xaviere gutars--any users here??

zzero

Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
United States

Posted on Sep 20 2013 09:54 PM

these guitars are sold by guitarfetish online. does anyone here use them and how good are they? I like the price and i'm looking for better than squire quality without the fender price.

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normj

Joined: Apr 26, 2010
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central Indiana
United States

Posted on Sep 20 2013 11:03 PM

I have the Xaviere Jazzmaster copy. It is all right. It has a nice feel to play. I did not care for the stock pickups and replaced them with Seymour Duncan Jazzmaster Quarter Pounders. I bought this before the Squier VM Jazzmaster came out. I do not consider this Xaviere to be better quality than my Squier VM Jaguar. Actually, I think the Squier VM Jaguar is better quality. So I would expect the Squier VM to be better than my Xaviere also (but I don't own a Squier VM Jazzmaster to compare). I do have a Fender AVRI 62 Jazzmaster. The Xaviere is not nearly in the same ball park. It is an all right guitar. But since the Squier VMs came out, I no longer consider it a good cheap copy.

Talk to you later,
Norm

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palo

Joined: Apr 23, 2012
Posts: 421
fresno california u.s.a.
United States

Posted on Sep 21 2013 03:14 AM

The squiers are dam good i have some squiers with flamed wood and sound great. when they used to have the protone squiers fender had them stop making them because the usa fender sales where being effected they were that good.
i have a book squier electrics by tony bacon thiers alot of squier history in there.i love the 51 squiers.
i'm always amazed at the squiers quality.thier not as good as my usa jag but great bang for your buck.
dont under estimate the squier.

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Noel

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Posted on Sep 21 2013 07:38 AM

All topics on SCG101 about Xaviere guitars here. I can't address Xaviere quality or sound, but there's lots of good info in those topics.

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zzero

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Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 21 2013 02:11 PM

i was afraid that noel would refer me to the search mode thingy so I had already checked it. I was right; he referred me and I found out what I had already read. he doesn't know I 've been on sg101 in 3 different incarnations over the years. whatever. thanks for trying to help!!!!

xaviere guitars are off my list. I tried an Axl jazzmaster wannabe recently and it is lacking. not even a good slide guitar. may go fretless with it. probably a waste of my time. well, no xaviere's for me. will go the squire route on my next purchase.

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Noel

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Posted on Sep 21 2013 02:17 PM

zzero wrote:

i was afraid that noel would refer me to the search mode thingy so I had already checked it. I was right; he referred me and I found out what I had already read. he doesn't know I 've been on sg101 in 3 different incarnations over the years. whatever. thanks for trying to help!!!!

I love this comment! I'm still laughing out loud. I couldn't help myself; it was an irresistible impulse. You probably should have just told me not to do a search because you'd already done it.

BTW, have you started surfing again?

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zzero

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Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 21 2013 04:44 PM

ok, it was not a really nice comment in my book, glad you found some humor in it. I got tickled at your response!!! apparently you have a bent sense of humor just like I do. anyway...
not surfing as yet, pictures will be coming when I do. probably from the hospital no doubt. this ought to be funny as hell (painful), my balance isn't what it used to be and i'm a bit rusty. at least I can swim!! we
shall see how this works out. mrs. zzero is not too happy with the idea.
still have to get a board and whatever gear i'll need. dr. zog's sex wax
and such. I can always mount the board on the wall if I drown or break my neck!! or get eaten by sharks or...........ok.
noel--have a great weekend and enjoy dude!!!!!!

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Noel

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Posted on Sep 21 2013 05:02 PM

No worries here! Be safe in the water. You have a great weekend, too!

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so1om

Joined: May 10, 2012
Posts: 492

Posted on Sep 21 2013 09:02 PM

i have heard a lot of nice things about Xaviere guitars. I do buy parts from guitarfetish. Very decent quality, good service, and i recommend them from that aspect.

The thing with Rondo, Xavieres etc.. is some of the bodies look like squished compared to the originals. certain visual things are "off". I would consider them a modding platform (though generally i wouldn't buy a guitar to mod..)

I own a 3 squiers, all bought new. An '83 strat, an '89 jazz bass and a '12 jag. All excellent. Oh.. and a 200? affinity tele i bought off a buddy. It's alright, the lower end of the squier line.

