Squier Contemp Jaguar HH LNSBM

No soy esperto, por tanto mi opinión es subjetiva, la guitarra es preciosa, vino muy bien embalada. Sus colores me encantan asi como la forma del cuerpo, es una jaguar que me encanta ademas de ser muy comoda para tocar, las cuerdas venían un poco altas, aun no las he bajado pero lo hare muy pronto, la variedad de sonidos que se le pueden sacar me gustan mucho y se la ve robusta y bien terminada. Estoy encantado con ella, creo que es una buena compra para quien quiera este tipo de guitarra, las pastillas me suenan bien y para mi son mas que suficientes. Lo que mas me gusta es que es muy facil de tocar por su comodidad.

Tenía demasiadas expectativas respecto a este modelo y estoy algo decepcionado. Los acabados están perfectos pero bordes de los trastes están demasiado afilados, algo inaceptable en este rango de precios. Las pastillas quedan a deber para todo el hype que mencionan en los videos. Lo mejor de la guitarra es el color, es precioso, y la configuraciòn eléctronica la vuelva bastante versátil. Sólo habrá que mejorar ciertos componentes y control de cálidad

A week before I ordered this guitar, I had my eye on the SQ CV 70-ies Jaguar. I ordered that. Very nice guitar made with the classic Jaguar specs. I liked that guitar so much (Squiers have sometimes been of much lesser quality) that I also wanted to try this 'contemporary' or modern version. The guitar arrived excellently packaged. It is indeed a very different guitar than the CV but in the form of the classic Jaguar. 2 humbuckers this time. A little Jaguar sauce on the sound settings because the well-known sliders at the top provide the possibility to generate sound in series and parallel and to switch the humbuckers to single coil, in fact just a slightly less fat sound. Left below the trhee-way switch for the pickup choices. The body has the shape of a Jaguar and feels just as nice as the CV. The toasted maple neck is very nice and feels great in the hand. It is a so-called shortscale (24") neck. The color of the body corresponds to the pictures on the Thomann website. What also struck me is that the guitar stays in tune incredibly well. This modern version made in China has no tremolo so it doesn't throw a spanner in the works. I don't have to/hardly adjust. Even after hours of playing. I've set it so that the action is super low, which plays great. Despite the shorter neck, I see no reason to increase the string gauge and when the stock strings run out I'm just going to put the Ernie Balls Primo Slinky's 0.95 on it This guitar weighs about 4 ounces lighter than the SQ CV 70-ies Jaguar which weighs 3.8 pounds it's a guitar of excellent quality for a low price I am very happy that this alternative Jag is now part of my collection.

After two months: the pickups started to sound a bit dull to my ears so I changed them to 2 TV Jones Filtertron style pickups. I also changed the option to switch on coil-split and parallel. Got a telecaster 4 way switch in it. Wow, the guitar looks too crazy and the sound is unique!

Given the low cost of the guitar, I was not expecting any miracles, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there were no sharp fret ends sticking out, that there were no high frets, that the neck pocket was tighter than spandex, and that the setup and intonation were spot on. The only defects I was able to find upon close examination of the instrument were a few barely perceptible scratches and three slightly crooked control plate screws (and I am really nitpicking here).
The thing I was most anxious about before ordering the guitar was the Indian Laurel fretboard. Since I had never owned a guitar with a fretboard made of this species of wood, I was afraid that it might be noticeably lighter in color than Rosewood or have a bit coarser texture, so I was glad to discover that the fretboard on the guitar I was sent was rather dark (although a bit more orange than most Rosewood fretboards I have seen) and unexpectedly smooth. In terms of how it feels to the touch, it could be likened to Ebony.
Since tone is a subjective topic, I am not going to discuss it at length. All I am going to say is that with the help of the numerous switching options on offer I was able to not only dial in some conventional jazz tones but also a pretty convincing approximation (at least to my ears) of the Stratocaster sound.
With its offset-waist body, which is a real treat to play while sitting down, its sculpted neck heel, its baked-maple neck, and its seemingly inexhaustible tonal capabilities, it truly is an unparalleled value for money!

Update: I liked this guitar so much, that I ordered another one to use as a backup. However, not long after taking it out of the box, I knew that I was going to return it. The first impression was positive, as it was significantly lighter in weight than the one I had purchased previously, but the quality of craftsmanship was nowhere near as good: many times more crooked screws, a gap between the pickguard and the upper control plate, knobs fitted askew, remnants of the buffing compound everywhere. The people who built it must have been in a hurry to meet their quota. In any case, it serves to show how much variation in build quality can occur in a budget guitar such as this. It also explains the discrepancies in customer reviews. Sure, all of those issues are cosmetic, and most of them can be fixed very easily, but I expected something better for the money I paid. My takeway is that the ones that are built well are worth their price, but the ones that are built much more carelessly — not so much.