I thought the bigblock had the regular fender humbucker pos, same with warmoth's stuff. I didn't know Zon, Pedulla, Warrior, Aria or Valenti did it. And I forgot about Ibanez.
Guess I'm wrong lol.
Guess I'm wrong lol.
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Squier for 2011? I think yes.
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Nah, it was in the Ray position, or as close as a thinner humbucker can get(it seemed to be an attempt at a Ray style axe as much as the ATK's), and Warmoth'll do the "sweetspot" if asked.
G&L have the 1500/1505 too!
I really dug the look of the original Jag bass. As much as I respect the Squier product, the Squier Jag just isn't cutting it for me as much as the Fender Jag. I think the Mojo to the Jag was that preamp. That damned thing was one of the best sounding Fenders to come out in YEARS. I personally loved the blocks with no binding. Oddly enough, even though I dislike red instruments, after playing one I wanted a red Jag AND a red p-bass to match it! LOL!!! BTW, were't there QC issues with the Squier Jags? Not flammin the product, just asking.
You were probably thinking so since many complain about there being no other basses that sound like Stingrays.
A lot of that though(IMHO), is the use of different styles of pickup and pre-amp, and most of them being wired in the more standard series than the Ray's parallel wiring.
Not really. I'd say maybe two times out of a dozen there were a couple of complaints, but it was real minor stuff like loosely mounted pots, or crooked PG screws. Overall, the QC seems to be pretty good for all Squiers
I like the new Squier Jag basses, but as a proud owner of a Jaguar (the guitar, not the bass), come on, Fender, stop releasing products under the Jaguar name unless it has ridiculous amounts of chrome. That's the look! If I didn't want all that chrome, I'd have gotten a Jazzmaster.
But I guess "Jazzmaster Bass" is confusing.
But I guess "Jazzmaster Bass" is confusing.
+1
The absence of all the controls on a nice chrome plated covers really gives these basses more of a Jazzmaster appearance.
And I agree, all that chrome really gives that extra mojo to Jags! It just has to be there!
Yep, that's why the original Jaguar Bass is hot. It stays true to the essence of what it means to have a Fender Jaguar. Say I got this Squier Jaguar Bass HB, which I do like a lot and am seriously thinking about at $199.
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It certainly looks nice. But then say I put it next to my Jag:
The Squier would feel self conscious because the real Jaguar is just shinier and more self-indulgent. But say I got this:
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Now, THAT is a bass deserving of the Jaguar name. It's got all the right bits, the pickguard looks perfectly matched, too, with the controls mounted on chrome. All the lines are perfectly preserved, even the screw holes are correct. The only thing it's missing is a trem, but we'll excuse that because the pickguard screw is off to the side like there was a floating bridge. The matching headstock completes the look. This is a Jaguar Bass.
The Squier is a fine instrument, but for a Jaguar fanboy like me, it just doesn't quite get there. It's really just halfway between Jazz Bass and Jazzmaster, it never goes over to the Jaguar. Even the control plate, which is the only thing remotely Jaguar about it, is straight up Jazz Bass.
I also think that a true Jaguar Bass should be a short scale bass, but that's just me.
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It certainly looks nice. But then say I put it next to my Jag:
The Squier would feel self conscious because the real Jaguar is just shinier and more self-indulgent. But say I got this:
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Now, THAT is a bass deserving of the Jaguar name. It's got all the right bits, the pickguard looks perfectly matched, too, with the controls mounted on chrome. All the lines are perfectly preserved, even the screw holes are correct. The only thing it's missing is a trem, but we'll excuse that because the pickguard screw is off to the side like there was a floating bridge. The matching headstock completes the look. This is a Jaguar Bass.
The Squier is a fine instrument, but for a Jaguar fanboy like me, it just doesn't quite get there. It's really just halfway between Jazz Bass and Jazzmaster, it never goes over to the Jaguar. Even the control plate, which is the only thing remotely Jaguar about it, is straight up Jazz Bass.
I also think that a true Jaguar Bass should be a short scale bass, but that's just me.
Problem is, Squier is doing block inlays in the bodies! This thing was so ugly I sent it back:
Why oh why wont they make a Squier Precision V!
I soooo dont want to pay $1300 for an American Standard...
I soooo dont want to pay $1300 for an American Standard...
Ok guys. I'm going to GC later, and 90% of the time they have basses in the same month they're released. So I will prolly be playing all of these today.
Exactly what I was fearing. I was hoping this would be a good Noel Redding tribute bass, if it didn't look as fugly as those VM fretesses.
Problem is, Squier is doing block inlays in the bodies! This thing was so ugly I sent it back:
Exactly what I was fearing. I was hoping this would be a good Noel Redding tribute bass, if it didn't look as fugly as those VM fretesses.
The back was even worse than the front:
Note that the diagonal lines are reflections of the wet deck where I photographed it, as are the squiggly lines (those are a green garden hose). But look at the grossly mismatched wood with the knots in it.
Here is a detail shot of the knots:
Wood like that doesn't need to be thrown away, but use it on solid color bodies, not transparent ones!
All I can say is, what did you expect on a $300 bass, bookmatched graining? It's not that bad looking to me. I have an SX that looks similar to that, and I kinda like that it's a little mismatched. On a $109 bass, I like to look at that sort of thing as aadding "character". Of course, that is all a matter of personal taste, but I still am not gonna expect as good looking wood on a $300 bass as I am a $1200 one.
Fender does this on all their basses. While it wasn't THIS bad, I once played a Tony Franklin fretless p with the last 1/5 of it being another blank of wood, and a darker one at that. Boy it was ugly.
No, just wood that was picked out by someone who had eyes that functioned.
Awesome, go get it, it arrived back at Amazon today.
Nah, I already have a VM Jazz in natural finish with much better looking wood (two-piece soft maple) than that!
Nah, I already have a VM Jazz in natural finish with much better looking wood (two-piece soft maple) than that!
Yep, I've seen it. Yours is really good looking.
Yep, that's why the original Jaguar Bass is hot. It stays true to the essence of what it means to have a Fender Jaguar. Say I got this Squier Jaguar Bass HB, which I do like a lot and am seriously thinking about at $199.
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It certainly looks nice. But then say I put it next to my Jag:
The Squier would feel self conscious because the real Jaguar is just shinier and more self-indulgent. But say I got this:
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Now, THAT is a bass deserving of the Jaguar name. It's got all the right bits, the pickguard looks perfectly matched, too, with the controls mounted on chrome. All the lines are perfectly preserved, even the screw holes are correct. The only thing it's missing is a trem, but we'll excuse that because the pickguard screw is off to the side like there was a floating bridge. The matching headstock completes the look. This is a Jaguar Bass.
The Squier is a fine instrument, but for a Jaguar fanboy like me, it just doesn't quite get there. It's really just halfway between Jazz Bass and Jazzmaster, it never goes over to the Jaguar. Even the control plate, which is the only thing remotely Jaguar about it, is straight up Jazz Bass.
I also think that a true Jaguar Bass should be a short scale bass, but that's just me.
I agree the Jaguar should be short scale, like its guitar sister. Then I would be first in line to get one!
