Squier CV pink and purple Jags

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Wucan » Thu May 13, 2021 8:07 pm

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I'm a sucker for purple finishes... nothing a pickguard swap can't fix. Are those Andertons-only?
I found it on CME's website!
I tried to buy it, but they aren't shipping to Canada... guh.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by 1452L » Fri May 14, 2021 2:33 am

Just ordered the pink Jag, always wanted one with a matching headstock.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Fri May 14, 2021 7:48 am

Wucan wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 8:07 pm
I tried to buy it, but they aren't shipping to Canada... guh.
Andertons ships to Canada. I got my Ashdown bass form them a few months ago. Quicker and easier shipping than most of my recent purchases from the US, to be honest.
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by mediocreplayer » Fri May 14, 2021 12:31 pm

OK -- first impressions:

-- fit and finish are excellent. Frets are great. Setup is perfect and and intonation is spot on. This is my second CME purchase and I love that they send out the guitars in tip top shape.
-- Notable exception: high e too close to the edge of the fretboard. This is the most annoying aspect of the guitar for me
-- Weight is 8.4 lb
-- Neck feels great but I am not a fan of glossy finishes. I love neck binding but both the binding and the neck are too yellow for my taste
-- Tremolo works well and guitar stays in tune
-- Pickups are very good. My other Jag has PV 65 in it. I don't have a terribly critical ear; these sound good to me. Not as smooth as the 65s but definitely sound good
-- volume and tone controls: below 12 o'clock is pretty much zero, so while volume is not strictly on/off, it is not terribly useful.
-- it looks pretty smashing

So while I can immediately feel a difference when I pick this up after my custom Jag, I still think this is a pretty nice guitar. Again, disclaimer is that I am not picky at all. If I want to nitpick I would say The tip of the tremolo arm is a little pokey.

All in all, while I don't need this guitar, it was a good purchase and joins my orange Casino in the fight against boring guitar colors.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Surfysonic » Fri May 14, 2021 1:22 pm

Congrats! Looks awesome! So glad to hear that the stock pickups sound good. I'm expecting my daphne blue CV '70s Jag today and I'm eager to check out the pickups. I'll report back if I have the same high E string issue. 8)

Update: I forgot to mention this is a used Squier CV 70's Jag - it had a decent setup by the previous owner. No issues as far as I can tell with the high E string. Very happy with this beastie!

Great neck and like the pickups fine, no plans to swap them out. Just needs a new pickguard, which will hopefully arrive in a week or so. :)
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Wucan » Fri May 14, 2021 3:58 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 7:48 am
Wucan wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 8:07 pm
I tried to buy it, but they aren't shipping to Canada... guh.
Andertons ships to Canada. I got my Ashdown bass form them a few months ago. Quicker and easier shipping than most of my recent purchases from the US, to be honest.
I called the chain stores in Canada and confirmed they aren't getting the guitar, so seems like Andertons will be it.

/edit well nevermind that, gonna be ~900 Canadian dollars to bring the guitar over. might as well buy a CV Jag second hand and refinish it myself.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Fri May 14, 2021 5:12 pm

Wucan wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 3:58 pm
I called the chain stores in Canada and confirmed they aren't getting the guitar, so seems like Andertons will be it.

/edit well nevermind that, gonna be ~900 Canadian dollars to bring the guitar over. might as well buy a CV Jag second hand and refinish it myself.
Interesting, something might have changed, pricing wise, in terms of the guitar or shipping since I last checked. When the purple JMs were out, getting it from Andertons was only about $50 CAD more than getting it from CME. Almost pulled the trigger.

Are you sure you priced it out with the North American price and not the default UK price it shows on their site, which includes VAT?
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Wucan » Fri May 14, 2021 6:52 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 5:12 pm
Wucan wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 3:58 pm
I called the chain stores in Canada and confirmed they aren't getting the guitar, so seems like Andertons will be it.

/edit well nevermind that, gonna be ~900 Canadian dollars to bring the guitar over. might as well buy a CV Jag second hand and refinish it myself.
Interesting, something might have changed, pricing wise, in terms of the guitar or shipping since I last checked. When the purple JMs were out, getting it from Andertons was only about $50 CAD more than getting it from CME. Almost pulled the trigger.

Are you sure you priced it out with the North American price and not the default UK price it shows on their site, which includes VAT?
It's 443 pounds/756 CAD at the checkout with delivery to my address. Plus sales tax + tariff when it gets to my door which should be an 18% extra in total.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by robroe » Sat May 15, 2021 7:41 am

Got a photo of mine up

https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5MwzuM_Yc ... g03qaqqvy5

I'll hold off on judging it until I get new strings on it. Comes from the factory with 9's and the bridge flush to the guitar.

