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Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar Mods Part 1: Mods and Setup

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alexrcowan

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Here is another video about modding a Squier to take it to the next level!
This time I have a customer's Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar in for some professional grade upgrades.
The guitar will be receiving Dimarzio single coil sized humbuckers - Chopper in the neck and Fast track 2 in the bridge.
In addition the guitar will be kitted out with an M1 Mastery bridge as well as a custom wiring scheme including a 3 way toggle switch and partial coil splitting capabilities.
Part 1 of this 2 part series will deal with the physical modifications of the guitar as well as the setup.
Part 2 will be a short demo of some of the tones.
As I mentioned I won't be showing what the guitar sounds like stock. If you would like to hear that check out my previous videos here:
• Quick demo and Many Th...
• Fender/Squier Jaguar 3...
Wiring diagram: www.dropbox.co...
Hope you enjoy the video, as always thanks for hanging out and watching!
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@alextempletYT
@alextempletYT 2 жыл бұрын
NOOOOO the one part I needed to see was the "boring" part you cut out!! I can't find videos on KZfaq of people wiring up jags
@thegoodtest
@thegoodtest 4 жыл бұрын
I've got a Squire CV 60s Jazzmaster. I was tipped off before buying it that the tremolo arm had to be solidly pushed in and it would stay put. It does. I love how you are going through this Jaguar. You have a great way of doing mods!
@professorbooty0311
@professorbooty0311 4 жыл бұрын
you should do a video on making a matching headstock
@michaelworse6034
@michaelworse6034 3 жыл бұрын
+100 on this !
@jdallar
@jdallar 3 жыл бұрын
Another +100 on a matching headstock vid
@ThePainkiller9995
@ThePainkiller9995 3 жыл бұрын
Should be getting mine on monday, cant wait and will definitely mod it in the future
@michaelworse6034
@michaelworse6034 3 жыл бұрын
Humbuckers will steal the natural Jag sound away !
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
Michael Worse that’s one way of looking at it. The other way is the jag with humbuckers is a unique sound you just can’t get off say a strat with humbuckers or a Les Paul due to differences in scale length and neck construction among other things. Also you can get approximately close to jag single coil sounds with coil splitting/partial coil splitting/pickup in parallel with itself. So yeah there’s ups and downs to installing humbuckers. But I definitely don’t agree with the argument that jags with humbuckers are worse than jags with single coils simply because both are a unique sounding choice for jags that you don’t get with other guitars. I recommend all jag fans to try (or if they can own 😉) jags with both setups!
@michaelworse6034
@michaelworse6034 3 жыл бұрын
alexrcowan You may be right there , Sir , but I‘m tryin‘ to keep things simple . Single coils are what speaks to me , but hey , that’s just me ! Peace out ✌️
@belaires
@belaires 4 жыл бұрын
alex keeps it clean! lovin the mods!
@gregwolk5240
@gregwolk5240 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Alex! It looks amazing and now probably plays amazing too. Off to watch the second part!
@wholeo9467
@wholeo9467 4 жыл бұрын
Legend
@felippeal4389
@felippeal4389 4 жыл бұрын
Já mando o like sem ver o vídeo, era exatamente o que tava procurando!
@krauz111
@krauz111 4 жыл бұрын
great video, quality guitar tech work
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 4 жыл бұрын
Carlos Reyes thanks Carlos, I appreciate the kind words!
@void0094
@void0094 4 жыл бұрын
love your vids man
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 4 жыл бұрын
cheers mate!
@Savior-GuitarVocalDemosCovers
@Savior-GuitarVocalDemosCovers Жыл бұрын
im gonna take off the bridge entirely and barbarically shove a floyd rose into it and make it work like evh's original frankenstein
@oldgoattheantichrist3468
@oldgoattheantichrist3468 2 жыл бұрын
You can get those pickups from Dimarzio without the flange so you dont have to do the routing. Just an FYI.
