So I'm planning on getting a guitar next year and right now the Jag is looking like the target, but buying a lefty or making one is a costly proposition.
Given that I've never played one, I'm thinking about picking up a used righty squier to convert before going all in on a lefty.
For both geographic and health reasons there's no prospect of me trying a righty in person unless i cheekily order one and return it so I'm curious what owners think. Are the controls, jack and trem going to be in the way, or is it like a Casino, Strat etc where they're not a bother?
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The trem might be a bit odd if you want to use it, but otherwise I reckon ok
Top fret access might be limited too, due to the top cutaway being much further forward than the lower one.
To be honest, I would hesitate to recommend buying a Jag if you have never played one before, as they are not always to everyone's taste. This is especially so with the Squier VM's as they can be a bit patchy and really do need to be set up well as it can effect everything from playability to the sound.
http://i.imgur.com/En3VplJ.jpg
When Jimi arrived in the U.K. word got around about his talent. Well known band members told each other, “you have got to go see this guy.” It was around this time that Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones gave Hendrix a dark coloured Fender Jaguar with dot inlays. Jimi also owned another Fender Jaguar that had block inlays. This block inlay guitar was auctioned off in 2011 for $25,000.
Buying a Squier Jag would be a shot in the dark but far cheaper than going straight to lefty where it could take 6 months to find one under £900. My disability means that I'm going to be buying one in order to play my first Jag or never playing one at all so I'm resigned to that.
Insufficiently troll-ey, 2/10.
http://bestnetworx.com/uploader/files/48/JimiHendrixJaguar.jpg