The History of the Short-Lived MIJ Squier Vista Series Venus XII

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Having pieced this information together from different forums and books through the years I thought I'd put together this little video/demo with focus on the guitar's heritage. Released both as a six-string and a twelve-string, I demo the XII showing both its sounds through a Strymon Iridum (Amp Round, Cab A) using a compressor from Logic Pro X to get that classic sixties twelve-string vibe.

0:00 I Told Everyone - Dinosaur Jr
0:34 Video Background
1:02 The History of Mercury Guitars
2:52 Pat Smear
3:00 Finding Out Their Design Was Stolen
3:26 The Squier Venus Guitar
4:30 The Overdub
4:34 Electric XII Bridge Unit
5:23 Squier Then Vs Now
5:52 Pickup Comparisons - R.E.M. So. Central Rain
6:22 Price Inflation - 1997 to today
6:41 Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds
7:28 Conclusion
7:55 OMG

Thanks to @high.numbers (Instagram handle) for sending me high-resolution pics of his vintage '65 Electric XII!

Sources:

Squier Electrics written by Tony Bacon, December 2011
Here the story is confirmed by Courtney Love's crew.

Tim George's own words:
https://fuckyeahcourtneylove.com/post...

Tim George's own words 2:
He posts continously throughout this thread under the name "clickeye":
https://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/...

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