Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster - Deep Dive Review

[@landonbailey]

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[@vincentribeil3832]

Bought this exact same model a year ago, and all I can say is that it's an amazing instrument. Right from the box, with a good setup and stronger strings, it plays like a dream. I play in a band with another Jazzmaster guitarist (American vintage 62), and my squier is really making it! I absolutely love and recommend it for everyone.

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@Ray5600]

I have one of these in daphne blue, had it for almost 2 years now. Am I still going to watch this video? Absolutely.

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@Jodyrides]

when I saw the Beatles for the first time on the Ed Sullivan show, I had to start playing guitar I was in ninth grade when I saved up enough money to buy a used fender jazz master from a pawnshop on the north side of Pittsburgh. I think it was 1966. I paid $175 for it with the brown case. It was pretty beat up.. paint was chipping off much like Stevie Ray’s guitar, the back of the neck finish was completely worn off from the head stock all the way to the body. It was sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard, it was all there. Including the whammy bar, the bridge snap on cover, and, cigarette burns on the headstock. Everything worked, but you could tell this guitar belong to a professional musician it was a smoker because the case had been on the road, and he did not wipe the sweat off of the neck every time he was done playing. I cleaned the guitar and put new strings on it, and that was my guitar. for all the high school garage bands I was in. And after I got out of school the bar bands and those smoky bars getting home at 4 AM smelling like an ashtray.. overlapping the Jazz Master, when I turned 16, my mother bought me a brand new Schwinn bicycle she bought with her tip money because she was a waitress and we didn’t have a car. But, two weeks after I got the bicycle, a classmate liked my bicycle. He offered to trade me his guitar that he got for his birthday two years earlier for the bicycle. I traded. my mother was mad at me for trading my new bicycle for another guitar. The guitar which I still have, was a 1963 gibson 330 TDC in the original case that my classmate got new for his birthday.. he took one guitar lesson, and then took the guitar home and put it in the closet and never looked at it for the next two years until he traded it to me for my new bicycle.. my mother insisted that I give the guitar back and get my bicycle back. But luckily, the bicycle had been stolen.. so those were mine to Guitars starting in the 60s. I still have the gibson, but I sold the jazz master when I saw the ridiculous high prices they were going for on eBay.I won’t tell you how much I got for my jazz master, but I will tell you this. I bought my wife a brand new car , paid in full, cash with the money I got for that guitar and I still have some left over.. I had tried two different expert guitar set up men to get that Janice master to play better. Both times, when I got the guitar back, it did not feel any different. I was never in love with that guitar once I got my gibson.. so after I sold the jazz master that I owned for over 50 years, I had sellers remorse. But the guitar went straight to Moscow Russia. The buyer just had to have the original 1959 jazz master. He said the copies just didn’t have the sound he wanted.. so I had buyers remorse. I went out and bought a squire classic vibe jazz master to replace my 1959 jazz master with.. to my Big surprise. The squire classic vibe plays better than my 59 ever could, it sounds better, it feels better.. to tell you the truth, it is a better guitar. Wherever they make the squires, they obviously have new modern equipment like CNC machines that make everything exactly the same slashand perfect.. I would suggest anyone that wishes they had a 50s fender guitar, to somehow try one and compare it to the new stuff. The new stuff is better playing, better sounding.. Let the collectors overpay for the old Guitars. I’m happy with the new less expensive better stuff

[@intheblues]

Those pickups sound great with a bit of drive! Nice stuff.

[@youssefkasim7556]

Time keeps proving to me how Sonic Blue works really well on Stratocasters and other offset Fender Guitars.

[@landonbailey]

I like the look too

[@talha.04]

G&L sonic blue enters the chat (It's almost white)

[@andygolding2008]

Thanks for this in depth look at this fab looking guitar. I’ve just sourced one for my son’s 14th birthday- looks like I did the right thing! He’ll be thrilled with Black Francis sound it can produce!

[@timzitzelsberger3200]

Sonic blue is awesome the tone is even better it sounds more blue than other guitars

[@iantaronji8076]

I’m a Sonic Blue Strat player. If I do buy a Jazzmaster, I’ll first look for a Somic Blue.

