Squier Jagmaster

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Squier Jagmaster

Manufacturer	Squier
Period	1996 — 1998 2002 — 2005 2005 — Present
Construction
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Bolt-on neck
Woods
Body	Alder
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge	Stratocaster-Style Tremolo
Pickup(s)	2 Duncan-Designed Humbuckers
Colors available
Vista Series - Black, Sonic Blue, 3-color Sunburst, Olympic White 2002 Reissue - Montego Black, Silver Sparkle, and Candy Apple Red 2005 Reissue - Black, 3-color Sunburst

The Squier Jagmaster is an electric guitar marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Company 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 labeled the Vista Series and were made in Japan.

However, a year later, the Japanese market crashed and Fender closed their production plants.

The Jagmaster was brought back into production in 2002, this time crafted in China. In 2005, the 2002 Jagmaster was discontinued, and replaced with the (also Chinese) Squier Jagmaster II, which feature different visual aesthetics. However, unlike previously, the 2005 Jagmaster II have only two (readily available) colour options: black and sunburst. The third finish option "Silver Sparkle" of the 2002 reissues is sadly no longer available.

The Jagmaster, being more of a mass-market instrument, is also much less expensive to purchase than the vintage/collector-oriented Jazzmaster or Jaguar.