I have one with the same finish. It’s my first Jazzmaster and first Classic Vibe. It’s an absolute steal for the price-good to go right out of the box.
I am a luthier and own a repair shop in Texas. A client brought me his yesterday to install a Mastery Bridge/Vibrato. After installing it and setting it up, I instantly fell in love. Checked Guitar center and one of the local ones had the Daphne Blue on sale and had 1 left so I had to have it. I work on all kinds of guitars for a living and I can say, in my 25 years experience working on guitars, I am impressed with the tone and sound of this guitar for the price point. That being said it does have some things about it that beg for an upgrade: the stock vibrato is a little clanky and using it seems to knock it a little out of tune. As stated in the video, having it professionally setup and intonated is crucial. Installing the Mastery bridge/vibrato kit made all the difference, and bumps it up to professional level playability and stability. The frets definitely need to be polished and the nut slots need some love especially if you’re going up in gauge from factory. Other than those issues, once upgraded and setup I found it hard to put this guitar down.
@@jannevaatainen yes, but the way I see it, if you’re going to upgrade a bridge, better to upgrade one that didn’t cost you as much to begin with. In otherwords, let’s say I had an $800 budget for a Jazzmaster, I’d rather buy a Classic Vibe and a Mastery set than just a Fender Jazzmaster with a bridge and vibrato that still has much to be desired.
Hey what works for you works but I’ve had success shimming the neck & bringing the bridge up in the posts so the bridge has the proper break angle for the strings to force the bridge to rock, basically making the bridge a non-friction point To each their own, I just don’t dig the mastery system since it basically removes the whole rocking bridge system that kinda makes the offset line the offset line
Just got a jazzmaster fsr Daphne Blue. Wow, what a big open sound these guitars have. Set up was damn near perfect out the box. I made the guitar center dudes open a fresh box so I could have a chance at a “good one”. This jazzmaster sounds big and nasty with distortion, some seriously cool tones! I can see why my bloody valentine used these guitars. They sound huge when you play chords. This guitar will always scream cool. So happy to own 😊
I played one today at guitar center as well I really like the sound but it's a little on the pricy side. Do you know any other guitars that sound a lot like this one?
This axe looks and sounds great. I picked up a Classic Vibe 50s Esquire (Tele w/one pickup) last summer and I absolutely love it. The CV series is an absolute steal for the money. May have to get the Jazzmaster next! Nice review, thanks for posting.
Got one of these, polished the frets, Lemon oil on the fingerboard, shimmed the neck, adjusted the truss rod. After that it is one of the best sounding , most comfortable guitars I own. As good or better than my Fenders. Cheers.
The CV Jazzmaster is my favourite guitar. The tone, playability, and build quality are insane. Nothing has replaced it as my main guitar! And that distinct tone. I LOVE the neck especially, through a Fender '57 amp sim Mine is the FSR daphne blue version. It's on par with sunburst for looks imo!
@@adamgreenhill110. Yeah it's the Cadbury JM for sure. Lol. The metallic in the purple is nice. The gold guard it thicker than what they put on the J Mascis. I thought it looked beefy, then I checked a Mascis at the guitar store and the anodized aluminum is thinner on it.
@@Haze763 Can't beat metallic purple, or anodised gold. I would've chosen it, if my bass wasn't metallic purple too! (I like variety) I don't get the appeal of the J Mascis version. It's more expensive, doesn't sound like a Jazzmaster, and looks a bit "bling" to me. It has Strat single coils, but with soapbar casings
I totally agree about the Mascis. I think the guys that are into Dinosaur Jr. and the grunge stuff are drawn to it. It has that Gibson bridge too. Hahaaa. I have heard everyone rave about the neck on the Mascis. I did play one at a store once just to check it out. The neck was chunky! I like thinner necks but I guess you'd get used to a fatter neck. I don't really know.
Good demo. you are one of the few that actually took time to learn how the controls worked before putting it on camera. The Classic vibe Jazzzmater is a really good instrument. I have enjoyed mine for several years.
You have such a beautiful touch to your JM playing. Too many people treat it just like a Strat, and fail to capture all the nuances. I've had a CV JM for a couple of years, and of all my guitars, that's the one I feel most creative with. It helps you to go places other guitars just don't- everyone should have one!
Amazing guitar. Got mine this year, FSR daphne blue. Has a small crack in the finish due to being a display guitar, but that also landed me a decent discount on it. Though what I saved on it was spent on taxes and fees for shipping it from UK to EU. Still, worth it! Been actually torn between this, VM Mustang and a black CV Jag, but Mustang sold before I made a decision, so I went with a more "rare" of the remaining two.
