Squier Classic Vibe 70's Jaguar Daphne Blue (Review)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
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I'm now realizing that I have the function of the "strangle" switch all backwards. It is meant as a HIGH PASS FILTER. So really when the toggle is UP then the switch is ON and not OFF like I am claiming in this video. Nevertheless, the way I am using it here is not technically incorrect...just different!
Time Stamps:
4:54 Playing starts
7:02 With effects
Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy this video!
These guitars are beautiful
I’ve watched your video twice on my smart tv. Both times it wigged the picture out, made my tv black screen, and I had to reset my tv. I am not joking... this is insane.
did you figure it out?
Just picked up this exact one a week ago, having never had a jaguar before I've been having fun with lots of reverb and the tremolo system. Nice demo bro🤙
Did you need to set it up or was it good from the box?
I’m definitely considering this guitar. I used to have a Peavy T-60, but I sold it and I always regretted it because the extra tone nob and the second switch that guitar has I got such clean crispy tone and then I could get an almost acoustic type of low. It was incredible. This seems up that alley plus that tremolo has my brain going! I can make that sound with digital pedals it’s not as dialed in and so easily heavy or subtle tremolo though I could get way more technical with this. Good video!
I have the same one and absolutely love it. my Gibson sits in the corner now and this and my classic vibe mustang are my two favourites. the short scale is so nice to play.
Fender Jaguars were the "Top of the line" of the Original Leo Fender designs. They are great guitars but they are definitely not everyone's cup of tea. For one thing they are short scale (24" vs. 25.5" on a Tele or Strat) which makes them similar to a Mustang in that regard. However, moreso even than a Mustang the Jaguar does not do well if you are a person who aggressively bends your strings like a heavy duty blues rock lead guitar player. The bridge/saddles won't hold the strings well if you bend more than a half step (ala David Gilmour etc). However, if you love to play weeird or complex chords you'll dig both the Jaguar and Jazzmaster because they are both "short sustain" guitars with very staccatto attack - so you really hear each note ring out of the chord - that's why they are so popular with Surf Guitarists and alt-Indie players like Thruston Moore and Kurt Cobain. Those guys don't bend their lead notes much but they love to emphasize the clash between certain tones and intervals. Elvis COstello also played a Jaguar on his early records and he highlights the "brashness and clang of hitting the strings aggressively with his pick without a lot of bending at the frets.
BTW - Nice review - you really went through a lot of the variations of tone the guitar is capable of.
Ordered mine yesterday and it gets here next week. I’m excited ! Great video btw!(:
Just bought mine, fucking love it, can't believe its a Squier
Is it a good idea to get one of these as first guitar with no amp?
@@lostimx first guitar yes, but I'm not sure I would buy an electric without an amp. Go for an acoustic if you can't get an amp just yet.
@@bperf322 is a cheap amp fine? (100$ range) the guitar itself like 500 haha I was reading is better to get cheap guitar expensive amp , but I feel like investing in a nice guitar will motivate me to learn more
@@bperf322 thanks a ton for input
@@lostimx a cheap amp is better than no amp at all! Definitely agree with spending more on your guitar before splurging on a high-end amp. Good luck, and welcome to the world of guitar. Keep at it and don't get discouraged, it takes a lot of patience and practice
Wow great video! this guitar and amp combo sounds really nice! I can see why people like the Jaguars now, lots of cool sounds. Not crazy about the sound of the bridge pickup it's okay
.. but all the other ones and combinations and circuits make for an overall satisfying experience. Nice rhythm playing btw, quite tasty!
Wish this color was around sooner. I went green and play it more than my hh classic.
I've got the exact same one. Had to order it from Anderton's to Belgium but at least it means I'll probably be the only one in the near vicinity to have this colorway :p
It’s a really good guitar for a 400pound range 👌👌👌
I’m getting this one soon. Gonna be the best purchase of my life
One of, if not the most unique sounding guitars ever!
It's like a jazzmaster and a tele combination
I've just got one! Love it!😎
That sounds really nice. One review I saw said this model is actually better than the Fender Player Jaguar, which seems an amazing claim.
