge8823 2 роки тому +4

      yep, and those original ones were made in japan! not mexico. much nicer. I had one.

    • @Tunkkis
      @Tunkkis 2 роки тому +1

      Even a partscaster will likely be more expensive.

    • @sfu421
      @sfu421 Рік тому +5

      Why people still complaining like that? 350-400$ had different worth than today. Also wage is totally different after 22 years. Stop crying, it’s not 2021 anymore, get over it

    • @eldritch6871
      @eldritch6871 Рік тому +7

      @@sfu421 no, you're just being a corporate apologist. For that much money, the guitar should at least be made in the American factory.

    • @dreamlandtapes
      @dreamlandtapes Рік тому +2

      @@eldritch6871 mexico is america lol

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 2 роки тому +138

    That guitar was really good. It easily got all the Kurt Cobain tones, and had a very wide tonal palette. Yes, the guitar looks a little weird, but it sounds absolutely fantastic. Congrats Fender - You got it right! 😎 Excellent demo Trogly.

    • @christophcarle
      @christophcarle 2 роки тому +4

      Just no.

    • @john1105
      @john1105 2 роки тому

      @@christophcarle true

    • @Tunkkis
      @Tunkkis 2 роки тому +3

      @@christophcarle Care to elaborate?

  • @corrections
    @corrections 2 роки тому +67

    Wow, Trogley likes something that isn't a Gibson for once. Halloween really is here. Scary.

  • @khoiplaysguitar
    @khoiplaysguitar 2 роки тому +43

    The humbucker sounds darker probably due to the 250K pots

  • @jackurtuzuastegui1317
    @jackurtuzuastegui1317 2 роки тому +111

    I own a 95 jagstang, so glad the humbucker on the reissue is darker and sounds more full.. the original bridge pickup on mine was so thin and sounded like buns

    • @jeffbrown3009
      @jeffbrown3009 2 роки тому

      Glad my gut wasn't wrong when one showed up in my local shop years ago and I passed it up.
      Reeeeeeeaaaaallly thought about it but that humbucker sounded weak.

    • @Mephilis78
      @Mephilis78 2 роки тому +9

      Buns?

    • @pussyslayr
      @pussyslayr 2 роки тому +3

      I love that NGE pfp

    • @Mephilis78
      @Mephilis78 2 роки тому +1

      Would be easy to swap out, though. Must not be a Jazzmaster or Strat humbucker, or you'd hear the same complaints from those guitars.

    • @blakesmith3308
      @blakesmith3308 2 роки тому

      Fender made some awful humbuckers in the mid-90's I have a '95 Strat Special that came with a really thin sounding humbucker that was very prone to feedback at moderate gain.

  • @brianeharmonjr
    @brianeharmonjr 2 роки тому +38

    The key to keeping a 24" scale guitar in tune is not heavy strings, it's a good setup and not being hamfisted.

    • @Dian2Gig
      @Dian2Gig 2 роки тому

      Agreed. I use Hybrid Slinky’s on mine.

    • @Weimerica8841
      @Weimerica8841 2 роки тому +6

      Never had issues with my Jag, honestly didn't realize that was an issue with 24" scales...I think you're right - setup matters far more than distance between bridge and nut.

    • @brainstewX
      @brainstewX 2 роки тому +1

      No, it's heavy strings

    • @cripstopheriii3509
      @cripstopheriii3509 Рік тому +6

      I’d say it’s heavy strings, I go ballistic on my jag with 12 gauge flats, only my B goes out of tune

  • @robertscholz4486
    @robertscholz4486 2 роки тому +30

    For someone who claimed to not be a big Nirvana fan, you did a solid job playing the music!!! You need that for the personal collection!

    • @88_TROUBLE_88
      @88_TROUBLE_88 2 роки тому

      He stated clearly he doesn't care for nirvana enough to buy one for himself and frankly I'm really glad that his taste in music doesn't overlap with mine at all

  • @ericbgordon1575
    @ericbgordon1575 2 роки тому +18

    That out-of-phase clean tone cries "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come As You Are". I would consider getting one of these if I wanted something with the shorter scale and wasn't planning on using it just to sound like Kurt. I try to make my instruments transcend what people associate them with visually.

  • @robindidymus
    @robindidymus 2 роки тому +27

    Very clean routes... take note Gibson!

