I just got the Squier Contemporary Jaguar a couple weeks ago, and it has immediately become my #1 guitar, even above my Fender. Squier is making incredible instruments.
@@claudiajay8291 I don't have the fender to compare it to, but the pickups in my Squier are some of the best humbuckers I've heard. Absolutely no complaints.
Thanks Phil, love the tones and the finish on this Jag, although I was expecting this to sound more agressive than it does. YES please on the Squier Contemporary.
Yes squier quality has become very good there upper shelf guitars with a few minor upgrades are definitely gig worthy( CV.Paranormal.Contemporary.etc) so please do some more deep dive on Squier and the new Harmony guitars maybe let us know how good the new Guilds are. Also a thing about the Squiers is i like there frets better then most fenders these days (tall narrow).
your the best phil... iv been doing alot of my own guitar work and after doing both my guitars and two basses i got em perfect and after posting it to my buddies on snapchat i had a cpl different ones say it inspired em to get off the couch and go play theirs and i sent em your way to check ya out... thanks for all ya do, keeping me and others inspired!!!... im completely poor but if i ever have money to give to a channel you will be the first my friend... wish ya the best, you deserve it!!!
Yes Phill,I think a Squire version deep dive would be really interesting to see the comparisons in the higher end versions of this guitar. some may not be able to afford the higher end versions but may be able to upgrade and mod out the Squire, if its worth doing.
Wow! I’m excited to see so many comments about the Squier Contemporary. I have one (it’s one of 3 Jags I have) and it is a fantastic guitar. Build quality is first class. The flexibility with the coil splits gives an enormous number of combinations. I bought 19 new guitars in the past year (true - a healthy means of working through trauma in my life) - Epiphones, Squiers, Gretschs mostly and a MIM Fender Jag. The Squier contemporary is in my top 3 amongst that group. It was my entry into Jaguars and I’ve since bought another two (a MIM Vintera and a Squier 70s). They’re all great. The Squier Contemporary are selling for ridiculously low prices (about $650 in Australia which is about one third of the price of the MIM Vintera. I’m tempted to get another and do a mashup with the another Squier Jag keeping some of the traditional Jag features like the tremolo and pairing it with the hunbuckers and circuitry of the contemporary.
Yes, I love Squiers! Please deep dive on the contemporary. I have 2 Fender Blacktop Jaguars, one with P90’s and the other with humbuckers. Looking into the Squier.
Hey Phil, you know what we say on this channel… If someone asks if they should buy a guitar, the answer is always yes. Go for it on the Squier, it would be very interesting to compare and contrast with this one. Great review of this rarest of birds - a “different” Fender. And I think this is the first time I watch a YT video of someone handling a Texas Tea colored instrument that doesn’t look black on camera. You could really see the different hues and gold tinted reflections - very cool. Keep up the great work!
I would be very interested in a deep dive into the Squier Contemporary. I have one in the “SkyBurst” color. I really like it but had to switch the pickups almost immediately (went with Duncan Saturday Night Specials for the first time). Seems like every Squier gets a quick pickup swap. Great video, as always, Phil!
I don’t agree. I have one in shoreline gold. I don’t see any ‘need’ to change the pick ups as you say you ‘had’ to. There’s no doubt the more you spend on pickups the better they will be and more expensive pickups will have more clarity and give an entirely different character to the guitar. So I get you might have decided to do that - but for anyone reading this and interested in the Squier Contemporary Jaguar it’s not ‘necessary’ to change the pickups.
@@davidharding200 Well, I did feel the need to replace them as I felt they were muddy and uninspiring. The only reason I bought the guitar was that I loved the finish and knew I could make it sound much better with only some minor changes. If I were blindfolded and played it, I doubt I would have bought it.
@@alanpettibone ok well each to their own. It is muddy compared to the pickups of my MIM Vintera Jaguar. But until I had that I found it really, really good. I still enjoy it enormously. But no doubt a spend on better pickups would improve the guitar.
I would say that Fender has produced another masterful array of tones in this offering.. i pray this stays in the somewhat attainable price range..i am so glad Phil used the right equipment to intro the sound of this Jag.. this is definately new must have tones and this guitar is a beauty. Winner, yes.
Definitely a deep dive on the contemporary Squier Jag, I'm thinking of getting the gold one, or a contemp Tele, they both are amazing spec for the money.
Definitely seems to be a very sleek modern instrument. I'd personally prefer something that at least stuck to jaguar style pickups and scale length though. At the price point, you're well on your way towards the likes of Tom Anderson, LSL, Luxxtone, or Suhr for a retro-modern F-style guitar.
