Is Less More? - Exploring the $799 Fender Player II Jaguar - Stay Tuned! GUT SHOTS & a STRING CHANGE

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Is Less More? - Exploring the $799 Fender Player II Jaguar - Stay Tuned! GUT SHOTS & a STRING CHANGE

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Ай бұрын

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@JasonTMays Ай бұрын

Today I learned that Ryan likes to wrap his entire fist around his wiggle stick and he doesnt pull out.

@ralphhathaway-coley5460 Ай бұрын

Oh come on dude I was eating my dinner! 😄

@charless6136 Ай бұрын

He likes to go down

@reijerlincoln Ай бұрын

LOL

@Arikashirukashi Ай бұрын

LOL LOL LOL

@dk66683 Ай бұрын

Not to mention he prefers to go down.

@ferdinandbeck9719 Ай бұрын

RYAN THE OPENING JAM MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS BEING CHASED BY SPIES WEARING SUNGLASSES

@nooneknows854 23 күн бұрын

@@ferdinandbeck9719 maybe you shouldnt 've watching tv too much

@HenrySchecker Ай бұрын

A jag without all the chrome feels naked. But hey three cheers for the return of rosewood!

@trailingupwards Ай бұрын

@@HenrySchecker I dislike all the chrome.

@HenrySchecker Ай бұрын

@@trailingupwards well you're in luck there's a plethora of choices

@merilun Ай бұрын

Yeah

@Ottophil 21 күн бұрын

These are better, the jazzmaster finally ditched the dumb rythm circuit, i might go offset now

@HenrySchecker 21 күн бұрын

@@Ottophil yikes cringe

@user-pk2lu6qn6v Ай бұрын

I gotta love the old ones with rhythm and strangle. Jaguars coolness isnt about being sleek its about cruising in an old classic with chrome.

@artamussumatra6286 Ай бұрын

Absolutely! Neo Fender remains clueless when it comes to the coolest Guitar ever….

@ryangilby Ай бұрын

I think this is incredible. I hope tons of Nashville players will hear all this twang and adopt it.

@MrVoxvox 2 күн бұрын

Excellent review Ryan, especially your excellent attitude, how refreshing, and of course great playing !, thank you!

@jessewalker2729 Ай бұрын

I am saving this video and then I am going to learn all that surf stuff you do. Love it!

@jessethetodd Ай бұрын

Ryan you're a beast! That intro song is one of the best I've ever heard! Sold me on the guitar from the first 2 bars and the jam just got better and better and better from there!

@mikegutterman3427 Ай бұрын

I could get behind it..... but just needs more chrome. They also missed a huge opportunity, the three way switch should have been a 4 way to add the pickup in series option which is great on Jags for a beefy tone.

@claudiajay8291 Ай бұрын

I loved that introduction ! Fabulous😳👍👍👍 You make it sound very cool!

@SonOfNiall Ай бұрын

Had a seafoam green Classic Vibe Jag as my main guitar about a decade ago but sold it. I'd been itching for that Jag swag ever since, so I pulled the trigger and bought a butter white Vintera II with the maple fretboard and black block inlays and I've been gliding ever since. Appreciate the Jag representation, Ryan!

@Stu-Vino Ай бұрын

I can't be the only one who was so relieved when you got rid of that last little bit of plastic at 23:23 🙂

@jeremeydonovan8286 Ай бұрын

Great job! The riff at 1:35 was mind bending! Epic! All I could think is, my best life would include fender sending me guitars! I like your style! My hot rod deluxe drips a lot like that maybe I’ll have to learn that “song” today!

@Paul-D Ай бұрын

I think its cool - I was one of the people that really didn't like the Pau ferro (I bought loads of them running a shop for a time) so im very happy to see rosewood back - it seems to me on this intro run they have used quite dark rosewood too - hope that lasts!

@romantrix Ай бұрын

I had my Jag modified putting the two jag pickups joined together touching each other as two bridge pickups, they can be engaged separetly or toghether in series or in paralel. In series they produce a nice humbucker tone and it's a great addition to the palete. This second bridge pickup which is only an inch towards the neck has a great fatter sound, it could be considered a mid pickup but with the balls of a bridge pickup.

