Jazzmaster 40th Anniv LPB : ...Hassle...

On arrival the contured body is already chipped,

the cardboard box is damaged at the side,

that is the box inside the box with Squier written

all over it, so who in his/her right mind has

managed it to pass the inspection or is there none?

In Indonesia they obviously do not work with gloves,

there are finger prints all over the headstock and

bits of goo along the neck. The tuners already

begin to corrode. The frets are kinda sharp, the

fret-board is dry, the inlays are nicely put in, there

are some tiny scraping marks at the binding above the

nut. The body`s wood is showing swelling at the back,

may be due to storage. The strings take some time

to stay in tune, the intonation is getting worse over night.

The action is high, but it is lowering while I play,

the bridge seems to be sinking into the body, the high E-string

is already touching the frets and buzzes, the guitar does

not stay in tune the neck is good but feels narrow so I am not

comfortable. If I would be working the truss-rod it would

improve the action only very little. This thing needs a shim and

a different bridge. The circuit is flawless, the sound is

Jazzmaster. I will not unpack the trem-bar because this is for

return so I can not comment on tuning stability, but

it is already bad enough without using it.

This is the second time that I return a Squier Jazzmaster

made in Indonesia. They are not finished as well

as the Chinese Squiers that I bought about 15 years ago.

For a Limited Run and Anniversary Model I think it is poorly

made even though the sound and the looks of the guitar

are quite appealing. The whole thing is downright disappointing.

If you are prepaired to spend the €349,-(looks like a real bargain)

and you are lucky to receive a clean guitar it may be worth it

after you put in time and money to adjust, because adjust you will.

I do not recommend this instrument....sincerely....