Harry Flashman I dont know how accurate that claim is, but there really is something about this classic vibe jaguar that I cant stop enjoying! Generally speaking, it was always regarded that classic vibe and MIM fenders were more or less on par as far quality goes. Not sure how that still holds up with the player series and updated classic vibe series
You're absolutely right about it being better than the player jaguar. The player series jaguar doesn't have all of the controls that the Squier has. The Player Jaguar only has ceramic pickups, while this one had Alnico. And on top of that, the player series and american standard Jaguars have synthetic nuts while the Squier has an authentic bone nut.
This is a really good review my man! Thank you!
Mine arrived last week. I ordered it from Musician's Friend rather than my usual go-to, Sweetwater, because I wanted that Daphne Blue. The guitar is fine, no complaints. However it arrived w/o a trem bar and the wrenches, and has signs of having been a returned item. My calls and emails to MF have gone unanswered. So, buyer beware if you order from MF.
Damn it, just ordered one yesterday....same here though, I usually go with sweetwater....I'm a daphne blue connoisseur
Sounds and looks phenomenal
Thank your for your most helpful and sincerely presented video....after watching it I went ahead with a purchase.....I like your style of play!
Great demo man, what amp are you playing through?
Hey this is really really cool! Do you still have the guitar? Can it handle overdrive well? I play a lot of classic rock stuff, like AC/DC, Nirvana, Zeppelin, that kind of thing. I don't play metal, like slayer and really heavy distortion. Really nice guitar. Thank you for posting this. Congrats on your guitar.
I still do! It's one of my favorite guitars! It can handle overdrive really well actually, It has a nice crunch to it and doesn't get muddy at all. For the style of music you're mentioning, I think this guitar will do it really well.
Thanks man. 😊 Did you do any mods to it?
@@AngelMartinez-qs3cf Not at all! I like it stock! It probably needs a setup though but thats really about it.
Great video! It's nice hearing this with different effects, not just distortion.
I can't decide between squier Jaguar or Jazzmaster, they're both so good but I can only choose one 🤔
For no, eventually you will be able to afford all the squier versions
But honestly, I would say the jazzmaster unless yo u know you like short scales cause I thought I did then I bought a mustang and hated it and I sent it back
@@TheUnknownReject I bought a Jazzmaster (in this colour), and I love it! I couldn't try out a Jaguar to test scale length, and I prefer the JM's sound and looks overall. It was a great choice :)
Adam Greenhill me too, I bought the 60th anniversary on reverb for $600, got a super good deal. It sounds soooo good and plays great. I play mostly metal and hard rock, and had no issues with the tremolo or anything and I use super slinky light string gauges
Great demo of a beautiful guitar👍🤩 thanks a lot for sharing🙏🙏
My God do I want one of these guitars. They sold out quick as hell tho
did they really? i found one for $400 at GC.
@@coldstar5352 You got the 60’s vibe not the 70’s vibe
I literally just got one today after going into to GC just to get picks. $407 out the door with pres days sale
I got the last one today out of guitar center ☺️
@@skatelifeche Same and I did all the upgrades on it and the whole set up already and it plays 1 million times better. There is an hour long video on UA-cam detailing exactly what to do and you can get the slotted not file on eBay.
I have an older VM Jazzmaster but I would like to check these out, unfortunately I don't really like the block inlays :P
But it looks like you've got a nice guitar there :)
Btw it's Indian Laurel, not Pau Ferro on the Squiers :)
Hope so.. Pick Mine up Thursday..
i played this in a guitar center its so smooth
If you want it to play like a fender , have a guitar shop smooth down the frets , intonate it , and remove the fret buzz . I did and it’s an excellent investment for your squier :)
Love your playing! Cant wait to get this guitar
that's it i'm getting a jaguar with my next paycheck
Nice review. Still trying to decide bewteen this and the Squier Deluxe Jazzmaster....decisions decisions...sigh
Buy both🌝🤗🎸
Cheap or not squier makes a great guitar I have a 99 squier standard strat I bought new and 21 years later it’s still the best strat I ever owned not to mention my 05 squier 51 which is amazing and 07 affinity tele im torn between this Daphne blue jag and the jazz master.......
87camro For me personally, I felt that the Jazzmaster had a different sound that I didn't like. Not that it was bad! It just wasn't what I was looking for. The jaguar for me has more of a snappy and punchy sound. If you get the chance to compare them both then I would recommend that of course!