@landonbailey Ай бұрын

I’m throwing away my Player Onez!

@acadianflatpicker Ай бұрын

Inspector Pipeline!!! He doesn't Walk, he Runs!!!

@flapjack413 Ай бұрын

It's like a Jag, but without all the fun stuff that makes a Jag what it is.

@artamussumatra6286 Ай бұрын

100%! Post CBS Fender just doesn’t get it.

@reijerlincoln Ай бұрын

.... so what is missing? Pixie dust?

@hunterbrown4585 Ай бұрын

@@artamussumatra6286 ? The CBS buyout was in 1965, Fender has definitely made good guitars since 65

@MayonnaiseOreo Ай бұрын

@@reijerlincoln Rhythm circuitry and the strangle switch

@flapjack413 Ай бұрын

@@MayonnaiseOreo Don't forget the mute!

@SD_Marc Ай бұрын

Killer intro, Ryan. Never been a fan of Player Series's non-traditional specs, but it sounds great.

@patrickkeenan6331 Ай бұрын

6:42 "I like to be able to wrap my whole fist around my wiggle stick"...me too, brother...me, too...

@johnkotchkowski7966 Ай бұрын

See, I was never a fan of the switching, and am not a trem user at all, but have gotten along really well with jaguar necks and bodies if not even utilized to their full potential. So, while I would prefer both a hardtail and a string through, making this basically just a Tele sans the trem, the jaguar is the most intriguing to me in the series in terms of having Alnico 5 and 2 single coils, but ultimately I’m not sure if it’s the most attractive buy in the series or if any of them are really necessary. Rolled fingerboard edge will certainly be appreciated but don’t justify the price at all.

@granap Ай бұрын

Heard the song "Non ho l'eta" by Gigliola Cinquetti on the radio last night and thought of you. That is the drippiest reverb I have ever heard.

@capturelightmedia Ай бұрын

As a lefty, I would've bought one of these the second they were announced As well as one of the mustangs And then I would've saved up to buy one of the mustang basses. And I am not alone. I am part of quite a few Reddit threads where there are thousands and thousands of fresh posts all talking about this, no love for the lefties. They don't even have a left-handed bass. At all.

@Andy_Yates Ай бұрын

This thing sounds fantastic. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing but I think a lot of people will dig this guitar that aren't looking for something exactly like an old one

@eertje01 Ай бұрын

I love it but with jaguars with a trem it needs the top chrome hardware. It looks off without it. Glad rosewood is back though! Real class!

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

stay tuned! im going to mod it ;-)

@Handymanny404 Ай бұрын

The infamous surf riff

@coreycann6751 Ай бұрын

They also moved the vibrato closer to the bridge like the classic player series😢

@paulkessler8622 Ай бұрын

🤘@@60CycleHumcast

@jeevansingh6944 Ай бұрын

Pau Ferro done right is beautiful. Had some before CITIES and it was like ebony in feel. Fender just didn't spend the time on them and they were dry and rough on the Mexico stuff. So everyone remembers Pau Ferro as rough, but orange streaks and dry. Which isn't true. Plus the benefit was that it wasn't an endangered/overharvested species of tree.

@norseman61 Ай бұрын

I haven’t paid much attention to Jags prior to this video, but man that thing has great tone. It sounds exceptionally good through your Princetons. Modding it cosmetically would be cool, but personally, I wouldn’t mess with that tone. If only it came in Shell Pink with a matching headstock and a Vintage Pearloid pickguard. Very nice!

@mykhedelic6471 Ай бұрын

I've never been a fan of the recycled design from the excellent Jazzcaster, but I do love the bright, confrontational, percussive glass sound of Jagcaster pick ups. I'd like a Meteora with these pick ups.

@Stu-Vino Ай бұрын

These musical intros make me want to watch Tarantino films immediately!

@bigchrisgulley66 Ай бұрын

My 65 Jaguar is just fine. I wouldn't mind getting one of the Mustangs though.