I chanced on a brand new VM mustang in vintage white last month here in the Philippines. Superb. The neck is chunky C, feels like a real vintage 60’s mustang
I had to give the frets on mine a good polish, also a shim in the neck pocket and replaced the tremolo with a genuine Fender one. Super stable now and sounds and feels amazing. The Squires are great guitars if you don't mind doing a bit of tinkering and set up work.
Well I got it and at a good price. She plays like a dream. She is not new. But in good shape. I bought her at Music Go Round. In Elk Grove Ca. Guitar and a good hard case for 400,00 bucks. Thanks for all your help.
Hi Rob I have that same guitar ,same colour,my favourite go-to guitar,as you say very good straight out the box.Wish it had a satin neck finish but it can be sorted in time.Thanks Rob
Just got back from a guitar store here in Qatar and really thinking of buying this. I remember I used to have an old Squier strat which wasn't that great so am a little apprehensive... but really loving this. Very different from any other guitar I own.. thinking of going back to get this
A friend of mine who is a hobbyist luthier is working on my J Mascis JM and his son’s friend’s classic vibe jazzmaster. He said there is an enormous jump in quality between them, the Mascis model being far better. All he had to do to the Mascis was file the nut and adjust the truss Rod accordingly.
I tried both in the shop and have to strongly disagree… I understand the quality control isn’t top banana in fender/squire but still “. I feel that squire just know how to make a really good standard line of cheep guitars. I personally Just bought a reverend double agent over the American pro 2 Jazzmaster. And just ordered a classic 60s to modify as a project because I was so impressed
Hahah, hipsters wet dream. That was great! 😂 Nice video, mate. I bought mine last year, and it came in bad condition. Changed neck for the J Mascis one and the bridge for Tune-O-Matic (but I found one with 10” Radius 😎). Maybe in future, I’m gonna put middle pick up and make Roberth Smith version. ✌🏼😊
I might mod one to have a jazz master, p90 and a humbucker pickup....haha I like all those pickups for different songs but unlike Thurston Moore don't wanna change 🎸 for every song.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster OR Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster. I need to pick one. Which one is better? I have the Squier Vintage Modified Mustang and it is fabulous.
just got mine today..its better than my actual fender mij model. although the neck on the mij is the best.otherwise this thing is the best under 1000$$
I bought this exact same model. I worked so hard during the summer last year to afford this beauty. Won't regret it. I bought a Champion 40 AMP too, but I'll replace it soon to a Boss Katana 50 or 100. But I don't know is there any big differences 😐please help
My experience was... ordered online from American Musical Supply... they don't open the box or set the intonation, etc... Got the guitar... noisiest single coil guitar I've ever touched in 40 years of pickin'... upon further inspection... there is a bad finish crack in the upper part of the neck pocket... right out of the box the upper bout "rhythm" volume control did not and has never worked since day 1... not worth playing the send-it-back, let's pay shipping from me to them game (they don't cover return shipping) ... plus, the frets are sharp like a chainsaw... so there's that... so much for "Oh, boy I discovered a cool guitar for cheap, and it's a Squier... or... the woopie doo doo over-hyping they do on the "Classic Vibe" series... BS BS BS, lol... but it sells guitars I suppose... and a lot of people would not be able to tell the difference...) I stripped the guts out of the guitar... and dry-walled the entire (very large) control cavity with a meticulous copper shielding tape surgery... I plan to use this as a fun project, I got a deal on it when I bought it for $399.99 instead of $429.99... they were having a sale... I'll purchase a pre-wired harness and I have in mind some Fender Pure Vintage 60s Jazzmaster pups... or I might go wild with some aftermarkets like Seymour Duncan, or whoever else might make a Jazzmaster pickup... -- Mine is the 3 Color Sunburst as well... as far as pretty... the finish except for one small crack in the neck pocket, the finish is gorgeous... and the guitar is very light... I like light guitars in my older age, haha... It definitely scratched the Jazzmaster itch for not too much money... (the internal wiring is ridiculously teeny weeny... teeny itsy bitsy pots... super thin wiring that MAY conduct one or two electrons, but not much more (after thought... would be cool to add a mini switch for a boost of some kind... sort of like the Clapton Strat's mid-boost... plenty of room in the gargantuan routing job they did under the pick guard...)
