Which of these three HH guitars would you buy?

[WilburBufferson]

Hi all -- I'm in the market for a Fender HH guitar. Which of these do you like the best and why? Tonal preferences aside, does one stand out as being better quality?

1. Blacktop Telecaster -- with a possible p/u substitution down the road?
2. Blacktop Jaguar -- love the ergonomics
3. 72 Telecaster Deluxe -- like the dual controls and maple neck

I am looking for a versatile rock/blues guitar. I used to have the 1972 Tele Thinline which I loved for it's light weight and tone but wasn't crazy about the 7.25 neck radius.

Thanks!

[jkingma]

#2

[waparker4]

#2

[bigmuff113]

^^Yeah. Or I would even get the blacktop JM and put a humbucker in the neck

[notdave]

Originally Posted by jkingma

#2

Originally Posted by waparker4

#2

What they said.

[Stuco]

#3

[waparker4]

How about #4, a CIJ Jagmaster.

[chipbutty24]

What about a CIJ Jag HH Special?

[Telemarkman]

If I wanted a HH guitar, I'd buy a Gibson ...

[ludashoeless]

epi lucille

[telequacktastic]

les paul, the original HH guitar

[notdave]

Originally Posted by WilburBufferson

Hi all -- I'm in the market for a Fender HH guitar.

Originally Posted by telequacktastic

les paul, the original HH guitar

Originally Posted by ludashoeless

epi lucille

Originally Posted by WilburBufferson

Hi all -- I'm in the market for a Fender HH guitar.

Has FMIC bought Gibson then? Does Henry know?

[astacks]

I had a HH blacktop jaguar that I got in a trade, cool guitar. It was brand new too I just didn't like the pickups I'm very particular about my humbuckers, but other than that I had no complaints it had a great neck if i remember correctly

[notdave]

Originally Posted by astacks

I had a HH blacktop jaguar that I got in a trade, cool guitar. It was brand new too I just didn't like the pickups I'm very particular about my humbuckers, but other than that I had no complaints it had a great neck if i remember correctly

Other pickups are available

I'm trying to talk myself out of a Blacktop Jag P90 to go with my Jagmaster.

I like short scale offsets

[DOGGONE]

Telemarkman, that was my thought as soon as I read the thread

[stephenyi]

The classic player tele thinline deluxe comes with a 9.5 neck radius as well as tele deluxe like controls.

[boris bubbanov]

Originally Posted by chipbutty24

What about a CIJ Jag HH Special?

Anything but this.

MF was blowing these things out, $ 299 or $ 249 I think. I quickly ordered two, then went and played the ones at the local shop and big box. I was shocked at how bad these were. I went back to the office and canceled my order. No regrets, even for that price.

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I'd suggest #1. You can replace the pickups easier with that model, than you can with #3. They will need it worse, though.

[TheCheezyTeen]

#3!

[Toto'sDad]

Buy a fender with double buckers, then when you become frustrated by your decision to do so, go ahead and get a guitar designed for humbuckers and is the industry standard, a Les Paul as Telemarkman suggested to start with.

Leo desinged the Tele and Strat for single coils, EXPERTS (=drips under pressure) decided to try and make Gibsons out of fenders by installing humbuckers in them. They should have left the thinking to Leo.

I have Fenders, I have a LP, never the twain shall meet but in utter confusion. Consider them to be the saw and the hammer, both tools, but for very different purposes.

[vespa1]

#3 for sure