[@MakeLikeAFridge]

I like how relaxed and chill you are with your presentation while taking incredibly accurate measurements that the companies do not list. "hey I'm showing you this because some of you were talking about it. It's whatever. So just listen and think about it, maybe? Idk. I don't care.." . Maybe a better way of saying it is you have such a great side of technical measurements, and can relay how it is important or not depending on the person. It just helps simplify and condenses the metrics a lot of people look at that MAYBE (probably don't greatly) effect how good a guitar is/sounds. It's all about getting it in your hands and seeing if it fits you hands and what you want. But providing all those details helps those that are like "Yeah I like the body of my guitar at the thickest part to be 25.832 mm, but no more than that or it's Garbage. But it ALSO helps those that are very strict on what they're looking for Well done. All around excellent review, measurements, and honesty about it just being the way it is.

[@TheMojoFilters]

I literally ordered a 50s Classic Vibe Jazzmaster earlier today as it was on sale, talk about a coincidence. Glad to see yours passed the test and looking forward to mine even more now. Thanks for the review!

[@landonbailey]

that's why I got mine! was on sale for 25% off

[@Zeal808]

Yay more Squier content! I have the Daphne blue. Seriously great guitar 🙌🏾 so many tones. I payed full retail happily and walked out of guitar center with the guitar out of the box and into my car 😊 lol Great review! I’ve seen a couple others videos of yours. Really enjoy your videos 👍🏾

[@phillramirez8323]

Just started to play guitar and the 70s vibe Jazzmaster is my 1st guitar and Im glad too, after I get my Jaguar I'll definitely pick me up the 60s vib surf green thanks for showing us newbies this wonderful guitar works,keep rocking out😎🎸✌️

[@landonbailey]

have fun!

[@thomaswyatt199]

I just bought this guitar and I really like it especially the neck it maybe the same thickness as other squier classic vibes but the shape of the carve is different and fits my hand perfectly and I have larger hands, this has become my go too guitar. This is also the first classic vibe that I own that the finish has no visible vertical lines and I own 10 classic vibes. I also fully modded it.

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@axtonkahler7360]

I love, love, LOVE my J Mascis signature Squier Jazzmaster. I'm a modder/builder, and never leave well enough alone...but I haven't felt the need to change a single thing about the J.

[@dongonzulman6478]

Agreed all the way, though I replaced the trem with a hardtail plate :D

[@CMHobbies]

I put a Wilkinson roller bridge on mine and it made it much better. Posts have to be filed some to fit but it worked.

[@axtonkahler7360]

@@CMHobbies That's one of the things I love about the Mascis, it's got a tune o matic style bridge instead of the standard Jazzmaster setup.

[@Killstrike6660]

I have one and changed only the volume and tone knobs to flat top chrome tele style knobs, looks really good with those.

[@stevepatterson6297]

Just picked up a second hand one of these in two tone burst with black pickguard.. loving it! Very bright tones, but perfect for jazz, blues and surf rock. Set up requires a little more thought than most, particularly the neck angle / bridge break angle, but I'm a Jazzie convert now! 😎 Thanks for another great review 👍

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@joeoge9347]

I just put in a backorder for this, the timing is just right and the price is fantastic $340 w tax and delivery included. I been playing more older surf rock classic to learn guitar and this will be my first offset so I didnt want to invest into something more professional without trying out a few for a while. Thanks for video. update: Got tired of backorder and got a JMJM instead.

[@hoythendrix]

I work in a pawn shop, and we have that exact guitar. It will be the next one in my arsenal!

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Sounds sweet, dude! I played this one and the J Mascis model at my local Guitar Center a couple months ago and they were both pretty nice. We came, we dove deeply, we had fun and you played guitar 🤘🏻

[@dongonzulman6478]

The Mascis JM is my pick for best Squier ever

[@landonbailey]

I still need to try one of those!

[@underclvss]

Ive been playing this guitar everyday for over 6 months and just realized i didnt take off the plastic on the tremolo ornament thing. thanks!

