here comes the Squier offsets.....

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:14 pm

Looks like the pickguard bridge area is just drilled with three holes. Looks like it would very easy to modify with a new bridge without replacing the pickguard.

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by Stratelejazzuar » Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:30 pm

I thought I read that the two front screws were actually bridge height adjustment screws. That's why i questioned the one remaining screw (behind the saddles) as being the only mounting screw. I was just trying to imagine if there'd be any problem with raising the front of the bridge without putting some sort of stress on the back screw or plate... :unsure:

I would hate to see someone raising the front of the bridge, and then *POP* - that back screw head comes flying off! ;D

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by knpknpknp » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:20 am

That wouldn't be fun at all. Now I am even more intrigued to see one in person. They are taking forever.

With that said, anyone in ontario that is handy with a router? I need to get a proper trem in my preordered one asap.

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by WickedMe » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:36 pm

seenoevil wrote:I'm most worried about the pickups. Does anyone know if they have rod magnets or a bar. That's the big thing for me. The rest can be remedied with a router. Everyone talks about moding their old jazzies to their preferred more modern spec. I have the opposite problem.

PLUS, I've heard lots of tell here about a vintage series faithful JM/Jag. Is there any evidence to support these rumors? Cause if this is true...... :shifty: :) ::) :-X :k :?
?? What?? where, where? :'( ???
knpknpknp wrote:That wouldn't be fun at all. Now I am even more intrigued to see one in person. They are taking forever.

With that said, anyone in ontario that is handy with a router? I need to get a proper trem in my preordered one asap
Dude, i'm from portugal and even here at the local shop I've already seen a jaguar. It actually looks better in wood and metal (as flesh and blood), even next to a avri.
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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by knpknpknp » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:07 pm

Yikes!

I've preordered mine and no sign of it yet. If it doesn't come this week I may go crazy.

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by weed_killer » Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:36 pm

knpknpknp wrote:Yikes!

I've preordered mine and no sign of it yet. If it doesn't come this week I may go crazy.
my local guitar store has had them in stock for a few weeks (I haven't been there to see them yet though). Where are you in Ontario?

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by noisepunk » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:28 pm

I'm going to be obnoxious for a second because it's really bothering me.

The title should read "Here come the squier offsets"; "here comes" is (with a few exceptions, because it's english...) used for singular subjects, ex:

Here comes the squier jaguar.

It seems backwards, but that's how it goes.

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by valley_parade » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:02 pm

To add on to the nitpicking..Squier's made Jazz Basses for quite a while. Are those not also offset?

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by kalipigeon » Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:10 pm

Stratelejazzuar wrote:I thought I read that the two front screws were actually bridge height adjustment screws. That's why i questioned the one remaining screw (behind the saddles) as being the only mounting screw. I was just trying to imagine if there'd be any problem with raising the front of the bridge without putting some sort of stress on the back screw or plate... :unsure:

I would hate to see someone raising the front of the bridge, and then *POP* - that back screw head comes flying off! ;D
It sounds like you're just worried that they'll take the lead as the most finicky bridge on a Fender design away from the Jag/JM bridge... ;D If only 5 people on the planet know how to properly set one up and what each screw actually does, does that make it more or less a Jazzmaster/Jaguar?

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by seenoevil » Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:23 pm

kalipigeon wrote:
Stratelejazzuar wrote:I thought I read that the two front screws were actually bridge height adjustment screws. That's why i questioned the one remaining screw (behind the saddles) as being the only mounting screw. I was just trying to imagine if there'd be any problem with raising the front of the bridge without putting some sort of stress on the back screw or plate... :unsure:

I would hate to see someone raising the front of the bridge, and then *POP* - that back screw head comes flying off! ;D
It sounds like you're just worried that they'll take the lead as the most finicky bridge on a Fender design away from the Jag/JM bridge... ;D If only 5 people on the planet know how to properly set one up and what each screw actually does, does that make it more or less a Jazzmaster/Jaguar?
Less. Also, there's no trem.

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by Electric Mistress » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:32 pm

Anyone have any idea of how high output the pickups are, and if they're well guarded against noise?

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by toneclusters » Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:47 pm

valley_parade wrote:To add on to the nitpicking..Squier's made Jazz Basses for quite a while. Are those not also offset?
not to mention the Jagmaster & Musicmaster....

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by knpknpknp » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:34 pm

weed_killer wrote:
knpknpknp wrote:Yikes!

I've preordered mine and no sign of it yet. If it doesn't come this week I may go crazy.
my local guitar store has had them in stock for a few weeks (I haven't been there to see them yet though). Where are you in Ontario?
I'm in Toronto. Not to mention I pre-ordered it from Long and McQuades! I feel like if any location in Canada is the first to get the cheap jazzmasters, it should be that location haha.

So bloody annoying.

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Post by toneclusters » Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:38 pm

noisepunk wrote:I'm going to be obnoxious for a second because it's really bothering me.

The title should read "Here come the squier offsets"; "here comes" is (with a few exceptions, because it's english...) used for singular subjects, ex:

Here comes the squier jaguar.

It seems backwards, but that's how it goes.
my wife says "suck it!" for nit picking the s

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Re: here comes the Squier offsets.....

Post by noisepunk » Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:14 pm

toneclusters wrote:
my wife says "suck it!" for nit picking the s
Tell your wife that my girlfriend is an english major and that as a result her grammar perfectionism has rubbed off on me.

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