  • @JamesG.Griffin
    @JamesG.Griffin 2 роки тому +46

    Trogly honestly my favourite demo so far

  • @nickd3905
    @nickd3905 2 роки тому +145

    Looks doofy sounds killer sums it perfectly. I would buy one.

    • @joshuataft5541
      @joshuataft5541 2 роки тому +3

      Me to..I was impressed by the demo

    • @materimac1115
      @materimac1115 2 роки тому +1

      @PIZZA they are great

    • @N3WBTASTIC
      @N3WBTASTIC 2 роки тому

      @PIZZA just needs a good setup. New ones are pretty nice.

    • @toastwrld1365
      @toastwrld1365 2 роки тому

      @master shake gonna go out on a limb here and say absolutely nobody cares

    • @toastwrld1365
      @toastwrld1365 2 роки тому +1

      @master shake "you replied so you must care" is such a non argument. Dont even try that shit here.

  • @smffofts
    @smffofts 2 роки тому +78

    A reversed one of these could be cool, it'd look like a melted explorer

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 2 роки тому +3

      I guess get a lefty and convert it?

    • @chrisbird6300
      @chrisbird6300 2 роки тому +12

      The guitar player from R.E.M. did that. Looks great set up that way.

    • @furbymetal83
      @furbymetal83 2 роки тому +10

      The molten explorer already exists. Its called the Firebird

    • @ryanzeigler9763
      @ryanzeigler9763 2 роки тому +1

      @@chrisbird6300 Mike Mills' was a gift and all he did was restring it to play 'Let me in'

    • @Wilco1972
      @Wilco1972 2 роки тому +2

      @@chrisbird6300 He plays it in the video for "What's The Frequency Kenneth".

  • @flapjack413
    @flapjack413 2 роки тому +63

    It's too bad to see Fender is still not using the bridge pickup switch to its full potential here. I've got a couple of Mustangs that I installed humbuckers in the bridge, and wired it so that toward bridge, it's standard series humbucker, middle off, then toward neck humbucker in parallel (or split coil if you prefer that). You can still get both pickups out of phase, or standard parallel with each other via the neck pickup switch position.

    • @holstorrsceadus1990
      @holstorrsceadus1990 2 роки тому

      Give us this day our daily teepee

    • @flapjack413
      @flapjack413 2 роки тому +3

      @@BeesWaxMinder Thats a cool idea too! I was just working within the parameters already existing on the guitar, since it wouldn't have an impact on their cost of manufacture, or the features of the original model.

    • @flapjack413
      @flapjack413 2 роки тому +1

      @@holstorrsceadus1990 I have no bunghole. ;)

    • @Elraurko
      @Elraurko 2 роки тому +1

      Kurt could barely even play the thing, i can guarantee he wouldn’t be making the most of those switching options anyway.

    • @serpentsbane9166
      @serpentsbane9166 2 роки тому

      I think I'd rather wire one up like this: bridge switch is now a standard pickup selector, neck switch is both pickups in series position 1, both pickups in parallel position 2, both pickups out of phase position 3, stacked pots for both knobs; 1st knobs is master volume & sinna-split for the bridge pickup (basically an adjustable coil-split to dial in a perfect split tone, plus all those in-between tones you wouldn't normally get from splitting a humbucker) 2nd knobs is tone control for each pickup, but specifically those newish Fender tone controls that are notched in the middle and roll off treble when turning one way and roll off bass when turning the other way. Seems way more usable the regular tone controls already are.

  • @gmula
    @gmula 2 роки тому +5

    Hey man. Nice review! I'm currently obsessing on offset guitars and the JagStang hits a unique place amongst the rest. I super appreciate the detail you put into this. It really helps me know the guitar without actually holding one in my hands. I played Mustangs for many years so I have a good reference point. Never owned a Jag. Though I was in love with the Mustang I must say I really don't want to return to a short scale guitar. Anyway...thank you! It was cool the way you walked through everything. Thank you!!!!

  • @honkytonkinson9787
    @honkytonkinson9787 2 роки тому +26

    I want to like it but I think I’d rather just have a mustang.
    A friend in high school had one; one of the original runs from the mid 90s. I hope she still has it! We tried out for the talent show with the Tourette’s syndrome song but the teacher/judges weren’t into it so they didn’t pass us to be in the show. Got to find a better way I guess

  • @johnhmaloney
    @johnhmaloney 2 роки тому +15

    Despite being a Gen Xer, I've never been a Nirvana fan, but I've always liked the Jagstang. The combination of shapes just gives it a great sort of '60s retrofuturistic look and it sounds great. Great review and demo.

