Mid-2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster Jaguar Mustang

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:23 pm

Would they get the whole brick wall background if they weren't happening outside Japan? I thought that was just the facebook and social media promo announcements.

If these are Japan only then that's just fucking weak. Fuck Squier.

But if they aren't, then I love Squier. Again. Always.

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:08 pm

ekwatts wrote:Would they get the whole brick wall background if they weren't happening outside Japan? I thought that was just the facebook and social media promo announcements.

If these are Japan only then that's just fucking weak. Fuck Squier.

But if they aren't, then I love Squier. Again. Always.

I had heard that the Mustangs were going to be a FSR and available in Japan only, then I saw the OSG thread and one on HC with the Jags and Jazzys... and the infamous "brick wall" that Squier uses in a lot of their promo shots...

Fender isn't officially commenting on whether or not these will be available in the USA or not... but the unofficial rumors seem to suggest that, Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, and he may be making late summer deliveries this year.

We'll just have to wait and see.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:55 pm

Have these been disproved yet? I'm having a really hard time believing this.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:23 pm

The only reason I'm having a hard time believing these are real is because there are 4 color options for the jag and jazzy. Squier seems to have the tendency lately to release totally awesome guitars but only in 1 or 2 colors at most.

If these are real, I love you squier, if they aren't real, then squier you need to make them a reality!

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:45 pm

As a big squierfan would i love it, if it get real...

There's nothing wrong with a squierdecal. I love my cv jazzbass, cv duosonic, vista supersonic, vm mustangbass and mascisjazzmaster

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:56 pm

Member from TDPRI forum:

I just received an email from fender, (Not a dealer), that says these will be available by early june this summer with a retail price of $579.99
THIS IS CONFIRMED AND REAL!!! I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:12 pm

Is that the price for normal Squier VM guitars in the states? Hopefully these will be happening here soon as well

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:18 pm

579.99 USD = 366.061 GBP

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:21 pm

Well jmascis is $599 MSRP

and that sells over here for Â£337 give or take.

So, these will sell for just over Â£300 I would say or about the same as above.

GETTING !!!

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:38 am

I hope this means they don't discontinue the other vintage modified Jazzie's.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:45 am

lorez wrote:Is that the price for normal Squier VM guitars in the states? Hopefully these will be happening here soon as well

In the States, the Squier JMs are priced as such:

Vintage Modified
$499 MSRP
$299 street

J Mascis
$599 MSRP
$399 street

So, seems the new line will be 379 USD?

I looked at Hollywood Music in the UK and they sell the current VM line for 255 GBP. Think othomas is right, new line will probably be 300-320 GBP.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:49 am

We definitely get a better deal on this side of the pond in terms of a straight exchange ... wonder if you Brits get paid more on average?

Or is it some sort of tariff thing?

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:52 am

Noirie. wrote:I hope this means they don't discontinue the other vintage modified Jazzie's.

Fuck, do I want a new VM JM or an old VM JM? Like the colors and lack of strat jack on the new one. Like the simplicity of the old one. Never one to use tremolo much. Hope I get a chance to compare come summer.

I realize that I just posted three times in a row, but they are three totally separate thoughts ... so hopefully that's no biggie?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:55 am

This is very excellent news. Will definitely be buying.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:13 am

I can't imagine the VM JM and Jags introduced so recently would be discontinued just yet, they're a good stepping stone up to the more fully featured models, either the new Squier Jags and Jazzies or even the Blacktops. I suppose the Jazzmaster looks redundant in light of the new models, but the Jaguar model is fine as it is with the humbuckers and versatile control setup. And strat jack.

But yeah, definitely think I'll be looking at a white Jaguar and then totally gonna modd.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:14 pm

ok, at those prices I now have something to try and save for by June/July/Whenever. I still would like a mascis jm but would like to try the jag & jm before deciding though.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:18 pm

singlepickup24 wrote:We definitely get a better deal on this side of the pond in terms of a straight exchange ... wonder if you Brits get paid more on average?

Or is it some sort of tariff thing?

a bit of both I think. you can't just transfer prices over to another economy and think that they should be the same. GBPs are a highly valued currency. when the value of a currency goes up, although within that economy you won't see much of a change, everything goes up in relation to the world economy; wages and the price of goods and services. eventually you would think they would see some savings in goods on the world market but I don't think it ends up working that way for most ordinary people. but if they leave the UK everything is going to be really cheap.

but also if you've seen some of the posts from our UK friends here when they have shipped things from the states and elsewhere they do end up paying a lot of fees. the stores that sell this stuff in the UK basically have to pay some manner of the same fees for importing their goods.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:35 pm

Obviously those fees can be mitigated by buying in bulk, but only the biggest guitar stores can afford to be ordering multiple copies of the same guitar in an order that will probably only consist of around 20 guitars from any particular distributor.

