Squier Affinity Jaguar

[Knows3Chords]

Got a new Affinity Jaguar. It seems to be a Jaguar in body style alone. Having some trouble with tuning stability. I know the tuners aren't usually the problem, but I picked up some new ones and some alnico lipstick pickups just to change things up a bit.

 

[Boreas]

Nice guitar!!

Good setup is critical. Make sure nut is not binding (single notes detune) AND that the bridge (detunes across the board) is ROCKING properly. Always center the bridge in its "rock" range when tuning initially and after substantial wailing on the whammy. They have a tendency to wander - ESPECIALLY if you go beyond the "rock" range. When you do that, you poosh the bridge into an incorrect position, causing the whole guitar to go sharp or flat.

 

[Holy smokes]

Looks cool, so no fret buzz at low action that’s outstanding. Enjoy

 

[Nogoodnamesleft]

I'm considering one of these and might go look at it this weekend. How are you enjoying yours?

 

[Dostradamas]

Cool guitar

Lipsticks seem like a great choice to me.

I want one with a 25-1/2 scale.

Builder I guess

 

[Knows3Chords]

I ended up having a little trouble putting in the lipstick pickups. They just set too low. I'd never owned a guitar with a bridge like that before and had a hard time keeping it in tune. I finally decided to just sell it and the pickups and tuners. I lost a few bucks but sold it to a guy who wanted to mod it.

 

[Sollophonic]

Odd that they haven't put the string lock in the bridge that most Jags and JMs came with.

Not every player of offset guitars uses the vibrato unit, in fact hardtail offset guitars work best for me as a Tele player.

Just done some some work on a Paranormal Jazzmaster 12 string and its tuning is rock solid.

 

[Guerilla Electro]

yes push the bridge to the maximum( rock ) towards the tremolo , it must not be straight in the middle or pushed towards the neck .
heavier gauge /higher tension strings also help with stability.

All the Squier Jag/JM trems don't have the lock on the trem .

The pickups don't have the jaguar pickups 's claws , but they have a brass plate underneath , they look a little different than strat p.u.

 

[Gardo]

yes push the bridge to the maximum( rock ) towards the tremolo , it must not be straight in the middle or pushed towards the neck .
heavier gauge /higher tension strings also help with stability.

All the Squier Jag/JM trems don't have the lock on the trem .

Will you tell me more about the reason for this.

 

[Guerilla Electro]

it's to maximize the string break angle and also to help the string to clear the edge of the Mustang bridge , low E and high E strings often catch on the edge of the bridge if it's not totally inclined towards the tremolo , as the saddles are not height adjustable and are smaller for the E strings .

Raising the bridge also helps , it puts more downard pressure on it. raising the bridge lets the tiny pointy screws come out of the bridge , I find it rocks better back and forth with these tiny points fully exposed .

it's the downard pressure which is the most important for stability , which is why heavier strings work so well to fix the Jag/JM 's "problems" : putting flatwounds 11's on my ClassicVibe and 40th anniversary made them totally stable tuning wise, with heavy use of the vibrato.



BTW I really love this metallic brown color on the new Affinity , is there some gold flakes in it ?

 

[Ted Keane]

I have to buy one just for that color.

 

[michaelsegui]

Any pics of the completed mods?