    • @mastrofpuppets
      @mastrofpuppets 2 роки тому

      im a gen z, preteen if im being honest but im so interested in nirvana and these guitars i have a list and all of kurt’s guitars are in the list 😂

    • @awesomekid8922
      @awesomekid8922 Рік тому

      Why arent you a fan?

  • @bohemian.ratsody
    @bohemian.ratsody 6 місяців тому +3

    Absolutely drooling over that sonic blue. Such a beautiful color, fender did a good job with that one! I may be purchasing a strat in that color soon

  • @fugamante1539
    @fugamante1539 2 роки тому +3

    The "In Utero" tour** rather. he played Fender Mustangs regularly during the "In Utero" tour. Whilst the "Nevermind" promotion tour Kurt played mostly his Fender Jaguar, throughout.

  • @jubei7259
    @jubei7259 2 роки тому +5

    This nailed that tone pretty much perfectly & the pups actually sounded better to me than they did in the original run. I thought those ones were ridiculously thin sounding back when they were released. I always liked Mustangs & Jaguars but to me they were pawn shop guitars. We bought them because they were cheap & fairly easy to find, not £1200-2000 guitars.

  • @spacexnerdy
    @spacexnerdy 2 роки тому +14

    I really enjoyed your nirvana playing and I was hoping you reviewed this guitar, it just made me want one even more. Awesome.

    • @steveprudell9976
      @steveprudell9976 2 роки тому

      Yah your not bad looking either sounds fantastic

  • @jonathanhudak2059
    @jonathanhudak2059 2 роки тому +7

    I remember when these first came out and always thought they were kind of odd-looking in a weird but cool way. Not sure if I would ever own one but neat nevertheless and nice to see Fender having another go at it. I liked how the neck pickup sounded and also in the middle position. Pretty cool and nice tribute to the late Kurt Cobain, thanks Trogly! 👍

  • @realmongo7565
    @realmongo7565 2 роки тому +2

    That's a common problem with the Mexican Fenders, the screws get over-tightened. So you wind up with either the screw hole or screw head stripped out. I have a Strat and and a bass that I bought new with several of each like that.

  • @49short
    @49short 2 роки тому +2

    Would love to see you cover the Modern Player Mustang from several years ago. As far as I know it was the first Mustang with p-90’s but, unlike the current p90 Mustang that Squier is making, this one still had the 3 way switches above the pickups. It allowed a TON of super cool sounds. It also had a Pine body which was odd and made the guitar at least seem heavier than normal mustangs. I had one in surf green, and it was a very unique guitar.

  • @pdbordelon
    @pdbordelon 2 роки тому +16

    I wasn't interested in this guitar at all until seeing this video. It really sounds great. Cool guitar!

  • @ravenbom
    @ravenbom 2 роки тому +8

    While I wasn't the biggest Nirvana fan, I remember I was looking for my first electric after my first full time summer job. I got my original summer 1997 for $400-something, iirc. Of course an American Strat was $999 back then. Now American Original Strat is $2000 and this is $1200 or $2000 for the originals.
    I gotta say, the out of phase switch was what made me get it. However, in the late 90's the pickups were weak and anemic. The underpowered pickups plagued me in late 90's after HS and 2000's in bands in LA.
    Of course, now the movement is towards combos instead of stacks and front of house mic'd amps. Underwound vintage sounds are acceptable... but knowing Trogly's set up, I think these new pickups are a little more hot and voiced differently.
    Glad they went with Rosewood fingerboards.
    Personally, if I could go back in time, I would probably have gotten a G&L Fallout. Same looks but I've recently fallen in love with P90's. And Fallout has better tuning stability. Also, I didn't know short and full scale and always regretted the short scale on that JagStang.
    Still, warms my heart it came back.

  • @poopcharacter4974
    @poopcharacter4974 2 роки тому +7

    it sounds like people think it looks kinda weird but i genuinely think it looks totally badass

  • @jasontaylor5061
    @jasontaylor5061 2 роки тому +11

    I have the jaguar. Its a amazing guitar as well. The pickups with the rosewood board on those sounds great clear or distorted. Should do a review on the jaguar if you haven't.