@RhoadesGuitars 4 күн бұрын

Liked before the main course started just for that jam!

@jerome___s Ай бұрын

I like it but if I were in the market for a Jag I think I'd go for a Vintera or a Squier VM for the more classic spec.

@artamussumatra6286 Ай бұрын

But even those are incomplete without the mute. They do sell it separately, but it really should come standard.

@knucklesandwich6117 Ай бұрын

The best, no nonsense Jaguar out there for the money..bridge, classic gear tuners, decent stock pickups ? Take my $800

@kappanastemme6782 Күн бұрын

It sounds good but its not a Jag to me without the rhythm circuit. I love my CV jag and the rhythm circuit is my happy place.

@noRest4Gary Ай бұрын

I like it! I kinda did the same thing to my Squier Jag that this one offers. I put a 4 way tele switch in for an out of phase option, and so I don't shut it off when strumming, haha. Took out the rhythm circuit (left the plate in for looks). Put a P90 in the bridge too. Such a fun guitar model to mess around with and play. C'mon folks, get a Jag of your own!

@ItsVictoriaG Ай бұрын

I’m interested in the Mustang. Love that the Player II series keeps the short scales in the lineup. Wish we got daphne blue instead of aquatone blue but 🤷🏼‍♀️

@seanzinger Ай бұрын

I really like the blackguard with white body. Don’t think I’ve seen a Jag with that combo before. But honestly it looks like something is missing even if I wouldn’t use the rhythm circuit. I like the switch better this way for sure.

@ARWest-bp4yb Ай бұрын

It's different but I like it! Recently got a 70s vibe in black and like that too!🎸🎸👍👍 I'd go with the tortoiseshell guard!

@michaelleiper7609 Ай бұрын

A Jaguar should have Jaguar pickups- good move! The humbucker in the old model made me go another way

@gwugluud 29 күн бұрын

My Squier Jaguar which was $400 (about 10 years ago) seems 100% unquestioningly “Jaguar”.

@geralddoyle5131 10 күн бұрын

Great job! A whole surf tune finally! Why ya hiding that prowess..

@YOSTINATOR Күн бұрын

It's mind-boggling that they ship those with 9s.

@oregonreverb Ай бұрын

I'm not sure how I feel about the relocated tailpiece, but other than that I like what I see. One of my favorite players has what I assume is a partscaster (partsguar?) with a similar setup and I like the idea of simplifying the circuitry and getting rid of a lot of extra wire that for me never gets used.

@stratomess 29 күн бұрын

A 4 way switch, and a brown shell guard.............yeah. 4 ways go on any Tele I get. The 4th position in series is really useful for gigs.

@CharlesWillisBonsai Ай бұрын

That's interesting that they routed it for humbuckers but didn't go ahead and route for the missing rhythm circuit. The first player series Jaguar had a small routed area up there for that single switch they had.

@DaleRobertSzyms Ай бұрын

If it was mine I’d do the telecaster 5 way switch mod, the extra 2 positions being both pickups being wired in parallel (or series if they’re wired parallel stock)and the other with some kind of capacitor to replicate the strangle circuit, or maybe both pickups out of phase, that way it still looks stock.

@joermnyc Ай бұрын

It’s like the Johnny Marr Jag, but missing the two switches up top. (Well you’d need to swap in a 4-way switch).

@mikemarak2613 Ай бұрын

I agree Ryan, you can’t put 9s on a 24” scale. Bendy like rubber bands. I have flat wounds on a couple of my Mustangs. They need the extra oomph!

@debhart4302 Ай бұрын

I'd consider moving the 3-way switch to where the rhythm controls would be, but put it at an angle. 😊

@thepostapocalyptictrio4762 Ай бұрын

Seems like a good value. I would miss the rhythm section and the most complicated switching, but it’s what we have been asking for-a cheaper Fender.

@JosephX74 Ай бұрын

Cheaper? It’s $829 for absolutely no reason.

@OutstandingBill1 Ай бұрын

Never owned a jag, but I think the standard switching appointments would put me off. I'd be more likely to go for a simple one like this. Maybe the strangle switch could be added on the upper bout as a nod to visual nostalgia, without compromising the playing simplicity that has obviously been a design goal here.