In fact, I'm sure somebody in a guitar shop told me a while back that they actually don't get to choose what guitars they get in many cases anyway. They just get whatever Fender's UK distributor decides they should have.

jumbledupthinking · Post by **jumbledupthinking** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:01 am

If this Jazzmaster is Sonic Blue as the pic suggests, I seriously want one of these. Squier are on a roll right now.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:27 pm

Just posted on OSG:

Just received this from Fender (you're welcome!):

Model Name: Vintage Modified JaguarÂ®
Model Number: 030-2000-(Color #)
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple, C-Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5â€� Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24â€� (610 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650â€� (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style 6-Saddle Adjustable Bridge with â€œFloatingâ€� Tremolo Tailpiece
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell/White/Black/White (500, 595); 3-Ply White/Black/White (509, 557)
Pickups: 1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ JG-101B Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge),
1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ JG-101B Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 2-On/Off Slide Switches, One for Each Pickup
Controls: â€œLeadâ€� Circuit:
2-Position Tone Switch,
Volume,
Tone,
â€œRhythmâ€� Circuit:
Volume,
Tone,
Circuit Selector Switch
Colors: (500) 3-Color Sunburst,
(505) Olympic White,
(509) Candy Apple Red,
(557) Surf Green,
(Polyurethane Finish on 505, 557; Polyester Finish on 500, 509)
Strings: Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
UNIQUE FEATURES: Duncan Designedâ„¢ Pickups,
Gold and Black SquierÂ® JaguarÂ® Logo,
SquierÂ® Engraved Neckplate,
Black Plastic Parts with White Pickup Covers,
Parchment Dot Position Inlays,
Synthetic Bone Nut
ACCESSORIES: None
Source: Indonesia
MSRP: $499.99
Specs: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Model Name: Vintage Modified JazzmasterÂ®
Model Number: 030-2100-(Color #)
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple, C-Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5â€� Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5â€� (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650â€� (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style 6-Saddle Adjustable Bridge with â€œFloatingâ€� Tremolo Tailpiece
Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoise Shell/White/Black/White (500, 505); 3-Ply White/Black/White (509, 572)
Pickups: 1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ JM-101B Single-Coil JazzmasterÂ® Pickup with AlNiCo 5 Magnets (Bridge),
1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ JM-101N Single-Coil JazzmasterÂ® Pickup with AlNiCo 5 Magnets (Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup

(Lead Circuit)

2-Position Slide:
Up: Lead Tone Circuit
Down: Rhythm Tone Circuit
Controls: â€œLeadâ€� Circuit: Volume, Tone,
â€œRhythmâ€� Circuit: Volume, Tone
Colors: (500) 3-Color Sunburst,
(505) Olympic White,
(509) Candy Apple Red,
(572) Sonic Blue,
(Polyurethane Finish on 505, 572; Polyester Finish on 500, 509)
Strings: FenderÂ® USA, NPS (.010 to .046)
UNIQUE FEATURES: Duncan Designedâ„¢ Pickups,
Large â€˜60s Style Headstock,
Gold and Black Squier Logo,
Engraved Neckplate,
White Plastic Parts,
White StratÂ® Control Knobs,
Parchment Dot Position Inlays,
Synthetic Bone Nut
ACCESSORIES: None
Source: Indonesia
MSRP: $499.99
Specs: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Model Name: Vintage Modified MustangÂ®
Model Number: 030-2200-(Color #)
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple, â€œCâ€� Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5â€� Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24â€� (610 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650â€� (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Vintage Style Tuning Machines with White Buttons
Bridge: Vintage Style Floating Bridge with â€œDynamicâ€� Vibrato Tail-Piece
Pickguard: 3-Ply White Pearloid on: (540); 4-Ply Tortoise Shell on: (541, 572)
Pickups: 1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ SC-101B Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge),
1 Duncan Designedâ„¢ SC-101N Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
Pickup Switching: On/Off Slider, In/Out Phase Switch for Each Pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Colors: (540) Fiesta Red,
(541) Vintage White,
(572) Sonic Blue,
(Urethane Finish)
Strings: Super 250R, NPS, P/N 0730250006, (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
UNIQUE FEATURES: Gold and Black SquierÂ® Logo,
â€œSquierâ€� Engraved Neckplate,
Black Plastic Parts,
White Tipped Vintage Tuning Machines,
Vintage Appropriate Gap Between the Control Plate and the Pickguard,
Synthetic Bone Nut
ACCESSORIES: None
Source: Indonesia
MSRP: $499.99
Specs: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice