r/OffsetGuitars

Just got my first Jaguar never set one up before and idk what to upgrade, change, or swap. Any recommendations on this subject will help.

Alright offset people, I need your blessing before I commit another crime against a perfectly innocent Jaguar. I’m currently planning to put two humbuckers in my Jaguar, and I was thinking about doing something slightly stupid (which, as we all know, is basically the entire point of owning an offset).

Instead of using the Jaguar’s Rhythm Circuit to simply roll off the highs and make everything sound like it’s being played through a blanket, I’m thinking of wiring it so that:

Lead circuit = normal HH
Rhythm circuit = neck humbucker coil split

So basically, I hit the Rhythm switch and suddenly my angry humbucker Jaguar becomes a "sad little single-coil Jaguar".

I haven’t bought the humbuckers yet, so I have the luxury of making questionable decisions before spending the money. Is there any reason I shouldn't do this and should instead use the Rhythm Circuit for something more useful?

I know coil splits aren't exactly famous for sounding amazing, but I like the idea of having HH on the Lead circuit and "Single Sounds" available on the Rhythm circuit, without adding more switches.