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Which MIA Jazz V neck is the same profile as the Squier VM J V?

scolba

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Mar 24, 2009
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Bloomington, IL
I tried searching for this but failed miserably.

So I have a VM Jazz V and I really love how it plays. I find myself leaving my Gecko at home more and more, but there are a couple of things that I'm not crazy about. Mainly the frets are pretty sharp on the edges, and the binding is wavy on the sides. But I'm also wanting a different finish, too, so was hoping to find a MIA that would feel the same as the VM. MIM would be ok, I guess, but not sure if the fit/finish would be much different than the Squier. I'll plan on swapping in an Audere regardless of which one I get.

The trouble I'm having is, on the product page, squier says "C" shape, but all the Fenders say "Modern C". So I'm not sure how that actually translates.

So does anybody know for sure which models of 5's have the same profile as the VM J V?

Thanks!
 
I ended up buying a Jazz V with a modern C neck anyway just to try it out. It is slightly thicker than the VM Jazz V neck, but not prohibitively so. So the only thing I can say for sure is that Squier's "C Shape" <> "Modern C"