Interesting... got mine for £264 new. A bit of a dog to start with - wouldn't stay in tune. A proper set up and fret dressing helped sort that, partially. I dropped in a 'stay trem' tremolo arm, so the tremolo wouldn't squeek and a mustang bridge so the top E wouldn't ping out, inserted in some brass sleeves that I'd had made up to stop it wiggling about too much and spoiling the intonation. Then I realised that the as fitted pickups were weedy, as were the electrics and all buzzed like a hive of bees. An evening lining the cavity with copper tape and earthing everything, then dropping in a set of Mojo 60s spec pickups and wiring completed the job and All is now quiet. Granddad's axe/ Trigger's broom (UK comedy ref - google it)?? Possibly, but now it looks, plays and sounds the mutt's nuts and it was FUN. 😂
@@theguitarmanifesto I'm getting one today. I'll check it out and see if anything really needs to be swapped. I'd love to have you on my radio show Rockland revolution. Check out some episodes I just posted.
Purple metallic, gold anodized. Sold. BTW appreciate your playing style here. Not the typical jerk-off fest found in every other video on RUclips. Ok better yet, I'll take a G&L Doheny.
Great review love your channel! I have a Bullet Mustang HH and big Nirvana fan and just started learning to play. Which would be a better step up guitar for me that would be different enough from my Mustang, a Cool Vibe Jaguar or a Cool Vibe Jazzmaster?
is it a synthetic bone nut or a real one? also, are the frets stainless? how does it feel compared to a 1k plus guitar? i have a few high model guitars but i want a jazz master idk if i wanna spend the bank on a fender tho.
@@theguitarmanifesto yeah if it wasn't for the white body that will yellow in a couple of years, impossible to keep clean looking....also poplar body will dent easily. JM jazzmaster is 520euros in Ireland at the moment. How can they say limited edition when it's been out for 10 years?
Bending I would be careful honestly. The high E might pinch out at the 10th-15th fret area only because there’s not enough downward pressure at the bridge. I think that’s the main reason people shim the neck, because other wise the guitar plays beautifully..but it’s not made to be a blues/rock bending machine like the strat or les Paul
I actually have a question. I always wanted a jazz master and this classic vibe series seemed absolutely perfect for me. However I already have a squier 60 CV strat and if I read it right they both have the same alnico style pickups. Now my question is this true, that they have the same pickups, or do they sound different completely despite both being single coil alnico style?
@@theguitarmanifesto Oh my god thanks for the lightning fast response! Well if they are different I will definitely be looking in to one as soon as I have money haha. Thanks once more and keep up the great vids!
The cv jazzmaster has true to spec JM pickups, not like other cheaper JMs which just have strat style pickups in a Jm housing. I just got the CV JM and I love it, it's a superb guitar
I am not a big fan of the 25.5 inch scale, but I do think it is a good guitar over all. When it comes to the scale length of a guitar, I seem to like the 24.75 inch scale a bit more, in both sound and feel. To me the strings on the 25.5 seem to feel a bit tighter and when I play a guitar with the 25.5 inch scale I feel like I have to force it a lot more than I do with the 24.75 inch scale guitars. But that seems to be a preference thing, so every guitar player would be different when it comes to what they like. I have wondered for a long time, what a Stratocaster would sound like if it had a 24.75 inch scale instead of the 25.5 that they always have. It would be something I would like to see tried at least once. Maybe it would sound bad, or maybe it would just sound like a Single Cut with single coils on it.. but I have been curious about that for a long time, I guess it would all depend on where exactly the pickups were along the Scale, and of course which Single Coils were used... Okay, I am rambling again, so nice video and nice guitar, I hope all is well.
If you're curious what a 24.75 inch scale strat would sound like, you might actually like the Squier Paranormal Cyclone. It has a mustang style body, but the pickups are strat pickups and it has 24.75 inch scale length. It also has a strat tremolo and individual on/off switches for the pickups. I got one and it's pretty cool.
@@deathknight655 I actually like that guitar, but I have.. other motives when I say I would like to see a Stratocaster with the 24.75 scale. I have always liked the shape of a Strat, but disliked playing them because I prefer the 24.75 inch scale better in sound and feel. I know I am a bit crazy, but I think it would be pretty cool... Also, I doubt it would sound much different than the Cyclone, but it would look like a Strat, but sound like a Cyclone lol.. I love options, and I think it would be a cool option to explore.
@@lfaf9509 Ah I gotcha. Definitely sounds like something that could be cool, but I haven't seen anything like that either. I'm also more of a short-scale offset guitar kinda guy, so I probably haven't looked into it that much.
@@deathknight655 I'm more of a "I wonder what this would sound like, or look like?" Kind of guy. So I like offset guitars along with single cut guitars and double cut guitars.
