here comes the Squier offsets.....

[Pedgalad]

I'm not gonna lie; this makes me feel like the rest of the world is suddenly going to be into offsets... Like watching a local band you love make it big, then everyone likes them, and you no longer have that personal bond with them...

You know what would make me shit a brick though, is if Squier made a Mustang

Or even if Fender made a more affordable mustang (I see new CIJ Mustangs going for like $950!)

SQuier Mustangs

[Pedgalad]

Also, if the Jazzmaster came with a mustang bridge, and Jazzmaster tremolo, i'd be all over it. I'd replace the pickups with some Novak humbuckers. I need to beef up my offset arsenal. I have 2 offsets. A Jazzmaster, and a Jazz bass. But then again, i'm 13, so I gotta keep dreaming.

Jeez, be glad you even have that. I'm 14 and I'm stuck with a strat, a vintage harmony, an acoustic, and a barely offset rogue bass. But I have a 1890 Mandolin Banjo to make up for it

[dogbird]

Jeez, be glad you even have that. I'm 14 and I'm stuck with a strat, a vintage harmony, an acoustic, and a barely offset rogue bass. But I have a 1890 Mandolin Banjo to make up for it

Gotta love them Banjolins.

[Electric Mistress]

How hard would it be to fit a Trem to one of these? Any kind of a Trem...

[weed_killer]

How hard would it be to fit a Trem to one of these? Any kind of a Trem...

It depends on what tools you have available. A JM vibrato route is really simple if you have a proper template on hand. If you wanted something like a Bigsby, it would be even easier; you could just drill two holes for a tune-o-matic/mustang/roller/etc bridge and you're done.

[Electric Mistress]

How hard would it be to fit a Trem to one of these? Any kind of a Trem...

It depends on what tools you have available. A JM vibrato route is really simple if you have a proper template on hand. If you wanted something like a Bigsby, it would be even easier; you could just drill two holes for a tune-o-matic/mustang/roller/etc bridge and you're done.

No scooping out of wood then for the Bigsby?

Hopefully I'll find someone who can do this. Thanks.

[toneclusters]

Bigsby B-5's are top loading, no route required.

[Electric Mistress]

So; has anyone actually played one and how are they?

[toneclusters]

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look good in vids, this guys riffs are getting on my nerves

[garyptaszek]

man they sound like crap... first things to go would be those pickups

[frelonvert]

man they sound like crap... first things to go would be those pickups

+1

[JBhome]

Hey first time poster but I've been following this forum a while. The squier jazz and jags are all over London right now and I tried the jazz yesterday. Really nice player, the neck is glossy but a nice thick strat shape. The tone knob is more of a rotary selector (i could hear it click) but gave great sounds. The pickups are hotter than standard jazz pickups (more p90) but really versatile. The bridge also gives it a nice tone too. Build quality was better than the fender mex strat I tried next.

In all, purists won't get on wih it for the pickups but otherwise its an amazing axe that a trem might make amazing. Body seemed deep enough to take the trem routing and the current bridge looked easy to take off. Also theres a new demo posted by a UK music shop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPQR7VES8yY

[aen]

So; has anyone actually played one and how are they?

I played the jazzmaster at NAMM. It felt great, it looked great. I could tell the bridge would be unsuitable for me, but easy to replace.
Then I saw this:
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So I heard it sounding pretty damn good! (Not my kind of riffs, but still...)
All this and the price is right as rain. Looks like a winner.

[toneclusters]

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[toneclusters]

man they sound like crap... first things to go would be those pickups

I think the crap sound has more to do with the "instant SRV " setting on that little Mustang computer amp...