At one point in approx. 2000 I picked up a Sunburst Venus, Black Venus and 2 Fiesta Red Jag-Stangs. The Black Venus was the only one I kept.
I recently pulled it out of the case since my Daughter is away at college and I always enjoyed playing the damn thing so much. I really like it for an inexpensive unusual guitar along the same lines as any Fender Offset Guitar; Jaguar, Jazz-Master, Jag-Stang, etcetera.
I wasn't happy with the SD APS-1/Pearly Gates Trembucker so I swapped them out for a SD Antiquity Strat/'59 Trembucker, installed a new CTS 500k Volume and added a Fender TBX Tone, and, swapped the White Vol/Tone Knobs and Selector Switch Tip to Black as I think it looks so much better with the "Tuxedo Black" Treatment. Set up with .10-.46 Strings. Sounds MUCH better with the changes.
1998 Squier Vista Series Venus
Since it`s introduction in July 1997, the Venus (co-designed by Courtney Love - wife of the late Kurt Cobain, as well as vocalist, guitarist and songwriter with Hole - and the Fender Custom Shop) has become one of Fender`s most under- rated guitars. Now defunct (since 1998), and the last Squier guitar to be built in Japan, it has become rare and sought-after worldwide.
In 1997 Fender decided that they could uplevel the image of the Squire brand by (a) bringing out a series of celebrity designed models and (b) making them of the highest quality in Japan - which was by this time on a par with anything from the USA ( cheap Squire's were being made in Indonesia by that time).
Thus was born the "Vista Series" consisting of a six and twelve string Venus model, the Jagstang and the Super-Sonic. In 1998 Fender added the inexpensive Indonesian- made Musicmaster to the line, but the quality of this model was so poor it killed the Vista Series for good, after less than two years of production.
The Squier Vista Series Venus offered:
- Quality Craftsmanship "Crafted In Japan"
- Bound Fingerboard with Fully Bound 12" Radius Fretboard and Jumbo Frets
- Discontinued ('98 only) "seafoam green"
- Tune-O-Matic Bridge with String-Through Body Design
- Versatile Sonically - with only Volume/3 Way Selector Toggle Switch
I recently pulled it out of the case since my Daughter is away at college and I always enjoyed playing the damn thing so much. I really like it for an inexpensive unusual guitar along the same lines as any Fender Offset Guitar; Jaguar, Jazz-Master, Jag-Stang, etcetera.
I wasn't happy with the SD APS-1/Pearly Gates Trembucker so I swapped them out for a SD Antiquity Strat/'59 Trembucker, installed a new CTS 500k Volume and added a Fender TBX Tone, and, swapped the White Vol/Tone Knobs and Selector Switch Tip to Black as I think it looks so much better with the "Tuxedo Black" Treatment. Set up with .10-.46 Strings. Sounds MUCH better with the changes.
1998 Squier Vista Series Venus
Since it`s introduction in July 1997, the Venus (co-designed by Courtney Love - wife of the late Kurt Cobain, as well as vocalist, guitarist and songwriter with Hole - and the Fender Custom Shop) has become one of Fender`s most under- rated guitars. Now defunct (since 1998), and the last Squier guitar to be built in Japan, it has become rare and sought-after worldwide.
In 1997 Fender decided that they could uplevel the image of the Squire brand by (a) bringing out a series of celebrity designed models and (b) making them of the highest quality in Japan - which was by this time on a par with anything from the USA ( cheap Squire's were being made in Indonesia by that time).
Thus was born the "Vista Series" consisting of a six and twelve string Venus model, the Jagstang and the Super-Sonic. In 1998 Fender added the inexpensive Indonesian- made Musicmaster to the line, but the quality of this model was so poor it killed the Vista Series for good, after less than two years of production.
The Squier Vista Series Venus offered:
- Quality Craftsmanship "Crafted In Japan"
- Bound Fingerboard with Fully Bound 12" Radius Fretboard and Jumbo Frets
- Discontinued ('98 only) "seafoam green"
- Tune-O-Matic Bridge with String-Through Body Design
- Versatile Sonically - with only Volume/3 Way Selector Toggle Switch
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