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Good value Jaguar with (almost) everything you get in a MIA guitar
I bought this guitar as an intro to the offset line of Fenders and to use in my home studio and for jam sessions.
Pros:
+ The finishing and build are perfect. No sharp frets, a nice satin finished maple neck and modern tuners.
+ I like the versatile configurations with standard chunky Jaguar neck PU and a Humbucker with coil-tap in the bridge position with an additional coil-tap switch. People complain that the strings don't line up with bridge PU's pole pieces but I haven't noticed any adverse effects on the fat humbucker sound. The guitar sounds great.
Cons:
- This is personal taste, but I'm definitely not a fan of Pau Ferro fretboards. they feel somewhat dry and cheap looking.
- The biggest disappointment is the bridge. Get ready to spend time trying to adjust it so that the saddle screws stop rattling, after which you'll give up and just replace the entire bridge with either a Mustang or Mastery bridge. I replaced mine with a Mustang bridge and now the guitar plays and feels amazing with 11-gauge strings.
All in all, if you would like a good value for money Jaguar and the Squier logo bothers you, this guitar is perfect (after replacing the bridge of course).
Pros:
+ The finishing and build are perfect. No sharp frets, a nice satin finished maple neck and modern tuners.
+ I like the versatile configurations with standard chunky Jaguar neck PU and a Humbucker with coil-tap in the bridge position with an additional coil-tap switch. People complain that the strings don't line up with bridge PU's pole pieces but I haven't noticed any adverse effects on the fat humbucker sound. The guitar sounds great.
Cons:
- This is personal taste, but I'm definitely not a fan of Pau Ferro fretboards. they feel somewhat dry and cheap looking.
- The biggest disappointment is the bridge. Get ready to spend time trying to adjust it so that the saddle screws stop rattling, after which you'll give up and just replace the entire bridge with either a Mustang or Mastery bridge. I replaced mine with a Mustang bridge and now the guitar plays and feels amazing with 11-gauge strings.
All in all, if you would like a good value for money Jaguar and the Squier logo bothers you, this guitar is perfect (after replacing the bridge of course).
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