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@SamHollidayV Ай бұрын

Also love the Celine Dion meets Johnny Marr vibes

@JeremySheppard Ай бұрын

Glad you liked that!

@Woltide 28 күн бұрын

Come for the gear, stay for the Celine snippet!

@danthegeetarman Ай бұрын

Yay, welcome back rosewood! For whatever reason Pau Ferro always just reminds me of the old low end guitars in the early 00s. My favorite guitar is an American Strat and the rosewood just looks amazing. I know guitars aren’t always about looks, but the fretboard is the one thing you look at the most. Pau Ferro just always looks so dry and starved even when you condition it. With that said, I own plenty of Pau Ferro guitars which I love. My squier classic vibes are great and my Jackson SLX is great too

@Lalairu 28 күн бұрын

It's funny because Pau Ferro used to be a premium and custom wood for fretboards xD

@petersouthwell5971 19 күн бұрын

The reason you don't like it.. Is because Pau Ferro needs to be treated in a nice oil.. Danish Oil or Tongue oil to bring out the beautiful grain. It darkens and all the grain comes out... And.. It stops looking like a desert. What fender is doing.. Is slapping on a raw un treated Pau Ferro fret board. And of course everybody hates it and thinks it's dry.. It untreated wood.

@BlpBud Ай бұрын

Diggin the shirt so much i bought one..wife loves it too! Glad to support your work! 62 yr old boomer player here

@alexb8574 29 күн бұрын

I like that you are the first to pop the hood and see what’s inside so far

@jessethetodd 28 күн бұрын

Wow I think they really nailed it with this one. Really fantastic tones - love that characteristic Jaguar growl/snarl.

@55TeleMark 29 күн бұрын

Great review! I love the clarity.

@mrelmoresmusiclab 25 күн бұрын

I am so getting this guitar. Love this thing and thanks for the overview Jeremy!

@JeremySheppard 25 күн бұрын

Let me know how it goes! If you’re ordering one online, use the links in the description and I’ll get a small commission

@guywulfing 6 күн бұрын

(first time seeing your channel) You are so good at reviewing! Thank you for the detailed explanations and really informed opinions.

@JeremySheppard 6 күн бұрын

Thanks! I really love doing this. Let me know if I can help!

@MrRafaztar 29 күн бұрын

I MUST SAY JEREMY, YOU PERFECTED YOUR CRAFT AT REVIEWING AND DEMOING GUITARS! Great points and well played bits!

@PhoenixCharredEagle Ай бұрын

Nice guitar. Sounds good!

@dw7704 29 күн бұрын

I have a 70s Mustang with the same scale. I use 9-42s on it, and the slacker feel means I do lots of bends and finger vibrato on it a bit differently than other guitars, and gives me a cool sound. But of course YMMV

@xNimrod97x 24 күн бұрын

I love the side to side switching. I always accidentally smack the switch when I don’t wanna change pickups 😂

@YourFavouriteColor 29 күн бұрын

curious. How does it compare to miami blue in person? I have a miami blue strat and it is way more green to the naked eye than on film. is aquatone bluer? greener? about the same? less saturated? lighter? thanks!

@SamHollidayV Ай бұрын

Wonder how the bases are

@revjimbob 7 күн бұрын

Very informative. I'm looking to get a Jaguar - not sure whether to get a Player or a Vintera.

@geoffreycarter3981 29 күн бұрын

haha your Pao Ferro comment made me laugh. PF is a great and stunning wood by any other standard, i don't get people's hate. Everyone has a preference but the "tradition" marketing powers are STRONG out there!

@matt926uk1 28 күн бұрын

It looks shit.

@greysuit17 28 күн бұрын

Exactly so!

@blakemcnamara9105 28 күн бұрын

It doesn't look very nice and feels really dry. I like my Vintera Jaguar but not having a rosewood fretboard is a little bit of a disappointment.

@dansands6363 26 күн бұрын

For me it’s somewhat about the visual aesthetics. I’ve always preferred dark rosewood over light or streaky rosewood. But more importantly to me and why I don’t like pau ferro is that it a cost effective substitute to rosewood, and it looks like that’s. Fender is already charging between $850-$1200 for these Mexican made guitars and they couldn’t put rosewood on them? Meanwhile the American performers and pro II have rosewood for only a few hundred dollars more. Just doesn’t make sense to me. They’re trying to cut corners to while still charging an overpriced amount and that sentiment it reflected in their end product. Now that CITES has lifted they brought back rosewood and yet again raised the prices. And this is just the initial first production run. In the coming years I imagine they’ll release limited runs for dealers or one off special lines that they can charge even more for.

@goosegaskins 26 күн бұрын

Well said. I actually prefer Pau Ferro to Rosewood.

@elliotgoodine954 Ай бұрын

Way cool! One of the great things about MIM Fenders is that they are great modding platforms (I’ve redone my early 2000s tele all over). Is the routing on this Jag able to accept vintage guards and wiring, especially the tone/rhythm circuit?

@JeremySheppard Ай бұрын

Absolutely! They can grow with you. I didn’t check but am going to see what’s under there.

