The Squier Ryan Jarman Signature Guitar is an electric guitar manufactured by the Fender/

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company in August 2016. It was designed by

Ryan Jarman Ryan James Jarman is a British musician who is the guitarist and vocalist with English lo-fi indie rock band the Cribs. The Cribs Jarman formed the Cribs in the early 2000s with his twin brother Gary and younger brother Ross. The band is kno ...

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as his signature model instrument.

Design and concept

Speaking to

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in 2016, Jarman spoke of the guitars origins - "They asked us to do signature models a few years ago based on the Mustang and Precision Basses we were known for using, but we wanted to do something different and offer brand new models. We went to a party that they threw after we played Reading 2012 and I showed them my rough design and they were really enthused on it." Combining elements of the

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and Jaguar guitars, the Ryan Jarman Signature guitar has become more commonly known as the 'Mus-Uar'. Speaking to

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, Jarman explained that his influences behind the guitar design went back to his teenage years, and owning another Fender hybrid - the Kurt Cobain designed Jag-Stang. "I got the Jag-Stang as a teenager, and I used to spend ages drawing it, but I always thought the shape was a bit weird. I thought, I could do one that's like a 'Mus-Uar'. It turned out that the two body shapes that I'd cut together balanced perfectly".

Features

The 'Mus-Uar' features a single coil

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pickup in the neck position, with a Hi-output Fender MP-H1F Modern Player Telecaster humbucker in the bridge. The bridge is an 'adjust-o-matic' style, with an authentic

tailpiece, unusual for a Squier. From

- “One of my personal hangups, is trying to make sure that a guitar sustains as much as possible. That definitely factored into the decisions on the bridge and tailpiece". It also features

-style switching, a large 60's style matching painted headstock, and vintage style tuners. It was released to the public in one color - Burgundy Mist Metallic - though recent photos show Jarman with a Fiesta Red model and more recently with one in Apple Green. Other players who have been seen using this guitar include

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frontman

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and Brad from The Vamps.

References

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