    • @xsir_hcx3897
      @xsir_hcx3897 2 роки тому +3

      I second this!

    • @jasontaylor5061
      @jasontaylor5061 2 роки тому +2

      @@xsir_hcx3897 I'm able to get some really good tones out of my fender championship 100. It sounds good with anything from classic rock to punk rock.
      I have a American strat and I prefer the jaguar to it. Something about the binding on the headstock just make it feel alot more enjoyable to play.
      Also a side note. It tends to stay in tune for awhile. From sitting with temp change to playing for awhile it stays in tune very well. I can see why Kurt liked this guitar and it's set up.

    • @MarvinHartmann452
      @MarvinHartmann452 5 місяців тому

      I have one from the 60s, I don't know if they're the same as newer ones. It used to belong to my late uncle. He should do one if he didn't already did.

  • @killroy123
    @killroy123 2 роки тому +4

    You are really getting your chops up. That lithium riff you played was really good!

  • @danone665
    @danone665 2 роки тому +38

    man, this guitar is a beast

    • @ivanichev7590
      @ivanichev7590 2 роки тому +6

      @PIZZA looking for people that bothered to ask you

    • @ivanichev7590
      @ivanichev7590 2 роки тому +2

      @PIZZA sorry I haven't spent 1200+ on a guitar yet, but i still wouldn't buy this, it's too expensive for a guy that literally bought broken guitars and fixed them with his tech, I'd be happy with a classic vibe mustang but they don't make them left handed

    • @standupstraight9691
      @standupstraight9691 2 роки тому

      @PIZZA. Seconded that motion sir.

    • @danone665
      @danone665 2 роки тому +1

      i have never played a fender before so i think any one is good no matter where it comes from. But it's good to read feedback from a person who has used one of these and know that this is not all it proves to be. i live in brazil, so any fender guitar here is extremely expensive, even the mexican ones and i think that just because they are expensive they are good ;-;

  • @CitizenKang
    @CitizenKang Рік тому +1

    I have an original MIJ 1995 Jagstang with the "Designed By Kurt Cobain" sticker and "Fender 50th Anniversary" gold badge on the back of the head stock. I made sure to order one before they were released. I paid $620 back then.

  • @murphvienna1
    @murphvienna1 2 роки тому +2

    Those - very thoughtfully named! - pickups sound really great! They do have that signature tone, especially the neck pickup, which is the best Fender stock single coil I've heard in a long time.

  • @loggerhead837
    @loggerhead837 2 роки тому +4

    Earnie Bailey had to change the bridge, put in a hot rails, and 500k pots. The proto also didn’t have a body contour which Kurt wanted in most of his guitars (besides the Univox which is paper thin). Kinda sucks he only played 2 shows with it. I think if he had another tour this guitar would’ve been a go-to. Also sucks that fender auctioned his drawings along with his fiesta red jagstang and cardboard pieces. I really wanted to see those at their US factory.

  • @andrewweeks448
    @andrewweeks448 Рік тому +3

    why are you playing lithium in drop d

  • @MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188
    @MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188 2 роки тому +2

    At 11:20-ish if you loosen the two neck plate screws closest to the body a lot-then loosen the two neck plate screws closest to the neck a little bit you can actually tilt the neck and get access to the truss rod screw without taking the pickguard off (capo the strings at the first fret)

  • @90sasf16
    @90sasf16 2 роки тому +1

    I'm glad they are slightly different from the original run.
    Fender finally fixed that pickguard so it fits the horn alot better. Also noticed its a 60s style pickguard! That's awesome.
    Still believe they should of added some body contours atleast a belly contour.

  • @A43music
    @A43music 2 роки тому +4

    Missed an opportunity to pick up one of the Japanese ones a few years back. I prefer his Jaguar

  • @christopherweise438
    @christopherweise438 2 роки тому +5

    Wang Dang Sweet Jagstang

  • @greengumbyy
    @greengumbyy 2 роки тому +2

    Tried the fiesta red at my local guitar shop last week. I can say it's a very unique guitar and took me a while to figure out the controls.

  • @thseed7
    @thseed7 2 роки тому

    Great job, as usual. Is it as small as it looks?

