Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

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Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by NICQ » Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:18 am

Bought this Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar in Sunburst from a guy for 170eur - the seller said it was "broken", all the strings rattle on the upper frets and the bridge has to be replaced that's why he sells it for a cheap price... yeah right ;D

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I really don't like sunburst soo ...
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Looks kinda like Ocean Turqoise Metallic... close enough at least


So I roughed up the poly clear
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Mounted it on one of my spraying stands
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Sprayed Primer
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Sprayed Metallic
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Sprayed Clear:
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and then assembled the whole thing :
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I really like how that turned out - looks almost sherwood green in the evenenings but turns more blueish in the sunlight...

Electronics are still stock - wanted to upgrade the pots but couldn't be bothered to enlarge the control plate holes (they are smaller for metric pots)
The soldering on a jag is a horror compared to a JM because of the switches and all the cavities where the wires are going through
Kept the Duncan Designed pickups for now - removed the logo with acetone though... maybe upgrade that sometime in the future

so yeah - my first Jag :-)

pretty much stock apart from the refinish - right now I don't see the need to upgrade anything
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by NICQ » Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:32 am

here's a picture in direct sunlight and how the colour changes :
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by Rgand » Sat Oct 12, 2019 8:27 am

That color is quite an improvement. Looks great! :-*
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by jakeisjake » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:05 pm

That’s great!
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by jthomas » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:42 pm

A beaut.
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by Embenny » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:56 pm

What a fantastic refin! That is flat out gorgeous. Great work.
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by aliendawg » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:05 pm

Very nice

You made it look so easy... And why no matching headstock? ;-;
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by Danley » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:26 pm

Looks great - but tighten that high-E grub screw on the bridge, it's worse than a long nosehair ;)
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:52 pm

whoa!
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by toma19 » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:29 am

impressive!
on one hand i like sunburst guitars, but on the other, this one looks much better like that! 8)
Did you get that glossy result without wet sanding ?
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by MechaBulletBill » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:56 am

great job, looks really nice
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by postchrist » Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:11 am

beautiful work!!
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by gypsyseven » Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:58 am

That looks sooo killer! Nice job!!!!
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by Horsefeather » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:04 pm

No wet sanding & polishing?
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Re: Squier VM Jag refinished in OTM

Post by NICQ » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:07 am

Thanks for all the "likes" :)

aliendawg wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:05 pm
 Very nice

You made it look so easy... And why no matching headstock? ;-;
Thanks - I finish 3-6 guitars a year since a couple of years so it's already pretty much a routine
I thought about a matching headstock but somehow I really like the yellow tint as contrast to the green... was tempted though ;)
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