MY NEW SURFGREEN BABY...

[event]

Picked up this one today - The brand new Squier Jaguar in Surf Green. Great one, and strange to have something else in the basement than red Strats....

[kipper]

that looks really nice whats it play like. peter

[grayn]

Very cool guitar, great for surf.

I've heard good things about the new Squier JMs and Jags.

[Hank2k]

like that, its great to see Squier bringing out some of these guitars, the Jap and USA Fender versions were the only versions before and command a premium

[JimN]

A beautiful guitar.

I saw a sunburst version at Anderton's last week - and if they'd had either the Olympic White or the Surf Green finishes in stock, I'd have been £255 poorer on the spot, without a doubt.

My only reservation is to do with the pickups (no all-important stagger and no adjustment possible). I'd probably fit a pair of Catswhisker Jag90s.

JN (who will be be in Brighton on Friday and may be unable to stay away from GAK).

[event]

It plays great, I had a guitartech work with it. I have 4 Strats, and I think this one comes in on 3th place! - Behind my custom shop and the 62 reissue MIJ!

[cockroach]

Ooooh ,nice!

I'd have a sunburst, put on 13-56 flatwounds, tune down to D and play Diamonds!

[RUSSET]

I have always fancied a Jazzmaster, but thought them a little on the expensive side, but at these Squier prices you can't say no. I already have an MIJ Jagmaster with retro-fitted Seymour Duncan P90s. I'll pop into Brum tomorrow to see if they have the Squiers in yet. I quite fancy an Olympic White with Torty scratchplate.

Tony.

[ecca]

Which shop and what time Tun ?
I'm in Brum tomorrow morn.
( But can only walk from New St. Station so it's Fair Deal Music or bugger all really around 10ish )

[RUSSET]

Hi Ecca,
Sorry I missed your post. I didn't get back online until now. Well, you can see the time. I did get to Fairdeal today at about 11.00am & had a chat with the guy who used to work at Sound Control, & now works in Fairdeal. The guy who looks like Ronnie Wood & used to play in a Faces tribute band. I checked out the new Squier VM Jazzmaster, which they only had in Surf Green, but at a silly price of £255 ! I fancied an Oly White or a Sunburst one. It seems to be quite a nice guitar for the money, like many of the upper end Squiers that are coming out of China these days. It needed a good set-up & had those boingy 9-42 strings on it, & the trem arm just flops about loosely in the socket (a push-in type). Nothing that a few wraps of PTFE tape wouldn't cure. The pickups sound OK & the action was good. It was a very lightweight guitar too. Basswood body. I might well get one at those prices. They do a similar version of the Jaguar too, in four colours. Might as well spend it, eh ? Better than getting 2% in a bank deposit.

Tony.