I got the thing from a scratch and dent part of musicians friend..for around 200 bucks...I still cant find what they called a scratch or a dent on it..
playabillity was less than steller out of the crate.. the bridge srews kept backing out while playing.. (a good set up person could have probably worked out those issues)....so I put a Fender Mustang bridge on it ..27 bucks.. the trem arm would not stay put... so I had a fender Jazzmaster trem assembly laying around.. replaced that...now stays in tune with some good ol surf style divebombes... the pickups were rather thin.. 80 bucks later from ebay...genuine fender 62 AVRI pickups.. along with some vintage style oil filled caps ..aprox 15 bucks. holy tone !!! this thing really came alive... all I would like to do now is add a bone nut to get red of the plactic stock one.. so for about 325 dollars.. I have one killer sounding Modified Squier Vintage Mod guitar ..... sounds better thany my classic player Jag.....Now lets go Surfin.......

Johnny Kahuna owns this item

My wife bought me this for my 45th birthday last year. I grew up on 1960s Surf Music. Great guitar.....these can be overwhelming if you have never set up a guitar before. Guys complain about the bridge. I have a Tele with a Bigsby with the same bridge. I use clear fingernail polish to keep the screws from moving. It works great. The pickups have a great sound and it's a versitile guitar. Mine is surf green and the finish is very nice. There is one very tiny dent from shipping and it's un noticeable from a foot away. These are not a heavy metal guitar, but for clean or a cranked up amp these have a great alternative fender sound. The price is amazing and with some setup work this guitar is awesome.

guido owns this item

I'm a fan of the Fender offset guitars, and I dreamed to have a Jaguar for years.
Before I was owner of a Japan Crafted '62 Vintage reissue Jazzmaster, but it wasn't the beast i want!

I want a Jaguar!

So i search all around the net and finally discovered the Squier Jaguar vintage modified.

I bought one used: a shiny three-tone sunburst.

It is a really great appearance guitar, very look-like - with just few differences from a "real" Fender Jaguar.

Basswood body (mine is five pieces (!) but well paired, and fine wood grain), the vintage bridge is a little lightweight, the trem piece has no trem -stop button and the nut is a greyish plastic piece.
But I was surprised for the level reached by Squier guitars: well refined neck, perfectly filed fretwork, nice lacquer & precise poly body paintwork, perfect warm tone neck paint, and very nice vintage tuners (I like it a lot!).

Pickups are a bargain, gritty and aggressive when needed (with a little lack of low end but with all the character of the originals), but be careful with the feedback, they're really microphonic.

Solution: ... buy a used one for a few bucks and upgrade it! (I found mine really for the half of the price!)

I put on it one adjust o matic (a used as new) bridge and a tremolo piece with trem-stop button (from the original classic player series, they fit perfectly!) and some new pups (The AVRI Fender series are fine: sturdy and wax potted with the plus of the vintage cloth wires), this way you gain in tuning stability, warmer and richer tone, no feedback.

Thanks, and sorry for my rusty English!

The bridge stinks. Figure you're going to spend $100 to change that out. The wood is good if you enjoy the same thing they make model airplanes out of.

The sound is incredible.

You're going to need to put 11s (strings) on this - which means a guitar tech will need to fix the nut, the action, on and on. Consider a Fender Pawn Shop Offset Special or the Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster Special to get a maple fretboard.

phoenixrichard owns this item