I fancied a Jaguar so I ordered the Fender Vintera model and was disappointed. Firstly the tremolo bar wouldn't seat so was useless, so I had a play on it without the trem.
The strings kept moving sideways on that ridiculous bridge and within ten minutes the guitar was back in it's packing ready to be returned. I liked the look of the Turqouise blue with tort plate when I saw the photographs, but in the flesh I didn't care for the fingerboard colour or feel.
It turns out that the tremolo bar they sent in a sealed plastic bag was incorrect for this model, as it was unthreaded as most Jaguars and Jazzmasters have been for years, but for some reason the Vintera models have threaded tremolo bars on the Jaguar.
I really wanted a Jaguar so I ordered the Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jaguar and it's less than half the price and absolutely fantastic !
It has the 'push in' trem bar as well as the much better 'Mustang' bridge - a mod I made on my Fender Jazzmaster, as well as new Fender Alnico pickups.
I gigged it on Thursday and it's a pleasure to play, straight out of the box. I always change the strings on guitars that I buy, but for some reason left these on, they're 9/42 Fender NP and do the job fine, though I will beef them up next time I re-string.
Those new pickups sound great, the guitar can sound Stratty if you wish with careful use of the controls, but it has some great tones of it's own which are very useful.
One particular sound is very bold and Telecaster like. I know I've said this loads of times but you do not need to spend a lot these days to get good gear and I proved it again with this.
I also picked up a second hand Squier Classic Vibe 60th Anniversary Strat in Aztec Gold with gold hardware, an absolute minter. It plays and sounds as good as any of my expensive USA Strats and the only reason I didn't buy one in 2014 when they were introduced was because I had the Fender Classic Player 50s in gold which is similar.
However, I sold it on a couple of years ago so this Squier appeared at the right time and I can tell you it's just as good if not better.
Will I ever stop buying gear, I doubt it but as long as I'm enjoying life again that's what it's all about after seven years of hell.