Uhh nope. Not for me. I didn't even try to plug it in.

I'll get some mammoth slinkys on it, raise the bridge up tmro and try and darken up the fretboard a lil bit.


One nice little surprise is that they come with AVRI knobs and not MIJ knobs. Bigger with the set screw. But where's the wrench? Also mine didn't come with a reverb handle. Unless there's a plastic bag inside the box inside the box that I missed. Wtf

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by mbe » Sun May 16, 2021 1:52 am

Wucan wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 6:52 pm
mbene085 wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 5:12 pm
Wucan wrote:
Fri May 14, 2021 3:58 pm
I called the chain stores in Canada and confirmed they aren't getting the guitar, so seems like Andertons will be it.

/edit well nevermind that, gonna be ~900 Canadian dollars to bring the guitar over. might as well buy a CV Jag second hand and refinish it myself.
Interesting, something might have changed, pricing wise, in terms of the guitar or shipping since I last checked. When the purple JMs were out, getting it from Andertons was only about $50 CAD more than getting it from CME. Almost pulled the trigger.

Are you sure you priced it out with the North American price and not the default UK price it shows on their site, which includes VAT?
It's 443 pounds/756 CAD at the checkout with delivery to my address. Plus sales tax + tariff when it gets to my door which should be an 18% extra in total.
Export price should be £300 without the VAT tax. £143 seems like an exorbitant amount for shipping from UK to Canada.

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Embenny » Sun May 16, 2021 8:54 am

mbe wrote:
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Export price should be £300 without the VAT tax. £143 seems like an exorbitant amount for shipping from UK to Canada.
Yeah, I just rang it through "for science" and the price, shipped to my door in Canada, is £379.82/$648 CAD. The guitar came up as £315.83 with £63.99 shipping, which is frankly an amazing price considering my bass made it door to door from UK to Canada in only 4 or 5 days.

Of course, this means I now have the guitar sitting there, in a cart, with my address already filled, and the reasonable price just staring me in the face. I really don't need another Jaguar.

....right?
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by mediocreplayer » Sun May 16, 2021 10:54 am

mbene085 wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 8:54 am
mbe wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 1:52 am
Export price should be £300 without the VAT tax. £143 seems like an exorbitant amount for shipping from UK to Canada.
Yeah, I just rang it through "for science" and the price, shipped to my door in Canada, is £379.82/$648 CAD. The guitar came up as £315.83 with £63.99 shipping, which is frankly an amazing price considering my bass made it door to door from UK to Canada in only 4 or 5 days.

Of course, this means I now have the guitar sitting there, in a cart, with my address already filled, and the reasonable price just staring me in the face. I really don't need another Jaguar.

....right?
Just click and don't resist the (great looking) purple!

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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by s_mcsleazy » Sun May 16, 2021 11:14 am

mbene085 wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 8:54 am
mbe wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 1:52 am
Export price should be £300 without the VAT tax. £143 seems like an exorbitant amount for shipping from UK to Canada.
Yeah, I just rang it through "for science" and the price, shipped to my door in Canada, is £379.82/$648 CAD. The guitar came up as £315.83 with £63.99 shipping, which is frankly an amazing price considering my bass made it door to door from UK to Canada in only 4 or 5 days.

Of course, this means I now have the guitar sitting there, in a cart, with my address already filled, and the reasonable price just staring me in the face. I really don't need another Jaguar.

....right?
i should mention due to brexit, import/export tax is at like 25% of the items worth or sometimes higher.
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Surfysonic » Sun May 16, 2021 11:32 am

mbene085 wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 8:54 am
mbe wrote:
Sun May 16, 2021 1:52 am
Export price should be £300 without the VAT tax. £143 seems like an exorbitant amount for shipping from UK to Canada.
Yeah, I just rang it through "for science" and the price, shipped to my door in Canada, is £379.82/$648 CAD. The guitar came up as £315.83 with £63.99 shipping, which is frankly an amazing price considering my bass made it door to door from UK to Canada in only 4 or 5 days.

Of course, this means I now have the guitar sitting there, in a cart, with my address already filled, and the reasonable price just staring me in the face. I really don't need another Jaguar.

....right?
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Re: Squier CV pink and purple Jags

Post by Pepe Silvia » Sun May 16, 2021 1:37 pm

This color looks a lot like the old "Midnight Blue" aka "Midnight Purple." I was so disappointed when my first electric guitar a MIM Midnight Blue Strat showed up and it was purple. I painted it white... I think I might try removing the white paint now this is cool..

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