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 Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:01 am Post subject: Squier vintage modified Jaguars vs fender Jaguar help!! |
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to save me looking, whats the main differences?
One is up for sale locally for £175 I had planned on building a Jaguar from parts but this would work out cheaper. As I would only want to change guard, refinnish and add mute. Maybe upgrade electrics and add shielding.
Are they poplar? |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:11 am Post subject: |
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VMs are basswood afaik
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| sunshiner wrote: |
| VMs are basswood afaik |
Cheers!
Ok what's that like for refinishing? |
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Fakir Mustache
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:17 am Post subject: |
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I had a body I sold about a month or two ago, it was sunburst and the grain was pretty nice. Some may not look so nice, it depends how they matched the pieces.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| Fakir Mustache wrote: |
| I had a body I sold about a month or two ago, it was sunburst and the grain was pretty nice. Some may not look so nice, it depends how they matched the pieces. |
Would be doing a solid colour anyway so not an issue. Its currently white(like my first Jaguar)
I am so out the game is basswood heavy? |
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Nick
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| I know it’s soft. Dings easily so good if you’re cool with inevitable relicing. I don’t remember my basswood CV P Bass being overly heavy for a larger instrument so I’d say it’s probably light too. |
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Fakir Mustache
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:24 am Post subject: |
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Mine was 7 lbs. something with all the parts on. It was the HH model.
Basswood can vary a lot in weight, it's usually lighter though.
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| Nick wrote: |
| I know it’s soft. Dings easily so good if you’re cool with inevitable relicing. I don’t remember my basswood CV P Bass being overly heavy for a larger instrument so I’d say it’s probably light too. |
That's good to know, I want to paint it nitro probably in black and don't mind if it gets battered as I like that look. |
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sunshiner
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| Hurb wrote: |
| sunshiner wrote: |
| VMs are basswood afaik |
Cheers!
Ok what's that like for refinishing? |
I don't know tbh, never painted/finished anything. Generally it's a soft wood with a uniform pattern, I imagine it's not the most problematic wood to finish, but that's just my thoughts. Basswood bodies can be really heavy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| Fakir Mustache wrote: |
Mine was 7 lbs. something with all the parts on. It was the HH model though.
Basswood can vary a lot in weight, it's usually lighter though. |
That's not bad! |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| sunshiner wrote: |
| Hurb wrote: |
| sunshiner wrote: |
| VMs are basswood afaik |
Cheers!
Ok what's that like for refinishing? |
I don't know tbh, never painted/finished anything. Generally it's a soft wood with a uniform pattern, I imagine it's not the most problematic wood to finish, but that's just my thoughts. Basswood bodies can be really heavy |
I guess I could ask him to weigh it actually. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Almost all Bullet strats(basswood body) I've tried were uncomfortably heavy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Kurt Coabain played a Squire Jaguar, so don't get the Fender. You don't want to think that you've got a "pretend" version of the real thing.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:42 am Post subject: |
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| Bacchus wrote: |
| Kurt Coabain played a Squire Jaguar, so don't get the Fender. You don't want to think that you've got a "pretend" version of the real thing. |
Excellent post will read again! |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Buy it. I've normally seen them for £250 on Ebay/Cash Converters.
The Bridge pickups are pretty overwound and sound shit.
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| Noirie. wrote: |
Buy it. I've normally seen them for £250 on Ebay/Cash Converters.
The Bridge pickups are pretty overwound and sound shit. |
Yeah sounds a good deal, I've asked for extra pictures to make sure its OK. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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What colour?
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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White |
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Josh
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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I had a Squier vm jaguar that was about as heavy if not heavier than my fender CP jaguar with the alder/whatever body.
my jazzmaster is a little lighter than it's fender counterpart so it's probably one of those YMMV things. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Bought it.
It is heavy.
So far it plays OK needs a proper setup. Has a mustang bridge. The trem is stiff I have a 60s jag trem to put on it anyway. Neck is nice. Its all pretty much mint condition. The guy I bought it from was super nice and started telling me about the jags failings. I was like dude I am hurb from teh internets...i got this!
Anyway not plugged it in yet. The tort is horrible....Dooooog!!!? |
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