Fender Kurt Cobain Jaguar VS Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar

Well howdy - Here's my completely biased bashing of the Kurt Cobain Jaguar compared to the Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar. All guitars sound different. In fact, 10 different Jaguars will sound 10 different ways from each other, but overall I have to say that I'm extremely impressed with Squier and their Classic Vibe series!

[@ksteenkamp2466]

At the age of 50, I've decided to get my very first electric guitar. After many weeks of research and seeing the great reviews, I've decided. This is the ONE! The Squier Classic Vibe '70s Jaguar in black. I am ordering it now. I am so excited! Thanks for the awesome video. It helped me to decide :)

[@jaydenstrashcan]

i love that guitar! specifically the black model, it looks so good. been looking for a jag for a while, i’m glad you got one!

[@chikomba6858]

I just got mine in daphine blue

[@cinemod5393]

Dude your videos are so insanely underrated-the cinematography and production is soooo good. Keep up the good work dude damn!

[@AaronRash]

Wow thank you!

[@footos8511]

I agree!

[@bigmuffmelvin7388]

The squire sounds deeper but still amazing. Man I love the lighting and cinematography in your videos. Excellent

[@jacksonbailey6648]

You honestly deserve WAY more subs and viewers you are an awesome guy and so fun to watch. Your series is awesome keep it up dude

[@AaronRash]

Thanks a ton!

[@iuricastelo1460]

This is just great! Awesome content! This is really important to share, specially in this moment with sky rocketing prices and the "Cobain Tax" in every piece of gear related to him. I would love to see a comparison between the "original vs reissue" Polychorus and Sansamp. There's a lot of people paying extra for the vintage stuff. Thanks for doing it!

[@Rjhorning]

Dude, none of that shit is worth it. Trust me. I paid like $250 for an original Sansamp a few years ago. Only to find out the $25 behringer TM300 I have sounds exactly the same lol. Honestly, most of Kurt's Polychorus noises can be duplicated with a small clone pedal. No, not the $1000.00 SAD1024 pedal. Just a regular, modern day production MN3007 small clone. I have 2 new reissue Polychorus's & they get the job done. But they're not worth the money. None of this stuff if. It's just a "I've gotta have it" kinda situation.

[@AaronRash]

Absolutely man! I love making these kinds of vids, thanks for supporting and watching!

[@iuricastelo1460]

​@@Rjhorning Totally agree. I mean, if you like the equipment more than you like the sound, then it's ok, because it's a hobby, a fetish, like having a vintage baseball card, but if you just want the sound, I would go with modern gear.

[@AV-cx7ob]

I just bought a CV Jag. Upgraded with Fender ‘65 vintage pups, hip shot lockers and Fender Vibrato plus setup and that guitar is awesome. Fantastic tone, playability. Great video.

[@blindmenace69]

I thought the kurt jag sounded better , but each to there own. Cool vid man

[@jozaHC]

yeah, sounds much tighter and less "squeaky", but that's like just my opinion, man

[@LowKickMT]

i agree as well, i was catched by surprise when he said he didnt like it 😂 also a ton of digital processing going on

[@queeffersthrlnd1620]

for 1000 it better, too bad its still a made in mexico guitar when its like the price of MIA strats.

[@jaydenstrashcan]

i feel like the kurt jag just was inaudible when it came to the deeper pitches, but i dont think its GARBAGE i just think the amp settings weren’t doing it justice HOWEVER i do love the squire and its considerably cheaper

[@thatduck6753]

@@queeffersthrlnd1620 where a guitar is made means nothing

[@jq.guitars]

Great video as always!

[@AaronRash]

My dude! thank you! you did a absolutely killer job routing out the jag 🤟🏻

[@mirata7748]

great job on the routing man

[@267cal]

@@AaronRash sheesh

[@rikkifknrobin]

are all nirvana guitar channels friends? it seems like there’s such a small community and everyone just helps each other out

[@millennialanimal]

I got a Kurt Jag and I love it, it was a floor model with some damage though so I got it for a lot cheaper. You’re right about the heavy finish on it though, but I love the neck, might be the size of my hands. But I’m for sure going to get a Squire Mustang and mod the hell out of it, new paint job and everything. Great videos, really enjoy them!