[@landonbailey]

😁🎸👍

[@musicbyarwin_]

gettin this guitar in a couple of days! great vid as always man 😎

[@landonbailey]

Have fun!

[@brianpaauwe3641]

Thanks the video! Seriously considering a Jazzmaster for my first electric guitar. Thanks for all the video’s! Really enjoy watching them.

[@landonbailey]

My pleasure!

[@dongonzulman6478]

I started my Jazzmaster journey with one of these, and I enjoyed it so much I bought an American Ultra JM, then a J Mascis Squier that I hardtailed. I also recently put a baritone conversion neck on a loaded Squier Contemporary JM...super cool guitars...and this CV is the gateway drug LMAO!

[@landonbailey]

nice collection!

[@DaringDan]

I put Jazzmaster pickups in a 335 style guitar body. Routed out the cavities and made custom pickup covers for it. I love it. They are fantastic pickups. Great as always, Landon. Cheers.

[@landonbailey]

that's a cool mod

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

I always wanted Jazzmaster pickups in my ES335TD, but it is a 1962 vintage model and that would strop its value!

[@DaringDan]

@@bernhardnizynski4403 There are a few manufacturers that make 335 style guitars that are really affordable as modding platforms. I bought a Grote and the neck is great with a little work. I put the J. Mascis JM pickups in it and it sounds great. I had to basically dremel off the regular post holes of the JM pickup covers and glue dog ear post holes from them onto the JM pickup covers. There's no guitar that sounds like it and I did it for under 350 bux.

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

@@DaringDan - I'm waiting for Jazzmaster style pickups to become available in a Humbucker fit format - it should be an easy development - basically P90s with magnetic slugs rather than screws! I have installed Humbucker fit P90s in my 1962 Gibson ES335 (no routing or mods needed) and they sound great - the same type of pickup with magnetic slugs would be fantastic - a P90 sound with a little more bite!

[@DaringDan]

@@bernhardnizynski4403 That's awesome!

[@maxmarkowski7641]

I have the squier j mascis jazzmaster and it’s probably the best guitar I own. The neck feels really really good. Also craftsmanship is really good. I’d highly recommend doing a deep dive on one!

[@landonbailey]

doesn't look like the make them anymore. I like the style

[@22knightx]

Max, my J Mascis is my defo go-to guitar. It's my choice over my Gretsch, Fender Strat or Jaguar. The set up was spot on from the store rack, and I can't find a negative review (except a comment about scratch plate colour)

[@maxmarkowski7641]

@@landonbailey if you really wanted to, try to find a used one that’s stock. I think you’d like it

[@blastofo]

Yeah the J Mascis is a perfect combo of vintage and modern. The P90s still sound chimey but can do modern stuff better. The tuneomatic bridge and tremolo placement is better for stability. Jumbo frets feel great. And I think the metal pickguard gives better tone. Yet its got the tinted neck and vintage style tuners. I have the money for an american made Jazzmaster, but there are none that checks all these boxes.

[@burado1974]

I have this exact same model, yep had to polish out the frets and oil the neck, I put a genuine tremolo on it which keeps it in tune much better, I also had to shim the neck, I had to locktite the bridge pins, as you play them they slowly unwind and you action gets lower and lower. Once that was done, awesome guitar. Needs a bit of love at first.

[@landonbailey]

good tips thanks!

[@PandaofYahweh]

I got one of these on sale due to damage on the body. Had to do the exact same thing to mine along with changing the tuners. I had to use a hot glue gun for the bridge 🤣 didn’t have any locktite

[@homebrew7543]

Same, once done this guitar really is amazing.

[@nikolaki]

Similar experience with my lefty. Was very dusty and dried out. Gave it to my luthier and told him to do whatever he felt needed to be done. High e tuner was damaged, so all tuners replaced with Wilkinsons. I kept the tremolo (though he adjusted it), he shimmed the neck, glued the bridge pins, replaced the pots of the lead circuit and super tidied the wiring. Every so often I have to push the bridge upright. When it leans back the string ends start to rub against the endpoint hole and break. Was setup with 11s. I love it.

