Mid-2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster Jaguar Mustang

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:56 am

Johnny Marr Jag has also been taken off the website.

I wouldn't worry though. The fact that they were even on the website to begin with means they are coming. Could possibly be some kind of production delay. I don't doubt that they're trying to produce a great number of these very quickly.

Or could have been another "leak" to drum up excitement. Marketing departments are funny like that. Placing new products on the website without any official announcement is highly unusual. Fender knows we are waiting with baited breath and is likely stirring the pot of anticipation.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:58 am

singlepickup24 wrote:Johnny Marr Jag has also been taken off the website.

Or, as I initially thought, could be some issue/miscommunication with the web dept.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:32 am

Could even be as simple as the URL has changed to sit in the proper area of the taxonomy/navigation. I would suspect that they were test pages that went live as they had one colour only. New ones with all colour options and correct details will soon follow, hopefully with correct nut width on the Mustang

Apricat · Post by **Apricat** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:47 pm

I sure hope it's just a mistake or a marketing ploy... Went around shops today and the best price I could get for a Mustang was 800$ (way over my budget). It was a very sad walk home...

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:49 pm

I just spoke to a local shop who I got to phone Fender GB about these and Fender said "There is no plans at the moment that they are aware of, but keep your eyes on the squier website" which he said is the usual thing of its coming but we cant offically say. He reckons they will be announced at the next lot of trade shows for launch towards the end of the year/beginning of next.

brasstureen · Post by **brasstureen** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:26 pm

The Jazzmaster model was on the Fender USA website yesterday. I posted a link to my friend via FB. It has since been taken down from the Fender site. All that remains is what was in that FB message. I remember it listing on the site at $499. Text read:

Vintage Modified JazzmasterÂ® by SquierÂ® Guitars
www.fender.com
An authentically styled Jazzmaster now joins the Vintage Modified family, with present-day touches including full, clear Duncan Designed pickups and a modern fingerboard radius. Squier's new Vintage Modified Jazzmaster has the model's most distinctive hallmarks, too - such as the dual-circuitâ€¦

Hope it's for real.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:42 pm

lorez wrote:I just spoke to a local shop who I got to phone Fender GB about these and Fender said "There is no plans at the moment that they are aware of, but keep your eyes on the squier website" which he said is the usual thing of its coming but we cant offically say. He reckons they will be announced at the next lot of trade shows for launch towards the end of the year/beginning of next.

That's the response I got for last week.... and gladly not a ... "hmmm, which ones ?"

They know but can't give out it seems.

I contacted our rep again today (I work in a guitar shop) and... pretty much the same answer.... they kinda seem to acknowledge they exist, but still no due date.

I definitely think it's a marketing ploy, they've even suggested this to me when I initially asked a month back. Either that or it's shambolic in terms of general organisation which could be true also...

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:17 pm

Weird that the Johnny Marr Jags have disappeared as well. They weren't some (very) limited edition were they? Not sure any of the UK shops ever got them in stock.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:19 pm

We've had a few Johnny Marr's, both sold pretty quickly.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:41 pm

othomas2 wrote:We've had a few Johnny Marr's, both sold pretty quickly.

Cheers. I've been keeping a vague eye on them as I hope to pick one up at some point. Did you get them in both colours? Was there any indication they would get discontinued so soon?

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:59 pm

othomas, if you read the recent squier book you can see how savy they are with their marketing and how they learnt to play the forums and certain sectors or their target market. They are quiet calculated. Now its just a case of seeing of when they arrive not if

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:28 pm

You cant tell Owen, he is in the industry. I had high hopes for that lad as well but you know...

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:00 am

Fran wrote:You cant tell Owen, he is in the industry. I had high hopes for that lad as well but you know...

poacher turned game keeper

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 1:09 pm

Johnny Marr jag is still there... http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/jo ... 0116400705

The Squier stuff will be coming soon.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:10 pm

DanHeron wrote:Johnny Marr jag is still there... http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/jo ... 0116400705

The Squier stuff will be coming soon.

They must have been messing about with the website as they weren't there yesterday. At least they haven't been discontinued.

dirtycraig · Post by **dirtycraig** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:47 pm

Found those Fender website pages for these guitars via Google Cache, if anyone wants to sniff around itâ€¦

$499.99 for both, which is about Â£320. (Hopefully they'll retail for Â£280, like the Squier Duo Sonics and J Mascis Jazzmasters do).

Squier Mustang (Fiesta Red, Sonic Blue, Vintage White*)
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=uk

Squier Jazzmaster
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... clnk&gl=uk

*No blonde version?

dirtycraig · Post by **dirtycraig** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:48 pm

Also, othomas â€” which shop do you work at?

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:46 pm

Nice find....

I work at The Wembley Guitar Centre

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:51 pm

BearBoy wrote:
DanHeron wrote:Johnny Marr jag is still there... http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/jo ... 0116400705

The Squier stuff will be coming soon.
They must have been messing about with the website as they weren't there yesterday. At least they haven't been discontinued.

Yup, and now relisted properly among all the other Jags. Messing about, indeed.

Apricat · Post by **Apricat** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:51 pm

Just got this reply from Fender:

Greetings Claudine,
Thanks for writing in! We are releasing the new Vintage Modified Mustang, (540) Fiesta Red, (541) Vintage White, (572) Sonic Blue, in July. Contact your dealer for ordering information. Hope this helps!

Best Regards,
Matt Brown
Fender Musical Instruments
Consumer Relations
17600 North Perimeter Drive, Suite 100,
Scottsdale, AZ. 85255
480-845-5133
www.fender.com