The whole reason Kurt played cheap, used student guitars was because that's all he could afford to get from pawn shops as a teenager. Selling his signature guitar at such a high price point feels a bit insulting to his legacy. I feel like he'd want it to be more accessible so that other misfit kids looking for an outlet for their emotions could have a decent, affordable instrument to do so with. Would've been a nice nod to his humble roots to make it a higher-end Squier model, or more in line with the cost of the MIM player Strats. Well, at least we still have decent budget options like Bullet Mustangs and Epiphones. ...In Bloom.

I like that yours is the first video I've watched of the Jagstang where it wasn't a rave review. And I agree with you the price issue with the guitar. It is too In Bloom-ing expensive for what it is.

Best review video I’ve seen for the 2021s! Entertaining, informative while being transparent and honest. Fun watch 😁 I got a sonic blue one and changed basically everything about it to match the spec’s of Kurt’s Jag-Stang! In Bloom 🎸

Great demo Andy. You captured all the tones we all wanted to hear from this guitar. You know I’m a huge Nirvana fan and also always wanted a Jagstang. But the price for what it is has kept me from buying it for now when there are guitar with a lot more to them I can get for less. Eventually…..

A $1300.00 guitar with sharp fret ends out of the box?? Kurt would have smashed it.

He's the one that likes all our pretty songs...in bloom. Great video as always!

I love when Fender brandes out beyond strats, tele, jazzmaster, jag, and mustang. Those guitars are classic, but I feel fear of ruining branding prevents invitations.

Looks small but never mind as long as it doesn't make you feel like a negative creep

In bloom. I really like the review. It's an amazing sounding guitar I really enjoyed the demonstration. Thank you!

Bought my japanese sonic blue Jag-Stang for 399 Euros back in 2004... she was a lot more affordable than the Jaguar and more unique. And she has the "designed by Kurt Cobain" lettering on the back of the headstock. Thats kinda cool. Anyway, if you are a Nirvana Fan, go ahead and buy one for 1200 bucks. They will never get any cheaper.

I would love one, but the truss rod not being easily accessible is an issue for me.

Sell the kids for food, weather changes moods, spring is here again. In bloom. Why is this so expensive?

Interesting guitar. I've recently been tripping down Jaguar and Mustang rabbit holes - guitars and basses. Nice video and commentary. I enjoy your playing. All the best in bloom.

Huge Nirvana fan, owned every single model of guitar kurt played including washburn and epi et. i never liked the jagstang shape for how it looks BUT it is the best balanced guitar i ever have owned i think. if only kurt had lived long enough to complain about the lack of contours.

Awesome video! I loved that color,,,, In Bloom.

love the review, as a left-handed player with smaller hands who enjoys this style of guitar I have a pretty limited selection of new guitars to even choose from on the market so I could actually legitimately see myself parting with $1000 or trading up from my current guitar for this, also great insight on the color the burnt orange here in Oklahoma is a no go so I'd definitely be looking at the Sonic Blue

Over the winter, the apple tree I had in my front yard needed to be taken down. I will miss having it in my yard this spring when the tree would have been in bloom.

Big fan of the Jagstang Man as soon as you hooked it up to that Ds-1 that Jagstang was home one could almost say it was....... In Bloom 👍🏼👌🏼🎸 Are you keeping it or moving it on ?

I had one of the original blue models when I was 16 (1995). I'm sure RRP was £400. I didn't keep it long, it was pretty crap tbh very toy like. The RRP of this new release is insane :D However, great review, you've reminded me I haven't listened to Nirvana for a while...

Is it worth the dow ,I'm saving for the kurt cobain jag but £1250 for a mex guitar I think fender is taking the piss lol , I really appreciate this video,

As a matter of fact, "In Bloom" is one of my favorite nirvana tunes I hope you play that one

Thanks, I feel I want one now. Ideally the 90’s issue but this one is calling. Need to watch your other vid now but would also like to see the pickups through the three different releases checked to see if similar. Maybe use In Bloom to do that ;) Hey have you a shop there? I’m across the pond in IRL

Agree that the price definitely abit hefty I however got mine marked down. Also as a lefty myself, I like having a variety of tone to play with. left handed guitars, good ones at that, aren’t always available in store. So It’s not so much that the vintage/ nostalgia was a draw card but more it’s playability and eagerness to innovate and experiment with it.

Great review, how does it compare to the Kurt Cobain Jaguar, both are made in Mexico and a similar price and both have a lefty version.

My red jagstang is an absolute Allrounder 🙂, for blues, jazz even metal. many of us began with nirvana but it's just a great fender guitar. The slim neck, the pickup choice. You can argue about it's form, but, I like it 😊.

Fret sprouting is a feature for punk guitars. Blood is cool.

Exactly people say it’s expensive or whatever but you can’t put a price on fun and or happiness

Hot take: I like the fiesta red better than the sonic blue. I’m considering getting a dark red tortoiseshell for mine, like Kurt had on his Mustang.

The 'Ouch' of Nevermind cracked me up ! Your reviews are the best.

My Jagstang was never in bloom! Thanks for the Unboxing!

Surprisingly, I found the Squier Vista Venus to be more comfortable. The Venus is a guilty pleasure guitar with a bit of a cult following.

The main reason why the pickups sound different is because on Kurt’s he had a neck position humbucker in the bridge and a bridge position single coil in the neck

Ahhh, Spring is around the corner and the reddish orangey Jagstangs are in bloom! Unfortunately, the frets have sprouted like weeds! This guitar is made in Mexico. No excuses for the neck not being properly cured. Otherwise, it sounds grungy.

The gardens are all in bloom in the springtime.

@TheGuitarGeek: Andy I tried this guitar today. I have fairly big hand and to my surprise I managed to to get away with the 40mm narrow neck. Your hands don't look small. Did you find the narrow neck to be an issue?

In bloom. Great video thank you

In the mid 2000s I bought a red one on eBay, in person it looked salmon. Sold it and bought a blue one, loved it, eventually sold it. I have been wanting one again for awhile but as a lefty I was not going to pay what people were asking on eBay. So yeah I pre ordered a blue one. I feel it should have cost 75% of what it did, included a hardshell case, and the quality control is not what I'd expect for $1300 The tone knob does NOTHING. I'm sure my old ones didn't have that issue, compare it to a new Japanese mustang I snagged - tone knob works. Seriously, I cannot tell the difference even turned from one extreme to the other. Yeah, them frets are sharp. And not blaming Fender specifically, but I have bought a returned Mexican Strat the Cobain Jaguar, and now this guitar...and it's like they steal the MFing trem bars for lefties. Finally, I know it'd not a fair comparison but compared to my Jaguar, these pickups are ARSE. I will live with the sound, I'm not a professional and I don't have time to play a lot of guitar so yeah I bought it to collect it because I can.

I'm just learning to play electric guitar, and I just bought a new Jagstang tonight because of the smaller neck. I had a Stratocaster, but was having trouble with the larger neck. I'm getting a weird buzzing problem at the guitar's amp connection. Some kind of grounding issue with the bridge. I received no book or whammie bar on mine from the Guitar Center store I bought it from. I think I'm taking it back. Paid $1299 here in the US. That's too much to get amp feedback when I really just want a classic electric guitar with a shorter, smaller neck for small hands. Thanks for the great review video. I'm more of a blues/classic rock girl. The versatility seems interesting, though I'm not a huge Nirvana fan. Any ideas on a better choice to look into for a small grip? In bloom.

The Chats' guitarist plays one of these. It's a roaring punk machine! (in bloom ;))

Good to see you back In Bloom again my good man.

In bloom was never “in bloom” as it was with this blooming Jagstang……….BLOOM!

I had the first gen from the mid 90's bought it brand new and was in red .. was a great sounding guitar just played it through my Marshall valvstate 100 combo.

I am not a massive guitar geek but I read lately that Kurt used a ds pedal for Nevermind but his tone really opened up and cut through more on In Utero with a Proco Rat, he loved it so much he wrote a song called Return of the Rat, check it out as is old farts say!

In blooming bloom

It's cool guitar but the KK Jaguar is way cooler, no idea what price difference is though. In Bloom

IUn Bloom, have fun with this nice guitar! After having played it a little while, did the fret ends still bother you?

The thing has a lovely clean tone, love it!

are you using tube screamer pedal first before boss ds-1?? Ts pedal first on the chain or another od clone (behringer) boost ds pedals really so good too, try it

"In bloom" ... The neck pickup looks like its almost flush to the body. A bit odd. Kurt liked small necks so the size of the neck could be a part of the reason in the build.

early bird's video, all good lovely guitar. Jagstang with a sweet color choice

Did Steve-O get a perm?

My Mexican Mustang has sharp frets, too :(

Love it Love it love it, gota say you play way better than most on the YTB

Idk how kurt got it’s signature sound on nevermind. All he used was a DS-1 small clone chorus pedal and a fender Jaguar, mustang and jagstang with a Seymor duncan humbucker. But I’ve had the same Jaguar and mustang and those pedals and I got very very close (a lot close than this or most other videos but couldn’t get exactly get the live or studio sound. The in utero sound is easier to get.

Its not much but I have one of the original jagstags that ran briefly between 95-96 i believe? Got it at my local guitar store and have had it ever since

I must also mention how good some of the tones here were, specially the dirtier ones. Literally, music to my ears!

And here I thought I might have a problem owning several similar distortion pedals and this guy has that many DS-1:s :D Also I really like the Jag-Stang shape too but if I'm being picky I wish the in-between part between the top horn and the back wasn't so shallow. Makes it look like the pickguard is too big for that part of the body.