[@doctorskull8197]

I have a sonic blue Classic Vibe JM that I use in my surf band! I absolutely love it thru reissue Fender Reverb tank and Tonemaster Deluxe Reverb! Love the splash! Great guitar and phenomenal value!

[@chrisdourado]

Your rituals of meticulously measuring each part of the guitar reminds me of Dexter's homicide rituals. Cool video

[@landonbailey]

it slows my dark passenger

[@daddyrocker1000]

Just ordered from Amazon...heck of a deal! Thanks for the tip, LB!

[@landonbailey]

no problem! I jumped on that deal too

[@gregormcgregor7522]

Great video as all of them are! Thanks a lot. Been wondering about these guitars, might have to get one now. Great review!

[@landonbailey]

No problem!

[@rodneykuhn249]

Lefty with the white finish. Love it!!!!!

[@RByrne]

This is a pretty cool guitar! I haven't tried this one, but I've tried the anniversary model(white with gold hardware) and it was awesome, and looked great too!

[@landonbailey]

I really like the look of those 40th anniversary models

[@deanmccaskill5495]

I’m glad to see your pickup measurements I always thought that bridge was way too much on mine.

[@SeanAllocca]

LOVE the new merch. Mug has been ordered. Nice review.

[@landonbailey]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JacubWhite38]

It does the Pixies well, I'm sold

[@beatlemike9]

I bought mine 2 weeks ago and I still haven't picked up my other guitars! Single coil bliss.

[@mr.astrophysics9115]

So what are the pots used? You opened it up but said nothing about the electronics

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Alpha

[@landonbailey]

correct! Alpha minis

[@Sprenklefish]

I just bought this in Shell Pink. Swapped out the brown pick guard for a Pearl white one, but then the pickup covers were too off white. So I’m just spray painting the plastic covers pure white. I’m dying to mod this baby more but I’m making myself just play it for awhile and get a real feel for it as she is. I did shim the neck. Also there was some gritty edges on the small frets sides that I buffed out with steel wool. Discolored it a bit, but I’ll just add more oil. I’d like to find white roller knobs, or just paint the ones I have.

[@landonbailey]

Mods are fun! 🎸👍

[@ronpopeil7]

have this guitar in purple with gold anodized pick guard. really nice guitar. sounds great, stays in tune... plays as well as my MIM and American performer fenders. not quite as nice as my Am Pro II Strat, but also was 1/3 the cost. Highly recommend.

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@ZitherBeast]

I've never picked up a Jazzmaster let alone played on one. But I do really like the way it looks, and it sounded pretty good in this video too. That blue isn't for me, but even then, it's not to bad actually. Cool guitar, maybe someday.

[@landonbailey]

now you have to play guitar and have fun!

[@johnsallee7824]

Hey ZB! I buy and sell guitars on the side. I picked one up, brand new (he played it once) for $200 from a kid near me that decided to stick with his banjo. Maybe holding a guitar just felt weird, idk. Meanwhile, back on the Saragossa... I bought it for resale. Played it and loved it!! I'm going to keep it. Daphne Blue grows on you somehow, lol.

[@mraycgz]

I have one in white. It’s the only guitar I’ve ever played that I use the middle position. And on this one it’s fantastic.

[@landonbailey]

nice! that white looks great too

[@lomoholga]

FYI people- Amazon Canada has this exact guitar for $442 which is much cheaper than other colour options

[@landonbailey]

that's the deal I used to get mine! cheers

[@lomoholga]

@@landonbailey I thought so. I Always pass on tips for sale gear and encouraged GAS lol If I’m not going to get one I hope someone else can benefit

[@Cmoth040]

I've never tried a Jazzmaster, but I had a guitar with P90 style pickups in it, it was my first guitar, a Peavey Patriot. Still have the guitar, but I was young and stupid and swapped the P90s out for humbuckers. Lost the pups, because, as I said, I was young and stupid. I've never had a Jazzmaster and I'd like to add a p90 based system to my variety wall. I'm looking really hard at the Classic Vibe you demoed here and I appreciate your effort.

[@landonbailey]

🎸👍

[@TheCommonSenseProfessor]

And this guitar is on sale right now for $399 at Guitar Center for their Memorial Day sale. You're welcome.

