Updates from a (slightly) less-tired mind: - I didn't cut the nut-slots HALF a millimetre, haha. It was more like 1-2mm. - the rhythm circuit plate _isn't_ bevelled on the bottom side too, I double-checked, my eyes had been playing tricks on me. However, I still think the route is too shallow, hence the *bulge*.
Perfect! You showed the sound exactly as it is, instead of other channels' "Clean" sounds that use amps... Clear information without rambling too. I can't currently try a guitar in stores, so this is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Just because it's super annoying to hear riffs that you can't place: 1:32 - Etta James 'I Would Rather Go Blind' 3:42 - Hey Arnold! theme, butchered 5:51 - The Rolling Stones 'Rocks Off', kinda 9:04 - The Jesus Lizard 'Karpis' 9:32 - QOTSA 'I Think I Lost My Headache' everything else is misdirected noodling
I have the exact same guitar. It's good but the vibrato tends to detune the strings. I raised it to about 2mm from the pick guard and it's better but will raise it more. How much did you raise it?
Really, the most important things here are: - make sure the nut is cut properly - that your strings are *properly* stretched in - lubricate the saddles and nut slots with graphite (or some guitar-specific product) I'm guess you were talking about raising the *bridge* 2mm? The bridge height/action shouldn't really affect the vibrato's stability, aside from it changing the break angle between the tailpiece and bridge. And even in that case, those 3 things I mentioned will have a much bigger effect.
I play my own weird music. I have reviewed a few guitars in my meager budget little channel and want to try one of these. Really bad. Selling one of the classic vibes to fund another purchase. How good is the bridge and trem for tuning light use?
Hi Robert, the bridge and tailpiece are decent and totally usable, especially with the tweaks I went over in the video (taping the bridge, adjusting the arm tension to suit your playing). For light, shimmery usage, it's a dream and I've enjoyed them on all 3 equipped guitars I've owned. The main point of oddity with these tailpieces is the way the arm 'attaches'. It doesn't screw-in, rather that PUSHES in, and is held in place by some pretty primitive engineering (Google 'Fender Jaguar collet'). These can bend over time, especially if you're a very enthusiastic whammyboi (and/or need to remove the arm a lot), meaning the arm swings all over the place and/or falls out. I had to fix this just now actually, taking the tailpiece off, and using pliers to compress the collet 'arms' back into making a tighter fit around the base of the bar. Staytrem make a replacement collet and bar to address this stuff, and it looks like it'll fit this Squier too, think I'm gonna buy one right now :)
@@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog Thank you! Yeah I am not into heavy trem but I like warble or modulation...Some light dives I suppose this type guitar is suitable for ambient as I've seen many use it. I'll have to check one out soon!! Hahah. Thank you very much!
I guess it'll suit some styles better than others, like any guitar? It's like saying "is this knife good for preparing food?"; it all depends on the context.
Good demo. I spent a bit of time playing one of these in a shop - and I think the earlier Squier VM Jaguars were better. The CV has darker/hotter pickups and a thinner neck. Neither is my preference.
@@cirotheb5 I've not played a VM _Jag_ , but I now have a VM Jazzmaster, and it seems like both the CV and VM lines feature overwound bridge pickups to appeal to more modern tonal sensibilities. However, I LOVE a brighter bridge sound, so that JM now has another VM neck pickup in the _bridge_ position, and it sounds great to me and likely more 'vintagey'; I've read that old 60s Jaguars just had both pickups pulled from the same parts bin, they weren't reverse wound etc.
Well, both of the guys from the Stooges used humbucker-equipped guitars, so that'd be the obvious direction for you here. That said, I'm of the firm belief that you can play _anything_ on any _guitar_, it's really more down to your effects and amplifier. Here's a video of me playing a Stooges song using another shortscale, singlecoil-pickup equipped guitar: ua-cam.com/video/bmp0Di6xINM/v-deo.html
d o o g would a jazzmaster work better for that style then i know they still have p90 style pickups tho, also im pretty sure james willamson used a jag when the stooges reunited not on recorded tho
@@Owen-ne6pe again, the right pedal/amp and settings will get you there with most guitars, especially if you use your tone control to roll off the spiky highs a bit. Jazzmaster pickups aren’t P90s at all (apart from a few specific JM models that use P90s in disguise); they’re more like a mellower Strat pickup, but slightly thicker sounding as the pickup bobbins themselves are wider.
Depends on the Les Paul, I guess? In general, I'd imagine so, haven't played a LP in years though. Google says the nut width is less than on a standard Gibson LP, and that the Jaguar has a C-shaped neck, no solid info for Gibson on first glance. 50s-style LPs have thicker necks than 60s-style, and so there's a load of variables. Necks are one of those weird things that need to be felt in person since it's not a single measurement that makes up how a neck feels.
