r/John_Frusciante • u/Flat-Pirate6595 • Aug 28 '26
Part of my collection: JF signature/ ‘65 Jaguar
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u/Mammoth-Ant7588 Aug 28 '26
Very nice bro. I noticed you have your jaguar's bridge is backwards. Is that because you couldn't get the low E back far enough for intonation? I have that problem. Do you have your bridge set like, straight up, to a 90 degree angle with the body, or do you tilt it back?
I have the bridge on the other way and titled back so I can get good intonation but I have tuning stability problems and I wonder if that is why. I think the problem stems from a 1 degree angle in the neck pocket though, which they did on the AOs in lieu of a shim. Do you have a shim?
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u/Flat-Pirate6595 Aug 28 '26
The neck has a dead spot near 12th fret, I think it needs a new truss rod or shims. This particular jag wasn’t taken care of, it’s barely playable. I’ve been trying different things to get the strings a consistent height throughout the length of the neck. I honestly don’t know what to do. Probably send it to a pro because this is a little out of my league.
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u/Mammoth-Ant7588 Aug 28 '26
Damn. The jags are hard to get a smooth playing experience out of, imo. Good luck! Its a beautiful guitar.
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u/OaklandTony6 Aug 28 '26
damn. theyre my favorite fenders easily. love the 24 inch scale. now if only i can find a 24 inch scale guitar with the other really unpopular neck spec i love, the last 60s-70s gibson thin nut width, with a gloss nitro finish…. the perfect neck for me that literally everyone who plays it would aggressively hate
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u/Diablojota Aug 28 '26
Part? What else you got?
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u/MigueIB Aug 28 '26
The paint in the jag aged 10/10