The strings on a longer-scale guitar have to be tighter if they're the same gauge. A lot of players use lighter gauges on longer-scale guitars. If you like 10s on 24.75 inch scale, try 9s on the 25.5 inch scale.
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I have one with the same finish. It’s my first Jazzmaster and first Classic Vibe. It’s an absolute steal for the price-good to go right out of the box.
I am a luthier and own a repair shop in Texas. A client brought me his yesterday to install a Mastery Bridge/Vibrato. After installing it and setting it up, I instantly fell in love. Checked Guitar center and one of the local ones had the Daphne Blue on sale and had 1 left so I had to have it.
I work on all kinds of guitars for a living and I can say, in my 25 years experience working on guitars, I am impressed with the tone and sound of this guitar for the price point. That being said it does have some things about it that beg for an upgrade: the stock vibrato is a little clanky and using it seems to knock it a little out of tune. As stated in the video, having it professionally setup and intonated is crucial. Installing the Mastery bridge/vibrato kit made all the difference, and bumps it up to professional level playability and stability. The frets definitely need to be polished and the nut slots need some love especially if you’re going up in gauge from factory. Other than those issues, once upgraded and setup I found it hard to put this guitar down.
Doesn't the Mastery Bridge/Vibrato set cost almost as much as the Classic Vibe guitar itself?
@@jannevaatainen yes, but the way I see it, if you’re going to upgrade a bridge, better to upgrade one that didn’t cost you as much to begin with. In otherwords, let’s say I had an $800 budget for a Jazzmaster, I’d rather buy a Classic Vibe and a Mastery set than just a Fender Jazzmaster with a bridge and vibrato that still has much to be desired.
Hey what works for you works but I’ve had success shimming the neck & bringing the bridge up in the posts so the bridge has the proper break angle for the strings to force the bridge to rock, basically making the bridge a non-friction point
To each their own, I just don’t dig the mastery system since it basically removes the whole rocking bridge system that kinda makes the offset line the offset line
Just got a jazzmaster fsr Daphne Blue. Wow, what a big open sound these guitars have. Set up was damn near perfect out the box. I made the guitar center dudes open a fresh box so I could have a chance at a “good one”. This jazzmaster sounds big and nasty with distortion, some seriously cool tones! I can see why my bloody valentine used these guitars. They sound huge when you play chords.
This guitar will always scream cool. So happy to own 😊
They're awesome guitars 🎸💯
i played one of these at guitar center once they are actually great guitars
I played one today at guitar center as well I really like the sound but it's a little on the pricy side. Do you know any other guitars that sound a lot like this one?
@@caidenh426 there arent many cheap guitars i know of like that jazz masters are pretty expensive
@@caidenh426 these go for like $450 retail but if u go on ebay or something similar, and buy used you can probably get one for like $250-300
Dude me too and it was used
I bought one a week ago and I love it. Very easy to play, nice feel and sounds amazing. I was lucky enough to get one for $300.00, new in a box!
This axe looks and sounds great. I picked up a Classic Vibe 50s Esquire (Tele w/one pickup) last summer and I absolutely love it. The CV series is an absolute steal for the money. May have to get the Jazzmaster next! Nice review, thanks for posting.
Got one of these, polished the frets, Lemon oil on the fingerboard, shimmed the neck, adjusted the truss rod. After that it is one of the best sounding , most comfortable guitars I own. As good or better than my Fenders. Cheers.
The CV Jazzmaster is my favourite guitar. The tone, playability, and build quality are insane. Nothing has replaced it as my main guitar! And that distinct tone. I LOVE the neck especially, through a Fender '57 amp sim
Mine is the FSR daphne blue version. It's on par with sunburst for looks imo!
Probably as pretty as my FSR purple Jazzy.
@@Haze763 Ohh, is that the gold pickguard one? It reminds me of Cadbury colours but it's absolutely stunning 😎
@@adamgreenhill110. Yeah it's the Cadbury JM for sure. Lol. The metallic in the purple is nice. The gold guard it thicker than what they put on the J Mascis. I thought it looked beefy, then I checked a Mascis at the guitar store and the anodized aluminum is thinner on it.
@@Haze763 Can't beat metallic purple, or anodised gold. I would've chosen it, if my bass wasn't metallic purple too! (I like variety)
I don't get the appeal of the J Mascis version. It's more expensive, doesn't sound like a Jazzmaster, and looks a bit "bling" to me. It has Strat single coils, but with soapbar casings
I totally agree about the Mascis. I think the guys that are into Dinosaur Jr. and the grunge stuff are drawn to it. It has that Gibson bridge too. Hahaaa. I have heard everyone rave about the neck on the Mascis. I did play one at a store once just to check it out. The neck was chunky! I like thinner necks but I guess you'd get used to a fatter neck. I don't really know.
Good demo. you are one of the few that actually took time to learn how the controls worked before putting it on camera. The Classic vibe Jazzzmater is a really good instrument. I have enjoyed mine for several years.
I've been playing these for a few decades unlike most hipsters on RUclips 🤣💯
You have such a beautiful touch to your JM playing. Too many people treat it just like a Strat, and fail to capture all the nuances. I've had a CV JM for a couple of years, and of all my guitars, that's the one I feel most creative with. It helps you to go places other guitars just don't- everyone should have one!
They have a unique sound of their own 👌💯
Best vibrato ever, my 62 stays in tune forever, another thing I do is press down on b string behind bridge with little finger for b bender effect
The Sq Jazzmaster are a beauty, I have a Olympic White one and it's definitely good for the my bloody Valentine/shoegaze style
Amazing guitar. Got mine this year, FSR daphne blue. Has a small crack in the finish due to being a display guitar, but that also landed me a decent discount on it. Though what I saved on it was spent on taxes and fees for shipping it from UK to EU. Still, worth it! Been actually torn between this, VM Mustang and a black CV Jag, but Mustang sold before I made a decision, so I went with a more "rare" of the remaining two.
I chanced on a brand new VM mustang in vintage white last month here in the Philippines. Superb. The neck is chunky C, feels like a real vintage 60’s mustang
your playing has REALLLLLY improved
I had to give the frets on mine a good polish, also a shim in the neck pocket and replaced the tremolo with a genuine Fender one. Super stable now and sounds and feels amazing. The Squires are great guitars if you don't mind doing a bit of tinkering and set up work.
What size shim did you use
@@alanpearson299 I used one from Stewmac at first but it was too much, not sure on the degree. I then just used two layers of playing cards.
@@burado1974 thx
I got my first ever JM last year. Bought a new 2020 Squier CV. It's a beauty!
So did i
Well I got it and at a good price. She plays like a dream. She is not new. But in good shape. I bought her at Music Go Round. In Elk Grove Ca. Guitar and a good hard case for 400,00 bucks. Thanks for all your help.
Ah nice cool it came with a hardcase too 🤘🎸 enjoy playing it, glad the video helped you out 👌
Really interesting and helpful video ! Thank you for sharing !
Glad the video helped 👌🎸
Hi Rob I have that same guitar ,same colour,my favourite go-to guitar,as you say very good straight out the box.Wish it had a satin neck finish but it can be sorted in time.Thanks Rob
Lot of guitar for the money, looks and sounds fantastic. How would you rate this to the JM Jazzmaster?
I prefer the pickups, neck and jumbo frets on the J Mascis
Hey man I watched you a few years back...your skill is getting very very good!!!!
Just got back from a guitar store here in Qatar and really thinking of buying this. I remember I used to have an old Squier strat which wasn't that great so am a little apprehensive... but really loving this. Very different from any other guitar I own.. thinking of going back to get this
Nice video, thank you. Going to get one of these in the next couple of months (lefty version). They look and sound great!
Ah mate they're the coolest guitars about enjoy!
Classic Vibe guitars are a great bang for buck. Awesome guitars
Your the best. I am looking at a used Squier Jazz Master to buy. You have made up My mind. I hope I get it. Let Ya know. Thanks for a great review.
Awesome thank you, glad the video helped you decide, they are very cool guitars 🎸🤘
A friend of mine who is a hobbyist luthier is working on my J Mascis JM and his son’s friend’s classic vibe jazzmaster. He said there is an enormous jump in quality between them, the Mascis model being far better. All he had to do to the Mascis was file the nut and adjust the truss Rod accordingly.
Having owned both I have to strongly disagree, they're both awesome
I tried both in the shop and have to strongly disagree… I understand the quality control isn’t top banana in fender/squire but still “. I feel that squire just know how to make a really good standard line of cheep guitars.
I personally Just bought a reverend double agent over the American pro 2 Jazzmaster.
And just ordered a classic 60s to modify as a project because I was so impressed
Hahah, hipsters wet dream. That was great! 😂
Nice video, mate. I bought mine last year, and it came in bad condition. Changed neck for the J Mascis one and the bridge for Tune-O-Matic (but I found one with 10” Radius 😎).
Maybe in future, I’m gonna put middle pick up and make Roberth Smith version. ✌🏼😊
😂😂 them pesky hipsters get everywhere.