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mike_fried

Joined: Aug 02, 2012
Posts: 162
Nashville, TN
United States

Posted on Sep 21 2013 10:37 PM

I bought the Xaviere JM-style with their P90s a couple of years ago as a second for less than $150. I replaced the neck with a Tokai '62-style Strat neck and reworked the bridge mounting to accept a JM/Jag bridge. It was pretty useless the way it came in - the nut location was off (!), and the Mosrite-looking roller bridge rattled and generally sucked. It's now pretty cool, the increased neck angle is nice and the P90s sound very good - not real surfy though.

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Surf_Skater

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Posts: 1300
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Sep 22 2013 11:11 AM

I've got one of their Strat clones. It's not a bad guitar, but I don't think it's any better than a Squier. Either one will need a good setup to play well

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kick_the_reverb

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Posted on Sep 22 2013 11:38 AM

I got the "Jazzmaster" and upgraded it with a an AVRI termolo and heavy flatwounds. It made sense before the Squiers were out. Does not make any sense now. The Squiers are closer to the real thing.

Ran

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LeeVanCleef

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Posted on Sep 23 2013 05:52 PM

An important thing to consider is that the body on these Xavieres is noticeably smaller than on a regular Jazzmaster. They're closer to the size of a Strat body.

kick_the_reverb wrote:

It made sense before the Squiers were out. Does not make any sense now. The Squiers are closer to the real thing.

+1.

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kick_the_reverb

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Posted on Sep 23 2013 08:01 PM

Yep, body is smaller, tremolo in the wrong place, plastic too white, headstock too ugly

Ran

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zzero

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Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 24 2013 05:04 PM

sounds like my axl......

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blackheartsfan

Joined: Jun 13, 2009
Posts: 274

Posted on Nov 14 2013 08:11 PM

Just bought a "Like New" Xaviere XV JT-90 "Telemaster style guitar, due to be delivered early next week. Can anyone tell me what to expect? There are only three (3) Youtube videos featuring this guitar and few online reviews.

