Squier Models Disappearing ??

Affinities were upgraded a year or so ago, jazz's in new colours and PJ's brought in and no standard P's.
Pretty much the same story on vintage modified too with the majority of P action in the Classic Vibe, changing the fiesta red out for the new 70's one.

It's pretty similar with Fender across the board at the min. Some of the new Modern Players have been discontinued less than a year after introduction. The mustang has also just been axed.

 

I'm with you on that, however i think that it has been discontinued for a year or so now. Used or NOS (please correct me if I am wrong) would be the only way to snag one....

Good Luck!​

 

I called Fender's customer service and they told me the Squier Classic Vibe Precision in Fiesta Red was discontinued August of 2014, I really wanted one of those but you snooze, you loose.

 

Heard the same nail biting and moaning when they dropped the sonic blue CV P. The CV lines seemed to survive just fine and soon everyone lusted after the new colors and models. Relax, it's typical year end jitters (and if you shop carefully you just might find that coveted sonic blue, or fiesta red or all natural or whatever it is you desire at a discontinued discounted sale price).

 

That fiesta red was the worst ever. It was not even close to what fiesta red should look like.

 

When I bought my Squier Jag SS awhile back the guy at the counter said " Nice little bass you got there. They're not making those anymore".

Didn't know whether to believe him or not.

 

It's normal for companies to concentrate on their most profitable lines and scale back production when the economy is bad. Same reason I can't buy my size of pants anymore.

 

We've heard that before...

 

I was at Bananas at Large in Santa Rosa CA yesterday, they had one there. At least, that's what it looked like to me. Squier label, Fiesta Red body, rosewood board. Is that the one? Maybe some hunting around and you might find one locally.

 

Just FWIW, all of the Vintage Modified PJ basses I have seen have silver magnets. Never seen one factory that had black.

Fender, like most every other manufacturer makes a variety of models, and frequently changes up their offerings to keep things "new and improved". So if they offer the same model, unchanged for more than say 2 years, chances are they are planning on changing it up unless it is a crazy good seller for them, then there is no incentive to change it...

I personally would love a current model Vintage Modified PJ bass in Lake Placid Blue... Not sure if the budget is going to work out for me that way... We will see.

 

Yup, seems that VM Mustangs are now limited to just the sparkly silver one.

 

Ya - and it's got a humbucker instead of the Mustang pickups.

 

I just bought the lake placid VM PJ from Amazon with about 10 gift cards from my 40th b-day. $25 here, $50 there, next thing you know I have a free bass. Looking forward to seeing it, and hopefully it's a keeper.

 

Agreed. I saw a few of them up close & they were VERY salmon.

 

How about that tort guard too?
They are very good basses for the price but boy were they off.

 

Heck I don't see Squiers hardly anywhere in my area. The CV and VM sell out quickly and I wonder if they don't put a dent in sales of higher priced basses?
Fender has in the past pulled Squiers lines that were so successful they hurt the MIA fender market. Who knows the future of some Squier models?

 

ALL of the Squier Tort guards are horrendous. The contrast on the faux tort is too high. Too much yellow, deep browns & vibrant reds. VERY unnatural. They should have paired it with a BWB.

 

Thank god for dropping fiesta red, what an ugly bass.
But a great player.
Would love to see more maple neck 4 stringers that arent artist series.

 

I may be reading something into it here, but it seems like they sometimes intentionally withhold products on the assumption that scarcity creates demand.
When the actual result is that people turn to alternative offerings.