Ooh nice sounds like a plan to me 👌
@@theguitarmanifesto haha i agree with u. 😂
Keep nice working mate. 😎👍🏼
I might mod one to have a jazz master, p90 and a humbucker pickup....haha I like all those pickups for different songs but unlike Thurston Moore don't wanna change 🎸 for every song.
I have enjoyed all of my Squier CV guitars...strat, Mustang, JMJM, Jag....I haven't tried the JM or tele....all great I'm sure
I like this guitar for Ventures covers. It has the sound Bob Bogle got out of his Jazzmaster.
Ooh yeah 🏄🎸
Only issue i have with mine is the bridge saddle will lower in it's own so I took 2 RC car shock locks popped one on each side and no issues since
@ 5:50 Reminds me of Smashing Pumpkins, nice to see a review with some rhythm rather then lead
I'll take that, glad you enjoyed the video 💯🎸
Very good in my opinion!
Heck yeah 💯👌🎸😎
My next guitar, gonna trade in my affinity tele I think 👌🏻😎
Worthy upgrade for sure 🎸👌
Nooo never trade, you’ll regret. Just have patience and save up for it.
I once traded a guitar and a year or 2 later the regret started burning
Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster OR Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster. I need to pick one. Which one is better?
I have the Squier Vintage Modified Mustang and it is fabulous.
Classic vibe better all round
@@theguitarmanifesto
Thanks dude! I appreciate the advice!
Nice to see someone else who dislikes Fender's misuse of the word 'tremolo'.
Amazes me how people don't understand the difference between vibrato and tremolo 🤣
Is this a guitar you would recommend playing for a gig at venue ?
Most definitely
just got mine today..its better than my actual fender mij model. although the neck on the mij is the best.otherwise this thing is the best under 1000$$
Looks like the type of guitar Kurt contain would play.
I played one and really liked it. That trem arm is pretty squeaky though. Does it just need some oil or something?
She's a little dry 🤣
Oh yeah. Looks just like the one your playing. Again thanks.
Beautiful guitars 🎸🤘
my dad just bought me one for christmas! so excited for it to get here
Ah nice what a cool present
Did u need to make any mods to the guitar or if this as u bought? Sounds great btw!!
I bought this exact same model. I worked so hard during the summer last year to afford this beauty. Won't regret it. I bought a Champion 40 AMP too, but I'll replace it soon to a Boss Katana 50 or 100. But I don't know is there any big differences 😐please help
50w is great. 100w for gigging n more presets
hey,do you know if that have a diference from squier classic vibe Jazzmaster late 50's?
Between this one and Fender player Jazzmaster, which one has the better factory setup?
I have one. Had to rub some of the sticky finish off the neck, but after that it was great.
Nice. Great sounding guitar 👍
Rock on!
I am wondering, if Contemporary or CV is actually better
Both very different setups but both on a par in terms of build quality
@@theguitarmanifesto thank you
No problems
Where did you buy this? Would love one with a darker headstock like yours in the video. Bit picky I know...
Looks nice. Does it nirvana though and how much did you pay for it
Oh yes 👌 £225
That vibrato arm sure squeaks loudly when he raises it back up after diving.
Bit of lube she'll be good 😃
How does this guitar stand comparing to the new affinity series jazzmaster ?
A level above for sure
Sounds absolutely beautiful and haunting! 😎👍
I love that tone on a Jazzmaster
Rob thanks for your work. Do You check a Squier jazzmaster special vintage modified?
Not sure which one you're referring to, you got a link?
ruclips.net/video/Gg5iHU6Apek/видео.html
Yep reviewed one 3 years ago
I am torn! Between the Squire Deluxe tele and the Jazzmaster.
Jazzmaster for me
My experience was... ordered online from American Musical Supply... they don't open the box or set the intonation, etc... Got the guitar... noisiest single coil guitar I've ever touched in 40 years of pickin'... upon further inspection... there is a bad finish crack in the upper part of the neck pocket... right out of the box the upper bout "rhythm" volume control did not and has never worked since day 1... not worth playing the send-it-back, let's pay shipping from me to them game (they don't cover return shipping) ... plus, the frets are sharp like a chainsaw... so there's that... so much for "Oh, boy I discovered a cool guitar for cheap, and it's a Squier... or... the woopie doo doo over-hyping they do on the "Classic Vibe" series... BS BS BS, lol... but it sells guitars I suppose... and a lot of people would not be able to tell the difference...) I stripped the guts out of the guitar... and dry-walled the entire (very large) control cavity with a meticulous copper shielding tape surgery... I plan to use this as a fun project, I got a deal on it when I bought it for $399.99 instead of $429.99... they were having a sale... I'll purchase a pre-wired harness and I have in mind some Fender Pure Vintage 60s Jazzmaster pups... or I might go wild with some aftermarkets like Seymour Duncan, or whoever else might make a Jazzmaster pickup... -- Mine is the 3 Color Sunburst as well... as far as pretty... the finish except for one small crack in the neck pocket, the finish is gorgeous... and the guitar is very light... I like light guitars in my older age, haha... It definitely scratched the Jazzmaster itch for not too much money... (the internal wiring is ridiculously teeny weeny... teeny itsy bitsy pots... super thin wiring that MAY conduct one or two electrons, but not much more (after thought... would be cool to add a mini switch for a boost of some kind... sort of like the Clapton Strat's mid-boost... plenty of room in the gargantuan routing job they did under the pick guard...)
