Bought not one, but two, Squier Jagmasters yesterday!!!

[peskypesky1]

The sunburst was $100.
The black was $80.

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I love these guitars!! The 24" scale is perfect for me, and the guitars sound damn good.

My only issue is the smaller frets, as I'm used to jumbo. At some point, i may scallop the necks.

[idiotsdelight]

What's gotten into you?

Both are good necks to do your own re-fret.

[Rollin Hand]

You're the Jagmaster master!

[toomanycats]

Nice! I've got one in sunburst similar to your's but with white pickups and knobs. It's a fantastic guitar. Plays real slinky with the shorter scale length. The neck has some meat on it too.

The stock pickups in mine are the Duncan Designed ceramic set that's supposed to be like a Distortion. I put A2 magnets in them and it did a lot to improved the tone. It looks like the bridge pickup on your sunburst has been swapped. What's been put in there?

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[Tonray's Ghost]

$180 total outlay ! Damn, with the tariffs that's what my Kung Pao chicken costs now !

[peskypesky1]

It looks like the bridge pickup on your sunburst has been swapped. What's been put in there?

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Some sort of DiMarzio, but I don't know which.
Apparently, they didn't usually come with the name on top unless they came in a guitar (Charvel, etc).

[peskypesky1]

I am loving these guitars so much that they may replace Strats as my favorite model. The 24" scale is perfect for all the legato stuff I do down the neck. SO much easier to do the stretches and pull-offs down there.
And just a slinkier feel all over the neck.
And because my fingers aren't thick, I have no problem playing these high up on the neck.

Also, as a Strat man, I love that these have a Strat-style trem.

And although I love the Strat tones for playing clean, I've been playing with overdrive and distortion more these days, and humbuckers work for that.
Plus, I could always do coil-taps down the road if needed.

One last thing, the build quality on these is REALLY nice. They feel as solid and as well-made as my MIJ SQ Strat. And I'm surprised at how decent the tuning machines are. Won't need to upgrade those. No, they're not as good as expensive ones, but they are better than any I've gotten on a Squier, SX, Donner, or Monoprice.

And last, but not least: $180 for the two of them?? Are you kidding me. Definitely the best $180 I've ever spent on a guitar(s).
The second best was the $139 I spent on my SX Liquid, which is just a bad a-s guitar.

[peskypesky1]

I have two sets of block inlay decals...

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Will try them on the black first.

[glasshand]

I have two sets of block inlay decals...

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Will try them on the black first.

It tickles me that you mention these, because just the other day I got into a minor argument about these on another forum. Someone was asking about inlay stickers, and of course they immediately got back "there's no such thing", "they'll peel off", "even if they don't peel off they'll look like crap", etc.

I pointed out that I've them on a guitar for about ten years and they've held up really well. I was immediately basically called a liar by people who also admitted to having no experience with them. That reminded me of why I like AGF so much!

[sabasgr68]

I have two sets of block inlay decals...

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Will try them on the black first.

Congrats on the great score!

Instantly fell in love with the sunburst one!

I'll have to try a 24" scale one day.

I'm very interested to know your opinion on those fret decals once you put them on the guitar - adherence, finger sensation, etc. -. I just can't stand dot inlays and I'd like to eventually do something like that with my strat (we all have some kind of mania, right? That's one of mine ).

Don't forget to post pics!

[peskypesky1]

I have two sets of block inlay decals...

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Will try them on the black first.

It tickles me that you mention these, because just the other day I got into a minor argument about these on another forum. Someone was asking about inlay stickers, and of course they immediately got back "there's no such thing", "they'll peel off", "even if they don't peel off they'll look like crap", etc.

I pointed out that I've them on a guitar for about ten years and they've held up really well. I was immediately basically called a liar by people who also admitted to having no experience with them. That reminded me of why I like AGF so much!

Unfortunately, I had to scrap the idea. The inlay sticker was not wide enough to cover both dots on the 12th fret.

No biggie.

[sabasgr68]

I pointed out that I've them on a guitar for about ten years and they've held up really well. I was immediately basically called a liar by people who also admitted to having no experience with them. That reminded me of why I like AGF so much!

Well, I got my answer. 10 years seems like a "reasonable" amount of time to be sure that they hold up well. Like I said, I will eventually have a set for my strat - it's not like it will make me a better player, but you know, I have to like how my guitar looks! -.

AGF is one of a kind, yes, but you already knew it!

[Tonray's Ghost]

I am loving these guitars so much that they may replace Strats as my favorite model.

I believe we have evidence of passing into a parallel universe. This is may be the first known occurrence of Quantum Entanglement, at least until a Jeff Beck Strat shows up in Texas at a bargain price.

[BatUtilityBelt]

I kept my distance from 24" scale guitars for (forget how many) years because a friend told me they were just awkward. Being lefty, I never ran into one in the wild to see for myself until much later. When I finally did (a Mustang), I was blown away by it being as playable as any other guitar I had tried, and I bought it. When I finally made a Jaguar, I was in love with that tone too. So yeah, 24" is great in my book.