@elliotgoodine954 29 күн бұрын

@@JeremySheppard You can save yourself the time if you haven't gone in yet: the 60 Cycle Hum video went in, and this version of the Jag does not have a rhythm circuit rout.

@JeremySheppard 27 күн бұрын

It does have humbucker routes, I just checked.

@SearchingForTone Ай бұрын

I wonder if they know most of there market intended for the line isn’t traveling with it or maybe only taking 1-2 guitars with them and have a case already. Wish I could’ve got one of these to review on my channel and ride this wave….maybe someday 😂 I’ll be in the club

@malaguitarista5266 29 күн бұрын

I have a fairly rare metallic sage green player strat from their first year of production. I love it and would only change one thing and that is the pau ferro fretboard. There is nothing wrong with it functionally but rosewood is a much nicer aesthetic and as many say The aesthetic is one of the things that make you love your guitar.

@daviddenoncourt757 29 күн бұрын

Shame that they didn't include birch green for the Jag, I might pickup the Mustang instead, don't really need the trem anyway.

@jthatcher962 29 күн бұрын

I put those tuners on my early 2000s MIM Strat. They are indeed a very nice upgrade.

@PaulIsbell 27 күн бұрын

I am between the Mustang or Jazzmaster.. maybe both? 😅

@austinwhite3166 Күн бұрын

Awesome review! Can you break down how you achieved the tone from 7:10-7:45?

@JeremySheppard Күн бұрын

Neck pickup into a Deluxe reverb on 5 or so and a JHS Morning Glory V4 driving it.

@angrynorway 26 күн бұрын

Shame they got rid of the second circuit and switching options. Looks cool, though.

@mattmartinez7135 29 күн бұрын

Super pumped for the player ii. Something to compliment the American line without breaking my the bank!! That guitar and the playing was beautiful. But can you please do a video on how to play that Celine Dion chordal riff 🙏

@nitsewasdf 11 күн бұрын

I am considering buying one of these... I already have a hard case that fits the tele / strat models. Would this fit in that case? I have a stack of cases up to my waist in my music room, so if I could go without getting yet another one, that would be awesome.

@JeremySheppard 11 күн бұрын

It fit into a TKL strat/tele case for me no problem.

@nitsewasdf 10 күн бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the reply!

@a.j.garrett9639 26 күн бұрын

I really really love it

@shedrock 19 күн бұрын

Would you recommend this guitar for a beginner like me?

@JeremySheppard 19 күн бұрын

These are the best they’ve been. The jaguar is a little complicated for a true beginner, the bridge might make for a guitar that’s often out of tune. This is comfortable, affordable, and easily modified.

@M5guitar1 19 күн бұрын

Sounds kinda like the P90 Paranormal Statosonic that I have, jangle and grittty.

@neilyoung5029 28 күн бұрын

I’m with you on Pau Ferro

@AdADglgmutShevanel 22 күн бұрын

I've been wanting a jazzmaster for about a year. I might get this one in blue.

@sneakerhead6184 Ай бұрын

Another awesome review man 👍👌 i wonder what the lefty options will be?

@JeremySheppard Ай бұрын

Thanks! The fender link in my bio has several lefty options.

@sneakerhead6184 Ай бұрын

@@JeremySheppard sweet!! Thank you Sir!!

@aldenwilkins Ай бұрын

Nice

@randrothify 27 күн бұрын

Love Jags. That color is fantastic.

@JeremySheppard 27 күн бұрын

Me too! It’s by far my favorite of this series. The green on the tele rules.

@diddly1434 25 күн бұрын

what was the song you played at the 11 minute mark? its killing me because i cant place it

@JeremySheppard 25 күн бұрын

“The mighty rio grande” by This Will Destroy You.

@diddly1434 25 күн бұрын

@@JeremySheppard ahh. I didn't know the name, but realized as soon as I looked them up that I remember it from moneyball

@John-wr3yy 23 күн бұрын

I have Pau Ferro on my fender jaguar, and I don't mind it at all. If nobody would have told me i would have thought nothing special about it

@coreycann6751 28 күн бұрын

They removed the rhythm circuit and placed the vibrato closer to the bridge like a classic player 😢

@PedalPoopers 22 күн бұрын

Awesome!!!

@thesimulations8900 10 күн бұрын

Good now I don't have to duct tape over that useless(for me) circuit 😂

@CaptainOfMyBurden82 28 күн бұрын

I spotted that Thrasher sticker in the background. Do you/did you skate?

@JeremySheppard 28 күн бұрын

I skated in high school but not in a long time.

@CaptainOfMyBurden82 23 күн бұрын

@@JeremySheppard same here. Once you skate though it’s always a part of you.

@chairsoutside 25 күн бұрын

If they just offered Birch Green as a color option for this guitar, I would've bought it INSTANTLY

@ToddH76 27 күн бұрын

I wish they did the strat with the blue and the rosewood.

@JeremySheppard 27 күн бұрын

I bet it’s too similar to the American pro II

@AWildKrom 28 күн бұрын

I'll take a sideways switch over sandpaper feeling pao ferro any day

@sovka8394 6 күн бұрын

What amp do you use here?