_Most_ people would say no, not without a pickup change. You could get a cheap, single-coil sized humbucker installed in the bridge position; that will suit the kind of typical, higher gain 'metal' sounds. The guitar itself is perfectly solid, but you'll need a suitable string gauge if you're down-tuning.
no not metal not grunge not rock just surf wich even that jazz master dose better its way to much mony for what it is like a rtx 3070 graphics card over priced 1,300 to much mony to think it worth it to much time trying to resell to get most your mony back while you can and settle for less exspensive one gtx 1050 200£ dose same more less hundreds less still puts yu in the games at enjoyabal moments jaguar not enough fun for the price botom line your left fealing riped off as you play one of your go to guitars of many to make up for its short cummings
save some mony buy the squire bullet mustang with humbuckers plays all genres this jag has a banjo feal / sound thing to it i own both and own 30 guitars 53 played since 10
Updates from a (slightly) less-tired mind:
- I didn't cut the nut-slots HALF a millimetre, haha. It was more like 1-2mm.
- the rhythm circuit plate _isn't_ bevelled on the bottom side too, I double-checked, my eyes had been playing tricks on me. However, I still think the route is too shallow, hence the *bulge*.
I love the tones. Especially that neck pup!
Outstanding demonstration, especially explaining the knos and such ..Great job..
Thank you!
Perfect! You showed the sound exactly as it is, instead of other channels' "Clean" sounds that use amps... Clear information without rambling too. I can't currently try a guitar in stores, so this is exactly what I needed. Thanks!
I'm so tired of the "heres my clean sound *cue the distorted dad rock tone*"
@@rat9199 SAME. No pedals doesn't mean 'clean'; if they're using amps they should at least use minimal drive
“Dad rock tone” 😆
@@rat9199 Anyone who uses the phrase "dad rock" is really pretty simple, naw... I'm NOT a dad..
Love it! Chuffed you got one in the end.
Awesome demo. Simply covered everything with clarity. Thx mate. 👍🏻
Chris Siomou glad you found it useful, mate 😄
Quite a few videos on this guitar and barely anyone reviews the neck profile so this was really helpful👍🏻 pre-ordered one recently!
Glad it was useful for you, hope you enjoy it when it shows up!
Really informative on the controls,now I get it! Thanks..
You’re welcome!
I am thinking about buying on just cause you convinced me to do so 👍
Haha, hope you're enjoying itttttt?
Sound and look cool .
Neck pickup is glorious
Yeaaah, I'm not a huge fan of these overwound bridge pickups _clean_, but the neck sounds GREAT for anything.
Just because it's super annoying to hear riffs that you can't place:
1:32 - Etta James 'I Would Rather Go Blind'
3:42 - Hey Arnold! theme, butchered
5:51 - The Rolling Stones 'Rocks Off', kinda
9:04 - The Jesus Lizard 'Karpis'
9:32 - QOTSA 'I Think I Lost My Headache'
everything else is misdirected noodling
misdirected noodling lol. im calling everything I play that, from now on
@@relevo86 We are pioneers in the genre
What pedal are you using? The brand
The fuzz? It's a Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight
6:03 sonic youth.. or whatever
I have the exact same guitar. It's good but the vibrato tends to detune the strings. I raised it to about 2mm from the pick guard and it's better but will raise it more. How much did you raise it?
Really, the most important things here are:
- make sure the nut is cut properly
- that your strings are *properly* stretched in
- lubricate the saddles and nut slots with graphite (or some guitar-specific product)
I'm guess you were talking about raising the *bridge* 2mm? The bridge height/action shouldn't really affect the vibrato's stability, aside from it changing the break angle between the tailpiece and bridge. And even in that case, those 3 things I mentioned will have a much bigger effect.
I just got a job ima be saving up for this. always wanted a jaguar i been playin my dads guitars this gonna be my first ever guitar.
Hope you enjoy it! They're great guitars, even with all their quirks.
Congrats on getting a job man!!!
I play my own weird music. I have reviewed a few guitars in my meager budget little channel and want to try one of these. Really bad. Selling one of the classic vibes to fund another purchase. How good is the bridge and trem for tuning light use?
Hi Robert, the bridge and tailpiece are decent and totally usable, especially with the tweaks I went over in the video (taping the bridge, adjusting the arm tension to suit your playing). For light, shimmery usage, it's a dream and I've enjoyed them on all 3 equipped guitars I've owned.
The main point of oddity with these tailpieces is the way the arm 'attaches'. It doesn't screw-in, rather that PUSHES in, and is held in place by some pretty primitive engineering (Google 'Fender Jaguar collet'). These can bend over time, especially if you're a very enthusiastic whammyboi (and/or need to remove the arm a lot), meaning the arm swings all over the place and/or falls out.
