Fender Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster Electric Guitar, Sonic Blue, Laurel Fingerboard

I've wanted a Jazzmaster for years but I could never afford one and I refused to do financing as I don't want to incur debt. Even the old Jazzmaster Vintage Modified's were still too expensive during the season of life I was in, but recently I was able to save up the cash to go guitar shopping again.I play electric guitar in my church worship team. I don't need anything to crazy, as long as the playability, tone and there. Recently, I walked into a guitar store and saw the Sonic Blue Jazzmaster Classic VIbe and I was immediately drawn to its striking appearance. When I picked it up the weight was just right. Not too heavy or light. The C-Shape neck is super comfortable and smooth and the Indian Laurel Fingerboard feels nice. The overall build quality feels inline to what you'd see in a Fender line Jazzmaster. If you pull up the specs on Fender.com on both the Squier JM and Fender JM you'll see a ton of similar parts (and possibly some better specs).The tone is fantastic and you can really get a tone of range out of the Duncan designed pickups and various selectors and circuits. If you're a guitarist on a low budget or you're looking for your first guitar, this is a fantastic option for the money. Some people won't be willing to wear the Squier logo on the headstock, but honestly, they did a great job making it look appealing on the headstock design. Also when you play it that won't matter so much!Here are some final thoughts:-Beware of ordering online. You'll want to purchase a cleaning kit like the Duncan 65 guitar maintenance kit. My guitar came in with dull frets and a dry fingerboard. This most likely due to it sitting in a warehouse and in a box for so long without proper care. The kit will also give you solutions to polish and wax your new baby.-Beware of buying cases. Not all guitar cases will fit a Jazzmaster style body as it has a unique offset shape and length. I ordered a case but it didn't fit so when searching make sure the item clearly states "Fits Jazzmaster Style Guitars"-Depending on the seller, the guitar strings may be on the guitar during shipping. My guitar was shipped with strings on but my high e string popped out in the box. That was disappointing, so maybe order a set of fresh strings to change once it arrives. I recommend .10 gauge Ernie Ball Slinky Electric Guitar Strings. The Squier comes equipped with .09's by default.-The bridge is a major topic when discussing Jazzmasters, but the mustang style bridge works perfectly for the type of music I play which is mainly Worship Music. A lot of JM players will go for the Mastery Bridge which costs around $200, but try out the Mustang bridge before you throw your money into modding the guitar.

Ive had this guitar for about 6 months. It feels amazing to play and has a great feel to it. Still relatively new to guitars i feel this is more than enough that i need to play, learn and look cool holding. Aside from a dent on the side of it from shipping (be careful order instruments from amazon) as with delivery theres always a possibility of damage. Wonderful guitar.

I was not happy with the packging it was shipped in, but it got here in good shape, so I won't complain more. This guitar is beautiful, and plays great.I have had people who use PRS guitars criticise my choices. I have had people who spend thousands of dollars on amps and guitars criticise my choices. I had a freind who said " If he can play like that, on that guitar, imagine what he could do with a GOOD guitar. I built my own rackmount system out of junk, and my rhythm guitarist had to buy a Mesa triple rectifier to keep up with my sound.Squier guitars are BETTER than fenders. WHY? The neck is thinner. The fretboard is more curved. These gutars are much better than the true Fenders, in my opinion. I love playing Squiers. the sound is better than the real McCoy and the guitar is easier to play. Ofcourse... you need to know how to process your sound... But if you can master that,... why not spend $500.00 for a guitar you LOVE instead of $2500.00 for a guitar you have to "Get used to". I know at least 3 other people who collect old Squiers. WHY? because they are GREAT GUITARS.

I had an American-made Jazzmaster in 1965, and have owned more than 25 guitars over the years. The Jazzmaster has a unique "surf guitar" sound with both pickups on and I missed it! This Squier version has it in spades. The quality of this Indonesian-made guitar was top-notch- finish, plating, intonation, neck pocket fit- basically everything about the guitar. I suspect that computer-controlled NC machines these days are even more accurate than the ones used in the 60's. I changed the strings from the factory-installed .009-.042 to a set of .010-.046, gave the truss rod 1/4 turn anticlockwise, verified the resulting neck relief, gave the neck a coat of F-One oil since it was pretty dry, and gave the strings and back of the neck a shot of Tone Finger-Ease. Vive la difference! (These products are available on Amazon and I highly recommend them both). I couldn't be happier- especially since there was a $100 off sale when I purchased my Jazzmaster! Thanks, Fender, my Telecaster now has a cousin to play with!

I received this guitar about three days ago, and instantly enjoyed playing it. It's easy to play, beautiful to look at, and the pickups sound excellent. However, after less than two hours of playing, the pickup switch failed and now the two pickups won't work together. When the selector is in the middle, it just plays the neck pickup instead of both neck and bridge. Highly disappointing, especially from a company like fender that I had previously known to consistently pump out great value guitars in the squier line.had to change my review to one star. I received a replacement after this one failed, and it too failed after ten minutes of playing. I am incredibly disappointed by the quality control of these guitars

A step above a practice guitar, this can be used as a gig guitar. If you are unsure how to adjust it, take it to your local guitar shop and have one of their techs do a once over. The bridge can be fussy to adjust and will take practice to get it just right. The Jazzmaster has its own sound, so try one at the store first, before ordering one.

Packaged very badly however, and I was lucky the amazon driver didn't damage it. Kudos to the amazon delivery people

Love my new guitar, it was listed as good condition, but was actually flawless, glad I was able to save a few bucks. The only thing it needed was to condition the neck as it was very dry, but overall I could not be happier with this guitar. The sound is great and the look of the guitar is awesome.