Squier CV pink and purple Jags

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by ShatoonBringerOfCorn » Thu May 13, 2021 3:55 am

I like the purple paint but not how they have used it. I'd like to see it on a Jazz Bass with a maple fretboard and black blocks

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu May 13, 2021 4:00 am

Needs something crazy like this on it!
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by mediocreplayer » Thu May 13, 2021 4:35 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Wed May 12, 2021 10:25 pm

Here we go!
https://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Metal-Alu ... _2719.html
Great — thank you! Any idea if these will fit the squier? It mentions that it fits the American 62 reissue.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by CROSS_guitars » Thu May 13, 2021 4:47 am

Yes, these pickguards do typically fit Squier Jaguars.
May need some filing here and there.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Thu May 13, 2021 7:27 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 4:00 am
Needs something crazy like this on it!
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I find coloured pearloid the wrong kind of tacky.

Sparkle though? That's the right kind of tacky.

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Quickguards doesn't have a sample of a Jaguar in that colour but they have a Jag guard and purple sparkle blanks, so I'm willing to bet they would make you one.
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by s_mcsleazy » Thu May 13, 2021 8:42 am

i really hate that they're being distributed by andertons in the uk, i really want the shell pink bass vi but i don't want andertons to see a penny of my money
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by fuzzjunkie » Thu May 13, 2021 9:39 am

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I'm much less excited about that purple Jag than I'd have expected. Between the wrong size blocks, PF fretboard, unmatched headstock and the awful clash between cheap tort and that purple, it's way uglier than I'd expect to find such a perfect shade of purple. I love that body but I'd have to change the neck and pickguard immediately.

The pink Jag, though? Matching headstock, dots, tasteful pickguard. I'd rock that as-is. If the purple got the dots and matching headstock, I'd be compelled to buy an entirely unnecessary Jaguar. I just love that shade of purple, and this will be the second time I'm letting it pass me by.
Same. I have a J Mascis Fender JM, but I really prefer that purple over the JMJM “purple.”

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Thu May 13, 2021 10:41 am

fuzzjunkie wrote:
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Same. I have a J Mascis Fender JM, but I really prefer that purple over the JMJM “purple.”
I actually had a "purple" JMJM, and sold/traded it a few months ago when the prices spiked so high that I realized I could fund a custom purple build with plenty left over. I got more for it locally than I paid for my '66 D&B Jag in 2017. I actually see more on the market online now at lower prices, so I must have picked the right moment.

I took this photo next to a purple jag body I sold to RIORIO shortly before I traded the JMJM.

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It just wasn't a purple guitar. I actually loved the way it looked and played, but it simply wasn't worth the price it fetched so I don't regret selling it. I still haven't started a purple build with the money, but probably will at some point.

Purple must be achieved.
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by mediocreplayer » Thu May 13, 2021 11:03 am

mbene085 wrote:
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Purple must be achieved.
Just get the Squier man. Change out the neck and guard and you are set.

Mine arrives tomorrow. My main guitar is a walnut Jaguar that I very carefully commissioned and put together and that cost more than five times what this Squier costs, so I am interested in how they will compare. My guess is that it will be the periodic and harsh reminder that it is all about the player.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Thu May 13, 2021 11:21 am

mediocreplayer wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 11:03 am
mbene085 wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 10:41 am
Purple must be achieved.
Just get the Squier man. Change out the neck and guard and you are set.

Mine arrives tomorrow. My main guitar is a walnut Jaguar that I very carefully commissioned and put together and that cost more than five times what this Squier costs, so I am interested in how they will compare. My guess is that it will be the periodic and harsh reminder that it is all about the player.
Congrats, I bet that purple will look awesome in person.

My main reason for passing on this though is that I have way too many Jags. Two vintage refins, my MIJ that was my first offset, and a hardtail MIJ that I tried selling and got cold feet about because it just plays too damn well. I've got vintage single coils, Kinmans, Novak Guyatone goldfoils, and PAF-sized firebirds in them. They're all awesome colours and every single one has a matching headstock (CFM, blue sparkle, OLB, Gunmetal blue).

Jaguars were my original offset love affair and have been my main guitars for nearly 20 years, but at a certain point I have to realize I've gotten everything I want out of the design. That's why I abandoned the purple thinline build and sold the body to RIO. I'm too attached to all of mine to sell any at this point, and they're all way too pretty to consider refinishing purple.

I'll figure out some way to get a nice shade of purple into my lineup at some point though. It just won't be a Jag. It's beyond a first world problem - it's a "guitar hoarder problem," though I suspect OSGers can empathize.
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Wucan » Thu May 13, 2021 11:54 am

I'm a sucker for purple finishes... nothing a pickguard swap can't fix. Are those Andertons-only?

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by patski » Thu May 13, 2021 12:38 pm

Saw that purple Jag on Instagram this morning and completely freaked out! It's a BEAUTY!

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by patski » Thu May 13, 2021 12:38 pm

Wucan wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 11:54 am
I'm a sucker for purple finishes... nothing a pickguard swap can't fix. Are those Andertons-only?
I found it on CME's website!

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by soul1 » Thu May 13, 2021 12:54 pm

https://youtu.be/a3XNsygk800

The purple looks pretty good, almost looks blue-ish in this video.

But CME still doesn't know that the the rhythm circuit switch is not the neck pickup position. :derp:

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by fuzzjunkie » Thu May 13, 2021 5:37 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 10:41 am
Purple must be achieved.
Indeed. I almost sold mine a few times when I saw how high the prices have gone. I keep convincing myself it’s close enough and just needs a black pick guard and real JM pickups, probably Lollar.

On closer inspection this Jaguar looks too blue, I prefer a bit of red, just not as much as the JMJM. Fender hasn’t got purple right yet, for me at least, but it could just be the lighting. I keep looking at custom colors by well known refinishers and I am wary of them too.

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