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Amazing guitar for offset lovers, but be ready to have to work around it!
Amazing guitar overall, at a good price, with some work to do to make it play good.
Offsets at this price - squiers in this price range in general (I also own a Jazzmaster CV) - Often seem to come with a few issues out of the factory.
You will need to put a higher gauge of strings as these guitars were not inteded for 9's, aswell as maybe shimming the neck. I also have an electronic problem on mine where the bridge pickup has a much lower output than the neck, which can be annoying when switching. Also had to oil the fretboard a bit since it was really, really dry.
If you can do these things by yourself, or are willing to go to a luthier to have it done, I really encourage you to buy this guitar. Having tried both this and the Player Series Jazzmaster / Jaguars, this feels and sounds much better in my opinion, and it is a really good modding platform for a good price range if you're into that
Offsets at this price - squiers in this price range in general (I also own a Jazzmaster CV) - Often seem to come with a few issues out of the factory.
You will need to put a higher gauge of strings as these guitars were not inteded for 9's, aswell as maybe shimming the neck. I also have an electronic problem on mine where the bridge pickup has a much lower output than the neck, which can be annoying when switching. Also had to oil the fretboard a bit since it was really, really dry.
If you can do these things by yourself, or are willing to go to a luthier to have it done, I really encourage you to buy this guitar. Having tried both this and the Player Series Jazzmaster / Jaguars, this feels and sounds much better in my opinion, and it is a really good modding platform for a good price range if you're into that
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A Perfect Introduction Into the Offset World
I bought this guitar since I am a massive Johnny Marr fan, and this seemed like a perfect budget option. I found Mike Adams' (Puisheen) video review of this guitar on Youtube, and it convinced me to pull the trigger on it. As soon as it arrived, I noticed some glaring setup issues, but nothing too crazy (granted, I was expecting to face some problems that are often seen on this model). The bridge needed to be raised to increase the downward tension of the strings behind it, the nut had to be filed a bit to fit 11s (because for some unknown reason, this guitar came equipped with 9s, which is mind-boggling). The fretboard was dry so it needed some lemon oil. All of these fixes took me about an hour to do, but after that, this guitar plays and sounds amazing. Really, there's no other product I'd be endorsing so much after facing all of these issues, it really is that good. Also, since I was an offset guitar noob at that point, I was extremely impressed with the vibrato system. It's smooth, fluid, and just overall a perfect vibrato system (although, I am probably going to replace it with a genuine Fender AVRI vibrato at some point in the future). One other thing is that this range of Squier guitars is a perfect modding platform. You won't feel bad changing anything on these guitars, although you probably won't even feel the need to. Personally, I like tinkering with guitars and offsets are probably the best guitars for that, since there are so many options available, ranging from Mastery and Staytrem for bridges, Curtis Novak, Lollar, Creamery, Seymour Duncan, and even Fender for pickups, again Mastery, Descendant, and Fender for vibratos, etc.
So overall, I wholeheartedly recommend this guitar. Yes, it does have some issues which you should expect, but nothing major. After half an hour of your attention, this guitar transforms into an indie beast and can handle pretty much anything you throw at it.
So overall, I wholeheartedly recommend this guitar. Yes, it does have some issues which you should expect, but nothing major. After half an hour of your attention, this guitar transforms into an indie beast and can handle pretty much anything you throw at it.
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