@@Lucas_Arredondo I feel like Jazzmasters have a lot 'colder' sound that's suited to really icy post-punk like Gang of Four. The Jaguar is definately the darling of the Classic Vibe range mind!
EXTREMELY bright harsh and plinky sounding even by Jaguar standards; I can’t imagine anyone other than a beginner seeing this as a Jack of All Trades guitar, it’s more of a specialty guitar, it does the Jag thing and not much else.
It's his settings, and string size, these with 11.s are sensational, some nice demos out there, but your right here, does sound bright. Other demos just melt you away, so smooth and fender like. Great guitar once set up correctly .
@@anteburazin69 I’ve just recently acquired a Johnny Marr Jaguar and, yes, it has a myriad of tones that can be gotten; dare I say even more than my strats/teles. Now I did swap out the stock bridge pup for something hotter, the stock one was just so unbelievably piercingly bright, pretty weak, and didn’t take gain very well. Lost a little bit of jangle in the in-between position, but it’s still a bright guitar in a good way and now can do dirt tones much more convincingly.
Having said that, it is undeniable that these guitars have noticeably less sustain than strats and teles, I would imagine that’s why the traditional type blues and hard rock guys tend to avoid them, it’s just the nature of the bridge design and lower break angle over the saddles, but there is an IMMENSE variety of tones these guitars can do, and they do jangle better than just about anything short of a Rick.
Great review, I have one and feel the same way, it is just great.
Thanks for your time, good info, mine is in the mail!
The block inlays do it for me. Sad that Fender doesn’t make one with block inlays.
Congrats on 41 likes , no dislikes... beaatiful demo! what amp an interface are you using? no hum at all, all clean and sexy sounding :) thanks
0000song0000 Thank you! I'm playing through a Fender 65 Princeton Reverb Reissue and i'm using a Scarlett 2i2 USB interface
@@Lucas_Arredondo how much was it?
it's sooo beautiful i want one so bad
Well im broke af but i got one in surf green lmao i had to have it, only 2 stores had it i couldnt wait 3 months for everyone else to restock
Plus for 380€ w free shipping it was a steal
awesome review man
Good video!!! :) You have gained a subscriber!!! :D
great playing!
Does it sound as good as a Fender Vintera?
Very well done . Thank you
Best colour ever🤙🤙🏄🇦🇺🎸
it doesnt sound like a short scale, like the mustangs do... mustangs sound like they are out of tune all the time, but I love them too.. trying to decide between one of these, or a cv mustang or vintera mustang. or the road worn gold strat... did you put heavier strings on yours
At the time of this video I had 9's on them and they sounded pretty good. I just recently put 10's and they sound and feel much much better! I tend to prefer lighter gauge strings for the less tension on my hand. I used to have a duo-sonic which is the closest to a mustang. I'm not sure what it is about the Jaguar but it is definitely more "punchy" sounding than my duo sonic. A stratocaster would be a totally different sound and feel than a jaguar or mustang, so i'd say go for that only if you really want the stratocaster sound.
Lucas is this guitar one of those offered currently by Andertons and Chicago Music Exchange? It sounds great and the colour is awesome!
Good_king_guitarman Yes, I checked Andertons and it was on there! But I didnt see it being offered on CME's website
@@Lucas_Arredondo Thanks for that, did you get yours from Andertons? I can't find them anywhere else.
Good_king_guitarman I actually picked it up from my local Guitar Center, I hope you have some luck finding it soon! It's truly a nice color 👍
@@Lucas_Arredondo Thanks man, i'm on the hunt!
Am considering buying one for my dad for Christmas...he owns a lot of great guitars... would he like this and is it worth the $$$??
Yeah he would like it. But, for a little bit more $ you could get him the J Mascis jazzmaster instead, which is an incredible guitar, better specs, and the value is immense for the money. Think about it.
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do you find that the bridge pickup is a good bit quieter than the neck? i played one today at the store and the volume difference was pretty nuts
Try out another one if you can. I found that my jaguar has a plenty of volume on the bridge pickup. It may be a question of raising the bridge pickup a little higher or there could have been a defect with the one you tried out.
Thank you for the video. I agree 100%! I have the same guitar but in black and have a problem with the vibrato slightly detuning the strings. If you use the vibrato and check on a tuner just after do you have a perfect tuning?