Specs in terms of materials are really similar to player series and they’re both made in Mexico. This guitar has to be hugely overpriced ?!

would really dig to have one of these, but mustangs are more in my price range right now

as soon as you pulled out the box of mij boss ds-1s i breathed a sigh of relief !!!!!!!! that many people online try to get the tone and forget kurt used a mij boss ds-1, especially the silver screw, you have to use a high gain amp, but you should never use marshall amps cause kurt hated them, use a mesa boogie or a peavy or something like boss katana... use a high gain amp or modeling amp, use a guitar kurt used. use a boss ds-1 made in japan.... and you got yourself in the ballpark...

Wish I hadn't sold mine. I bought it new for $450 US back in '96

I overheard Joe Satriani pronounce it basswood as in the ...well, fish, so that's his in bloom take on how to say it, at least. 😉😁

I bought it as soon as it came out in red and exchanged it for the blue one. As a lover of the short scale I like it very much. A tuning fork of good wood, with good inlays and thinner than normal. The pills sound great and the body small and comfortable. For me a great guitar. Too bad the price, something raised to be MIM

Out of the gathering gloom, comes a guitar in red to the room It smells like teen spirit but I can't get near it 'Cuz it's price is up high, like the moon. In Bloom.

is it say designed by kurt cobain on the backside of the headstock ?

Looks like a mini guitar.

guys. this guitar can shred.

Does it Doom? Deep chug that chimera with heavy fuzz into a cranked orange and let it Bloom. I think I got it right that time!

Think it’s worth buying the sonic blue one second hand for £850-£900?

I have a '96 Jagstang and it is really crappy. But, I shimmed the neck and it has Seymour Duncan Pups. It is a collectable guitar. That's all...

everybody here: Kurt wouldn't want his signature sold for lots of money... Kurt: 'make sure there's an extra on stage for smashing'

Interesting beast. I'm afraid the narrow neck may be an issue for me as I'm a little fat-fingered. I dig the retro look, though. Not sure which color I would choose. The red is pretty decent, but the blue may be more in bloom. :)

I love this guitar. I played one and it fits me perfectly. But baby blue and semi orange? come on man. I guess I'll have to wait for a better color to be in bloom.

Got soo confused when he kept saying where’s Rene as that’s my name😂

That red is not fiesta enough, but it sure is in bloom. Interesting guitar but at the price point perhaps one might look elsewhere. Although the stangy carves on this do make it difficult to look away!

it's a nice guitar, but I agree: it would be a good move if there would be a version half the price

How much? Sorry too much for what should be a pawn shop type model and then the set up issues esp the fret sprout. I have bought £130 Harley Bentons with no issues there at all. I'd look elsewhere for a quirky Fender or Squier much cheaper

Money grab by fender. If they cared they would make more Japanese mustangs which is what Kurt actually played and sold out everywhere.

I was to buy Jag-stang last year but the price made me hesitate…At last, what i got was Gretch’s 29inch length baritone guitar, went opposite way..haha

Believe it or not I own the kc Jaguar kc mustang ( my favourite ) but the new jag stang in blue is by far my favourite I don’t no why maybe because I have really thin fingers but I find it so comfortable! I’m putting in a tex spex and 59 trem Seymour Duncan humbucker and single white pickguard so it looks and sounds like Kurt’s prototype and I got this guitar cheap! 1,600 Australian dollars

Overall, I just don’t like it, not just for the issues you pointed out, but it’s just too quirky and “niche” to be versatile and easy - i.e., fun - to play. I’m not a fan of the body shape, and the only plus point I find is the sound of the humbucker distorted. I don’t think you’ll be happy with it. But that’s just my two cents - in bloom.

Is it hard to play being so small?

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I love your shirt haha

Well if you got small hands and the tone is not plinky thin, then it's worth the price.

Ever do giveaways?

I’d like to have one someday but it’s a little too much expensive I think . I’d rather buy the Kurt Cobain Jaguar to play « In Bloom » ;-)

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In bloom too expensive for me I just buy them Harley Benton mod them in lefthanded

No in bloom for me. I have the money but can't spend it on that. I'd much prefer the jag but again the price is something I can't do

I had size issues when i tried the Jackson RR i had

in bloom!

The thing that disappointed me was the fact that it was freaking orange and NOT RED 🤦‍♂️

Hmm... I don't think there should be any fret sprout in bloom at that price point. Hopefully that's just a fluke.

cool. Years ago, i lived on a street where a garage band played,,,,sorta like i did in the '80s. Drive by a load in and a kid has a red JagStang. Cool but wore out their welcome. Sad. They were just starting to sound good. Me, Sq Jagmaster. More Robben Ford land.

Very awesome!

Love the guitar but that is crazy money!!!!!! Just picked up a PRS 20th Anniversary Model for the same price 😆

For the guitar.. $450.00 US Dollars back in 1994 is equivalent in buying power of $799.00 in 2023 🎸 🎶

well no it sounds like a guitar not kurt

In bloom. I have wanted one since i was a teenager. But i cant see 1,249 dollars. just not worth it to me.