Would like to see you check out the Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster. Tried one in store for a minute and was really impressed by the fretwork with “jumbo frets” they were near perfect stock, especially compared to the CV’s scratchy frets. From what I understand the pickups are wound hotter almost like a P90.
I liked the variety of sounds it produces. There's a kind of precision in the tones that I like a lot. I'm not a fan of the Treble Bleed either. I think the guitar was a good purchase, and it looks cool as well. Congrats. 😎
That's what I was saying in my comment. Would love to see the comparisons on the others as well. I love modding. I have a small home run mod, custom build and repair business I have started up. Build many, many guitars and to many deep mods to count.
Thanks as always Phil for your videos. But when you was switching you know through all the different models then and combinations like to humbuck this bridge humbucker rhythm single you know etc I didn't notice anything dramatic either. And it's funny because it's exactly what I was thinking and then a second later you came out with the same well you verified my my thoughts cuz you know I'm listening I'm not listening to a height you know high fidelity stereo and I'm not listening to headphones but yeah didn't notice much of a difference in between the different combinations sincerely Bob the blind guitarist send
Great demo Phil, very thorough. I liked the sounds with gain, less so the cleans. I agree it's not a Jaguar but still a cool guitar. I've a Squier VM Jaguar with mods (Fender vintage 65 pu's, tremolo, Staytrem Bridge & arm, Tusq nut) & it's a complete joy. I always wondered why Fender still haven't nailed the Jaguar. They have micro tilt necks Custom Shop bridges (the best Jag/Jazzmaster bridge going) & various phase & switching options - but they've not pulled them all together. I wonder what developments Leo would've incorporated today?
I don't know how many came to Britain? But I bought one, and I love it. I used it for some recording, andd it was fantastic. I used mainly the neck pickup, as I was playing ambient music, but it can really rock out if I want it to. M
I like a lot of the specs of this guitar. The neck looks really nice and the pickups sounded awesome: really smooth on the neck, nice and pucnhy with the bridge. Interesting about the vol control drop-off. Ultimately it's a little weird, as many have noted, for Fender to have celebrated 60 years of the Jag by putting out something that is quite categorically not a jag. It's clearly a quality instrument and I think the price is fair but it's a bit of a mystery as to who it was primarily aimed at. Good video.
Thanks for the review, Phil. On the matter of the Squier Contemporary Jag, yes, I'd be keen to see a review of it, not least as I got that very guitar in Shoreline Gold a few months back. It's simplified but retains the look.
I tried one and REALLY wanted to like it but it didn’t sound much different from my coil splitting HH strat….but cost significantly more. I love the look, especially Texas Tea and the ebony board, but tonally it didn’t offer anything different from any other HH 25.5 inch Fender. Wish they kept the 24 inch scale or kept some of the cool circuitry of the traditional jag to make it a little more unique. If you need an HH 25.5 inch Fender or don’t already have one, I think this is an awesome guitar.
You should compare a Pro-mod series MIM Charvel to an American Fender... different specs and yeah the Charvels are made to shred but you'd be surprised at their build quality, unless they drastically changed since I bought my pro-mod Tele in 2020.
If you're a conformist, Fender issued a traditional Jaguar model in this anniversary release so this model probably isn't the guitar for you. From the string-through scale length to the pickups and everything in between, this Jag breaks all the rules! It doesn't sound or play like a Jag or anything else! This Jag is its own thing and I love it for everything that it is! I also love it for everything it isn't! 🎈
Great looking guitar, but to be honest the Tele's with the Texas Tea finish look better to me. I think the combination of the flatter surfaces of a Tele than a Strat or a Jag, And the Tele had binding that makes the finish pop a little more.
Would love to see you do a review of the Squier Contemporary Jaguar. I bought a Squier Contemporary HSS Strat after watching your video with Rod Thorn. I thought that was a lot of value.
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Oh yes let’s go for the deep dive on the Squier contemporary...
Agree!
Agreed
Seconded, have been very interested in that guitar.
I just got the Squier Contemporary Jaguar a couple weeks ago, and it has immediately become my #1 guitar, even above my Fender. Squier is making incredible instruments.
@@claudiajay8291 I don't have the fender to compare it to, but the pickups in my Squier are some of the best humbuckers I've heard. Absolutely no complaints.
Definitely interested in you doing a deep dive on the Squier jaguar.
Yes~
seconded
Yes, Please the Contemporary Squier Jag
Yes please do squier contemporary
Thanks Phil, love the tones and the finish on this Jag, although I was expecting this to sound more agressive than it does. YES please on the Squier Contemporary.