[@landonbailey]

thanks for sharing! fun to find deals

[@leamanc]

A CV Jazzmaster will likely be my next guitar purchase. I really need to branch out beyond Fender, but at the same time I *really* need a Jazzmaster, and I don’t think there’s a better value out there than this model.

[@landonbailey]

it's worth a shot!

[@leamanc]

@@landonbailey I think your video has made me realize I probably need to shoot for something higher. I don’t see the light weight as a plus in this situation. Jags and Jazzmasters should be a little on the heavy side, IMO. And I’d want to replace the trem and those cheapo electronics…so it gives me a lot to think about. Thanks for the rundown, it was very helpful!

[@johnsallee7824]

Buy a Squire by Fender. Not a Squier "backed by Fender"...

[@JDKingStratslinger]

Great review, Canada Lad! I like my CVs as much as my MIA and MIM Fenders. A good guitar is a good guitar-and it's made even better at a bargain price.

[@landonbailey]

Right on!

[@jasonrichardson8080]

Great video Landon

[@aa-wm7fg]

Nice video. Now that you've had this guitar for a while, do you still like it? Is the lightweight of the guitar ok?

[@joelabbott]

I love mine-exact same model. I had to file down the knifelike ridges on the edge of the volume pot.

[@massgrave_]

saw this on the wall at GC marked down to $350, couldn't pass it up. nice job on this, great detail!

[@seedyv1]

I have one in surf green. (Daphne blue wasn't on sale at the time.) Had to have the main pickup switch replaced. The tone knob was upgraded to 500k at the time.

[@zd351]

I've only ever heard of a couple of dud Classic Vibe guitars. More often than not, people have positive experiences to report.

[@landonbailey]

the purple Tele CV that I got a couple years ago had a few issues for sure. Otherwise CV models have been solid

[@richardmerriam7044]

The most recent sale at Fender, blue or sunburst Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster, $344.99. Sadly white was $419.99. I opted for the sunburst. Blue (to me), does not go with brown. The change over to an aged white pearloid was too much work. I'll be receiving it in a couple of days. Great video. I've wanted a Jazzmaster since 1966!!

[@t-bone3657]

Just bought this yesterday from Musicians Friend. Got 15% off $429 w free shipping and was able to pay over six months = $65 a month 😮 awesome deal

[@summercameron3505]

I have the same one that you have in this video except it is olympic white. The only thing I will do to mine (her name is Durga - yes, I name them all!) is put a coat of mineral oil on the fretboard since Indian laurelwood 'appears' drier than rosewood; but to my ears sounds just as good. Thank you! ☮

[@ipuya]

Always look forward to your videos. Never played a Jazzmaster. Is it possible to fit P90s in there?

[@dongonzulman6478]

The routes are slightly different I think, but Squier actually makes a Jazzmaster with P90s - The J. Mascis Jazzmaster. They are p90s in construction and sound, disguised as JM pickups. Love them

[@jonah_hosea]

Heck yes. About to get one in white, used…for cheap, like $230

[@deanmccaskill5495]

Here’s one for you… I ordered this from a big box here in Canada(not L & M. I had to return it for an electronics issue. They fixed it and sent it back. Quite promptly. Not quite a year later… they sent me another one! I’m not sure what happened. So….. I kept it. I shipped it to Fort Mcmurray where I work off and on so I have something to fool around with out there. Bought a little Katana to use with it( I knew I wouldn’t be tempted to haul the Katana back home) so yeah. That’s it. End of story

[@CIRCLEKELDEREMO]

So i recently got one as my first Jazzmaster. I got the limited edition one new from GC in Daphne Blue for like $300 cause they had a beat up one they were trying to sell and I asked if they could order me one that wasn't beat and they did and kept the sale price. I really dig it, it makes me want to buy a better quality one but for now I'm okay with this one. My only complaint about this one was my rhythm switch feels cheap as hell but i got a new one. I have a bunch of strats, teles and les pauls but I think I might start getting in to playing Jazzmasters. I got a mastery bridge for it from my friend since he didn't like it and honestly id stick with the mustang style this came with over the mastery. There is a weird ringing from the bridge I cant track down now.