[@AaronRash]

That's cool man! Definitely customize you a classic vibe mustang. They are absolutely great guitars!

[@mutethemic5883]

I have the squire classic vibe put a hot rail in the bridge sounds amazingg i love the classic vibe series.But i really want a jaguar and was tempted to get the kc signature but i think im better of getting the classic vibe jag putting humbuckers in it tbh!.I love your channel you deserve more subs and your tone vids are spot on keep it up:).

[@vibecheck4581]

Get the Dimarzio Super distortion and your good

[@takemebacktothen]

@@vibecheck4581 doesn't fit without routing

[@oof9785]

That footage is amazing. Really captured the beauty of these guitars

[@Dirhtt]

The comparison video we all needed your truley doing gods work keep up the amazing content

[@user-tu5hb8fp6t]

Absolutely love your videos!!! Your playing style is insane love it

[@gloryxkid]

I love my squiers but despite this review, I’m still gonna purchase a Kurt jag in the future haha I think both sound incredible and considering I still have single coils in my cv it’ll be nice to have a different sounding guitar! Great video though!

[@mirata7748]

Great video man! I actually think the classic vibe looks really nice in that daphne blue finish and with humbuckers I think with the CV jag sounding louder is that it has the stock bridge and kc one has the TOM, and the pickup spacing is different too the CV has accurate spacing not the kc jag though I don’t know if that makes a difference though? I think pickup height could matter too? And heart shaped box sounds so good with that squier it’s amazing

[@AaronRash]

Thanks man! Yeah the pickup spacing is a little different but I don't think that's the main change in the sound much. I was really careful to get the pickup heights the same. The CV just resonates more. It's even louder unplugged.

[@LowKickMT]

i think the poly finish changes the sound

[@gwbfrench]

The Squier Classic Vibe has a more defined and noticeable tone and ironically sounded more like Cobain than his signature guitar. Hats off to your playing! Take care.

[@williamkline6450]

That’s what I was thinking. When he played heart shaped box with the squire, I thought it sounded just like the studio version

[@elgoocho]

I had 1 of those squier jags in surf green. Once I'd set it up i was impressed with it standard,dunno why I sold it actually? I have one of their mustangs,the same colour as the one you show at the end,I love it,it's a little beast. Great vid dude🤟

[@asyouwalk2847]

The CV bridge pickup sounded a bit harsh compared to the KC one. I think I preferred the KC Jag.

[@BoyAditya]

He literally said the pickup are the same brand and type ... Possibly because of different hardware quality or pots or something

[@geetarplayer3611]

@@BoyAditya the cv just seems to resonate different. i prefer the cv, the notes have more clearity and attack

[@psych336]

The fact that the classic vibe can even compete at less than a third of the price is amazing. They are great guitars. I’ve got the classic vibe mustang and 50s strat. They are both amazing for what you pay.

[@nym053]

I like the extra twang and bite of the CV. The KC sounds a bit tame to me.

[@cadenbenton6235]

@@BoyAdityaactually the KX jags pickups placement is not accurate to his actual jag while Aarons squire is accurate

[@CrossFret]

That's my experience as well! I bought a 2012 second-hand Squier Jazzmaster (you have to try one, for me are so much better than Jaguars) for around 200€ and it sounds so much better than any Fender I played at a store that costed more than 1200€. I put a DiMarzio super distortion in the bridge and it sound like home. Someday I will upgrade some parts like the tuners or the tremolo, but still... Nice videos! I just discovered your chanel and I love it. Keep rocking!

[@potato22258]

You should see if you can find the roadworn version of the Kurt Jag, I have that version and it doesn't have the heavy gloss finish on the body, it was made to be a "perfect" replica of the actual thing with all the dings and scratches. It's rare though as it was only in production for the first year or 2 of its release in 2011. Would be interesting to see if it sounds different to the NOS version. It certainly looks 100% better

[@larrence3]

Another great Video man! I have the classic vibes mustang as well. It’s such an awesome sounding guitar and the build quality is amazing. Only thing I dislike is that the Sonic Blue finish looks almost white.. especially in photos or videos. But none the less squier is making quality guitars these days.