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 2 жыл бұрын
As far as I’m aware in Australia we can’t buy directly from Dimarzio and are restricted to buying from dealers. Besides, the customer had already purchased these before work commenced
@revalone3944
@revalone3944 2 жыл бұрын
send a link ?
@spiritoftime8464
@spiritoftime8464 4 жыл бұрын
Ohhh, Java is soo cute. Everyone needs a little Java in their life.
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 4 жыл бұрын
Haha yes he’s cute and he knows it! Always using that to get out of trouble!
@spiritoftime8464
@spiritoftime8464 4 жыл бұрын
@@alexrcowan hahahahaha send him to a gibson factory. They sure need some qc control.
@M3LP
@M3LP Ай бұрын
Let’s say I want to add one more volume pot, an additional time pot, and switch all the switches to a silver switch or DPDT three way toggle switch, how could I go about this?
@harrytalay301
@harrytalay301 Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex, sweet video, how do you like to cut the screws and clean up the threads? I was screwing in my Hot Rails more and more and thanks to this video I remembered at the last second holy shit these are gonna go through the body if I keep going lol.
@BlindingSun_
@BlindingSun_ 7 ай бұрын
How would I wire those pickups into a mustang? Thanks great vid!
@AhrnNilsson
@AhrnNilsson 2 ай бұрын
Is the pickups only pushed up with foam? no springs?
@GiselleDK
@GiselleDK Жыл бұрын
Was this a telecaster pickup? I think the strat ones would fit without cutting? I'm also considering changing the pus but no way I'm cutting the wood!
@charliecopping6605
@charliecopping6605 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. What did you charge for this Alex?
@ineedstuff8286
@ineedstuff8286 3 жыл бұрын
(structurally speaking... and not in terms of the feel of the fretboard) Is this squire neck quality in comparison to a Fender Neck youd buy for the Jag?... I love that Trapezoid inlay sooooOOOOOO much that I would justify any reason to keep it on there... the only thing I'd have to get rid of is the Squier headstock... what are the options on that?.. can you just switch out headstocks?.. or do you have to buy a neck?.. cuz then that defeats the purpose.. otherwise i'd buy a Fender Trapezoid inlay neck... WHICH THEY DONT HAVE... great video, and im sure your channel is amazing. peace
@unknownpresences5627
@unknownpresences5627 3 жыл бұрын
Get in touch with a professional painter, guitar Luthier (or guitsr shops tech) to give you a quote on making it into a matching headstock and then purchase a genuine fender jaguar decal and decide if you wanna get it put on before they do the clear coat to protect it from being scrapped off or save the decal process last for yourself to save a bit $ after getting the matching headstock finished (just don't get a sunburst model, unless stubborn then expect the sanding off process until removed to be ready for replacing the Squier with the genuine fender jaguar (1965 version i recommend imo its my favorite, tho its your decision and depends also on whats available usually on ebay) decal being put on instead is an even more expensive process thats labor intensive than the much easier, quicker and cooler looking imo matching headstock option that you can put the water decal on top the dried paint as accurately to how it is placed onto the headstock (remember its a 70s jaguar so a '69 decal is an option and anything more or less from 1975 era and is actually period accurate to do over top the clear coat than protected underneath the clearcoat like nowadays so you got choices! Just remember the period correct option will be easy to scrap off the decal and thats not a cheap one like you are guessing I bet 8 bucks or maybe 20 bucks most im gonna assume,, right? Nah its in the $100's+ lmao I know it sucks. But its genuine at least! Don't bother with fake or unspecified if genuine for cheap prices. Its not worth the gamble for shitty decal that won't properly be placed on and even worse is how bad they look and don't look anywhere close to the real.deal which once on can ruin that expensive paint job done in the first place so take it from my research and experience within the 10+ years of modifying and setting up my.guitars myself and paying for it all and that was actually a project I did close with creating a Squier jaguar vm into a 65 jaguar specs with matching headstock the last process left before having to sell and had everything installed or replaced for 65 jag parts and the mute system that was around over 300 bucks for the headstock paint job and decal bought altogether for an idea of price btw. That was around 3.agowas.ago.in 2018 tho so could be different prices now. Good luck!! Hope it works out well for you :)
@by.daekeryyy
@by.daekeryyy Жыл бұрын
i was thinking about routing a jaguar for installing the jazzmaster pickups, what do yu think?