Hey! I don't really notice any tuning issues although I will say that it definitely helps to have the guitar intonated properly! When I first bought it, I had some frets sounding flat and it turns out I just needed to intonate the guitar and I was good to go. I would maybe check the nut and see if that looks okay. To be honest, I only ever use the vibrato on my jaguar sparingly with open chords and such, so maybe thats why I haven't noticed. Hope you find a solution to your problem!
Hi do you know if they have 1meg pots ? The fender player has 500 , kinda makes it less jaguar like! Cheers
I just got the same one beutiful guitar plays nice good guitar...Im thinking of putting hotrails in it what you think people? 🙂🎸🤘😎🤘 good demo 🙂🎸🤘
I bought The same one a week ago I love it
Just bought mine online! Getting it in 2 days!
Does it have a headphone jack
Holy Grail reverb? like The Growlers?
Jaguar controls explained by Fender right here: (for those who would like a link)
www.fender.com/articles/tech-talk/jaguar-controls-past-and-present-what-you-need-to-know
Been looking at these but heard about the bridge problem but can be easily changed. Im looking at getting one of these or a Mexican tele for my next guitar. What would you recommend?
If you're after a more classic sound that fits multiple genres then i'd say go with a Telecaster. Jaguars can also be versatile but I see them more as a "break out of the circle" kind of sound, more for experimenting and just wanting an overall different sound/feel than what most are used to. If that sounds like you then go for the Jaguar! But if you are after a more classic fendery-bluesy sound then go for the Telecaster!
Where the heck did you get a Daphne Blue variant??? I NEED THAT OMG
Guitar Center has it!
Yep got mine at guitar center 519 after tax
Just got one from Musicians Friend, blemish .....$319
what pedal are you using for the chorus?
Walrus Audio Julia 👍
Thanks, sounds fantatic. Also you convinced me to get one of these lol
They don’t sell that color in Japan 😢
Andertons in the UK will ship it worldwide i believe
hey im considering to buy this jaguar cv but does the string come out from the bridge if you do a big bend?thats the only thing that is holding me off from buying this.
I've noticed any crazy bends more than a whole step above past the 12th fret will sometimes cause the string to come out of the bridge. But really it comes down to how aggressive your bends are, for me its really a non-existent issue.
Where else can you get these limited pink and blue jags besides andertons??
Im in canada btw.
England.
GuitarCenter or MuscisansFriend.com I don't know if they operate in Canada but that's where I see them here in the US
What other guitars do you have?
Is the neck thick wide or thin?
Hi, I just got a brand new one of these today, I get a bad amount of feedback when using distortion (not the good kind) and sometimes the rhythm switch doesn't engage properly and I get heaps of buzzing noise. Has thus happened to you?
Has it improved , did you get it taken care of?
@@basslinger yeah, to it to get repaired under warranty, there was and earth wire loose, no problem with the switch now
where do you buy this? ive been looking for so long!
about 360£ gear for music same guitars they had 20 in sock just bought 1
I own two. I put descendant bridge and vibrato on both. Great guitars otherwise
wait, I cannot find this finish for classic vibes! Is it a new model?
It's a FSR, Fender Special Run! This means that they are limited editions, often limited to a particular store. This one is limited to Anderton's in the UK
MusiciansFriend.com & Guitar Center in the USA / Anderton's in the UK
@@chancemiller9340 right
I can tell your into Mac Demarco lol
Does it come with the tremolo?
Yes!
Lucas_Arre amazing, gonna pick this up very very soon. Loved the video and thanks for the help :D
One more reason I won’t have a peavy t60 it weighs 119 lbs
Hey Lucas, I hope you're still enjoying the Jag! I had a Vintage Modified but didn't keep it because it didn't sound 'Jaggy". I'm really liking that 70s Vibe though! Check out the link for proper set up, it's really important to get it playing it's best and this guy knows his stuff.👍👍
ua-cam.com/video/BafuV4jWt9c/v-deo.html
laurel
I hate flangers.
Buy a new pick cover and in mint green!
No
Hey dude, where, where the fuck did you buy such a guitar in this naked color ???
As far as I know, these fenders exist in black, with light green and in the color of sunburst, but this is your blue one for the first time I see, where, where did you get it ?? )
Sell it, sell it to me)) ...
Looks like a Jaguar, but doesn`t sound so. But the colour is kinda cool.