[@DylanHutto]

Yeah, Squier really need to fix that, other than that they're great guitars

[@Rjhorning]

Yeah, I was seriously disappointed when I bought my Squier vintage modified Mustang and it looked white. So I scuffed it up with sandpaper and painted it the right color. I couple cans of spray paint is cheaper than a new Fender lol.

[@jambibaub8753]

My new cv mustang sonic blue (2021) has the correct sonic blue already, compared to the 2019 sonic blues which are actually white. And as mentioned in the other video, it sounds better than the vintage yellow variant 🤔

[@tonedpeter]

I love your videos man, Just got a second classic vibe (A mustang this time, I already have a jaguar that I modded to be like kurts) Keep up the good stuff B)

[@_Andrew-1]

This video has inspired to start my own project THANKS AARON!! I have a Squire jag VM and wanted to put a Super distortion in the bridge but came across a problem bc there’s Fspace and reg not sure which one to get any help would be cool. For the bridge I have a staytrem 9.5 if that helps! 🤘

[@Lalairu]

I liked the Fender neck pickup, but the bridge... Which pickups did you put in the Squier? I've considering modding one. Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@laurent1678]

So happy this is out ive been wating

[@Thresher-ls9zq]

Hey man super big fan, love all your videos. Im thinking about recreating the jag out of a classic vibe too (ofc different colors). I don’t want to pay for someone else to do the electronics though. I also can’t find any tutorials online, this would be my first time time modding anything especially my dream guitar. Your the only person I know that could give me a full tutorial. I want to mod it to the exact specs of yours, with the SH-1 in the neck, super distortion in the bridge, and with the 500k pots. Could you make a video showing how to do the wiring for the jag? It would be very appreciated!!! If possible, in the video could you also recommend some good cheap amps (500$ and below) for some good general nirvana tones. Love the videos man!!! Keep it up!

[@aleksirantala8532]

Did u do something for Squier electrics? Pots etc? Nice video btw!

[@Sashiroku]

thank you awesome video, made me feel better about my jaguar Classic Vibe.

[@alexkeenan5768]

Hey man I’ve been loving your content so much started following you a couple weeks back after I saw your sappy vid, Nirvana has been my favorite band for the past 6 years I simply can’t believe how close you get to kurts tone… And I’m curious if you are gonna do Aneurysm at some point, I’ve been trying to get that intro tone with what I’m guessing is an overdriven quad with the small clone but it just doesn’t sound right

[@AaronRash]

Wow thanks man! I'll definitely do that song, it's one of my favorites, a lot of these songs can be really hard to figure out

[@alexkeenan5768]

@@AaronRash of course man, thanks for responding means a lot, and totally I’ve been working on blew and curmudgeon recently it’s honestly such a great hobby

[@danieli.9252]

And I have a CV Mustang on back order from GC right now -- I'm glad you have nice things to say about it!

[@AaronRash]

Right on!

[@gabrielglenn1714]

really like your stuff! hey did you have it set up also? and what gauge strings are you using? thx man

[@codymcgrew4015]

Hey Aaron! What kind of pickup did you decide to put in your Classic Vibe Mustang? Was it a Hot Rail?? I think I need to start investing in these Classic Vibes man… I’ve had all of the same issues you’ve had with my Cobain Jag and ‘65 Reissue Mustang. I even had the “gulpy” sound in my Mustang when I put a Gotoh TOM Bridge in it. I hated it lol

[@tarantulabebe1078]

What's the first song you played? Great riffs and tone!

[@theoromagnoli1916]

I always wanted this Squier classic vibe sound and i saw one on Reverb with a small Humbucker instead of a single coil. Do you think it could be a good sound ?

[@tomz1989]

Came for the guitars , stayed for the riffs! Great tunes! Big love for the tshirt as well!!

[@AaronRash]

Haha thanks man! 🤟🏻

[@just.for.the.downshifts]

Hope your channel grows. All the best. Edit: The kurt sounds clearer, more articulate perhaps.. The squire sounds fatter.. very nice actually...

[@amq1996]

Hey man, great video, sometimes I really want a KC jaguar, but I think it dosn't worth it, Im thinking of getting a vintera in Ocean Turquoise and modded, what do you think of that guitar, do you think is a good option? I dont have the possibility to try it bc of where I live there are no music stores

[@grungegazer]

I was honestly really surprised that you preferred the CV one at the end after hearing the comparisons since I felt it sounded miles better on the KC Jag.

