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Published on 03/24/04 at 15:00I bought this from the music store that I work at 
I believe most stores sell it for around 5 hundredish, I'm not telling you how much I got it for because you'd get mad at me, hehe...Oh, and it's the new reissue of the Jag-Stang, not the original issue from the early/mid nineties.
Well, first off, I'm a HUGE fan of Nirvana, so even if the guitar itself sucked I would want it just because of the sticker on the back that says "Designed by Kurt Cobain". However, the guitar plays just fine! It has that nice Nirvana sound to it, especially when you go fuzzed out through the humbucker, and the single coil gets a nice, bassy sound out of it. A word of caution, however. This is one of those guitars that you need to play before you buy, because some people love it and some people hate it. There aren't many people who are in between about it.
It goes out of tune easy because of the dynamic trem, and the finish scratches kind of easy. Also I think the Fiesta Red model is kind of ugly, but I got the Sonic Blue one so who cares?
Good solid construction, you could abuse it pretty well and it'd still work for awhile. (Remember, Fender made these assuming that Kurt would want to smash some of them!)
The bottom line? It's an overall great guitar, either as a collector's item, or a grunge guitarist's weapon of choice! I must reiterate, however...PLAY this one before you buy it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I believe most stores sell it for around 5 hundredish, I'm not telling you how much I got it for because you'd get mad at me, hehe...Oh, and it's the new reissue of the Jag-Stang, not the original issue from the early/mid nineties.Well, first off, I'm a HUGE fan of Nirvana, so even if the guitar itself sucked I would want it just because of the sticker on the back that says "Designed by Kurt Cobain". However, the guitar plays just fine! It has that nice Nirvana sound to it, especially when you go fuzzed out through the humbucker, and the single coil gets a nice, bassy sound out of it. A word of caution, however. This is one of those guitars that you need to play before you buy, because some people love it and some people hate it. There aren't many people who are in between about it.
It goes out of tune easy because of the dynamic trem, and the finish scratches kind of easy. Also I think the Fiesta Red model is kind of ugly, but I got the Sonic Blue one so who cares?
Good solid construction, you could abuse it pretty well and it'd still work for awhile. (Remember, Fender made these assuming that Kurt would want to smash some of them!)
The bottom line? It's an overall great guitar, either as a collector's item, or a grunge guitarist's weapon of choice! I must reiterate, however...PLAY this one before you buy it!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com