I had to fix this just now actually, taking the tailpiece off, and using pliers to compress the collet 'arms' back into making a tighter fit around the base of the bar. Staytrem make a replacement collet and bar to address this stuff, and it looks like it'll fit this Squier too, think I'm gonna buy one right now :)
@@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog Thank you! Yeah I am not into heavy trem but I like warble or modulation...Some light dives I suppose this type guitar is suitable for ambient as I've seen many use it. I'll have to check one out soon!! Hahah. Thank you very much!
I love mine. Better than my 90s MiJ jag. In every respect other than the tort
How was your set up? Did you have to adjust anything? Just bought exactly the same guitar
QOTSA on Jaguar demo ? Wasnt expecting that !
Sick right?????
Ugh its so hot. I just bought an sg I love, but I'm craving some sonic youth flavor axe
You could do a LOT worse!
that hey arnold tho...
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Is it good for recording guitar renditons
I guess it'll suit some styles better than others, like any guitar?
It's like saying "is this knife good for preparing food?"; it all depends on the context.
What settings are you using on the cockfight?
Ooof, no idea, man; sorry.
Good demo. I spent a bit of time playing one of these in a shop - and I think the earlier Squier VM Jaguars were better. The CV has darker/hotter pickups and a thinner neck. Neither is my preference.
I wonder if those were changes made to the original '70s Jags, or this is purely to appeal to a more modern audience?
Actually this model sounds more like a jaguar, the VM has way more hotter pickups and sometimes it can kill the sweetness and the twang of the Jaguar
@@cirotheb5 I've not played a VM _Jag_ , but I now have a VM Jazzmaster, and it seems like both the CV and VM lines feature overwound bridge pickups to appeal to more modern tonal sensibilities.
However, I LOVE a brighter bridge sound, so that JM now has another VM neck pickup in the _bridge_ position, and it sounds great to me and likely more 'vintagey'; I've read that old 60s Jaguars just had both pickups pulled from the same parts bin, they weren't reverse wound etc.
Would this guitar be good to play stooges on?
Well, both of the guys from the Stooges used humbucker-equipped guitars, so that'd be the obvious direction for you here.
That said, I'm of the firm belief that you can play _anything_ on any _guitar_, it's really more down to your effects and amplifier. Here's a video of me playing a Stooges song using another shortscale, singlecoil-pickup equipped guitar: ua-cam.com/video/bmp0Di6xINM/v-deo.html
d o o g would a jazzmaster work better for that style then i know they still have p90 style pickups tho, also im pretty sure james willamson used a jag when the stooges reunited not on recorded tho
@@Owen-ne6pe again, the right pedal/amp and settings will get you there with most guitars, especially if you use your tone control to roll off the spiky highs a bit.
Jazzmaster pickups aren’t P90s at all (apart from a few specific JM models that use P90s in disguise); they’re more like a mellower Strat pickup, but slightly thicker sounding as the pickup bobbins themselves are wider.
Is the neck more narrow than a les Paul ?
Depends on the Les Paul, I guess? In general, I'd imagine so, haven't played a LP in years though.
Google says the nut width is less than on a standard Gibson LP, and that the Jaguar has a C-shaped neck, no solid info for Gibson on first glance.
50s-style LPs have thicker necks than 60s-style, and so there's a load of variables. Necks are one of those weird things that need to be felt in person since it's not a single measurement that makes up how a neck feels.
Ok thank you 😃
Everyone got the black jag . To me the surfgreen is more appealing
Michael Worse ok
I got the sunburst 😊
Is it a good guitar for metal ?
_Most_ people would say no, not without a pickup change.
You could get a cheap, single-coil sized humbucker installed in the bridge position; that will suit the kind of typical, higher gain 'metal' sounds.
The guitar itself is perfectly solid, but you'll need a suitable string gauge if you're down-tuning.
Would a distortion pedal also help a lot?
no not metal not grunge not rock just surf wich even that jazz master dose better its way to much mony for what it is like a rtx 3070 graphics card over priced 1,300 to much mony to think it worth it to much time trying to resell to get most your mony back while you can and settle for less exspensive one gtx 1050 200£ dose same more less hundreds less still puts yu in the games at enjoyabal moments jaguar not enough fun for the price botom line your left fealing riped off as you play one of your go to guitars of many to make up for its short cummings
no and yess fuzz pedal and crunch only freindly pedals rest un playabal
save some mony buy the squire bullet mustang with humbuckers plays all genres this jag has a banjo feal / sound thing to it i own both and own 30 guitars 53 played since 10
Your arm is veinyAF JOHNNNN CENAAAAAAA
rahbro ok
Did I hear QOTSA.
Maaaaaaybeeeeeeee
Dude... you sound exactly like Roger Waters...
Anda a dormir
Problem with design is the word you are looking for.
I said a lot of words on this video, champ; you may need to be more specific
Thanks but keep the talking to a minimun next time...we want to hear the guitar
OK THEN
you can get a full refund at the front desk
I dunno why people always bitch about the talking.Its good to hear the players thoughts about things you woudnt know by just a playing demo.