[@michaszor1105]

Hey Aaron! I loved the video and you’re right, the fender model sounds dead. Is there any difference in the wood that your squier is made of or does the fender sounds so bad because of the thin laquer?

[@gustavoberocan]

Were you using the stock bridge in the Squier? It’s been a nitghmare to set it up proberly. And yes, i took it to a luthier, have the neck shimmed and 11-52 strings on it. He supposedly to put loctite on the screws but after a while the buzz gets back again

[@user-dz8wc9sr5i]

Idk the low tones sound better on the KC jag. Some of your problems with the dead sounds on mids and highs might be related to bridge and trem placement/break angle--newer model jags moved the trem up to increase break angle which may be what's happening on the Squire (idk for sure though), where as the KC jag has the trem in the original location (further back--decreasing break angle). I fixed all these issues on my KC jag by putting .75° of shims in the neck (all jags and jmasters need shims), putting a mastery bridge on it, and replacing the nut. I know that's a lot, but it's a whole different animal now and I love it

[@puredragonn]

but the fact that the squier is on par with it makes the price tag way too much

[@user-dz8wc9sr5i]

@@puredragonn I agree the squier is a better deal if youre willing to put in the work (especially on their necks) to upgrade it (more money too). I just don't think the kc jag sounds bad in this video. And I think the tonal problems have more to do with the tune-o-matic bridge and d & g string tree on it (not a good comparison video because of those two factors imo). I removed both and now it's one of my most versatile guitars. But yeah, every fender is overpriced (which is why I choose to build my own now) and Squiers are def getting better. But most Squier models still require a lot of extra work ime--though there are a few good models

[@angeloco847]

Hey man great Video keep going✌🏻 just a small question, maybe someone here in comment section can help me out? Which CV is it particular? 60s or 70s or is there no difference?

[@jakubszefler7456]

Please give me the name of songs you play in 2:57 and 3:36 , they are amazing , i need to learn that !

[@uto4ka_v_tazike993]

2:57 sounds just like Rape me with open chords

[@pegleg4633]

I got my Cobain replica when it came out in 2012 and I feel they are much different now then when they first came out. I also wanted to know your thoughts on his Jag-stang, do you like that?

[@enriquepastor3626]

Your videos are extremely fun to watch. Even if I wasn't a Nirvana obsessed freak or guitar nerd, I would still like you channel. Great quality great videos, cheers.

[@soloeddey]

Vergusima Me encanto, estaba ahorrando para comprar una jaguar kurtcobain edition justo por Las pastillas y demás modificaciones, y este video me convenció totalmente en dejar de prestarle tanta atención a lo que el cabezal de la guitarra diga “Fender” y concentrarme más en el sonido y es excelente saber que squier está haciendo cosas de gran calidad y aun precio verdaderamente accesible. Estoy seguro de que kurt no estaría tan de acuerdo con que una guitarra con su nombre fuera tan inaccesible, cuando precisamente el compraba sus guitarras de segunda mano porque eran más baratas.

[@gmoney4526]

I would be curious how the sound varies from the mustang with a hot rail and a mustang with a jb jr (the Roseland ballroom mustang) with your amp and how different or similar the sounds may be.

[@AaronRash]

I'll investigate for sure

[@leo._.vincent]

Were the pickup heights the same in this comparison, because to be honest there is more distortion on the squire, just sounds like more output.

[@marlo4822]

Such a sick video amazing quality as always!! Surely do a bullet mustang modded for us broke ppl hahah

[@J.C...]

Wait a minute. Did Kurt's guitar have the tremolo there or was closer to the bottom of the guitar? If it was closer to the bottom, doesn't that have a pretty big effect on how the guitar sounds? Puisheens vid sure showed that it did. So I immediately wondered whether you had considered that when doing tone recreation of Jags with vintage trem locations.

[@jimbo33]

Great review, thank you! I have two classic vibe 50s, a blonde pine telecaster and a tan alder strat. I love them both but the tele is outstanding! Just awesome with a great tone. I have a cv 70s jaguar on order waiting for it to be delivered and can't wait. The Squier Classic Vibe series are way under valued, under priced and unknown. Most everyone automatically think because it's a Squier it won't be as good as a regular fender but I'd put mine up against any fender USA, MIM or even custom shop. Squier has really hit these out of the ballpark so to speak!

