Solder a resistor on the pot to change the value. Its much cheaper than buying new pots. For example a 150k resistor will reduce a 500k pot to 250k. Go to electrical supplies shop and try different value resistors untill you find the ohm rating on the pot that you want. Solder the resistor between the 2 outer lugs of the pot and thats it !
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea Malcolm, I hadn't thought of that before. I am 100% going to experiment with that one for sure and it is indeed far easier to try and then remove if I don't like it. Thanks!
@nothingandmore Жыл бұрын
Bridge is fine. Locktite the height screws on it, shim the neck so the bridge sits high. It will stay in tune.
@venicedamexican578324 күн бұрын
yes thiss is it
@thesurfjunkies Жыл бұрын
Have one just like yours that we are using at this exact moment for work travel so we won’t be heartbroken if something happens to it. Agree with your assessments and in our opinion the stock pickups feel somewhat compressed, overly midrangy and missing some top end so glad to see you have replacements in yours.
@debhart43024 ай бұрын
I used furnace tape that has conductive adhesive for the bridge posts. Then the bridge ground still conducts through the bridge for sure.
@StratBurst922 жыл бұрын
Got mu surf green 70s classic vibe jaguar from sweetwater. Setup is good, plays great. Not going to change anything unless I need to.
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
Thats the right attitude to have, if you’re happy and it works just leave it be! Enjoy your new guitar
@davidharding2002 жыл бұрын
Nice review. I just don’t have any tuning issues. I’m not doing dive bombs on the tremolo. I’m just doing flourishes but having no issues. I’ve got around 20 guitars including a couple of high end US fenders and I’m loving this Squier.
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
The problem is the bridges are notoriously inconsistent and a significant amount of people that buy these have the bridge posts recess into the body without using loctite to fix the issue. This still happens to this day on some guitars, even the 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster I just demo'd. You're fortunate to not have one that had that issue, I'm just amazed Fender has been aware of it for years and hasn't addressed the issue.
@davidharding2002 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic Hey there. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 thanks for your detailed reply. I am surprised also that some of these design issues are so long standing. In a side note have you looked at the Johnny Marr signature Jag? It seems to be the ultimate Jag.
@just_say_when34453 жыл бұрын
I'm going to predict that a Fender neck came along at the right price and you couldn't resist!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
So many weird things lined up I can't even begin to explain how crazy of a circumstance was. It'll be here tomorrow
@debhart43024 ай бұрын
You could also get some nylon things that will fit over the chrome legs in the bridge, like on the Johnny Marr bridge.
@michelepaparello25553 жыл бұрын
Great review and great shirt!!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've had it almost 15 years now, I will always cherish it.
@zettepix20092 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I am seriuosly looking at it (by the way, If you put 500 k pots it will be even brighter)
@denyel_2 жыл бұрын
gonna copy you on those pots sick video i love the shell pink with the pickguard!
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
Thanks and i love the color combo too, it's fantastic! copy away amigo
@zettepix20092 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I am aeriuosly looking at it (by the way, If you put 500 k pots it will be even brighter)
@OxenOrb22 ай бұрын
wdym? 1 meg pots are brighter than 500k
@basslinger3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your review, just got one in daphne blue from Musicians Friend for $319 USD, it is a blem but I can't see anything wrong with it, plays pretty well out of the box, the action is a bit high for me but I tend to drive thru things like that
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
$320 is an absolute bargain. I'd really recommend putting some electric tape on the bridge posts, it will greatly help with the tuning stability once you start using the trem a bit more.
@jamesgretsch48943 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I have a 2003 Fender AVRI 62 Jazzmaster I bought new back then. I can't spend a lot on another guitar but want a Jaguar and thinking of this model. I just liked and subscribed!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
Hey James I appreciate it! If you are fine with tweaking offset guitars especially the bridge on this thing you can make it a player, but the problem is out of the box it's just going to be a gigantic headache regarding tuning stability.
@gibsonfan1593 жыл бұрын
It's a great guitar as long as you don't bend notes beyond a half step. So most blues techniques are a no go.