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zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Sep 20 2013 09:54 PM these guitars are sold by guitarfetish online. does anyone here use them and how good are they? I like the price and i'm looking for better than squire quality without the fender price. — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
normj Joined: Apr 26, 2010 Posts: 882 central Indiana	Posted on Sep 20 2013 11:03 PM I have the Xaviere Jazzmaster copy. It is all right. It has a nice feel to play. I did not care for the stock pickups and replaced them with Seymour Duncan Jazzmaster Quarter Pounders. I bought this before the Squier VM Jazzmaster came out. I do not consider this Xaviere to be better quality than my Squier VM Jaguar. Actually, I think the Squier VM Jaguar is better quality. So I would expect the Squier VM to be better than my Xaviere also (but I don't own a Squier VM Jazzmaster to compare). I do have a Fender AVRI 62 Jazzmaster. The Xaviere is not nearly in the same ball park. It is an all right guitar. But since the Squier VMs came out, I no longer consider it a good cheap copy. Talk to you later, Norm Top
palo Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Posts: 421 fresno california u.s.a.	Posted on Sep 21 2013 03:14 AM The squiers are dam good i have some squiers with flamed wood and sound great. when they used to have the protone squiers fender had them stop making them because the usa fender sales where being effected they were that good. i have a book squier electrics by tony bacon thiers alot of squier history in there.i love the 51 squiers. i'm always amazed at the squiers quality.thier not as good as my usa jag but great bang for your buck. dont under estimate the squier. Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Sep 21 2013 07:38 AM All topics on SCG101 about Xaviere guitars here. I can't address Xaviere quality or sound, but there's lots of good info in those topics. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Sep 21 2013 02:11 PM i was afraid that noel would refer me to the search mode thingy so I had already checked it. I was right; he referred me and I found out what I had already read. he doesn't know I 've been on sg101 in 3 different incarnations over the years. whatever. thanks for trying to help!!!! xaviere guitars are off my list. I tried an Axl jazzmaster wannabe recently and it is lacking. not even a good slide guitar. may go fretless with it. probably a waste of my time. well, no xaviere's for me. will go the squire route on my next purchase. — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Sep 21 2013 02:17 PM zzero wrote: i was afraid that noel would refer me to the search mode thingy so I had already checked it. I was right; he referred me and I found out what I had already read. he doesn't know I 've been on sg101 in 3 different incarnations over the years. whatever. thanks for trying to help!!!! I love this comment! I'm still laughing out loud. I couldn't help myself; it was an irresistible impulse. You probably should have just told me not to do a search because you'd already done it. BTW, have you started surfing again? — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Last edited: Sep 21, 2013 15:46:16 Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Sep 21 2013 04:44 PM ok, it was not a really nice comment in my book, glad you found some humor in it. I got tickled at your response!!! apparently you have a bent sense of humor just like I do. anyway... not surfing as yet, pictures will be coming when I do. probably from the hospital no doubt. this ought to be funny as hell (painful), my balance isn't what it used to be and i'm a bit rusty. at least I can swim!! we shall see how this works out. mrs. zzero is not too happy with the idea. still have to get a board and whatever gear i'll need. dr. zog's sex wax and such. I can always mount the board on the wall if I drown or break my neck!! or get eaten by sharks or...........ok. noel--have a great weekend and enjoy dude!!!!!! — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Sep 21 2013 05:02 PM No worries here! Be safe in the water. You have a great weekend, too! — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
so1om Joined: May 10, 2012 Posts: 492	Posted on Sep 21 2013 09:02 PM i have heard a lot of nice things about Xaviere guitars. I do buy parts from guitarfetish. Very decent quality, good service, and i recommend them from that aspect. The thing with Rondo, Xavieres etc.. is some of the bodies look like squished compared to the originals. certain visual things are "off". I would consider them a modding platform (though generally i wouldn't buy a guitar to mod..) I own a 3 squiers, all bought new. An '83 strat, an '89 jazz bass and a '12 jag. All excellent. Oh.. and a 200? affinity tele i bought off a buddy. It's alright, the lower end of the squier line. Top
mike_fried Joined: Aug 02, 2012 Posts: 162 Nashville, TN	Posted on Sep 21 2013 10:37 PM I bought the Xaviere JM-style with their P90s a couple of years ago as a second for less than $150. I replaced the neck with a Tokai '62-style Strat neck and reworked the bridge mounting to accept a JM/Jag bridge. It was pretty useless the way it came in - the nut location was off (!), and the Mosrite-looking roller bridge rattled and generally sucked. It's now pretty cool, the increased neck angle is nice and the P90s sound very good - not real surfy though. Top
Surf_Skater Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1300 Lawrenceville , GA	Posted on Sep 22 2013 11:11 AM I've got one of their Strat clones. It's not a bad guitar, but I don't think it's any better than a Squier. Either one will need a good setup to play well Top
kick_the_reverb Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1339 Escondido, CA	Posted on Sep 22 2013 11:38 AM I got the "Jazzmaster" and upgraded it with a an AVRI termolo and heavy flatwounds. It made sense before the Squiers were out. Does not make any sense now. The Squiers are closer to the real thing. Ran — The Scimitars Top
LeeVanCleef Joined: Oct 05, 2011 Posts: 744 France	Posted on Sep 23 2013 05:52 PM An important thing to consider is that the body on these Xavieres is noticeably smaller than on a regular Jazzmaster. They're closer to the size of a Strat body. kick_the_reverb wrote: It made sense before the Squiers were out. Does not make any sense now. The Squiers are closer to the real thing. +1. — Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers. Top
kick_the_reverb Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1339 Escondido, CA	Posted on Sep 23 2013 08:01 PM Yep, body is smaller, tremolo in the wrong place, plastic too white, headstock too ugly Ran — The Scimitars Top
zzero Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama	Posted on Sep 24 2013 05:04 PM sounds like my axl...... — Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Top
blackheartsfan Joined: Jun 13, 2009 Posts: 274	Posted on Nov 14 2013 08:11 PM Just bought a "Like New" Xaviere XV JT-90 "Telemaster style guitar, due to be delivered early next week. Can anyone tell me what to expect? There are only three (3) Youtube videos featuring this guitar and few online reviews. Top

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