The Vintage Modified Strat HSS combines a chop-shop look with a hot output, black-bobbin HB-112 humbucking bridge pickup slammed into the traditional Strat design. Other features include a gloss-finished maple neck and two Duncan Designed™ Stack® for Strat® pickups (neck and middle). High-output performance at ...
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Don't bother with a squier bass, ever. If you cant afford something high end at least save up for a fender. It will sound and play much, much better for not much more money
@doctordogballs I haven't found that to be necessarily true.. from what I've seen the vintage modified and classic vibes basses have been rivaling, if not surpassing,the Mexican fenders in quality, sound and play-ability. But ones instrument is a highly specialized choice and to each his own.
Hi, i Know it is titled "Jazz Bass" but could you play other sorts of music on it such as the red hot chilli peppers and it still soudning brilliant? Or would it not sort that sort of music? would i be better of getting a different bass? I love the sound of this but i just wanted to ask those few questions to make my mind up if i am going to buy it or not, someone please reply to me, Thanks.
It's only called a Jazz bass because at the time it first came out (early 60's) the only big bands were Jazz bands, at this was a bass made to sound more 'forward' in the mix, so that people could hear the bass better. It was used a lot in power trios, one example of a power trio band is Rush. They don't really play Jazz, do they? That, and Flea from RHCP used a Jazz bass the most whenever he played.
No problem. But yeah, having a bridge pickup helps it to get more midrange/treble, so that they can be a bit more forward in the mix. That, and it's just made a little bit better.
@TheMusicOnMax Belive me! If you can tune a Jazz Bass,, u can play anything on it! It's probably the most versitale bass u can get! Bassplayer from funk,, jazz,, heavy metal even deathcore (If you know what that is) use jazz basses. U can't go wrong with it. And yes,, it would sound awesome for stuff like RHCP :)
hi. i recently bought this bass.. it's an awesome bass.. it suits up to different genre.. one thing i noticed about this bass is that the action is a bit high.. if i were to recommend you a bass to buy, i'll tell you to buy one of this man!!
@nicodanger13 It's real wood, it's just that some of the woods they use have poor tonal qualities. Look for basswood and alder, avoid agathis. Look up the specs on teh company website to ensure what you're getting is a decent tone wood.
@Shinozoku dont tel people to avoid agathis...if you have a bass that is cheap enough to feature agathis, the player is most likely a beginner. They will probably be gentle...if not, screws them...agathis is light, afordable, and not hard on the economy and ecosystem...and IM saying that as a major conservative.
@BlackMaidenTallica My statement was under the impression that the person was looking for "real TONE wood". I agree on all your points though, that it's good to have cheaper woods for beginners. Hell, I owned an agathis guitar or two myself. So my statement was aimed more at a person looking for a higher quality instrument, not a beginner. My bad.
okay, so im thinking of buying a bass and i dont know if i should get a bronco bass, j bass, or p bass. i play punk rock like Bad Religion, NoFX, Anti-Flag etc. Can someone tell me which one i should get? and do they have the same size necks?
@AlmostaFlipinSkater I think a P-Bass would suit your style. It has lots of low end power. You can also get a really punchy treble sound from it. Perfect for punk rock. The P-Bass neck is wider than the slimmer J-Bass neck.
@AlmostaFlipinSkater go with a P bass...just lettin you know, you can swap out fender/squier necks if you want to try a slimmer J bass neck on a P bass body.
@triclops8 congratulations on the new geddy lee! i sold my fender MIM jazz for a MIJ precision and I miss the jazz pups so i'm buying this one. or you could sell me your recently purchased geddy lee :))
This bass is the best. It sounds great, feels great, looks great, and is very durable. An improvement for me would be to get rid of one of the volume knobs, but that's my only problem.
ive seen a 'fender' version of this that was like £1000 and then i came across the squire version which was like £200, whats the differnce? i thought fender and squire where the same thing?
@lol4lyflol Standard Squire is a fairly poor instrument. Squire Vintage Modified is an entry-level good instrument. Compared to Fender, Squire Vintage Modified has cheaper wood, slight gaps around neck pocket therefore less sustain, neck tongue sits a higher than it should therefore some buzz on higher frets, bridge is junk, pickups hum when only 1 is on. HAVING SAID THAT... if you spend $200 bucks or so on a Badass II bridge and fret levelling - great instrument.
@Craptron2000 You are making generalizations. Fender quality control is very hit or miss. I traded in an American Jazz bass for this thing. I prefer my pbass, but this is a quality instrument. FYI the neck pocket is way tighter on the Squier. Also, American Jazz pickups also hum unless they are at even levels, unless of course you drop noiseless pickups in it.