Interesting... got mine for £264 new. A bit of a dog to start with - wouldn't stay in tune. A proper set up and fret dressing helped sort that, partially. I dropped in a 'stay trem' tremolo arm, so the tremolo wouldn't squeek and a mustang bridge so the top E wouldn't ping out, inserted in some brass sleeves that I'd had made up to stop it wiggling about too much and spoiling the intonation. Then I realised that the as fitted pickups were weedy, as were the electrics and all buzzed like a hive of bees. An evening lining the cavity with copper tape and earthing everything, then dropping in a set of Mojo 60s spec pickups and wiring completed the job and All is now quiet. Granddad's axe/ Trigger's broom (UK comedy ref - google it)?? Possibly, but now it looks, plays and sounds the mutt's nuts and it was FUN. 😂
Are u able to swap out those Pickups? I would like to make it a bit more for metal kinda like the Jim Root.
Yes quite easily but you may need to change pickguard cause of the holes around the pickups
@@theguitarmanifesto I'm getting one today. I'll check it out and see if anything really needs to be swapped. I'd love to have you on my radio show Rockland revolution. Check out some episodes I just posted.
Purple metallic, gold anodized. Sold.
BTW appreciate your playing style here. Not the typical jerk-off fest found in every other video on RUclips.
Ok better yet, I'll take a G&L Doheny.
The purple one is super cool, glad you dig the cork sniffing free style 💪🎸
@@theguitarmanifesto Lol. Perfect metaphor.
You know the score 🤣👌
@@theguitarmanifesto If you ever come across a purple sparkle Japanese J Mascis, let me know. 😂
Oh they're know few and far between
Hey, man, great playing! What songs were they, btw?
Thank you, my own Jams 💯🎸👌
@@theguitarmanifesto Wonderful! I was asking because the second song kicked off some strong Chris Isaak vibes, nice job!
Great review love your channel! I have a Bullet Mustang HH and big Nirvana fan and just started learning to play. Which would be a better step up guitar for me that would be different enough from my Mustang, a Cool Vibe Jaguar or a Cool Vibe Jazzmaster?
Thank you glad you like the channel.
Probably the Jazzmaster being 25.5 scale
@@theguitarmanifesto thank you 🤘🎸
Just a follow up question 🙂 Which has the best Nirvana sound, CV Jag or CV Jazzmaster?
Neither has Humbuckers so hard to compare
@@theguitarmanifesto I really appreciate your opinion! So Which Squier level guitar would you recommend to be the best for a Nirvana sound?
is it a synthetic bone nut or a real one? also, are the frets stainless? how does it feel compared to a 1k plus guitar? i have a few high model guitars but i want a jazz master idk if i wanna spend the bank on a fender tho.
Is there enough open space under the pick guard to put in some dimarzios SD?
Loads of room
@@theguitarmanifesto thanks from the states I appreciate the reply
Love jassmaster to
Another one I sold. Looking at a J Mascis model if I buy another jazzmaster... twas a nice guitar though.
The J Mascis is the cream of Squier Jazzmasters
@@theguitarmanifesto yeah if it wasn't for the white body that will yellow in a couple of years, impossible to keep clean looking....also poplar body will dent easily. JM jazzmaster is 520euros in Ireland at the moment. How can they say limited edition when it's been out for 10 years?
nice video! I wanna get one of these guitars but are they any bad at bending and for hard rock
Awesome for both
@@theguitarmanifesto Thank you so much
Bending I would be careful honestly. The high E might pinch out at the 10th-15th fret area only because there’s not enough downward pressure at the bridge. I think that’s the main reason people shim the neck, because other wise the guitar plays beautifully..but it’s not made to be a blues/rock bending machine like the strat or les Paul
@@Zeal808 i ended up buying a gretsch hollow body guitar, i tried them both and felt the gretsch was just totally different from my other guitars
Better than the vintage modified rob??