@rbrwr Ай бұрын

If you give them a rhythm circuit and a strangle switch on a Player, why would they pay the extra for a Vintera?

@mikeoxley9796 Ай бұрын

Awesome review and awesome playing! Cheers!!

@Irkennalpha Ай бұрын

I love the Player Series I with the humbuckers, particularly the Jazzmaster

@TFShaw Ай бұрын

I would love to see this up against the classic vibe Jaguar.

@Grantfrancis131 Ай бұрын

Love the sound but I’m really disappointed that there is not a rhythm circuit or strangle switch. All I’ve wanted from fender is a reasonably priced vintage spec jag with a rosewood fretboard. If it was routed for the upper circuit, I could see picking one up to mod but I don’t want to have to cut a brand new guitar.

@buzzyboy6505 Ай бұрын

I feel like I’m the only person that likes Pau Ferro. Enjoyed the video.

@JoeFishtat2 Ай бұрын

Fantastic and I want an Aquatone blue one now to match my player II jazz bass

@jfiery Ай бұрын

I ended up trying string joyous part of the hoop jumpers Club and I will never go back I had always preferred the daddario's put the stringjoy strings allow me to set my Les Paul and Tele lower than I ever have and they just feel great.

@stilllifewithguitar184 Ай бұрын

I bet you could fit a gibson 3 way and a single vertical strangle in that little space. You would just need to cut a new pickguard for it

@shawnrumfelt6579 Ай бұрын

I wanted to say “that’s what she said “ so many times. Nice guitar

@ghalston5641 Ай бұрын

Nice little playing at the top🎉

@jamesleavelle Ай бұрын

I like it...especially with that jhs hard drive. you sold me on that pedal... twice.

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

ive been digging it. Dont usually bond with high gain pedals

@ronwilcox7716 Ай бұрын

The opening jam made me feel!

@patrickkeenan6331 Ай бұрын

6:58 "But I never pull out"...me either, brother...me either...

@danbuck2110 Ай бұрын

A lefty offset that's not 4-digits. That's all I ask Fender to do 😔

@davidterron481 26 күн бұрын

never understood cumbersome jaguar switching, this seems better imo.

@thejuggernaut5327 Ай бұрын

Oh hell yes, Lord of the 7-Seas in his glory!

@rindred Ай бұрын

My pickguard suggestion: gold MOTO. If you're gonna add some flash, go full ham.

@shckltnebay 28 күн бұрын

Sounded really good, but For the price it should have had tradition controls

@leopoldbluesky Ай бұрын

Nice guitar, great playing, excellent shirt!

@cvanhetkaar96 Ай бұрын

Great demo, i love jag’s and bass VI es because of their “Twang” …

@debhart4302 Ай бұрын

That tailpiece is identical to the first Player Jaguar one.

@danielversion1.035 Ай бұрын

BAck in the day i had a white jag... ... might be time to get another one 😍

@bubba6675 Ай бұрын

I really like the jag without the chrome ontop

@spaceberserker 28 күн бұрын

Awesome video bro 🤘🏻

@MiguelMakesMusic Ай бұрын

so glad they didn't release these in metallic colors, because otherwise I'd immediately be out $800.

@neilyoung5029 Ай бұрын

I think it’s just a cracking Hotrod Jag

@benlees9713 Ай бұрын

I liked the HH jazzmaster version except the pickups. They just sounded blah. Not bad but not great. I would guess a super distortion bridge and a medium output neck pickup would make for a nice option.

@christopherrusch 8 сағат бұрын

i’m gonna sound a bit like a boomer right now, so i’m sorry. But i noticed your fuzz is coming in after your buffered tuner. maybe cause it’s a tube fuzz it reacts differently from conventional fuzzes to a buffer. but idk literally today im about to move my fuzz to be behind my peterson strobo tuner so who knows if it’ll make a difference

@Happy.Jack818 23 күн бұрын

Playing it right !!!