  • @ChaelaThompson
    @ChaelaThompson 2 роки тому +5

    I want this so much. As a smaller built person it would easier to play than my teles, and the humbucker and single combo does a more useable out of phase than 2 singles.

    • @MickMod
      @MickMod 2 роки тому

      You probably have already, but check out Ibanez Mikro guitars, I used one many moons ago and it was actually pretty comfortable even as a big guy.

    • @BrianPremo
      @BrianPremo 2 роки тому

      You should look into the Fender Duosonic HS. They are short scale, have the same single coil/humbucker configuration. They are awesome guitars and way more affordable.

  • @jordanpratt9384
    @jordanpratt9384 2 роки тому +4

    I may have commented this already but I'm floored by how good this thing sounds on every review.

  • @Nothing-zw3yd
    @Nothing-zw3yd Рік тому +2

    I just got one a few weeks ago, fiesta red, made in 2021. Hands down one of the best guitars I've ever had the pleasure of owning. I don't even like Nirvana or Cobain, but I love this guitar, and I will never part with it.
    I didn't check the neck scale (it was a surprise gift and I was too excited to look into it) and put my regular D'Addario 8's on it. Way too loose. Went up to 9's and it's perfect.

  • @mwyatt222
    @mwyatt222 8 місяців тому

    ln the mid 80s me and some friends opened up a guitar teaching studio. We bought 4 new red knob Princeton chorus and 2 Ampeg bass amps. We also decided to buy 6-8 beginner friendly electrics w/ one acoustic steel string and one nylon. l bought in one day 2 fender jaguars, a bronco mustang, a mustang, gibson les paul jr and a melody maker. All USA guitars and l paid less than $1000. l bought them from the classifieds and at a couple of pawnshops. The most expensive one was the melody maker at 250. l bought the Bronco for 50. l cant imagine what people would pay for them now. l still have 2 red knob PC's BTW and they still work flawlessly.

  • @Bleats_Sinodai
    @Bleats_Sinodai 2 роки тому +3

    5:12 I think you meant in phase, not in series here

  • @miahconnell23
    @miahconnell23 2 роки тому +6

    Out of phase as “anemic” 🤣 I’m digging your word choice here 👍 (and I appreciate you dropping knowledge in every video). Big ups !! 🙌

  • @joebiondo6898
    @joebiondo6898 2 роки тому +1

    Just can't get over that body style, but if I got one, I would do a coil split or series parallel for the bridge switch. I mean, you can put the pickups out of phase with the other switch, so having more options with the bridge switch would be cool.

  • @wewewewa
    @wewewewa 2 роки тому +4

    I always find it funny there’s little acknowledgment of the fact that Kurt mostly used strats with hot rails on the bridge. If you watch the Reading show you’ll notice he didn’t use the jag as much as his strats. There should be a kc signature strat

    • @polycube868
      @polycube868 5 місяців тому

      That would basically be a 60's Vintera Strat in sunburst with a rosewood fretboard and a hot rail factory installed. It would also make sense to also make it available in white based on the 1992 MTV VMA guitar. I used to be a mega Nirvana fan but I don't really like some of the things he promoted in some of his songs, and knowing how he died listening to his music just bums me out, even the sound of his voice is kinda depressing even though I like the sound of it.

  • @rindred
    @rindred 2 роки тому +16

    To echo a lot of the other commenters, this utterly nails Kurt's tone (combined with your amp of choice). The price might be a bit much, but if someone's trying to get the Nirvana sound, it might be worth it. And that's definitely one of the darkest bridge humbucker sounds I've ever heard in any guitar demo. That's good to know when it comes to modding my own instruments. Also, a set of .11 GHS Boomers might help keep that in tune.

    • @jubei7259
      @jubei7259 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I swear by GHS Boomers, used 'em for years. I used to use Ernie Balls but I found strings broke way less once I'd switched.

    • @julosx
      @julosx 2 роки тому

      I think this guitar would be even better with even hotter pick-ups if you ask me, especially the bridge one (I would rather chose a 16 kΩ over a 8kΩ).

  • @CerealKiller1973
    @CerealKiller1973 Рік тому +3

    I have the 1996 50th Anniversary 1st run in Sonic Blue. I paid $225 in 1996 with a hard shell case and I have to admit it’s gotten about 1hr playing on it at most. I had it looked at and tuned up a few months ago and my Luthier couldn’t believe it was in That mint of shape. Great Guitar!

