Originally Posted by
tremoloman
Has anyone tried any of the new models yet? Man I keep drooling at the Squier webpage!
I've played both of the Vintage Modified Squier Jazz basses, and unfortunately, I was not highly impressed.
The fretless model did not either feel or sound as nice as my SX. It sure looked nice in all of its "Jaco" trim (lined fretless, burst finish, no pickguard), but it did not deliver the goods. The '70s style natural was the one I really, really wanted to like. I've been wanting a natural finish Jazz bass, and the block inlay neck just made it so much more cool. Unfortunately, it too did not measure up in the pickup department, plus, on the one I got to sample, the frets were downright painful at the edges. A few runs and the fingers on my left hand were beginning to resemble sandpaper. I also played a Highway 1 Fender Jazz, plus a couple of Warwick Rockbass guitars that day (Streamer Std and Corvette Basic). The Squier instruments were left in the dust.
I guess that if I get a natural jazz style bass, I'll be calling up Kurt at Rondo.
Edited: I should mention that I ended up buying a Squier Bronco bass from this same store later, and just for giggles, I checked it out in comparison to the natural Jazz (I really did want that one), and I thought the Bronco was the higher quality of the two.
Rob Smith
I AM the bass player!
GUITARS: '93 ZON Sonus 4, '85 G&L L-2000 (Mahogany), '05 Schecter Stiletto Custom 4, '06 SX SJB-62MG (Fretless), '07 Squier Bronco (project), '06 Ibanez AEB10E-BK acoustic bass, '70s Epiphone OO-sized acoustic, '94 Peavey Reactor (extreme makeover edition)
AMPS: '03 Ampeg BA115 bass combo, '86 Peavey MkIV Series 400 bass head, SWR Workingman's cabs, 2x10" & 1x15", '00 Peavey Micro Bass