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If it's in the same ball park as my J Mascis jazzmaster I will be very impressed.
I also like the neck and I haven't found an issue with the tuning heads (which is usually cited as a weak point). I changed strings to 11's and that went smoothly. Ive not made up my mind about the pickups, but I can get some pretty good sounds using an HX Stomp or with a Rift Brownie, in particular with the 'save at the day' Peacemaker in line.
Trouble is I wouldn't know a good Jaguar pickup from a Kit Kat so I would need advice from TFb, I would say that as a base for upgrades the Squier CV Jaguar is definitely worth it IMO.
I liked the Duncan Designed pickups, pots were fine if you don't use any positions between "full volume" and "minimum volume" and it looked great.
The only thing I didn't like was that the control plates looked like they were made of a very cheap metal compared to my other Jags with less than smooth edges and a non-uniform reflection to their shine... Hard to explain but they just didn't look right.
Nonetheless, at £250 used and in mint condition it was terrific.
A bridge change to staytrem or equivalent is an improvement, but not earth shatteringly better.
The pickups imo are very good, but depends on what you play. Mine sounded very good clean, and slight crunch, but fell underwhelming using heavy distortion and fuzz pedals. I swapped mine to some Mojos and wouldnt change them for anything else, ever.
Great guitars for the money.
Most of the advantages to these aftermarket upgrades can be achieved by changing to Mustang type bridge saddles that match the fingerboard radius and rubber tubing to fit in the “thimble” inserts.
Pickup choices are subjective. Much depends on whether you wish to recreate the sounds of an elderly Fender or combine modern sounds with Sixties looks. For me, the bridge/Treble pickup should sound fairly nasty and wiry. (Think Surf music and Spaghetti Western soundtracks.) It is simple enough to install Rails or Li’l’bucker pickups but, then, you lose some of the unique sonic character of a Jaguar.
I know some might not see the point in chucking ‘expensive’ gear at a squier, and admittedly none of it is absolutely necessary, but i just love a bit of a fettle.