As you know, the top rotary controls were turned OFF/ON by a simple on/off switch. I left this switch always in the down (OFF) position, turning off these controls. To this day I think they had been useful to a jazz guitarist
You know, the very low treble accompaniment typical to some jazz tunes.
My joke is what the hell was I doing with a jazz guitar when all I wanted to play was rock!? Ha ha!
"Errors of youth"
. It still sounded very good but for the Stratocaster. Btw, contrary to popular belief the Jaguar was not that hot although it was better than the Jazzmaster for rock.
Again, Jimi Hendrix knew perfectly well what he was doing when he chose the Stratocaster!
It was great gaining back 15 minutes of fame at work today due to the newspaper article