[@oliviergagnon2592]

Playing it first is the key. I have a 2017 Duo-Sonic HS. Dropped a JB at bridge and Dimarzio SDS-1 at neck. They combine super well. This model has coil split for the humbucker and string-through hard tail. Go check it out. Neck and finish are perfect. Good video by the way ! Thanks

[@icy6971]

What song are you playing at 3:00 I recognise the riff but I can’t place my finger on what it’s from

[@samsschool3639]

02:41 Dude, did you write that? that sounds amazing, I even ear a cello part and drums in my head 😁

[@guinness1376]

Great video, I have a squier classic vibe mustang and I have to agree that they are really great guitars. I just wish that squier would of contoured the body.

[@williekenk]

I'm really surprised how different the tone is even just from my computer speakers through KZbin. I don't know which one I prefer off just this demo without headphones, but the sound was very different to me.

[@tiagoantunes5440]

Hell yeah! My two favourite Nirvana related KZbin channels working together, nice!

[@TheUnknownReject]

Finished the video and wanted to add that I have a squier toronado and the thing is perfect. I planned on switching out the pickups but they're great, great frets too. I personally love jumbo frets but I can get used to any size fret really. I also have a MIM jazzmaster and that thing is my most expensive guitar and has the SHARPEST frets. I have a MIM tele, a Chinese fender and an American made custom guitar and the MIM jazzmaster has the worst frets, super super sharp. The Chinese made fender was actually my cheapest guitar and is my number one, has the best frets and neck I've ever played, second up would be that squier toronado. I've played the squier you have too but, they are set up so badly in store that I haven't been able to pull the trigger, guess I gotta now though. ( Also just a preference but I hate the sonic blue squier mustang it looks white, it's not sonic blue.)

[@AaronRash]

That's cool man, yeah the one I picked up from GC was already set up pretty nice. But it's sort of luck of the draw with any guitar

[@smldvs]

Very interesting video. All your video are so cool, i really like them sooo sooooo much. When you talk about Squier Classic Vibe Mustang, is that the recent Indonesia version or older models ? I really want to have a Mustang, and when i see those type of feedbacks, i really ask me about the necessity to find a vintage model or the classic vibe model. Thank you :)

[@AaronRash]

Thank you very much! Yeah I'm talking about the current run of classic vibe guitars

[@subconsciouslyunconscious302]

I’m wondering, after you finish all the in utero songs, what would you do with this channel? because i’m really enjoying the content here

[@AaronRash]

Thanks! I'll probably do some other bands tones and focus more on my own music.

[@reuben2274]

I might try putting the super distortion in the bridge pick-up on my jazzmaster?.

[@caseydc8993]

Did you keep the stock bridge on either one of these two? Mastery? Gotoh?

[@kastle4774]

cool mellon collie shirt!! great video.

[@uptownphotography]

How did your Squier Jaguar sound with the single coils? Does it only sound good with the humbuckers? Just curious your take on this as I am more into the humbucker sound, unless it is a 3 pickup guitar, like a Strat, which I do like as well....Thanks and great info on your video. Phil NYC-Jersey Shore Area

[@jademiller507]

The standard single coils on the CV are insane. The bridge pickup sounds too funky for some. But the rhythm circuit, which is what you'll mainly use in a nirvana song, is absolutely insane, it sounds great in both clean and distorted. To my ears it sounds identical to recordings through a marshall MG15GR

[@uptownphotography]

@@jademiller507 Thanks for the info... Phil

[@flowingriver1010]

Thanks. This video helped me decide to buy the Cobain jag. It sounds better to me. I’m not a Cobain or Nirvana fan. Just like how the guitar looks and it sounds like a beast.

[@pabtele]

Hello, your video is very good. I see you are very familiar with Fender's short scale models. I have a strat, tele, 339 and a year ago I bought a mustang bullet and also a jazzmaster mini to play on the couch, hehe. I love the short scale, although this mustang has a rough neck and limited sound. I want to buy another short scale guitar, jaguar, mustang, duo sonic and I would like your advice on the one with the thinnest and most comfortable neck. I don't know if there will be any with a rounded profile. I am writing to you from Spain, thank you very much.

