Squier Jaguar Short Scale Club Part 3

[AltGrendel]

Fender's site says agathis.

Interesting.

Agathis - Wikipedia

 

[JACink]

From the Squier Specs doc:

Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS (Short Scale)
• Model Number: 032-8800-xxx
• Model Name: Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS (Short Scale)
• Series: Vintage Modified
• Colors: (506) Black, (509) Candy Apple Red, (591) Silver
• Body: Agathis
• Neck Shape: "C" Shape
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1mm)
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1mm)
• Scale Length: 30" (76.2mm)
• Pickup Configuration: S/S
• Pickups: Single-Coil Jazz Bass Pickup (Bridge), Split Single-Coil Precision Bass pickup (Middle)
• Pickup Switching: N/A
• Controls: Volume 1. (Precision Bass Pickup), Volume 2. (Jazz Bass Pickup), Master Tone (Both Pickups)
• Hardware: Chrome
• Tuners: Standard Open Gear
• Bridge: Standard 4 Saddle
• Pickguard: 3-Ply B/W/B
• Unique Features: Black Painted Headstock
• MSRP: $279.99
• Country of Origin:
• Introduced: 2012
• Discontinued: Active



For country of origin, mine says Indonesia, but a lot of the models on the Squier Doc are missing country of origin, maybe they were built in multiple places?

 

[BAG]

Interesting.

Agathis - Wikipedia

I learnt something new. I've heard of the Kauri tree before (the wife is a kiwi) but didn't know that it's wood is known as agathis.

From the Squier Specs doc:

Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS (Short Scale)
• Model Number: 032-8800-xxx
• Model Name: Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS (Short Scale)
• Series: Vintage Modified
• Colors: (506) Black, (509) Candy Apple Red, (591) Silver
• Body: Agathis
• Neck Shape: "C" Shape
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
• Number of Frets: 20
• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
• Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1mm)
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1mm)
• Scale Length: 30" (76.2mm)
• Pickup Configuration: S/S
• Pickups: Single-Coil Jazz Bass Pickup (Bridge), Split Single-Coil Precision Bass pickup (Middle)
• Pickup Switching: N/A
• Controls: Volume 1. (Precision Bass Pickup), Volume 2. (Jazz Bass Pickup), Master Tone (Both Pickups)
• Hardware: Chrome
• Tuners: Standard Open Gear
• Bridge: Standard 4 Saddle
• Pickguard: 3-Ply B/W/B
• Unique Features: Black Painted Headstock
• MSRP: $279.99
• Country of Origin:
• Introduced: 2012
• Discontinued: Active



For country of origin, mine says Indonesia, but a lot of the models on the Squier Doc are missing country of origin, maybe they were built in multiple places?

Squier's are built in numerous different factories around the world. As far as i know all the SS Jags are Indonesian made. From what i've come across most of the instruments that come out of Indonesia are well built for the price.

 

[JACink]

Squier's are built in numerous different factories around the world. As far as i know all the SS Jags are Indonesian made. From what i've come across most of the instruments that come out of Indonesia are well built for the price.

I was referring to this instrument in particular. Some of the models on the Squier doc state a country of origin, others that are left blank, I was wondering if that same model was actually built in various locations.

 

[JACink]

Sorry if I am being too lazy to go through the many pages of this thread(s), but can anyone tell me what size difference there is between the Jag SS control plate and a regular Jazz control plate?

I am guessing that the Jag is smaller (I am still waiting for the bass to be able to confirm).

 

[CharlyG]

yes it is smaller but I don't have any pix atm.

 

[JACink]

Does anyone know where I may be able to purchase one?

 

[Evil Undead]

Sorry if I am being too lazy to go through the many pages of this thread(s), but can anyone tell me what size difference there is between the Jag SS control plate and a regular Jazz control plate?

I am guessing that the Jag is smaller (I am still waiting for the bass to be able to confirm).

Smaller and curved

 

[Newman1951]

Today I put on Schaller tuners, a Gotoh bridge and GHS Flatwounds. Loving the flatwounds.

 

[Manuel Eduardo]

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I love my Squier VM Jaguar Bass SS or... rather, I like it now after I made it my own. I don't mean to put Fender down, but it seems to me that they are just not really innovating or thinking much about how they put out new instruments. Their M.O. is always: Slap a P/J combo in it or P or J and call it good (See the new Mustang Bass). When Fender introduced new instruments in the past, they were really quite different, from the bridges to the pickup designs.
When they came out with the Jaguar Bass, it is essentially a Jazz Bass with an Active switch. The Squier VM SS bass is a much truer companion to the Jaguar Guitar simply because of the short scale. That was a major design feature that set it apart from the similar Jazzmaster at the time (also specially designed pickups). Anyway, my point is that they could really do better and make much cooler instruments while sticking to the design architecture that makes Fenders Fenders.