@JeremySheppard 6 күн бұрын

Fender Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb di out.

@mikeblue385 29 күн бұрын

nobody mentions the 24" scale. that's what i like best.

@JeremySheppard 29 күн бұрын

It’s beautifully jangly

@dionysusthemadgod 28 күн бұрын

Surf Rock meets Shipwreck.

@ZachariahConnor 25 күн бұрын

1MEG POTS LETS GO

@klausbrass2147 26 күн бұрын

They should bring out a mim johnny marr Jaguar in sherwood green, i would buy it in a Heartbeat

@l.g.5899 28 күн бұрын

Is the scale 24 right? Maybe I missed it, sorry.

@dennishickey7194 28 күн бұрын

@l.g.5899 28 күн бұрын

@@dennishickey7194 ah ok, on more than one site I found 25.5 (Thomann, and Fender site itself)

@miracleman7836 7 күн бұрын

The selector switch bothers you? Now who’s being a baby.

@JeremySheppard 6 күн бұрын

🤣 😂

@petersouthwell5971 19 күн бұрын

I went to Guitar Center and tried the Player II, which was good, as is the original Player. However, it feels like a marketing tactic to rebrand overproduced stock with vintage tuners and aged plastic, calling it Player II to boost novelty and sales. This approach makes my MIM Player seem inferior, pushing me to buy the same guitar again with minor tweaks. While the Player II might be cool, it's frustrating to feel manipulated. MIM guitars are great-just sell them without making previous models seem outdated.

@petersouthwell5971 19 күн бұрын

Rosewood isn't a new guitar.. It's a cool option Vintage Tuners.. Same Aged pickup covers.. Same. Now the Jaguar looks cool.. Full on new pickups.. Ok noted. but it should just be an option thrown in to the Players.. Not a Player II. I just think that calls out the Player Is as lessor and it's not true. I mean if you like the options great man! Get the player II.. Like if you just love Rose wood... But if you don't care.. and your on the fence about a player I.. because you think it's less then a player II.. Then man.. Just get the Player I.. It's not a worse guitar. That's all Im saying.

@petersouthwell5971 19 күн бұрын

This means on Reverb.. People are dumping the player 1s!!! That means if you love upgrading guitars.. A bunch of awesome $300 Player 1s getting dumped. Perfect upgrade platforms.

@petersouthwell5971 19 күн бұрын

I don't consider this a Jaguar by the way.. It's more like a cool paranormal. I do think it's cool though!

@thecolorhero1078 21 күн бұрын

Love pau ferro

@kevburke Ай бұрын

This is perfect, I've been building myself up to getting a player jag, but any i tried lacerated my hand on the frets. Great video!

@johnwashburn3793 Ай бұрын

So, I'm supposed to charge money when I mow my neighbor's yard? I wish I'd known that earlier.

@JeremySheppard 29 күн бұрын

Stick with me, John. You’ll learn some stuff. 😜

@johnwashburn3793 29 күн бұрын

I have learned much from you about guitars, but my church is very much into "love your neighbors and everyone"

@davidironhead6341 25 күн бұрын

its an offset telecaster😂

@JeremySheppard 25 күн бұрын

Basically identical except for the tremolo and Balancing bridge, non string through body, pickups, 1 met pots, and headstock. 🤪

@scaredypicker 25 күн бұрын

I just don’t understand how Squier can include the rhythm circuits and full controls for a Jaguar and Jazzmaster, but Fender can’t on the Mexican Players

@JeremySheppard 25 күн бұрын

It’s true but also, the rhythm circuit is obnoxious to live with. I like the more simple versions. The player series is more of the essential aspects of these models. Spend less money or money to get the rhythm circuit.

@roofkorean6948 25 күн бұрын

Not fan of the "simplified" Jaguar.

@h.p.brownsaucecraft7966 13 күн бұрын

Aquatone Blue = Aged Daphne.

@JeremySheppard 13 күн бұрын

Ooooo….of course! It’s beautiful!

@boogertrees 26 күн бұрын

3 way selector and no strangle….pass. missing by some seriousness jagness.

@PaterCap330 29 күн бұрын

The tremolo is in the wrong spot… it’s too close to the bridge.

@daviddenoncourt757 29 күн бұрын

Well it's for increasing the break angle and reduce strings slippage. You can buy a Vintera II if you want vintage accurate specs.

@gavrilopricip11 28 күн бұрын

a jag without chrome plates and a matching headstock is just an overpriced * idio shortscale Jazzmaster copy

@TheWaveGoodbye-Music 23 күн бұрын

Someone else who calls it a jaaaaaag

@CircusNormal 28 күн бұрын

Sounds lifeless, no sparkle whatsoever!

@artamussumatra6286 4 күн бұрын

No I shouldn’t buy one. Why? Because I love Jaguars, and this is an incomplete and dumbed down version that doesn’t live up to the name.

@JeremySheppard 4 күн бұрын

You can definitely spend more and get a tone circuit no one uses. 😂 I still really like this one.

@ds97853 28 күн бұрын

Pau Ferro sucks. Or at least on Fender Fretboards. Dry, scratchy, streaky, and good riddance.