    • @AB-wy7dr
      @AB-wy7dr 6 місяців тому

      If it’s a lefty are you by chance looking to sell it?

  • @user-gj2qb8de1e
    @user-gj2qb8de1e 2 роки тому +1

    im addicted to that neck pickup

  • @sojungvage9740
    @sojungvage9740 2 роки тому +1

    what amp are you using for the heart shaped box part? best wishes

  • @Greg-vd5om
    @Greg-vd5om 2 роки тому +6

    Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!

  • @cmanprogrock11
    @cmanprogrock11 2 роки тому +3

    fantastic sounding neck pickup

  • @ashleymerritt9461
    @ashleymerritt9461 2 роки тому +2

    Such a dope guitar! I think once you acclimatise to it’s looks the cool factor and amazing actual playability more than takes over

  • @hairspraykin
    @hairspraykin 2 роки тому

    Some differences between this and the original MIJ models that I notice from the video, pickguard is 3-ply, originals were 2-ply, body is alder instead of Basswood on the original. Also the Neck Plate is simply blank on the originals. One thing i was surprised was that this model didn't have a "Designed by Kurt Cobain" decal on the back of the neck like the originals did.

  • @Jamesjimjimmy
    @Jamesjimjimmy 2 роки тому +3

    For the price, they could at least include a hard case.

  • @eli-rv7tb
    @eli-rv7tb 2 роки тому +3

    New intro logo I dig it

  • @ryandavis170
    @ryandavis170 2 роки тому

    How did you get your distortion sound? Very well done 👍

  • @ZitherBeast
    @ZitherBeast 2 роки тому +2

    I like it, I don't care for that powder(sonic) blue color but I do like the fact that the headstock isn't upside down.

  • @intersanctum
    @intersanctum 2 роки тому +7

    Cobain was actually a rightie, but he chose to play with his left.

    • @otavio048
      @otavio048 2 роки тому

      Is that true? That sounds counter intuitive, leftie guitars are rarer and more expensivr

    • @shanedingz
      @shanedingz 2 роки тому +1

      No.

    • @wantutosigh1117
      @wantutosigh1117 2 роки тому +2

      I think Kurt was kind of ambidextrous. Kurt wrote and threw things with his right. But played lefty. It's probably just how he always felt comfortable holding a guitar.

  • @minorsnow5306
    @minorsnow5306 2 роки тому +3

    But did he use a jagstang on nevermind...or did he use a mustang???

    • @sho-nuffmadrigal6857
      @sho-nuffmadrigal6857 2 роки тому

      The jagstang didn't exist in 1991.

    • @minorsnow5306
      @minorsnow5306 2 роки тому

      @@sho-nuffmadrigal6857 yes..thats what I had originally thought.

  • @ruslanhouk
    @ruslanhouk 2 роки тому

    I use a jaguar with 9's, the trick is to really break in the strings and to make sure the guitar is intonated PERFECTLY with a very low string height and a very smooth bridge, string tree, and nut. I know next to nothing about the mustang bridge so maybe theyre a bit different

  • @Royle1984
    @Royle1984 2 роки тому

    I still have my Jagstang, I bought back in 96 or so, are the specs the same as the old one?

  • @taylenpeloquin6216
    @taylenpeloquin6216 2 роки тому +17

    I really wanted trogly to do a video on this guitar

  • @kiltymacbagpipe
    @kiltymacbagpipe 2 роки тому +4

    A friend who I played in a band with while in high school in the early 90’s bought a fiesta red jagstang. It sounded cool and looked cool.

  • @inbanewetrust1512
    @inbanewetrust1512 2 роки тому

    I was wondering what amp you use for this and do you use a foot pedal at all?

  • @Gazdatronik
    @Gazdatronik Рік тому

    I instinctively did the knob reverse on my jazz bass after I took it apart, such as how the knobs are laid out on this guitar, because of that exact reason, when I hold it it feels upside down to me versus looking at it from the front.

  • @adrianramirez7122
    @adrianramirez7122 2 роки тому +3

    Looks so much better lefty tbh

  • @liveconcerts7550
    @liveconcerts7550 2 роки тому +7

    Trogly's in the house 🏠 😳 🙄 👀 😂 😐.

