Dustin Bennett

This is a very versatile guitar. It has a really good neck feel. I prefer it strung with Ernie Ball Skinny Top Heavy Bottom strings for full lows and chimey highs. Unlike a tradition Jaguar, the controls on the upper horn don't direct you to a rhythm circuit. The switch is a kill switch, flipping it down will silence your guitar. The wheels control the blendable pickups. You can have 100% humbucker, 100% single coil, or anywhere in between. The tones you can achieve from this guitar are virtually endless.

I don't know how Fender let this one slip through the cracks. After months of trying out a lot of Mexican-made Fender Jazzmasters I picked one of these up. It blew me away. It easily has the most enjoyable neck that I've ever played. The finish is satin, sort of, but seems to be softer in a way. The tone I get through my Roland JC-120 is immaculate. Plug any arrangement of pedals between this guitar and that amp and the articulation is perfect. I'm really glad that this is offered in the Squier line, had it said Fender on the headstock an instrument of this quality would cost at least twice as much.

Great visual aesthetic, good feel, fun to play. 4 stars because the stock ceramic pickups leave a little bit to be desired, I plan on swapping mine out for a set of Lollar Blackface.