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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?

VMs are basswood afaik

sunshiner wrote:VMs are basswood afaik

Cheers!
Ok what's that like for refinishing?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Almost all Bullet strats(basswood body) I've tried were uncomfortably heavy

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.

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!

Buy it. I've normally seen them for £250 on Ebay/Cash Converters.

The Bridge pickups are pretty overwound and sound shit.

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.

What colour?

Noirie. wrote:What colour?

White

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.

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!!!?