Reply With QuoteI always knew you were a closet bass head!!!
Valar Morghulis
NBD countdown...
Anxiously awaiting Friday's delivery of a new Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Black was tempting, but the candy apple red won. I'm looking forward to finally returning to my low end love.
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
Regular Fretter
I always knew you were a closet bass head!!!
Luke Skyrawker
That looks pretty nice. That should set you up nicely to join an indie band.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Regular Fretter
Well I'll be darned Tig, I didn't know you were a closet low-ender.
I love CAR and would really like a jazz bass in that color. Bound and blocked too, thank you.
The Squiers are amazingly nice basses. They sound and play far beyond what the price would suggest.
I'm very excited for you and your new bass!
Valar Morghulis
Originally Posted by mrmudcat
I always knew you were a closet bass head!!!
Ah, a man who understands this purchase!
I was looking into a Jazz bass as that's my favorite, but I love how the Modified Jag's use a combination of J and P style pickups while using a Jazz neck profile.
I have always loved a good bass line, and owned a pretty good Ibanez 5 string in the past. Now that my finger picking right hand has developed, bass seems like a natural progression.
Valar Morghulis
The eagle has landed!
Valar Morghulis
Wow, not made in China?
Contributing Member
Nice! I really like the look of that thing!
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Bronze Supporter
Very cool! That short scale makes it even more appealing!
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
Regular Fretter
Beautiful! Congrats, Tig! May it give you a lifetime of thumper happiness.
Contributing Member
So Doug, tell me why you wanted short scale? I would like to get into bass a little bit, if only to make myself more versatile if I ever get a little band put together. I went looking at basses and saw a similar pickup configuration in a full scale. Curious as to why you wanted the shorter one.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Regular Fretter
Very nice!
The black PG and headstock against the CAR paint really set that one off.
I have two P/J basses and really love that combination.
Valar Morghulis
Because I have a closet full of short scale pants!
My hands hurt quite a bit of the time, so a lower string tension is appealing. People with similar problems like arthritis like the shorter scale, so that was a good indication. Otherwise, I'd go with a standard 34" scale I suppose.
Regular Fretter
Hey Doug,
Do you have any reports on tone and playability?
I'm not in the market, but it would be nice to get your impressions of the bass.
Valar Morghulis
Unlike guitars where my ear has been educated on tone nuances, bass is harder to get an accurate impression with. If I already had a bass amp and other basses to compare with, my impressions would weigh more. Also, playing through guitar amps and cabs may not help, nor will not playing a bass in 14 years. I'll be browsing the local pawn shops for at least a practice amp unless I find a good deal on something with power.
So, that said, I like what I hear and feel. The satin neck feels great in my hand. The setup is pretty close to what I think it should be, but I'll wait until my right hand technique improves before adjusting the action. I must be plucking the hell out of the strings at the wrong angle sometimes, causing them to buzz the frets. My thumb picking has a much softer attack. I get no fret buzz using a pick.
I'd like to run everything through a bass amp to get a better picture. I love the P/neck pickup tones more than the bridge, but blending them at various levels makes for some sweet thump.
Last edited by Tig; December 28th, 2012 at 04:13 PM.
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