[@ratta2006]

Ok I'm a Rockabilly player.Im gonna give these CV Jazzmasters a go.The Telecaster CVs are unbelievable good...Thanks for the entertainment boy..Cheers Frank The Memphis Suns.

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@johnsallee7824]

😂 my bad! Daphne blue is just a shade darker. That's what color mine is. Picked it up, brand new. $200

[@emilloffler1216]

Definitely a different tone to my Strat and Telly. I want one of those to do some Ventures covers. To enjoy getting Bob Bogle's sound when he played lead guitar.

[@TheJuggernautv2]

I have a Classic Vibe 70’s Tele Deluxe and 60’s Jazz Bass and would highly recommend both. for Jazz Masters, do check out the J Mascis. It has a satin neck and a tune-o-matic bridge.

[@landonbailey]

I'd love to check out the J Mascis. doesn't look like it's produced anymore

[@nostro1001]

@@landonbailey I think officially discontinued due to the release of the signature tele. Prior they were still kicking around, albeit supply was short.

[@jonlavigne3270]

I played a used Jagmaster in a store a few days ago, does that count? Probably not, but it felt really beefy and solid. I liked it.

[@TomBaddley]

I'm currently building a tribute '74 pink "Ric Ocasek" Jazzmaster and I'm using Squier CV electronics.

[@landonbailey]

nice have fun!

[@paulinedavis8734]

Seriously considering the Classic Vibe 60s Jazz master, before your video. Learned something NEW today, the Pickup Selector switch ‘didn’t have to be removed’ in order to remove the pick guard, same knob on my Fender Mustang, which is scratchy, so I guess I will have to get in there soon. But, not a brave fan of disturbing the electronic internal wirings. But am learning from your video ...so THANKS !

[@landonbailey]

cheers!

[@mikec3454]

How are they putting bone nuts on Squiers? Yet Mexican Fenders get synthetic bone. I don’t get it.

[@trailratso]

Hey Landon! Great review as always and an awesome guitar! What gauge strings do you have (prefer) on the Jazzmaster now? (I assume they ship them out with 10s).

[@landonbailey]

I no longer own this one, but I hav 9-42 on my other Jazzmaster

[@trailratso]

@@landonbailey thanks! most folks recommend 11s, but I suppose any gauge works once you sort out the bridge / strings popping off.

[@5150show]

dude I just scored a CV 70s Jag this week , lol

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@nealpobrien]

I think it sounds way above cost.

[@robertmccourt1243]

I have a J Mascis Jazzmaster and can't recommend it enough. A step up from the CV series and it feels like it. I also have a CV Jaguar which is very nice too so I am not being down on the CV series.

[@Furtheronmusic]

Never had a jazzmaster. I'd like one this looks an excellent starting point for me. I have a Squier JV 62 Strat so the ne k finish wouldn't bother me at all

[@landonbailey]

ya the neck is good, I just really got into satin necks as my fav

[@hugoherrejon3272]

Hey Landon, is there a chance you'll review the Contemporary Jaguar? I feel is a little bit expensive for a Squier but I keep hearing only good things about it

[@landonbailey]

I had planned to when it was released but it took so long I lost interest. maybe one day!

[@Bizzmark1982]

I just bought my first squier classic vibe jazzmaster. Basically I bought it to do my first mods on a guitar. Figured the squier was a good place to start. Have you done mods to jazzmaster pots/toggle/input before? If so, can you recommend any? I’m having trouble finding what I need to buy to do this

[@Remsterdam]

Thx for the review! You were lucky with the setup, count on costs to give it a good setup, often this guitar will need a shunt between neck and body and minimal .10 gage stringset to not have them pop out of the saddles. But once setup right, best vintage spec jazzmaster there is.

[@landonbailey]

You bet!

[@TheChristafershawn]

I have a J Mascis JM that is quite good for a Squier. It has a nice feeling, slightly chucky neck with very light gloss almost satin finish. The trem was clunky so I replaced with a Fender Pro trem. The nut is next thing to be upgraded. It looks like these JM's are out of production now...maybe.

