What do the switches on Jaguars do?

A four-position selector switch on the lower bout and a phase toggle on the upper bout offers a slew of tone options. When both pickups are activated, the phase switch changes the polarity of one of the pickups when flipped to the “on” position, resulting in a thinner sound great for funk or reggae.

What does HH stand for Fender?

HH means that the guitar has 2 humbucker pickups. HSS means that the guitar has, 1 humbucker and after that comes 2 single-coils. HSH means that the guitar has 1 humbucker at the bridge, single-coil in the middle, and a humbucker at the neck.

Can a Jaguar sound like a Strat?

Jaguar: Pickups are single coil and taller and narrower. They also have metal on the outside (called claws) and they are there to prevent humming and “concentrated the magnetic field beneath the strings.” AKA they are high output pickups similar to a strat!

Is a Fender Jaguar good for punk?

Both a tele and a jaguar will play punk just as well as each other, mainly because the lead work in punk doesn’t require much sustain on high bends (where the jaguar will start to fail). Gear list here.

What are HH guitars?

HH refers to Humbucker/Humbucker as opposed to HSS (Humbucker/Single/Single) or SSS. Same shape just different pickups. Cheers! ..

Do Fender Jaguars stay in tune?

With a properly set-up Jazzmaster / Jaguar-style bridge system, you can down-tune from standard tuning, and the guitar will still be in tune, and, as a bonus, you can still use the tremolo bar, though only go down in pitch when down-tuned.

Is a Fender Jaguar better than a Strat?

The Quick Answer. The Stratocaster has a more regular and symmetrical body shape compared to the Jaguar which has an offset design. The Jaguar is slightly heavier and has a shorter scale length so sounds darker and heavier compared to the Stratocaster which sounds brighter but also slightly thinner.

What is special about a Fender Jaguar?

Dual Circuits. An exciting feature about the Fender Jaguar is the dual-circuit design, which feels like you have two guitars in one. It’s an advantage over other guitar designs like the Les Pauls, as it gives you more tonal versatility. The Jaguar has two circuits: lead and rhythm.

Who plays a Jaguar?

The Jaguar enjoyed mild popularity on its introduction—Beach Boy Carl Wilson occasionally played one during the mid-’60s, and Jimi Hendrix received a ’63 model as a gift from Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones.

What are Jaguar guitars good for?

It allows us to play around with as many different sounds as possible. The tonal bandwidth that a guitar offers becomes an important factor, as relevant as tone, playability and style. For example, switching pickups can dramatically alter your guitar’s tone. Single-coils will give you the brighter, twangy sounds.

Can you play metal on a Fender Jaguar?

A Jaguar will work for metal depending on what type of metal you play and will be great for some hard rock. The biggest factor is your amp.

What kind of music is a Fender Jaguar good for?

After the Jaguar was taken out of production in 1975, vintage Jaguars became popular first with American punk rock players, and then more so during the alternative rock, shoegazing and indie rock movements of the 1980s and 1990s.

Is Fender Jaguar comfortable?

The Jaguar body style is a classic offset-body design that moves some of the mass towards the tail resulting in a very comfortable playing position.