@andreibotezatu8854
@andreibotezatu8854 4 жыл бұрын
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@Arthur_My_Dear
@Arthur_My_Dear 8 ай бұрын
How do you avoid cutting into the template with the router?
@BlindingSun_
@BlindingSun_ 7 ай бұрын
Bearing on the top of the router bit. They’re sold like this
@pablo9364
@pablo9364 4 жыл бұрын
What’s your opinion of the original bridge? It was supposed to be an improvement on the old model. You always seem happy with the tuners
@nathanpickett202
@nathanpickett202 9 ай бұрын
What are you using to check the pickup height?
@MegaBrebis
@MegaBrebis 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the 2 informative videos. Why did you decide to mod it? How bad was it when you received it?
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 4 жыл бұрын
MegaBrebis no problem! This guitar isn’t mine, I missed it for a customer, but it was in considerably better shape than the one I got myself last year!
@Sashiroku
@Sashiroku 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! this work the same with humbuckers?
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! Yep the wiring will work the same with humbuckers (just be aware of the wiring colour codes of your humbuckers in relation to the Dimarzio’s used here) 😁
@Sashiroku
@Sashiroku 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexrcowan Perfect! your videos really help me, thanks a lot! i'm planning to do a KC Jaguar with my Classic vibe but with the two on/off switches for the coil split so i think it should work perfect following your diagram :D
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
@@Sashiroku sounds like an awesome project man, will be truly versatile with the wiring mods too!
@lechachuzz3097
@lechachuzz3097 4 жыл бұрын
such a great video but, have you ever failed in a wire out of cameras?
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 4 жыл бұрын
Le chachuzz do you mean have I ever failed a wiring job? Not for a long time really, I used to get things wrong when I started tinkering a couple of years ago. But once I learnt how components work properly it’s a lot easier to visualize and accomplish more sophisticated wiring schemes
@lechachuzz3097
@lechachuzz3097 4 жыл бұрын
@@alexrcowan thank man, hello from spain
@pooppoopoo6173
@pooppoopoo6173 3 жыл бұрын
Would it be easy to do with a dremel
@JH-cy4kx
@JH-cy4kx 2 жыл бұрын
You forgot to ground the bridge...or did I miss that?
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 2 жыл бұрын
Can’t remember if I showed it on the video but the original bridge ground was used
@michaelrosawatkins3928
@michaelrosawatkins3928 3 жыл бұрын
I am building a squire classic vibe jaguar. Can't find or figure out what holds the pickups in place. Help if you can. Thanks
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
It’s usually foam underneath the pickup, and then the adjustment screws screw the pickup down against the foam
@michaelrosawatkins3928
@michaelrosawatkins3928 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexrcowan thanks. I found Stewmac sells foam with a spring in each end
@slaffrd2731
@slaffrd2731 3 жыл бұрын
could you tell me the exact model of those pickups?
@rockerbob949
@rockerbob949 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed it but did you keep the stock pots? I’d assume they are 250k? Why not use 500k?
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
Yep I kept the stock pots which are actually 1M
@rockerbob949
@rockerbob949 3 жыл бұрын
Ok. Interesting. 1mg. like a CV Jazzmaster. Sounds awesome. I have a CV Jaguar arriving tomorrow and I’m gonna be tearing into it.
@alexrcowan
@alexrcowan 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockerbob949 yep jags/jazzys both use 1M pots for their lead circuits. And awesome man, you’ll have a blast!
@guitaraddicted2649
@guitaraddicted2649 3 жыл бұрын
You ruined it.
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