[@jasonvrabe]

Hey Aaron, what reverb plugin or fx are using on the guitars for “reaper”? Thx!

[@FuelThePhoenixBand]

I have the exact same squier. I fitted a dimarzio super disortion S into it so didn't need any routing. Doesn't sound quite as beefy as a full size humbucker does the trick. Only thing I dislike is that the low E string seems to have an annoying rattle when it vibrates against the frets

[@MCSpaz]

You've been playing for less than a year?! I have been playing my whole childhood and only got serious around August last year and I still can't play as good as you XD

[@flapjack413]

Are both the bridge pickups the same distance from the strings? To my ear it sounds like the pickup in the CV Jag is a good bit closer to the strings than the one in the KC jag.

[@AaronRash]

Hey there. Yep the pickup height was the same in both guitars

[@DelScully]

funny I actually thought the KC sounded a lot better, and the Squier sounded like the pickup was too high up.

[@hayden911]

HEY I DID THE SAME THING TO MINE!!!! I almost ruined it, but I have recently fixed it up. Needs to be routed better and I'm going to redo the wiring soon, but I love the classic vibe!

[@kylehunter2012]

The Cobain jag seems to be a lot more spiky. I’ve been looking at buying a squier jag to mod out and you’ve sold me, cheers

[@electrojohn1285]

Awesome comparison man!

[@velouria5511]

Does anyone know what those lil noises are at 3:44? Idk if it's just because of the reverb but they sound sick.

[@LowKickMT]

digital processing, probably a reverb plug in on computer

[@jensk4140]

Hi Aaron, can you get your hands on a Epiphone ET270 and do a demo about it? Would be great.

[@invaint]

I also had Squire classic Vibe but Jazzmaster type and it sound amazing, Squire did great job.

[@basslinger]

Another awesome episode, thanks! I agree, I have both, I play my Squier CV jag more. ....the tremolo alone is a huge difference, the KC screws in, is all loose and weird (no mom jokes), the Squier is nice and tight, responsive action...nice HB mod too there 🤟🤟🤟🤘🤘🤘🤙🤙🤙

[@AaronRash]

Thanks! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@jeremycardenas5965]

Just started watching this channel yesterday lol i got a kc model and im a lefty woohoo only lefty jag i can find at a good price at first i had hard timr to enjoy the sounds so first thing i did was change the pots the guitar and i love it so much then whole nut thing i will definitely be changing out the nut soon but ive had the guitar for almost 2 years i absolutely adore it espcially here as a music major. Just messing with pickup heights and i put a 250k in the neck and 500k in bridge and tone and i really enjoy it. I have a huge love for nirvana as a songwriter but doesnt really reflect on my process. But yeah fender just doesnt really seem to excited about properly giving kurt some justice

[@Ireful]

I really wanted the KC Jaguar since I both really like Cobain and the look of the Jaguar. I kept thinking about for weeks while looking at other Jaguars till I finally came to the conclusion that Cobain would rather see a fan buy a guitar and make it their own than to buy one of his signature guitars. I went for a black Squire CV Jaguar, call it Little Bean. Filed the nut to take 11s flat wounds and it just feels so strong, firm, yet forgiving on the fingers thanks to the feel of the flat wounds. My only issue I have with it is the pickups being microphonic, causing feedback if I use too much distortion. I'm still thinking about what pickups I should replace them with.

[@southernpride2003]

I use Ernie ball 9 gauge flatwounds but for the thin strings I take a pack of 20/38 thin strings from a 8 gauge pack so I can Solo easier and I use em with the flats I've been playing guitar since I was 7 and I'm 20 now I've been using flats since the very beginning I used to use GHS but since Ernie ball released the 9 gauge flatwound that's what I use my own custom set I do myself 9/38 flats

[@BlindingSun_]

Shield the body cavity with copper slug tape and you will be fine with microphonics

[@sirmattyboy]

So based on other videos of a similar subject matter, if you didn't change the bridge of the Classic Vibe to a TOM, it's not gonna have the same "plink" as the KC Jag. I forget exactly which video I watched, but someone doing a similar shootout described the TOM as giving it a more metallic tone. Regardless, loving your videos and channel overall!