[@landonbailey]

Thanks for sharing! ya they seem to be gone now

[@briano.1503]

"Live in the now man!" Right on brother! ✌👽👍🧠🤣♾🎸🎼🎵🎶🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@landonbailey]

Party on Wayne!

[@briano.1503]

@@landonbailey Party on Garth! ✌🤪👍

[@MandMs4Breakfast]

I’ve got a MIM classic player Jazzmaster in Sunburst. I love having the option of the second circuit (even if I rarely find a situation I can use it in - more controls is better). If I had another one I would put humbuckers in it

[@landonbailey]

nice!

[@CMHobbies]

Pickups sound great on that thing! I have the J Mascis and I like it’s pickups but I’m not sure why so many swap the ones in this model. They sound ideal to me! There’s a guy near me trying to sell this same guitar with lambertone ristrettos in it for $700. It’s been on Facebook for a month. Good luck with that, guy…

[@deezee8508]

Random question for you Landon. Do you remember a band from Canada called Pilot Speed? I've loved them forever, but nobody knows them here in the US.

[@landonbailey]

hey ya I remember them! they had a different name originally and had to change it to Pilot Speed. I liked their song Into Your Hideout

[@deezee8508]

@@landonbailey nice! That's a grat track. Mine is put the phone down. I actually ended up finding out about them because I had a couple Godin guitars, and their guitarist used one once, so Godin mentioned it on their website. Haha! I'm glad they did though. They're a great band.

[@PanoramaUnion]

Loved the Pixies riff :)

[@landonbailey]

Classic

[@nostro1001]

Seems a decent JM with few issues outta the box. It certainly looks good and sounds mighty fine. 😎👍

[@landonbailey]

good value!

[@parszywiecklasik463]

I have this exact model in sunburst, and it's really comfortable, to me the neck feels better than my friend's japanese jazzmaster. The only thing I'm not really keen on is the output of bridge pickup. I'm thinking about changing it, because it sounds tiny compared to the neck pickup wich is suprisingly beefy. I'm an bass player and it's my only six string guitar used mainly for noodling and occasional recording. I don't know if the pickup thing is tied to the construction or just part of jazzmaster's charm, but I find it kinda simmilar to how lacking stock bridge pickups in jazz basses sound most of the time.

[@landonbailey]

have you tried adjusting pickup heights?

[@parszywiecklasik463]

Yup, got it set up and adjusted few months back by my buddy who's an guitar tech. He measured the bridge pickup output with an lc meter, and told me it's similar to a danelectro lipstick pickup. Still, it's is a great sounding guitar, the bridge pickup just seems to be ok compared to the neck. Maybe the one I have is just one of a kind or something 😀

[@Updog89]

I have been absolutely loving my classic vibe for 6 months but lately I have been having trouble with the bridge and tuning stability. The bridge keeps sinking and sliding around. I brought it to the tech who initially set it up and he “fixed it”, but then after a few weeks it got wonky all over again. I’m tempted to go to another tech to have it sorted but perhaps it needs a new bridge?

[@landonbailey]

ya maybe the trem system is worn out

[@kennethtripoli6124]

Put blue lock tight on the threads. Mine has not moved.

[@Updog89]

@@kennethtripoli6124 That’s what we did the first time around. Worked for a few months and started sinking again :(

[@Spaceman-jo5mz]

Did you drop the action on your Jag?….I know we’re talking about Jazz Master…Where’s my mind?

[@landonbailey]

I haven't changed the setup so far on the Jag

[@garrettboomerbender]

I'm gonna get the cme purple or black Jazzmaster with the gold anodized guard. Hopefully before they run out lol

[@landonbailey]

nice! CME has awesome awesome looking special runs

[@voiceofexperience]

I have this model in a sunburst finish. Bought it mail-order last year, "pre-inflation". It's a bit heavier than yours. This guitar really looks & sounds like it should cost 2-3 times more than I paid for it. I feel like I ripped Fender off LOL!