  • @GunsNRoosendael
    @GunsNRoosendael 2 роки тому +1

    I have 9-42s on my Squier mustang and it stays in tune reasonably well, considering it doesn't have the most stable of vibrato systems out there. I can give it quite a dive without slipping out of tune.

  • @raymon8044
    @raymon8044 2 роки тому

    If quirky offsets are your thing, you should try and find a Squier Ryan Jarman signature. He calls it the Mus-uar because he took the parts of the pictures Kurt didn't use and stuck them together. It has the Jaguar/Jazzmaster tremolo tailpiece but still those Mustang switches. He also went for a bridge humbucker but with a Jaguar pickup in the neck.
    Ryan plays in an indie rock band called The Cribs.

  • @godsinbox
    @godsinbox 2 роки тому +3

    should have reverse headstocks

  • @attichatchsound-bobkowal5328
    @attichatchsound-bobkowal5328 2 роки тому +6

    It amazes me that ANY guitar is still made where you have to remove the neck to adjust the truss -rod. WHY? For "vintage specs"?
    So many possible pitfalls in repeatedly removing/reattaching a neck.
    Is head stock access or an access channel in the body THAT unacceptable to purists?
    Guitarist can be have strange priorities about these things.

  • @j.hostyle6872
    @j.hostyle6872 2 роки тому +1

    I bought a Jag-stang in 1999 for $600 it was fiesta red and it looked very similar to this version. The sound was too chunky for my taste and it became more for looks than for playing. I sold it in 2003 for $500 now I'm wishing I would've held onto it. I was a huge Nirvana fan in my younger years which was the main reason for buying it. I might eventually buy another one but I'm gonna wait for the prices to drop, which I'm sure they will eventually, before I decide if it's a guitar I want in my arsenal.

  • @eupel1
    @eupel1 2 роки тому

    That picture of the maple neck and small headstock makes it look so much better

  • @joshuataft5541
    @joshuataft5541 2 роки тому +32

    I love it....I notice trogly sees alit of cartoon characters in his guitars bunny's and faces and spiders..I dig it..he's got a mind that associated shapes with this gs he knows

    • @johnkoch9315
      @johnkoch9315 2 роки тому +9

      I cannot comprehend this comment at all.
      And it has 13 likes.
      Is it just me?
      Am I insane?

    • @joshuataft5541
      @joshuataft5541 2 роки тому +3

      @@johnkoch9315 sory for the incorrect grammar..somtimes autocorrect or myself messes things up and I forget to proofread it before sending...I get exited..

  • @KeeperOfPoops
    @KeeperOfPoops 2 роки тому +8

    i've been looking forward to this one for a while! I'd love to see you find and review the Gibson Custom Shop 1974 Randy Rhoads Les Paul Custom Aged
    i've seen one pop up second hand in a store in my area of the UK for a staggering £15,000 along with a Zakk Wylde The Grail Les Paul at £7000

    • @rondobondo6600
      @rondobondo6600 2 роки тому +1

      Me to

    • @hkguitar1984
      @hkguitar1984 2 роки тому

      Count me in for watching either of those reviews.
      Speaking of high end Signature Les Pauls' I'd like to finally hear the rest of the story surrounding Trogly's Slash Snakepit!

    • @dextermorgan1757
      @dextermorgan1757 2 роки тому

      You do realize that trogly is from America right like most of his viewers

    • @holstorrsceadus1990
      @holstorrsceadus1990 2 роки тому +2

      @@dextermorgan1757A) Trogly imports guitars all the time.
      B) I don't think he was suggesting getting the ones from the shop near him because he didn't include the shop name.

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 2 роки тому +1

      @@holstorrsceadus1990 exactly, i was just spitballing a concept that he should look out for one cos it'd make a great video!

  • @virgilgiordano4582
    @virgilgiordano4582 2 роки тому +1

    Fender short scale is 22.5 or 22.75 depending on the decade however 24 is medium scale length. Check out the music masters and duo Sonic's of the 50's-60's and also the 90's run.

    • @virgilgiordano4582
      @virgilgiordano4582 2 роки тому +1

      @@joebryant8500 I have a 93 rare vintage guitars don't stay in Canada long the American dollar goes farther here and if it's" made in USA" they don't have to pay extra to import

  • @bciecko1
    @bciecko1 2 роки тому +2

    Oh man, it doesn't say Designed by Kurt Cobain. Wow. That's nuts. It's part of the charm on the original and original ri.