The bridge and pickups are way better 💯🎸
This guitar is one of those diamonds in the rough if you ask me. Something definitely special about this one.
Better sounding pups than the Duncan designed in the VM. Plus a better bridge and a bone nut.
I actually have a question. I always wanted a jazz master and this classic vibe series seemed absolutely perfect for me. However I already have a squier 60 CV strat and if I read it right they both have the same alnico style pickups. Now my question is this true, that they have the same pickups, or do they sound different completely despite both being single coil alnico style?
They're most definitely different pickups the JM pups handle overdriven sounds better and have more sparkle on clean
@@theguitarmanifesto Oh my god thanks for the lightning fast response! Well if they are different I will definitely be looking in to one as soon as I have money haha. Thanks once more and keep up the great vids!
🤣 you caught me at the right time, Jazzmasters are my favourite guitars 🎸👌
The cv jazzmaster has true to spec JM pickups, not like other cheaper JMs which just have strat style pickups in a Jm housing. I just got the CV JM and I love it, it's a superb guitar
How is it standing up?
Awesome 🤘👌
The J Mascis JM is also an outstanding guitar
Oh yes
Do the blocky wipe pickups look less glaring in person?
Look sweet to me
Did you purposely have a gun pointing at Kurt Cobains head in the background there?
synchronicities
I can’t decide between this and the vintera 60
This is well on a par, depends if you want to save money or be a brand snob? 🎸👌
@@theguitarmanifesto thanks for your reply !
No worries at all 🤘🎸
Are there issues in the bridge?
None at all
@@theguitarmanifesto ty
I'm guessing that these overdrive much better than a Strat because of the p90s ???
Single coil
They look like P90's, but they're not. Closer to a Strat pickup than a P90...but unique to Jazzmasters.
The J. Mascis model does have P90's, though.
Alex Turner vibes
Oh yes he loves his Jazzmasters too 😎🎸👌💯
Unfortunately I've been put off these and the jaguar because of all the bridge and finish problems people are getting. Shame.
The squeak of the bar would drive me nuts
Crank the volume up to 11 🤣🤘
good demo but noisy vibrato arm! lol needs some lube
Turn the volume up on the amp 🤣
I am not a big fan of the 25.5 inch scale, but I do think it is a good guitar over all. When it comes to the scale length of a guitar, I seem to like the 24.75 inch scale a bit more, in both sound and feel. To me the strings on the 25.5 seem to feel a bit tighter and when I play a guitar with the 25.5 inch scale I feel like I have to force it a lot more than I do with the 24.75 inch scale guitars. But that seems to be a preference thing, so every guitar player would be different when it comes to what they like.
I have wondered for a long time, what a Stratocaster would sound like if it had a 24.75 inch scale instead of the 25.5 that they always have. It would be something I would like to see tried at least once. Maybe it would sound bad, or maybe it would just sound like a Single Cut with single coils on it.. but I have been curious about that for a long time, I guess it would all depend on where exactly the pickups were along the Scale, and of course which Single Coils were used...
Okay, I am rambling again, so nice video and nice guitar, I hope all is well.
If you're curious what a 24.75 inch scale strat would sound like, you might actually like the Squier Paranormal Cyclone. It has a mustang style body, but the pickups are strat pickups and it has 24.75 inch scale length. It also has a strat tremolo and individual on/off switches for the pickups. I got one and it's pretty cool.
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I actually like that guitar, but I have.. other motives when I say I would like to see a Stratocaster with the 24.75 scale. I have always liked the shape of a Strat, but disliked playing them because I prefer the 24.75 inch scale better in sound and feel. I know I am a bit crazy, but I think it would be pretty cool... Also, I doubt it would sound much different than the Cyclone, but it would look like a Strat, but sound like a Cyclone lol.. I love options, and I think it would be a cool option to explore.
@@lfaf9509 Ah I gotcha. Definitely sounds like something that could be cool, but I haven't seen anything like that either. I'm also more of a short-scale offset guitar kinda guy, so I probably haven't looked into it that much.
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I'm more of a "I wonder what this would sound like, or look like?" Kind of guy. So I like offset guitars along with single cut guitars and double cut guitars.
The strings on a longer-scale guitar have to be tighter if they're the same gauge. A lot of players use lighter gauges on longer-scale guitars. If you like 10s on 24.75 inch scale, try 9s on the 25.5 inch scale.
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Perfect for shoegaze, amirite
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Is it good for metal
Nope
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