@CW0123 Ай бұрын

The joke is “what’s the difference between a US Fender and a Mexican Fender? 100+ miles

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

@@CW0123 for me it’s a two hour drive to either. There’s better tacos near one of them.

@CassDase7 Ай бұрын

I'd like this compared to the new $300 one coming out from squier

@baltipszlr3398 27 күн бұрын

Never really cared for the rhythm circuit. The tones seemed like a novelty unless you actually play jazz. I’m going to gladly pick this up over a Vintera II. The price gap isnt justified IMO

@haniwa3276 Ай бұрын

Your 巨大リス (giant squirrel) tee looks cool. btw, the Jaguar without preset tone circuit looks weird to me.

@mrNobody100 Ай бұрын

that's a pretty cool axe. and its a good thing for the viewers that you prefer not to "pull out" the "wiggle stick." (cue some beavis & butthead chuckling or whatever)

@miguelangelvacaheredia8230 Ай бұрын

Dear Ryan I was expected your review!.... this Jaguar sounds REALLY GREAT.... the only thing I would love to have included is a humbucker in the bridge...My duo sonic 2022 has one....and its one of the best humbuckers I have played.... this jaguar is missing big part part of the original electronic, but personally I consider two priorities, to have a great sound and great playabilty.... and this Jaguar looks like accomplished both....thanks and best regards from Bolivia...... one question...in the midle position do the pickups had Hum cancelling?

@DK-rv5tt Ай бұрын

Nice playing!

@purrpocalypse Ай бұрын

I understand removing the rhythm circuit, but I think they really messed up by not having the strangle switch as a push/pull tone knob. That would make this the perfect Jaguar. Though I suppose pretty easy to add on your own, but still! For the price I wish it was there already.

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

I dunno. I think there’s something kind of appealing about its simplicity. Maybe I just think that because I already have another Jaguar lol

@purrpocalypse Ай бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast Probably! I have a Squier Contemporary Jaguar (with a Les Trem), and a Bass VI, and I've been wanting a true classic Jag for a while. The strangle switch would be missed for me. But I still think I'd like one of these (in the yellow!) and I could add the strangle myself as a push/pull pot. It's either that or picking up a Classic Vibe instead. (CME has a sparkle blue one on preorder right now, it's a crazy finish!)

@brandonjackson5865 Ай бұрын

Red tortoise guard would look great on it.

@PJBGuitars Ай бұрын

Great intro jam!

@roofkorean6948 Ай бұрын

It's missing what truly makes it a Jaguar. It's like a Jaguar lite.

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

Jag lite would have been a fun name for it. Like an lp jr.

@roofkorean6948 Ай бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast Yes, they should've named it that or something similar. Then they could release a separate one for a little more money and simply call it the "Jaguar" and include the rhythm circuit, and strangle switch and all the chrome that we're typically used to seeing on Jaguars.

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

You mean like the vintera Jaguar or classic vibe Jaguar?

@insulartomb Ай бұрын

been doin' some wacky wigglestickin'

@lament10 Ай бұрын

6:59 welp. I guess we learned how Ryan became a father.

@user-wj5vg9fg1v 28 күн бұрын

I wish they had a Placid Blue color option :(

@AM2PMReviews Ай бұрын

what do you use to connect the guitar to the computer? Is it just mic'ed up and you sync it in post?

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

I record with mics on amps into a zoom h8

@AM2PMReviews Ай бұрын

@@60CycleHumcast oh I see. how do you then reduce crossover from you speaking? do you just fade between the two or does th mic on the amp only pick up the amp?

@60CycleHumcast Ай бұрын

yeah i cut the mic while im playing. all of that happens in editing. I have mics on the amps and an overhead mic for my voice.

@Iodine74 Ай бұрын

@60 Cycle Hum... Could you fit two Jaguar pickups (with claws) next to each other in those routes? Could be interesting if you wired them in humbucker style fashion or whatever. Similar to the original Dipinto Galaxie 4s? Also... if you go mint guard but keep the single could Jag pickups, I'd probably change from the aged/parchment color they are to something else. Might look funky against the mint. As it is I kinda don't even like how they are yellow to the body's pure white.