[@landonbailey]

nice! I saw that model on sale too when I got mine

[@gartenairplanetrap]

Hey man great video! I have the same Squier Jazzmaster and I have some problems with the tremolo bar. It just won't hold and alway falls out. Do u have the same issue?

[@landonbailey]

have you tried pushing it in further? I think it clicks in at a certain point

[@gartenairplanetrap]

@@landonbailey Thanks for the answer. Yes I pushed as hard as I could and it is fixed for a while. But when I move it only slightly it get loose again.

[@landonbailey]

sounds like it's lost it's connection. I'm not sure how the internals work on that bridge model

[@gartenairplanetrap]

@@landonbailey Ok thanks a lot. I think ill send it back and ask for a repair

[@tjnugent62]

This would be a great guitar with a good set of JM pickups in it.

[@Alfahippie]

If i get a squier jazzmaster now and later upgrade to a fender jazzmaster, would i consider the upgrade to be worth all that extra money?

[@landonbailey]

depends how much you like the Squier

[@Alfahippie]

@@landonbailey That’s the easy answer, what i mean is: Is it worth paying 5 times more for upgrades that might feel minor compared to the squier? Or even shorter: Is the fender overrated compared to the squier version of the same model? I get that it is build better with better components etc, but i just can’t see why there is a 5x price difference between the two. It seems like you pay a lot for the fender name, but i might be wrong. Maybe worth a video some day?

[@Stu-Vino]

I got one of these a few months ago - it needed a thorough set-up (fretboard was dry as hell, and frets needed sorting), but now it sounds great. Only thing is that the trem arm just will not stay in one place - have tried winding tape round it but doesn't work. Any tips welcome…

[@landonbailey]

have you tried pushing it in all the way? they are held in by pressure

[@Stu-Vino]

@@landonbailey Yep, tried that. That tightens it up, but once you use it once or twice it's back to how it was - so annoying!

[@landonbailey]

oh that sucks. this one made a click once you push it in far enough

[@Stu-Vino]

@@landonbailey I gather there's a replacement Fender trem you can get where the arm has a groove at the base, but it costs about half as much as the JM in the first place!

[@Stu-Vino]

@@landonbailey UPDATE: I pushed the trem in as hard as I possibly could, and it seems to have done the trick. Was paranoid that something was going to break, but so far so good 🙂

[@Wabin22]

My biggest problem with these new models... are that they removed the clay dots and replaced them with ugly plastic ones. The old were probably plastic as well but they looked more vintage and clay like, this just looks out of place.

[@tjnugent62]

Not sure what gauge strings it ships with but the bridge only works well with higher gauge strings. 11's or 12's would do it.

[@pjr609]

Lando with a fresh haircut!

[@HappyHermitt]

Sounds sweet Is it a 24 inch scale?

[@landonbailey]

25.5 " scale length

[@itsmeoli3705]

I went for a CV 70’s Jag, personally prefer the shorter scale length

[@2manyhobbiezz]

I have the same guitar in Daphne blue. I really like it but I did have to shim my neck to get it setup right.

[@landonbailey]

nice! was that a different year that they had daphne blue? I'm pretty sure the Vintage Modified model I had to daphne blue. almost white

[@2manyhobbiezz]

@@landonbailey it was a guitar center exclusive color I think. It’s a 2020 or 2021.

[@2manyhobbiezz]

@@landonbailey it’s also heavier than yours. I’m jealous about that lol

[@tjnugent62]

Way to rock Pixies!

[@johnsallee7824]

Treat the Indian Laurel fretboard with D'Addario Hydrate

[@johnsallee7824]

Why do I think that is Daphne Blue? 💙

[@gloryxkid]

My girlfriend got me one for my birthday, put a set of Curtis Novak pups in it, wide range in the bridge and jm90 in the neck

[@landonbailey]

great girlfriend!

[@gloryxkid]

@@landonbailey perfect tbh

[@landonbailey]

ha oops, I had typed ? at first lol

[@pocojoyo]

are you using the joyo overdrive and and the ts mini at the same time ?

[@landonbailey]

I usually run them together. Most likely in this video too

[@pocojoyo]

@@landonbailey ok, they sound good.

[@docholst5404]

Nice! Thx