Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:43 pm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_jmascis_jazzmaster.htm

Damn, this could be a worthwhile guitar. I'd swap the pickguard for Tort most likely, but aside from that it should be good value for a JM.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:58 pm

I've been looking out for this for a while, would like to see a photo though. I'm thinking of buying one and selling my Japanese B&B JM as I pretty much only use my other Japanese JM without the B&B neck but need a 2nd/backup guitar. I thought it was going to be a Squier though.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:32 pm

Damn!.... and I thought I was to the point were I would not be lusting over another guitar for awhile

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:47 pm

I'm going to buy one of these. I'll switch the gold for tort.

my favorite color combo is that white with brown tort. And a budget jazzmaster with two jazzmaster pickups and a jazzmaster trem! This should be a cool guitar. Any pictures of it yet?

Boab · Post by **Boab** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:51 pm

This will sell by the barrelload. A Squier Jazzmaster, with a Fenderlike setup. A dream come true for loads.

Fuck being a lefty though.

MikeG · Post by **MikeG** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:14 pm

An interview where he talks about the original signature model, and the upcoming one.

http://www.alrightimwrong.com/2011/02/i ... ur-jr.html

"I didnâ€™t get too crazy and specific with things because it seems the more stuff you want, the most expensive its gonna get, so I was trying to keep it (the price) as low as possible. I didnâ€™t want anything that crazy. It was just people at Fender have all been into it for a very long time. Now, thereâ€™s gonna be a Squier, which is cool. I just want to have it not be so expensive, have kids be able to buy it.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:32 pm

so is this one a Fender or a Squier?.... the price convertion to US dollars would be about $550.... since guitars are always alittle more expensive in the UK I figure it will be about $500ish in the states....which is ALOT for a Squier and the linked site by the OP says Fender...?

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:41 pm

SGJarrod wrote:so is this one a Fender or a Squier?.... the price convertion to US dollars would be about $550.... since guitars are always alittle more expensive in the UK I figure it will be about $500ish in the states....which is ALOT for a Squier and the linked site by the OP says Fender...?

I bet it will end up at $350. I'm not sure if Squier ever goes over $400, I'm sure they have but it's not very often.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:17 pm

portugalwillie wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:so is this one a Fender or a Squier?.... the price convertion to US dollars would be about $550.... since guitars are always alittle more expensive in the UK I figure it will be about $500ish in the states....which is ALOT for a Squier and the linked site by the OP says Fender...?

I bet it will end up at $350. I'm not sure if Squier ever goes over $400, I'm sure they have but it's not very often.

We get royally ripped off over here, so I agree with that guestimate.
The US price will probably be $350 tops.

Pics would be nice too!
Looking at the specs, with the trem, adjusto-matic bridge, etc... I don't imagine they'll have the hated strat jack of the regular squier jazzmasters.

Fingers crossed for something good...

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:19 pm

SGJarrod wrote:so is this one a Fender or a Squier?.... the price convertion to US dollars would be about $550.... since guitars are always alittle more expensive in the UK I figure it will be about $500ish in the states....which is ALOT for a Squier and the linked site by the OP says Fender...?

Taking the UK price and doing a straight conversion is not the way to figure out how much a squier will cost. Usually you just take the number and put a dollar sign in front of it.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:22 pm

Billy3000 wrote:
SGJarrod wrote:so is this one a Fender or a Squier?.... the price convertion to US dollars would be about $550.... since guitars are always alittle more expensive in the UK I figure it will be about $500ish in the states....which is ALOT for a Squier and the linked site by the OP says Fender...?
Taking the UK price and doing a straight conversion is not the way to figure out how much a squier will cost. Usually you just take the number and put a dollar sign in front of it.

exactly

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:25 pm

ok, sweet, tanks guys..... for $350-400 I would probably bite....even though I do not need it.....

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:50 pm

i hope it has a strat jack on it.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:05 pm

stewart wrote:i hope it has a strat jack on it.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:09 pm

This is gonna be great I reckon.

I knew I was meant to ask the Fender Rep something the other day, but forgot.... bugger.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:23 pm

here is a pic from 07, this is one of J's personal geets and I bet its based of this, hopefully no gold bridge.... but its an idea of what its gonna look like.... from word on the web it will be out in Oct

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:26 pm

Very nice! If this ends up being more jazzmastery than the VM's with the stupid bridges that they have out now, I'll probably get one!

sholkham · Post by **sholkham** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:25 pm

They've been talking about this for months on offset guitar, I thought they were just wishfully imagining it up. not sure if stoked for it but it looks like a proper jazzmaster from the specs

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:16 pm

sholkham wrote:They've been talking about this for months on offset guitar, I thought they were just wishfully imagining it up. not sure if stoked for it but it looks like a proper jazzmaster from the specs

Yeah, I always came to that conclusion.

I suspect it may end up coming in Purple as well. It seems J basically wanted to get decent Jazzmasters into the hands of younger/poorer people so it wouldn't surprise me if we got different colours based on other guitars he's used.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:27 am

Any pics? I didn't see any on the original link on the first post.