  • @av.punk.801
    @av.punk.801 2 роки тому +6

    I've never liked the look of this one, honestly 🤷 seems like it'd be ergonomically lopsided. Maybe my tune will change after this episode or if I get to play one in person, but for now, I dunno, just seems off to me.
    Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!

    • @hkguitar1984
      @hkguitar1984 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed, its look is an acquired taste.
      My Son is a big Off-Set fan and introduced me to the Jazzmaster. While not a huge fan he has a '66 RI Jazzmaster with the block inlays and I can admit that I do play it from time to time as it is something different and inspiring.
      Greetings and well wishes from Northern Michigan.

    • @ravenbom
      @ravenbom 2 роки тому +1

      Ergonomically, it sits perfectly when you strap in and stand up. Sitting is not as good as a Jazzmaster/Jaguar though.

    • @creamydistortion
      @creamydistortion 2 роки тому +2

      Utah is shaped weird too. Greetings from Laos.

  • @guydelorme8641
    @guydelorme8641 2 роки тому +5

    This is a nice guitar...Little over price

  • @judih.8754
    @judih.8754 2 роки тому +1

    I like that! It's a cool grouping of both models!

  • @PastelComGini
    @PastelComGini 2 роки тому +1

    This thing sounds really great. It's a bit funny that the neck pickup sounds brighter than the bridge.

  • @PennyLane43
    @PennyLane43 2 роки тому +7

    LOVE THE VIDEO!

  • @joshuataft5541
    @joshuataft5541 2 роки тому +4

    Thatt guitar sounds great trogly

  • @DaveTadros
    @DaveTadros Рік тому

    Kurt meant to add a contour. He forgot and was going to ask Fender to add it to the next prototype but, sadly, he died before he could request / receive it. So Fender went with the model he played during Nirvana’s final tour. I own the original in fiesta red and the lack of the contour is the only thing I don’t like about it.

  • @JohnnyGuitaristOfficial
    @JohnnyGuitaristOfficial 2 роки тому

    Love that sky blue finish...looks super chill

  • @MikeE-
    @MikeE- 2 роки тому +3

    A huge nirvana guitar fan would probably be fine with just a squier

    • @DemRise1999
      @DemRise1999 2 роки тому

      Squier with a hot rail pickup and you are on the other side, also i think the Jag signature is more comfortable

  • @gabrielledebourg2487
    @gabrielledebourg2487 2 роки тому +5

    While a Kurt model, I always associate more with Peter Buck of R.E.M, who got Kurt’s old one!

    • @Megarobotsquadron
      @Megarobotsquadron 2 роки тому +2

      played every night on the monster tour!

    • @matthewsolina4920
      @matthewsolina4920 2 роки тому +1

      What’s the frequency Gabrielle?

    • @void0094
      @void0094 2 роки тому

      I think Mike wrote Let me in on that guitar

  • @USWNTfan101
    @USWNTfan101 2 роки тому +1

    I love this guitar so much. If I hadn’t just picked up a PRS recently, this would be a no brainer for me.

  • @mburtondavis
    @mburtondavis 2 роки тому +1

    You wanna review a cool MIM fender? The Dave Murray signature strat is a beast. In my personal opinion at least. I’m kinda a beginner so I’m easily impressed though.

  • @jacobbockover1628
    @jacobbockover1628 2 роки тому +4

    I would buy one if they were a lower price. Im not into paying for a name

    • @StoneBuzzard
      @StoneBuzzard 2 роки тому

      Especially when Cobain used to surf pawns for guitars

    • @ashleyjohansson230
      @ashleyjohansson230 2 роки тому +1

      @@StoneBuzzard the good old days when american made gibson/fenders were 200 dollars hahahaha

    • @boatwreks
      @boatwreks 2 роки тому

      @@joebryant8500 drugs are way more expensive than most food

  • @neil2706
    @neil2706 2 роки тому +4

    Cheers

  • @hotrod54chevy
    @hotrod54chevy 2 роки тому

    Something I didn't recognize in the spec sheets, it seems the reissue gets dish backed CTS pots? If you watch Puisheen's maintenance video on an older one it had alpha pots.

  • @_drizzle2237
    @_drizzle2237 2 роки тому

    Just got my Fiesta Red delivered today.
    Thank you for the review!