Squier Jagmaster
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The Squier Jagmaster is an electric guitar
marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under their Squier
budget brand. It is based on the design of the classic Fender Jazzmaster
and Fender Jaguar
, but with several significant differences reflecting the tastes of modern guitarists, including much simplified electronics, Duncan-designed humbucking pickups, a standard Stratocaster-style tremolo bridge, and on Vista Series versions a short-scale, 24" neck (22 Frets). The first Jagmasters appeared in 1996, were marketed under the Vista Series, and were made in Japan. The Jagmaster in its original form was made for a period of only two years; 1996 through 1998. The first Japanese Jagmasters had a neck in which the truss rod is adjusted at the bottom of the neck, while the later Japanese models have a 70's-style 'bullet' truss rod, which is adjusted at the headstock. The original Japanese Jagmasters featured a maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and basswood body. The list price was $699.99. However, when the Japanese market crashed, Fender closed the Japanese production plants in which the Jagmaster was produced.
The Jagmaster was brought back into production in 2002, this time made in China and featuring a 25.5" neck (21 frets). In 2005, the 2002 Jagmaster was discontinued, and replaced with the (also Chinese-made) Squier Jagmaster II, which features different visual aesthetics, as well as the old 24" neck (22 frets). (However, by 2007 this had become a 21-fret 24" neck, contrary to the Squier information online, which has yet to be updated.) However, unlike previously, the 2005 Jagmaster II has only two (readily available) color options: black and sunburst. The third finish option, "Silver Sparkle" of the 2002 reissues, is no longer available.
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation under their Squier
Squier
Squier is a musical instrument brand name owned by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.-History:Fender, under the ownership of CBS, acquired the Squier brand name in 1965 when it bought a USA based string making firm , but it lay dormant for many years...
budget brand. It is based on the design of the classic Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Jazzmaster
The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as an upmarket sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed at jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s...
and Fender Jaguar
Fender Jaguar
The Fender Jaguar is an electric guitar introduced in 1962. A descendant of the Jazzmaster, the Jaguar quickly caught on in the emerging Surf music scene...
, but with several significant differences reflecting the tastes of modern guitarists, including much simplified electronics, Duncan-designed humbucking pickups, a standard Stratocaster-style tremolo bridge, and on Vista Series versions a short-scale, 24" neck (22 Frets). The first Jagmasters appeared in 1996, were marketed under the Vista Series, and were made in Japan. The Jagmaster in its original form was made for a period of only two years; 1996 through 1998. The first Japanese Jagmasters had a neck in which the truss rod is adjusted at the bottom of the neck, while the later Japanese models have a 70's-style 'bullet' truss rod, which is adjusted at the headstock. The original Japanese Jagmasters featured a maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and basswood body. The list price was $699.99. However, when the Japanese market crashed, Fender closed the Japanese production plants in which the Jagmaster was produced.
The Jagmaster was brought back into production in 2002, this time made in China and featuring a 25.5" neck (21 frets). In 2005, the 2002 Jagmaster was discontinued, and replaced with the (also Chinese-made) Squier Jagmaster II, which features different visual aesthetics, as well as the old 24" neck (22 frets). (However, by 2007 this had become a 21-fret 24" neck, contrary to the Squier information online, which has yet to be updated.) However, unlike previously, the 2005 Jagmaster II has only two (readily available) color options: black and sunburst. The third finish option, "Silver Sparkle" of the 2002 reissues, is no longer available.