spud Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi I've been thinking about buying a new Jaguar for a while, preferably the active one. Has anyone played one and can tell me if it's worth spending money on. Any help is appreciated. Thankyou, Spud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostromo Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) [quote name='spud' post='1264402' date='Jun 10 2011, 09:27 PM']Hi I've been thinking about buying a new Jaguar for a while, preferably the active one. Has anyone played one and can tell me if it's worth spending money on. Any help is appreciated. Thankyou, Spud[/quote] Hi Spud, a second hand MIJ would be a better bet if you can find one. The UK MIJ model was discontinued almost a year ago i think, but the odd one comes up second hand. A few very very revered scholars on these pages have already predicted the MIJ Jags will become modern classics and I think they are totally right ? I haven’t tried the Squier version, don’t even know if they’ve got the same electronics set up as the MIJ versions ? . . . I’ve seen non-export, ie home market, MIJ models for sale on ebaY as well . . . don’t know if they are the same spec as the discontinued UK run ? . . . . . (any comments from you Jag aficionados out there ?) If I were you, I think I’d save up and hold out for a MIJ one . . . . they have stunningly comfortable necks (IMVHumbleO) and I really wish I’d got one around two years ago when they were not difficult to pick up ! . . . there it is . . . . easy to crave after you’ve missed the boat ! . . Lots of people on here saying Squier are turning out good quality gear these days so the squier option could of course be fine ? . . . if its anything close to the MIJ version it will be more than ok ? . . . neck profile permitting ! . . I cant belive it will have as good a neck profile as the UK MIJ run had ? Which ever way you go I'm sure you'll be fine . . . try and make sure you try before you buy thats what I always "try" to do ! ! ! ! ! ! . . .and its usually when I dont try hard enough . . . that I buy something I regret . . . havent ever bought many I regret but when I have . . its when i havent played them before I bought ! . . bit obvious really . . but so easy to make that mistake ! Cheers Edited June 10, 2011 by Nostromo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circle_of_Fifths Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 All the Squire VM Jaguar lines seems to be working out pretty good. The new Hummers are great, although the EQ is just two-band. But it can ADD or CUT freqs, and that's all good. The finish is deep and seriously overkill - even though these new VMs come in under a very low price! Like all recommendation, play one first - but I own a couple of the VM series Jags now and they are not a disappointment in any way. At this time, and since the Hummers are so new on the market, I'll wait a short while to get mine, although the cherry red is my choice! Rumor has it that Fender is gonna jack the prices after a short introductory time - and if you owned one of these, you'd wonder how a bass can sell for so cheap and be so good. Put about 50% faith in that rumor though as I don't see this economy getting well for the next 50 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 Thanks guys, I've had a look on eBay but it's a little too expensive. I'll make a trip to one of the local music shops and have a look in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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