@bilbomarks no big difference the differnce between my jazz bass made of alder and another jazz bass I played with same mexican standard pickups sound completely different
@perfectdisasterband I have 3 telecasters made of 3 different woods. Very little difference in tone. That's more a variable of build or pickup winding than anything else, I'm sure.
@bilbomarks yes but do those telecasters all have different [ickups and do you run them through the same amp because the amp is the biggest effector then body wood then pickups
@perfectdisasterband I only have 1 amp and I installed my favorite pickups in all of them. What are you trying to prove with your question? The only way to compare body wood tonality is by having eliminating variables. I have very few variables. One of 'em even has a poly finish. That one has the 2nd best sustain. Tone is almost identical between the 3 otherwise.
@youhavegeniusshins dude I've proved you wrong you sound like a 13 year old dumb shit who has way to much time on his hands and can't accept being proved wrong for knowing jack shit.
@perfectdisasterband Ok, a 15 year old and a middle-aged guy are basically the same. Also, you didn't prove anything and your parents secretly resent/hate you. Keep that in mind baby dick.
@youhavegeniusshins firstly my parents don't hate or rescent me and look who has resorted to childish insults because they have no really input to the arguement or comebacks so um you call me baby dick rich dude :L
the soft maple body is dead,tonally.I just couldn't be bothered trying to sell the thing so I had to purchase an allparts alder body and it's actually a quite useable bass now.Except for the fact I spent 295$ for a squire neck I'm basically happy with what I have.
@gmdinformation Why do you think guitars are made out of ash,alder and mahagony?Because they are the most musical sounding tonewoods that are still cost effective.Make sure to get a lightweight one but not too lightweight.And then get some fender pickups from the 1970's.They're almost as good as the sixties pu's and a helluva lot cheaper.
@rw5791 They're made out of those woods because they're strong enough to take the tension of steel strings without the bridge screw ripping out of the holes. You'll find solid bodies made out of all kinds of things including aluminum, fiberglass. I made my first bass out of joined and laminated pine because it was all I could afford when I was a kid. And if you look around on YT you'll find tons of examples of telecasters called pinecasters. They sound like any other teles, but don't last long.
@gmdinformation make sure if you get an ash guitar to get swamp ash.It's not as cheap or durable as northern ash but it sounds a hundred times more musical.I guess the worst guitar I ever heard was made from MDF,multidensity fiberboard,basically a very dense particle board.God,did that thing sound like shit.
@rw5791 It can't sound more musical if it doesn't vibrate. An acoustic or archtop guitar's top is a big part of the sound because it vibrates. Not so with a solid body. In fact, I just swapped out the alder body on my tele for an ash body because I had a couple of chips out of the old body. It sounds exactly the same as it did before. Look at Steinburger bases. They sound great though there's hardly any body there at all. Jeff Baxter's fiberglass Roland strat sounds like any other strat.
@gmdinformation of course it vibrates.In fact, a bass will vibrate even more than a regular guitar.See.you pluck the string and it vibrates and transmits those vibes through the bridge and nut into the body.When I swapped the allparts alder for the shitty soft maple I didn't even have to plug it in.Just playing it acoustically I could hear and feel that I had live one.
@rw5791 It's not the body you're feeling vibrate; it's the neck. And yes, if you sawp out necks, especially if they're different in density, you can tell the difference. A heavier neck will always have more low end. You don't even have to swap necks. Just take a couple of wood clamps and attach them one at a time to the headstock and listen to the change in tone. Now do the same clamping them to the body, and the tone will not change.
@gmdinformation The squier neck is not bad,actually but the soft maple body is as dead as a door nail.I got the allparts alder body for 135 unfinished and I lucked out cuz it's a live one.Every note I play seems more meaningful.
Even the finish affects the tone,always better to have a thin coat.I think what happens is the vibrations freely radiating from the body allow the pickups to sense the string more clearly.The soft maple has a constipated sound that makes me want to not play the bass.
@rw5791 "Seems" is the only word in you post I need to see. Again, I'd encourage you to look-up "pinecaster" at YT and compare the sound with other teles. There is no difference, and scientifically there can never be a difference any more than a finish can effect anything. It's all in your mind. There's nothing subjective about science. A solid body will not vibrate, period. You've wasted your money. A solid body is simply an anchor and not one thing more.