[@scottdavidson6066]

I prefer the Squier. It’s brighter.

[@jimbergson]

It's shocking to hear the difference in Tone between the 2 ! Like you, I've had a lot of fenders these last years and came up with the same idea : Some (and I am tempted to say, a LOT) are completely lifeless and unusable. Price and tags are a thing, but sound doesn't care :) Thanks for the video ! Have a good one with the nice Squiers ;)

[@BlindingSun_]

Squiers now are better than any pre 2000’s fender. And I’ve had about 30 of those (when they were cheap) and I still prefer my Cv squier all day

[@shadowedge729]

i think i’m going to try to get one of the classic vibe jaguars. i’ll probably sell my hagstrom swede (which is way too heavy anyways) and use the money for the jag

[@user-mm3zd5yv5z]

I have a Fender Kurt cobain jagar and totally agree. Doesn't sound very good! However, I will continue to use this. My dream is to one day hear the sound of a complete KC jagar that has been refinished to lacquer and turned into a mastery bridge! I'm rooting for you from Japan!

[@paladinfear]

What’s the song played at 2:42?

[@fuzzingawesomepedals7377]

Rad vid homie!

[@user-tu5hb8fp6t]

Does anyone know the songs the first and the third riff were from? I can’t remember 😭

[@zachawav]

I've heard good things about the classic vibe squire guitars. I hoping to get a 60s classic vibe jazzmaster after I sell some of my other guitars.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Do they have different pots & caps? The jag has 1 Meg pots and it’s a big part of the sound, which is brighter with more bite. The CV prob has 250k or 500k. Probably why they sound different even with the same pickups

[@AaronRash]

The CV's come stock with 1M pots to the original spec. They both have 1M pots. The KC sounds a lot darker to me though

[@anthonysclafani3963]

@@AaronRash interesting. Are the capacitors the same? The KC sounds much more trebley imo

[@AaronRash]

@@anthonysclafani3963 Yep they are all the same values. I didn't mention in the video but for fun I swapped all the electronics between them both just to be sure. It didn't make a difference at all. I'm not hearing as much as a brighter/darker difference between the two, instead I hear more of a dynamic/plucky difference. The KC sounds whiney to me compared the the squire sounding much more "plucky" and twangy.

[@cody7919]

What riff did you play at 2:46 ?

[@a.m.c_channel]

Did you change de pots on the squire ? Because that makes a big difference..

[@AaronRash]

No, they both have 1M pots

[@a.m.c_channel]

@@AaronRash That’s kind of funny cause only JazzMasters should have one 1M pots I mean you can put whatever you want my question was more related to the type of manufacture of the pots because the one that comes in the Squires compress the sound and the ones that come in Mexican and American ones are much better quality, and for me it makes a huge difference in the sound..

[@lucasrussig]

What about the Mustang kc signature? Your videos are insane!!! You have one fan of brazil!

[@anthonybarrett8778]

They sound different to each other, but I like both. Maybe more science is needed on bridge pickup height for a proper comparison? I'm after the HH option because I live between two big air conditioners so the hum is really annoying. My buddy loaned me his Cobain for 3 months and I just couldn't put it down.

[@Jamalama555]

Fair.. Make a lot of points worth mentioning & the diff in tone was night and day. I feel the same way with the squire classic vibes over the player series ive played.

[@12cellardoor]

Look at the pickup alignment, it's way more closer to the neck and the bridge. As Kurt's Jag (not the signature one).

[@BOLDIenzo]

does anyone knows if this Squier Classic Vibe Jaguar has ever been producted for lefty people?

[@oliverb.8995]

Did you replace the bridge on the Squier?

[@immy4104]

Frankly not surprised you liked the Squier more. I just picked up a vintera Jag to "upgrade" from my CV and you'd never tell the difference blindfolded. The Squier absolutely holds its own against the current top level production standard fender Jag, it's ridiculous. Kinda disappointed I spent as much as I did on the vintera, even though I got a stupidly killer deal on it. Still, the ocean turquoise with matching headstock and 7.25" fretboard is worth the price of admission for me.

[@revalone3944]

i have the same classic vibe i swapped the pickguard for a white one tho w the weird vintage texture