Several things:

When i ordered mine, which may be the case in yours... is that a SPECIAL ORDER is exempt from guitar center's promos. And because it was a specail order, i had to pay infull upfront, nonrefundable they said.

Also.. the salesman ordered it DIRECTLY from Fender outside of the Guitar Center computer system. So calling the customer service number won't help, they can't track the order.

Since they are an authorized Fender dealer, they can order ANYTHING that Fender makes. Regardless if it's on their website or in their stores.

All that being said, if they order some obscure part for your amp, they are not required to offer any special incentive on it.

HOWEVER, I was standing right in Guitar Center and the had the little table tent promo triangle with the "Sonic Boom" offer right there next to the cash register. I would surmmise that ALL Guitar Centers are honoring it.

When you pick up the guitar, point to the sign and demand it. it clearly says Squier Vintage Modified line...

Getting my new Jag tommorow, can`t wait

Nils Tempo

Nils

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I'm curious. Has there been a feeding frenzy like this before?

This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.

$300 Jag/Jazz, that speaks for itself. It has been 7 years since they were $500 new and those were very limited in shit colors. Fast forward 7 years and the cheapest Jag/Jazz was $700(right?, CP). $300 is a very very affordable price point. That is why people are going nuts over them.

I'm perfectly happy with my J. Mascis Jazz, but the frenzy is getting under my skin and I might have to go buy another (Squier) Jazz or a Jag. How can I justify this?

How's your digestion now?

When i heard these were coming, I sold my motorcycle racing leathers, a extra scooter i had..etc I HAD to be ready.

When i was a kid, these guitars were $$. then in the 80s, i started to have a couple $, and you couldn't find them.. at least not in a 16 year old size world in the suburbs of chicago. Then i started making $, but then the prices jumped to vintage.. so it was always a carrot dangling just ahead of me.

and yeah.. all the "near" guitars that they were coming out with. close but no cigar. and useless or not.. I dig all the settings and sounds. So if it doesn't have those things, it's not a Jag, Jazz, or Stang.

I can forgo the mute, as much as i'd liek to have one. and the trem-lok. will it be the one i play in my band? i don't know.. it mostly "needs" humbuckers.

so i am right/there with you, Stokemon!

funny. I hve had the good fortune to be able to buy and keep my guitars over the years. and i do feel for those who have hd to part with theirs.

I play in bars around chicago.. Does the old 60 melody maker or 62 ES-330 come out? or the 60s gretschs? I'm way too worried about them being damaged or stolen. The neck popped off the Gretsch Rally once, i don't want to have it fixed again.

I bought NEW 1983 Squier strat when they came out.. at that new store in the area called guitar center. Still have it. Added an 89 Jazz Bass and a Tele affinity too. so this was a no brainer for me.

people will say i'm crazy, but a couple years ago i bought "new as-is" Epi SG off ebay for $93. the G-400. It was to be the workhorse go to for playing out so the "good" stuff can stay at home. And this will be the LAST guitar i ever sell. it is THAT good. I stopped looking at the label. did it sound good? did it fit my hands? well all right then! I can channel my inner david lindley!

Noel wrote: I'm curious. Has there been a feeding frenzy like this before?

I don't think so. I don't recall any. The ease of communication via the internet and the amount of information there, stokes the flames for this.

The closest I can recall was the anticipation folks had after FMIC bought Fender from CBS. Guys I knew where hopeful that Fender would start putting out great guitars again after the CBS era. Big difference was back then, the gossip trickled out slowly. There was no internet to speed up access to information.

Talk to you later,
Norm

I'm with so1om (except for the humbucker thing). While I'm sure all the recent inexpensive evolutions of the offset guitar are useful to someone, to me they just aren't complete. To me, a Jaguar has to have the correct pickups, and all the circuits, etc. The humbucker versions just aren't close enough for me, let alone those awful (IMO) pawn shop thingys (I really can't see how any reasonable set of modifications would result in those).

So for me, it's a chance to have a 'real' Jaguar without the price. That's why it interests me. Does kinda bug me that there's no lock or mute, but that's easy enough to deal with if I had to.

Heck, my wife has said that she feels like she's been skimping on my CHristmas and birthday gifts for the last couple years. Doesn't bother me, of course, I'd rather spend money on the children. But it would be nice...

And no, I won't be playing it on stage. Or rather, I'll be playing it on stage as much as every other instrument I own.

let me clarify because i see where i created the confusion. The band i'm in, it's music that needs humbuckers.. so i use the Epi Sg. I don't know how well the Jaguar would work in the sound of the band (only one guitar, bass, drums..).

So raito and i are aligned.. if it says JAGUAR, it should have the things making it a JAGUAR -at least the key elements, the circuits and proper pickups. The mute and trem-lok are debatable. it'll sound like a jag without those things. it won't sound like a jag with different p/u's.

Las Barrcudas.. We're buying these for $299 or less (mine was $275). Proper setup (the same cost to you regardless of guitar) is moot -you have to do that anyway. Mine was 99% right out of the box. Just had to adjust the outer string heights, but intonation and action, perfect for me. Neck after a week, doesn't need any adjustment. check them out for sure..