@gmdinformation pine is not a bad tonewood really but It's a bit too warm and wooly for me.I like the snap and snarl of swamp ash but don't count out the balanced tone of alder either.Mahagony is the tonewood of the gibson gods and a critical part of the LP "wall of sound" but only if you glue a slab of maple on top to brighten up the sound.
@rw5791 Pine is not a bad tone wood? The whole point of people building pinecasters was to prove that it makes no difference what you make the body out of. They used pine specifically because it IS such a bad tone wood. You will NEVER find an acoustic guitar top made of pine. And that tiny slither of maple added to the top of a Les Paul is merely for show as everyone knows. Les Paul has said many times that the whole reason he invented the solid body guitar was because it didn't vibrate.
@gmdinformation some people like a warm tone for their tele and if you've got a really aggressive PU pine can make for a pretty good guitar.Myself,I like that snappy bakersfield sound so it's got to be swamp ash for me.Now for humbuckers I've got a prs all mahagony santana and it's sound is similar to a gibson sg but sometimes I do yearn for a LP just to get that extra bite from the maple top.
@bill51923 I should point out that the maple tops on old LP's was old growth top grade hard maple and the mahagony was old growth honduran.Forget about playing it, just rap the wood with your knuckle and you can find the good stuff.The wood on this squier bass is some soft maple shit from indonesia or some other asian hellhole.You might as well burn it in your fireplace.It's about tone,man.
ok i have this bass wich is awsum. but one problem. iv lowerd the action as much as i can and the one in the guitar shop wich is exactly the same as mine has much lower action so its a lot nicer 2 play. what am i doing wrong when im lowering the action?
ok i have this bass wich is awsum. but one problem. iv lowerd the action as much as i can and the one in the guitar shop wich is exactly the same as mine has much lower action so its a lot nicer 2 play. what am i doing wrong when im lowering the action?
@stephen102 Squier basses suffer from "inconsistency" when they are compared to one another, I also own a VMJ and the action has been the biggest issue with it, try shimming the neck, it will help the action but in my case I'm still not satisfied with it (I'm prob spoiled by my schecters C4, really low action)
@stephen102 A quick google help will give you a detailed answer, but basically shimming a neck is putting something on the neck pocket (cardboard, piece of a credit card) to change the angle of the neck.
@stefdelev action(space between neck and underside of string) can easily be adjusted by lowering your saddles. if you arent sure, your local guitar shop would set it up for you just how you like. depending on your bass, you might need to shim your neck, but thats probably not the case.
This bass is really beautiful in this warm finish. I have never seen it in stores so I have a though time to decide what the colour really is like. Some pictures (and this video) shows a warmer body colour, while in some pictures the body is pale and boring natural finish, just like the original Fender American Vintage Jazz. Can someone help me bout this question please?
been wanting to play one of these since they came out but have never been a fan of how thin the neck is at the first fret. but the pickups make this bass sound amazing and do these pick ups come on the left handed model anybody?
Im thinking of upgrading- i have a squier standard jazz bass and im stuck between a squier vintage modified and a Fleabass- would this bass actually be an upgrade from the squier standard? thanks.
@Jimmmeeehhh yes it would be an upgrade. the pickups are amazing, it feels great, decent price, decent hardware. but if you have the money, possibly look into a used anerican fender jazz.
Back in the day Geddy used a Rickenbacker 4001 and you can see it in the video for Tom Sawer in Russia . As of 6 years ago in concert he only used his black Fender Jazz bass
i have this bass... had it 10 months. fuckin love it. my friend has a fender americam standard jbass and i actually like my tone more thanks to the duncans in it. actions super loose and low i fuckin love my vintage modified and the best think.....costed me only 190 bucks.
@bluenote71 all his live shit....he RARELY uses a jazz bass and i cannot remember the actual bass he uses. for the record RUSH IS NOT FUCKING METAL YOU RETARD
Allmost everything this guy says about this bass is true EXCEPT for the high action. this bass almost has as low action as my Ibanez. It has lower action than my jag and also feels better than it too. I would take this bass (got it for 200 usd) over my 850 usd Jag bass.
These basses rule. I played this one in the store. I own the fretless version but I think I'll get this one too eventually. It also looks a bit like Marcus Miller's bass...
I like how you can adjust the action easily on Fender basses. All you have to do is stick a wrench in the hole above the nut. My bass teacher lowered the action on his bass and it was 1,000,000 times easier to play.
@WrapdInStripez I play In a band that has that genre and I play this bass too. Mark Hoppus and Míke Dirnt use fender basses, but precisions. slight difference. This one is basically a fender jazz bass´and You can play it in such a band, of course. With a lowered action and a buzz-free fretboard no prob. Ask me how to get that done if you buy it. cheers!