@0000song00003 жыл бұрын
2:22 guess that's why the only new Jaguar model /the squier 2021/ is a hardtail :P may order one in gold , they have coil split and roasted maple neck... if we are doomed to do mods for decent temolos, then buying that hardtail aint a big problem
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
I did see the blue one and was pretty interested, and what you said actually might make some sense. I just can't believe Fender seem to be abandoning the traditional models of these guitars, they are fantastic.
@zeroboyrick17179 ай бұрын
It is if you play surf music.
@WrestleToons3 жыл бұрын
She’s a beaut!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
It's grown on me, like a fungus. One of these days I need to do a full rewire of all the electronics but it's a good guitar as is.
@frankiedaymodels8529 Жыл бұрын
i been playing Jaguars for years I have a 1962 abd 1965 Jauar guitars 2017 I purchase the Squire Fender VM Jaguar they all sound the same as to the bridge it suppose to float with the tremolo arm. This the feature employed by Leo Fender The Bridge has to be set up I have no problems with strings flying off the bridge saddles. Jaguar guitars are set up that way I have a kink of replacing parts on a guitar that was originally designed. All players are different I am 80 years old been picking for 75 years. These Squire guitars are great for the money they can not be beaten and still get the same quality of the Fender original. In 1962 My Jaguar cost me $369.00 A months salary for most Americans at that time so you can amaigin the cost of these things. Lucky I had a job working for Union Oil Co. Most peoiple who had these guitars came from parents that had money to buy them All Fender guitars were built to Order if you paid cash for it half went down when the guitasr was completed you paid the remainder Some times you will see a floor model but not for sell back then Now days a lot of oppertunity of owning anything Fenderr makes as long as youi have the money
@alwaysevolving2813 жыл бұрын
Is the nut actually bone? Also, offsets in general have become super popular recently, which is nice because they're rad looking guitars!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
It says the nut is bone on these but I am convinced whoever had this particular guitar before me had replaced it, it was cut horribly and not even close to being the right height.
@somethingelsedoesmatter Жыл бұрын
I bought a CV Jag and really didn't like it, especially the bridge pickup. I changed it with a Hot Rails, and still didn't love it. Finally found a buyer for it. Still, there's something nagging me to get a Japanese Jag some day...
@AudiomoMusic Жыл бұрын
I feel like with the CVs unless you are really happy with it out of the box you're just going to enter a money put that will end up costing more than just buying a japanese one would cost to begin with. I still have this guitar because it was a gift for my kid on christmas but the only part that is original is the body. They really are not the greatest instruments imho.
@somethingelsedoesmatter Жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic that's fair. I put an hour of work into each of my CV guitars, and then they played and felt pretty good. But I won't miss that Jag. I loved my CV Jazzmaster, though, and recently got a Japanese Traditional that I love even more (except the pickups, which I think I may replace down the road). I got the Squiers originally because I wasn't sure if I would prefer the Jag or Jazzmaster. Now I know!
@AudiomoMusic Жыл бұрын
See it's weird because I really, really like the CV tele and strat - just missed the mark for me with the offsets. I saw you got a traditional, what year is it I can let you know what the pickups are
@somethingelsedoesmatter Жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic it's a 2022, and I think it said June when I looked it up. I thought the Traditional 60s had essentially V-mods, but I haven't pulled the covers off to check yet
@JulianA-tr6pt3 жыл бұрын
What's strange is the fact that my Classic Vibe Jazzmaster also suffered from the issue of the bridge getting stuck towards the front of back. Not sure what causes this. Shimming the neck helps, but not entirely. Might be the internal shape of the thimbles on the CVs in particular. Or maybe the strings glide across the bridge too easily, when they should actually stick to the bridge and force it to rock (like with the threaded saddles). My Fender jaguar never had this issue, with or without a shim. It has American thimbles and an American threaded vintage style bridge, which leaves it plenty of room to rock back and forth as it should, but it always returns to center no matter what.
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
It's quite literally size of the thimbles on this specific bridge on this specific model. For whatever reason Fender did not go the traditional sizing, thus creating all these problems. I thought mine was a one off because I couldn't believe it myself, but after talking to people a whole hell of a lot smarter than I am with these they did the measurements and came to the same conclusions. Jags and jazzmasters get a bad reputation by people that don't know how to set them up or troubleshoot them but like you said, when it's done right with the rights part they work flawlessly even with major trem abuse.
