He’s played Strats, Les Pauls, and even other Jags, but this 1969 Fender Jaguar is Sam Cooper’s most-trusted companion being featured on all the band’s recordings. He scored the worn-and-torn 6-string over 10 years ago when he went to Rivington Guitars and traded in his triple-humbucker Gibson Les Paul plus some cash. He’s never jived with Jag’s bridge pickup (too trebly and not enough bite), so rather than take out the original single-coils, he hardwired passed all the extra circuitry so just the neck pickup is on and only the volume and tone controls work on the instrument. Aside from the lackluster bridge tone, he found removing the guesswork and any accidental switches/changes he may do onstage helped with his onstage anxiety and be more in the moment when adjusting to performing for larger crowds. Most of the band’s material (when it comes to Sam’s parts) are in standard tuning, although their second album Rearrange Us features some drop-D songs. For strings he goes with Ernie Ball Slinky .011s and strums with Ernie Ball Heavy Nylon picks.