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Hurry up Mike !!!!!

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mike, did I miss you ordering one of these? wow, which/what/where? exciting news

Yup, treated myself to a Surf Green Jag. More thoughts soon as been doing DIY most of this evening but here's some photos. Very happy especially for the price

Mike wrote:Yup, treated myself to a Surf Green Jag. More thoughts soon as been doing DIY most of this evening but here's some photos. Very happy especially for the price

She looks lovely. I just checked Dawsons' site but they're only in stock online ATM. I'd love to get my mitts on one and see how it plays, because they're effing CHEAP for a Jag (£255 round these parts). Almost enough to make me buy one blind without trying it out first...almost.

Damn these are hot.

Only things that betray the price point so far are

- rosewood is a little dry, needs lemon oil
- finish has some very small black spots in places but completely invisible unless at jeweller distance
- champher on pick guard is untidy in spots

Where it really counts it is superb, playability, sound, weight, neck feel, electronics. Thumbs up!

Agreed Mike, big thumbs up. I'm going to have to check mine for black spots; hadn't noticed any.

I'm really running out of excuses in that case! I was expecting it to let itself down on the hardware (which is often a PITA to find better quality replacements for with Squiers) or electronics/pickups, but it sounds like they've managed to do a really nice job. There's certainly no noticeable cosmetic corner-cutting on the pics there.

Dunno why the olympic white is over fifty quid more (must be something in the painting/varnishing process?) but I'd personally go for the CAR anyway. I'm impressed with the surf green though - I've always thought pale/pastel shades look plastic-y and washed-out, but that...works.

With a mint guard that'd look stunning !!!

I've noticed the black spots on other VM's before... weird !! Think they must have a really dusty factory in Indonesia.

Lol @ Tim

Incredible considering the price. I mean, Jags are fiddly with lots of separate parts its not like throwing a Tele together. Looks good and its good to hear the pups and playability are in the right ballpark.

Are these FSR the same as the vintage modified mustangs ? but without the SD p/ups and with a branded tremplate ?

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If so what's the reasoning behind FSR and then turning them into fully fledged production models ?

Are they just testing the waters and restricting availability initially and called them FSR ?

And why mustang only (first) ?

thanks
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benecol wrote:*weeps at Jag without trem arm attached*

Pour vous





Trem works great - had lots of fun

Nice work Moikle - I of course don't need to point out that this is the twin of my Jazzmaster, obv.

Just read this on the other side:

JimboMansonMB-1 wrote:I picked up my Oly White VM Jaguar from the dealer yesterday, and I really love it! There are a few little black specs in the paint that are ever-so-slightly bothersome

Now you mention it, my MIM J-bass has a few little black specks too, but since it's a 'burst I just assumed they were stray spots of paint. It's a gorgeous finish overall and they're only noticeable up really close.

I do wonder what sort of stuff the factory workers of these Squiers are breathing in though...

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Seriously, who wouldn't?
Another thing to note, that cheap sheen seems to be lost on these real pics.

This one's pretty bad though

Where did you order from, Mike?

othomas2 wrote:This one's pretty bad though

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