@JulianA-tr6pt3 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic Size, or I was thinking possibly the angled "dip" in the bottom to help center it. I had the MIM thimbles + bridge, which always returned to center as well. These thimbles were very narrow. The USA of course is considerably wider, and there's no issue there either. Never measured them to see how the CV stacks up though. I recall them being pretty large with lots of space around the bridge posts.
@andrewj58923 жыл бұрын
Great review, I am thinking of buying my first guitar and I am a little undecided, can I play punk with this guitar?
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to be totally honest, on a Jaguar you can play punk 100%.. However with how hard you're gonna be hitting the strings playing it and all of the palm muting that requires you to kind of lay your hand on the bridge I wouldn't get this exact guitar because of the issues with that. If you want to stick in the squier line you can absolutely pull off punk with a mustang, it's a short scale like this and easy to play but is way more stable.
@DelScully3 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic If you're set on a jag for the shorter scale, I'd just get a new bridge eventually.
@andrep15793 жыл бұрын
Hi, could you tell me where you got the pickguard from ? Thanks
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
reverb.com/shop/neagle-luthier is the exact place I got this one from amigo
@raptureomega19122 жыл бұрын
Wait, why are u wearing Milan football clun t shirt
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
Many many years ago when I was growing up, the tv would only get milan matches broadcast here… so by default they became a club I followed
@raptureomega19122 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic uh ! Intresting ahah, greetings from Italy ;D
@alafenetre813 жыл бұрын
The problem I have with that guitar is that trem use puts the strings slightly out of tune. I changed the bridge to a Mastery and a luthier worked on the nut but trem use is still a detuning problem. Also string action is still too high because if I lower the strings more they choke when bent.
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
Have you considered getting a .5 shim from stew mac? Will run you about 9 dollars and makes a world of difference for the choking at the higher frets. It's frustrating we have to do all this work to make these guitars stable, especially when you consider they run about $500 new these days. Once they are dialed in they can be great, but it's a headache.
@alafenetre813 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic Yes I put a shim but it does not change the choke problem. You're right it's a headache.
@JulianA-tr6pt3 жыл бұрын
@@alafenetre81 Have you checked the neck relief? I set mine to about .012 inch. .01 is considered standard for a 9.5 radius.
@yungstaben76752 жыл бұрын
These trems tend to have an issue with the pivot plate inside so normally I recommend putting an AVRI trem or a Mastery in its place.
@guitaremelancolie3 жыл бұрын
Vraiment bien.
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
merci beaucoup!
@ryban10012 жыл бұрын
Jim, I just scored a 2020 CV Jag for cheap and have a general question: Do the replacement tremolo and mustang bridge designed for USA Jags just drop in? The old metric vs imperial question. Thanks for the videos. This is going to be my mod project!
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
Vibrato will drop in, the bridge you may need to swap the american thimbles for the bridge to sit in right and return back to center after vibrato usage, let me know how your project goes I love working on offsets!
@ryban10012 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic Thank you for the advice and insight. It has the bones and tones to be a very nice guitar for the kind of music I like to play. I'm enjoying your content, too. Wishing you the best!
@bluwng Жыл бұрын
I don’t like bridges that move but to play devils advocate, aren’t the bridges suppose to move by design.
@AudiomoMusic Жыл бұрын
They are indeed, the problem is the amount of movement and the posts not being the correct size for this model leads to it not reliably returning back to neutral after using the vibrato
@davidnolan85572 жыл бұрын
Forget electrical tape. Use plumbers tape.
@DJ-nm6sb2 жыл бұрын
Will normal fender jaguar pickgaurds fit on the Squier or is that one custom made
@AudiomoMusic2 жыл бұрын
This was a custom order, the CV jazzmaster had issues fitting a fender one so I didn’t even bother trying with the Jag.
@jq.guitars3 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to get myself a shell pink Jag. If you're ever considering selling it, hit me up!
@AudiomoMusic3 жыл бұрын
You should build one! Save yourself a lot of money and have it exactly how you want it done. This one will never be for sale, it's the first guitar I ever bought for my daughter.
@jq.guitars3 жыл бұрын
@@AudiomoMusic Understandable. Take care!
@JulianA-tr6pt3 жыл бұрын
Check out the new Chicago music exchange exclusive model CV jaguar. Think I'll be getting one myself actually.