Yes squier quality has become very good there upper shelf guitars with a few minor upgrades are definitely gig worthy( CV.Paranormal.Contemporary.etc) so please do some more deep dive on Squier and the new Harmony guitars maybe let us know how good the new Guilds are. Also a thing about the Squiers is i like there frets better then most fenders these days (tall narrow).
Narrow Tall 4 LYYYFE
They better be good, considering squier prices are rising into mid priced territory
that squier looks really cool, id love to see more than just a review but rather a comparison against this and maybe even other jaguars
Yes, please. Do the Squier.
I want to thank the viewer that owns this guitar for sharing it with us. It's very cool and I love that Texas Tea color 💯✌🤟🤘
I didn't expect to like the tones, but I was pleasantly surprised, I thought it sounded great, especially on the neck pickup.
Wooooowwww! That is gorgeous! Thank you to the viewer who shared this with us! 🤩
I really like that you give opinions throughout the review. You have a fan.
your the best phil... iv been doing alot of my own guitar work and after doing both my guitars and two basses i got em perfect and after posting it to my buddies on snapchat i had a cpl different ones say it inspired em to get off the couch and go play theirs and i sent em your way to check ya out... thanks for all ya do, keeping me and others inspired!!!... im completely poor but if i ever have money to give to a channel you will be the first my friend... wish ya the best, you deserve it!!!
@ 9:16, I was fairly certain you were about to play the intro to Better Call Saul.
Yes please do the Squire version.
Yes Phill,I think a Squire version deep dive would be really interesting to see the comparisons in the higher end versions of this guitar. some may not be able to afford the higher end versions but may be able to upgrade and mod out the Squire, if its worth doing.
Great playing…I would also just enjoy seeing you review a more standard type Jaguar. It’s a guitar I don’t really know a whole lot about
Wow! I’m excited to see so many comments about the Squier Contemporary. I have one (it’s one of 3 Jags I have) and it is a fantastic guitar. Build quality is first class. The flexibility with the coil splits gives an enormous number of combinations. I bought 19 new guitars in the past year (true - a healthy means of working through trauma in my life) - Epiphones, Squiers, Gretschs mostly and a MIM Fender Jag. The Squier contemporary is in my top 3 amongst that group. It was my entry into Jaguars and I’ve since bought another two (a MIM Vintera and a Squier 70s). They’re all great. The Squier Contemporary are selling for ridiculously low prices (about $650 in Australia which is about one third of the price of the MIM Vintera. I’m tempted to get another and do a mashup with the another Squier Jag keeping some of the traditional Jag features like the tremolo and pairing it with the hunbuckers and circuitry of the contemporary.
I would love to see a video on the Squier Contemporary Jaguar compared to it's more expensive counterparts.
Yes. I would be interested in a Squier version demo.
I agree. Looking forward to the Squire.
Yes, I love Squiers! Please deep dive on the contemporary. I have 2 Fender Blacktop Jaguars, one with P90’s and the other with humbuckers. Looking into the Squier.
Hey Phil, you know what we say on this channel… If someone asks if they should buy a guitar, the answer is always yes.
Go for it on the Squier, it would be very interesting to compare and contrast with this one.
Great review of this rarest of birds - a “different” Fender.
And I think this is the first time I watch a YT video of someone handling a Texas Tea colored instrument that doesn’t look black on camera.
You could really see the different hues and gold tinted reflections - very cool.
Keep up the great work!
Definitely do the squire. Great comparison of price and quality differences.
That sure is a lovely Jagwire!!!!!!
Yes on Squier please. Would like to know if quality is good. I’m looking to buy the squier contemporary jazzmaster with active pickups.
Yes Phil, please do a review of the Squire. I would love to see any Squire offset review. I own a couple and really like them a lot.
I’ll watch anything you churn out. Even your grass growing in Phoenix. So yes for a Squier deep dive.
When you plugged into the Bad Cat, it became abundantly clear what the purpose of that guitar is!
Great video as always. I also would love to see you review the Squier contemporary jag. Thanks Phil
I would like a look a that Squier Contemporary Jaguar HH ST.
Excellent quality review! I still think it's silly to make the highest end Jaguar full 25.5" scale length. Why?
Also no strangle switch. It's not very jagy for a Jag.
+1 for a Squier HH review. love the in depth details and the comparisons to other pickups and even other models.
I would be very interested in a deep dive into the Squier Contemporary. I have one in the “SkyBurst” color. I really like it but had to switch the pickups almost immediately (went with Duncan Saturday Night Specials for the first time). Seems like every Squier gets a quick pickup swap. Great video, as always, Phil!
Getting Saturday Night Special pickups for my black Squier Jagmaster!