I took it upon myself to put my money where my thoughts were and modded up my Squier to make it what I saw as a better companion to the Jaguar guitar. The mods are as follows: Pickups: 1970s MIJ high output single coils. They are similar to Jazz Bass pickups but are rounded... cool! I placed them more up front, mounted on the pickguard, similar to the Jag guitar. I never did care for the sound of the rear J-bass pickup in this or in my old jazz bass. They are controlled by a three way tele switch on the bottom plate. I had to modify the plate to allow for this but it much more functional.
I switched out the rear control plate for a Jaguar guitar plate with only two knobs. Volume and Tone for rear pickup. The top horn is Volume and Tone for Neck pickup. The upper switch is a passive distortion switch similar to the black ice effect. (look it up on tonefiend if you are interested!) It cuts the volume a bit but gives you a really sweet stoner metal time of tone on this bass.

Visual mods include a mint green custom pickguard, chrome cover and Fender logo on the headstock.
I really wanted to put a Mustang Bass Bridge on here but the placement of the rear pickup made it impossible without making me fill and refinish the body... something I just don't want to do. Maybe in the future.
All in all, I think it captures the spirit of the Jaguar guitar while making for a cool, functional and really unique Bass.
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Can I ask for an elaboration on how you switched the pickguard config to a more classic jaguar pickguard including the extra chrome portions? It's simply beautiful and I would love to do it to my bass!

 

[Manuel Eduardo]

Can someone please explain to me why there is no picture on the internet of a sunburst jaguar with a pearloid pickguard? Be it a bass or a guitar, I can't find a damn picture of this combination anywhere on a jag. Is it heresy to put anything out white, black and tort pickguards on 'em? Are the offset gods gonna come down and smite me for attempting something so crazy? Haha, anyways, if anyone can find a picture of it and wants to comment it, it would be nice!

 

[KohanMike]

Hey, I didn't know there was a Jaguar thread. I'm about to have a Rondo bass uke 24" scale modified to look like a Jaguar, Olympic white and tortoise pickguard. The P pickups are just covers, it has a piezo pickup in the bridge. Going to call it a Juguarlele.

If I don't get a reply from the powers-that-be with an official number, I just add the club to my signature anyway without a number.

This is such a clever instrument... If you ever make a performance video using this Jaguarlele babe, please post it here on the Jaguar forum. Good job!

Thanks Sean. I'll sure try and do that, might be a couple months though.

After a few months of sitting in limbo, I finally got to the mod, but I ended up not doing the conversion to a Jaguar, I kept the body original, just had a pickguard made and having it painted by Pat Wilkins, so I will have to back out of joining the Jaguar club. My regrets.

 

[bnolsen]

Techinally its not a squier jaguar short scale, just a copy. But it does look nice.

 

[AltGrendel]

After a few months of sitting in limbo, I finally got to the mod, but I ended up not doing the conversion to a Jaguar, I kept the body original, just had a pickguard made and having it painted by Pat Wilkins, so I will have to back out of joining the Jaguar club. My regrets.

Not a problem, you're still welcome to hang out.

 

[KohanMike]

Techinally its not a squier jaguar short scale, just a copy. But it does look nice.

I know, that's why I have to back out of the Jaguar club.

Not a problem, you're still welcome to hang out.

Thanks Alt, I appreciate that.

 

[FranckBassist]

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[Slinger]

Why not post a pic of your Jag and request an "official" club number now?

 

[buesloth]

Just got my Jag today. I've played guitar on an off for long time. I decided to get a bass to create some backing tracks and for fun. In the last few weeks since I've thought about getting one, I've been focusing on the bass lines in songs and it is amazing some of the great lines I've overlooked for years. Set up on this seems fine, although I don't know yet what is best for me for action, strings, etc. Next I need to find a bass amp.

 

[BEvans383]

Nice Buesloth, same color as mine. As a guitar player, you are going to love that shorty. I was a bass player that switched to guitar for a couple years, then had to switch back to bass. All my long scale basses seemed huge, then I found the Jag, and now we are inseparable.

 

[Takethecake]

Have a question someone in here may be able to answer. I have a Fender 78 MusicMaster neck and was looking for a body I can take and mod that this neck would be able to bolt on. Anyone know if this would work?