Decent price for a 1983 MIJ Fender 'Squire Series' JV Tele?

[Twinfan]

That was a piece of luck, did the guy actually want a heavy one?

The shop I swapped it with wasn't too bothered.  I spend quite a bit of money in there  ;)

[Philly Q]

That was a piece of luck, did the guy actually want a heavy one?

The shop I swapped it with wasn't too bothered.  I spend quite a bit of money in there  ;)

Ah, a happy customer is a repeat customer.  :lol:

[Kilby]

i actually managed to try a baja tele the other day, and to be honest I don't see what all the fuss is about them. Granted i might have tried a lemon, as i only tried one, but it was really heavy, had a really thick finish, half of the neck finish seemed to still be left on the upper frets, etc. etc. i preferred the light ash tele i tried next to it, and i'm not that fussed on those...

Sorry to Hijack this thread (to some extent) Dave was thet the Baja in Matchetts.

If it was I loved the shape of the neck, although when I plugged it into an amp I found it had no life whatsoever (I put it down to the cr@p Stagg amp and really old strings though).

So far I have also preferred the Lite Ash but with the Baja neck shape (and Baja switching)

[mikeluke]

One of the early JV Teles went for £930 on eBay about 2 weeks ago - the guy who sold it paid about £110 in 1982..... He took it to Guitar Village in Farnham and they offered him £250 for it - guess who is happy that he declined and took his chances on eVilBay???

[Philly Q]

One of the early JV Teles went for £930 on eBay about 2 weeks ago - the guy who sold it paid about £110 in 1982.....

If anyone has a JV Tele to sell, get in quick while the guys who were bidding against that buyer are still looking!  :)

[mikeluke]

This was a Series 1 - Fender logo with Squier in small letters at top of headstock and therefore more sought after - also had been in the loft for the last 20 years!

[Twinfan]

Yep, they're very collectible.

The one Brow missed out on sounds similar, so £550 would still be a bargain....

[AndyR]

So I really shouldn't have taken a drill with a sander-drum attachment to my strat some 10 years ago then!!

Oh well, it's starting to look/play damn cute again, I've been refinishing it over the last few months. And there's no way I'd part with it anyway.

When I can find my wife's camera (and some batteries for it) I might be posting a "and here's my pimped squier" type post. It needs to come apart again for some more rubbing, and possibly some other "BKP-related" work, but it'll be finished sometime...

Oh yeah, and BAD LUCK Brow - I thought you were on to one this time...  :(

[dave_mc]

Sorry to Hijack this thread (to some extent) Dave was thet the Baja in Matchetts.

If it was I loved the shape of the neck, although when I plugged it into an amp I found it had no life whatsoever (I put it down to the cr@p Stagg amp and really old strings though).

So far I have also preferred the Lite Ash but with the Baja neck shape (and Baja switching)

yeah, that's the one rob. I think i tried it through that stagg amp too. I agree, i didn't think the tone was all that good- i'm not a major fan of duncans (far as i'm concerned, they're a bonus if they come stock but i'd never upgrade to them), but they absolutely smoked the baja's pickups. EDIT: now you mention it, i think it did have old strings. But i'd never seen it in there before, i don't think...  :?

:)

EDIT #2: I'm holding out for a tokai breezysound. :D

[Brow]

The 1 I almost got was a series 2 JV, which I believe are the 1s with Squier in larger writing and Fender in smaller writing, so not the same as the 1 that went for £900 or so as mentioned above.

Ah well, I may have dibs on a HW1 Texas Tele for a smidge over £400, so will have to see how it goes :D

[dave_mc]

don't they go for something around that new? or are they dearer than the normal h1s?

[Elliot]

The JV thing is getting out of hand - I mean they play well, and sound warm but they are not 'that' good: i.e. 3 piece bodies, and the solid colour ones are 95% basswood - now I like basswood, but its a cheap wood because the JV was a budget guitar, the teles are not true ash but Sen, for the same reason.  

One thing I have noticed about my one - a fiesta red basswood strat, is that it really rocks with Apaches compared to anything hotter - the weaker, more vintage sound of the Apaches blends perfectly with the warmth of the basswood.

[Brow]

don't they go for something around that new? or are they dearer than the normal h1s?

The normal HW1s are around £430, but I've not seen a HW1 Texas Tele for less than £700 (if not more)

[AndyR]

The JV thing is getting out of hand - I mean they play well, and sound warm but they are not 'that' good: i.e. 3 piece bodies, and the solid colour ones are 95% basswood - now I like basswood, but its a cheap wood because the JV was a budget guitar, the teles are not true ash but Sen, for the same reason.  

One thing I have noticed about my one - a fiesta red basswood strat, is that it really rocks with Apaches compared to anything hotter - the weaker, more vintage sound of the Apaches blends perfectly with the warmth of the basswood.

I agree totally, I bought mine cos I couldn't afford a real one! Having said that, at the time, we did regard them as "real" but "budget" ones, even the musos in the audience that drooled over your kit thought so... funny how things change.

But yeah, my JV strat (def not Series 1, but new in 82/3) turned out to be made of basswood when I took the finish off ten years back - I'd actually say "matchwood", it's very soft! However, tonally it is a very springy and stratty guitar.

[dave_mc]

don't they go for something around that new? or are they dearer than the normal h1s?

The normal HW1s are around £430, but I've not seen a HW1 Texas Tele for less than £700 (if not more)

oh ok, my mistake... :)