I don’t agree. I have one in shoreline gold. I don’t see any ‘need’ to change the pick ups as you say you ‘had’ to. There’s no doubt the more you spend on pickups the better they will be and more expensive pickups will have more clarity and give an entirely different character to the guitar. So I get you might have decided to do that - but for anyone reading this and interested in the Squier Contemporary Jaguar it’s not ‘necessary’ to change the pickups.
@@davidharding200 Well, I did feel the need to replace them as I felt they were muddy and uninspiring. The only reason I bought the guitar was that I loved the finish and knew I could make it sound much better with only some minor changes. If I were blindfolded and played it, I doubt I would have bought it.
@@alanpettibone ok well each to their own. It is muddy compared to the pickups of my MIM Vintera Jaguar. But until I had that I found it really, really good. I still enjoy it enormously. But no doubt a spend on better pickups would improve the guitar.
Great job ! Thanks for all the years of great shows.Please do the Squire deep dive.
Sound wise it reminds me of my old Carvin DC127 for some reason. Gorgeous guitar, I hope the owner loves it!
I'd love to see the Squier!
I'd also love to see a review of the Classic Vibe Bass VI.
Nice to see a jaguar in a full scale neck length. Hopefully we will see that neck on a traditional Jaguar soon.
I would say that Fender has produced another masterful array of tones in this offering.. i pray this stays in the somewhat attainable price range..i am so glad Phil used the right equipment to intro the sound of this Jag.. this is definately new must have tones and this guitar is a beauty. Winner, yes.
Man I love these videos!!
Thanx Phil! Let’s hear the Squire !🤟
Definitely would like to see the Squier Phil 😎👍
deep dive the squire please :)
Yes Sir we d love to see the deep dive into the Squire!!!
Thanks again for teaching us!! I agree with you on all characteristics.
Definitely the best representation of the Texas tea I’ve seen you really captured the color in this video 🤘😁🤘
Yes, the Squire would be great. I’ve been eyeing them.
Definitely a deep dive on the contemporary Squier Jag, I'm thinking of getting the gold one, or a contemp Tele, they both are amazing spec for the money.
Definitely seems to be a very sleek modern instrument. I'd personally prefer something that at least stuck to jaguar style pickups and scale length though.
At the price point, you're well on your way towards the likes of Tom Anderson, LSL, Luxxtone, or Suhr for a retro-modern F-style guitar.
Would like to see you check out the Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster. Tried one in store for a minute and was really impressed by the fretwork with “jumbo frets” they were near perfect stock, especially compared to the CV’s scratchy frets. From what I understand the pickups are wound hotter almost like a P90.
A Jaguar, that isn't a Jaguar, pretty much sums it up. Thanks for an honest review Phil.
I liked the variety of sounds it produces. There's a kind of precision in the tones that I like a lot. I'm not a fan of the Treble Bleed either. I think the guitar was a good purchase, and it looks cool as well. Congrats. 😎
That's what I was saying in my comment. Would love to see the comparisons on the others as well. I love modding. I have a small home run mod, custom build and repair business I have started up. Build many, many guitars and to many deep mods to count.
Love the video Phil! Always very interested in more Jag and Squier content!
A deep dive on the Squier would be great!
Definitely would like to see the Squier contemporary deep dive!
Definitely Deep Dive the Squire Jag HH Contemp!
Thanks as always Phil for your videos. But when you was switching you know through all the different models then and combinations like to humbuck this bridge humbucker rhythm single you know etc I didn't notice anything dramatic either. And it's funny because it's exactly what I was thinking and then a second later you came out with the same well you verified my my thoughts cuz you know I'm listening I'm not listening to a height you know high fidelity stereo and I'm not listening to headphones but yeah didn't notice much of a difference in between the different combinations sincerely Bob the blind guitarist send
Add a series of coil split switches that enable access to any combo of those pickups and I'm sold
Would love you doing the squire contemporary deep dive and your opinion on series /parallel vs coil split.
Great review-ty! I believe they also did the *custom* double taps in the troublemaker tele and uptown strat from the limited series a while back.
Great demo Phil, very thorough. I liked the sounds with gain, less so the cleans. I agree it's not a Jaguar but still a cool guitar. I've a Squier VM Jaguar with mods (Fender vintage 65 pu's, tremolo, Staytrem Bridge & arm, Tusq nut) & it's a complete joy. I always wondered why Fender still haven't nailed the Jaguar. They have micro tilt necks Custom Shop bridges (the best Jag/Jazzmaster bridge going) & various phase & switching options - but they've not pulled them all together. I wonder what developments Leo would've incorporated today?
I don't know how many came to Britain? But I bought one, and I love it. I used it for some recording, andd it was fantastic. I used mainly the neck pickup, as I was playing ambient music, but it can really rock out if I want it to. M
Great info !
Yep let’s see the Squier Phil. Great vid as always. Best guitar channel easily
I like a lot of the specs of this guitar. The neck looks really nice and the pickups sounded awesome: really smooth on the neck, nice and pucnhy with the bridge. Interesting about the vol control drop-off.
Ultimately it's a little weird, as many have noted, for Fender to have celebrated 60 years of the Jag by putting out something that is quite categorically not a jag. It's clearly a quality instrument and I think the price is fair but it's a bit of a mystery as to who it was primarily aimed at.
Good video.
Thanks for the review, Phil. On the matter of the Squier Contemporary Jag, yes, I'd be keen to see a review of it, not least as I got that very guitar in Shoreline Gold a few months back. It's simplified but retains the look.
Phil, I'd love to see more offsets on your channel and the Squier Contemporary Jag is a great place to start. Fantastic video!
Really interested in the deep dive on the squire contemporary jag !!!
Definitely interested in the Squier! Used to have a 2015 MIM HH that I loved!! Wife started counting cases so had to ditch a few😩😩😩
Bad , Bad wife . Guitars are like fishing gear , the more you have the happier you are .
And the wife doesn’t need to know !
Yeah, I'm down to see the squire as well. Really curious about it
You’re right about it not being a Jag- no term!
Ever get round to doing the Squier?
That Texas Tea is by far my favourite colour nowadays!
The Squire Contemporaries are all cool, would love to get your opinion on the Jag. I for one love the Active Starcaster.
would love to watch the deep dive of Squier version
I absolutely Love It ! I have a Made in Japan Fender Strat Boxer that sounds similar.
go for the deep dive on the Squier
I tried one and REALLY wanted to like it but it didn’t sound much different from my coil splitting HH strat….but cost significantly more. I love the look, especially Texas Tea and the ebony board, but tonally it didn’t offer anything different from any other HH 25.5 inch Fender. Wish they kept the 24 inch scale or kept some of the cool circuitry of the traditional jag to make it a little more unique. If you need an HH 25.5 inch Fender or don’t already have one, I think this is an awesome guitar.
great guitar, great video. well done top to bottom. thanks again Phil as always!?
Yesss! Do the Squier!
i own a luxe strat and it plays like absolute butter. probably safe to assume the same with this one
Thanks for the amazing content. Please do a review of the Squier Contemporary Jaguar
Coming soon!
That break angle where the strings go through the body, looks scary to me. Would like to see the squier video.
You should compare a Pro-mod series MIM Charvel to an American Fender... different specs and yeah the Charvels are made to shred but you'd be surprised at their build quality, unless they drastically changed since I bought my pro-mod Tele in 2020.
I have a great Charvel DK24 that I picked over a strat due to the modern differences with the Charvel (neck, electronics etc)
Let's see the Squire Phil! 500 isn't out my price range but +2k definitely is. Great vid again ❤️
I would love to see a review of that contemporary Squier!
If you're a conformist, Fender issued a traditional Jaguar model in this anniversary release so this model probably isn't the guitar for you. From the string-through scale length to the pickups and everything in between, this Jag breaks all the rules! It doesn't sound or play like a Jag or anything else! This Jag is its own thing and I love it for everything that it is! I also love it for everything it isn't! 🎈
nice review
Love the tune-o-matic string thru bodies. Not enough guitars have them.
Great looking guitar, but to be honest the Tele's with the Texas Tea finish
look better to me. I think the combination of the flatter surfaces of a Tele than a Strat or a Jag, And the Tele had binding that makes the finish pop a little more.
Would love to see you do a review of the Squier Contemporary Jaguar. I bought a Squier Contemporary HSS Strat after watching your video with Rod Thorn. I thought that was a lot of value.
Nice! Do the Squire too!
Squier deep dive please. I want to see how the sock test compares.
Get the blue squier contemporary please!
I'd like to see the contemporary Squier.
Beautiful! I love it, BUT I would want a tremelo system for that price point. The Texas Tea is gorgeous!
DEEP DIVE SQUIRE CONTEMPORARY JAG PLEEEZ!
Count me in for Squier Jaguar test
I would be interested in a Squier contempory Jag review
Id like to see a review of a Mexican Jazzmaster or US G&L Doheny at some point. Looking at that contemporary Squier Jag would be good also.
Yes please on the Squire,
Squier Contemporary Jag, YES (please)
Squier Contemporary deep dive please
Pretty nice. I kinda like the new pink squire jazz master. Double humbucker with active pickups.