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biobfourotk 2 weeks ago
Save up the money and get a fender.
mattsmusicstudio 3 weeks ago
Don't bother with a squier bass, ever. If you cant afford something high end at least save up for a fender. It will sound and play much, much better for not much more money
doctordogballs 4 weeks ago
@doctordogballs I haven't found that to be necessarily true.. from what I've seen the vintage modified and classic vibes basses have been rivaling, if not surpassing,the Mexican fenders in quality, sound and play-ability. But ones instrument is a highly specialized choice and to each his own.
arcmccun 2 weeks ago
Hey are this basses really demanding on amplifiers and stuff? i mean will i have to spend to much for it to sound right? :/
Leojk87 1 month ago
Would you say its worth selling a Squier STANDARD Jazz for this model? It sounds better- do you think its worth it? HELP!?
Jimmmeeehhh 2 months ago
Hi, i Know it is titled "Jazz Bass" but could you play other sorts of music on it such as the red hot chilli peppers and it still soudning brilliant? Or would it not sort that sort of music? would i be better of getting a different bass? I love the sound of this but i just wanted to ask those few questions to make my mind up if i am going to buy it or not, someone please reply to me, Thanks.
TheMusicOnMax 2 months ago
@TheMusicOnMax
It's only called a Jazz bass because at the time it first came out (early 60's) the only big bands were Jazz bands, at this was a bass made to sound more 'forward' in the mix, so that people could hear the bass better. It was used a lot in power trios, one example of a power trio band is Rush. They don't really play Jazz, do they? That, and Flea from RHCP used a Jazz bass the most whenever he played.
McPhersonBassMaster 2 months ago
@McPhersonBassMaster no they dont, haha, thanks for the help, Much appricated :)
TheMusicOnMax 2 months ago
@TheMusicOnMax
No problem. But yeah, having a bridge pickup helps it to get more midrange/treble, so that they can be a bit more forward in the mix. That, and it's just made a little bit better.
McPhersonBassMaster 2 months ago
@McPhersonBassMaster Ok thankyou! I'll be sure to pick up this bass then! :)
TheMusicOnMax 2 months ago
@TheMusicOnMax Belive me! If you can tune a Jazz Bass,, u can play anything on it! It's probably the most versitale bass u can get! Bassplayer from funk,, jazz,, heavy metal even deathcore (If you know what that is) use jazz basses. U can't go wrong with it. And yes,, it would sound awesome for stuff like RHCP :)
BassDouche12 2 months ago
@BassDouche12 sweet, ill definitely be getting one of these then! thanks for the help :)
TheMusicOnMax 2 months ago
I just started playing bass on one of these and i love it!
stevebanana223 2 months ago
HAHAHAHA
"Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass"
> "The Squier Vintage Modified Jazz is Based".
lol
lukasdeman 2 months ago
Иудей с басом -))
kapitovsky 2 months ago
you look like john entwistle
MitjaShi 2 months ago
Guys, why do some VM Jazz 70 basses have almost a natural look on them, like no gloss at all, while some almost look glossy orange.
parmezans 2 months ago
I WANT IT!
espsir 3 months ago
Great sound.
musicmatty67 3 months ago
You're just good at bass in general.
AvengedSevenfoldDrum 3 months ago
mine gave up on me today :'( :'( :'( :'(
azerty7889 6 months ago
@azerty7889 how? what happenned to it?
danielhl22 3 months ago
@danielhl22 it's fixed :D
azerty7889 3 months ago
Is it worth it to buy this bass? Or should I save up?
XxguitarXx22 6 months ago
@XxguitarXx22
hi. i recently bought this bass.. it's an awesome bass.. it suits up to different genre.. one thing i noticed about this bass is that the action is a bit high.. if i were to recommend you a bass to buy, i'll tell you to buy one of this man!!
jorjdino 6 months ago
I heard that squier are not in real wood.. it's a legend?
nicodanger13 7 months ago
@nicodanger13 It's real wood, it's just that some of the woods they use have poor tonal qualities. Look for basswood and alder, avoid agathis. Look up the specs on teh company website to ensure what you're getting is a decent tone wood.
Shinozoku 7 months ago
@Shinozoku dont tel people to avoid agathis...if you have a bass that is cheap enough to feature agathis, the player is most likely a beginner. They will probably be gentle...if not, screws them...agathis is light, afordable, and not hard on the economy and ecosystem...and IM saying that as a major conservative.
BlackMaidenTallica 7 months ago
@BlackMaidenTallica My statement was under the impression that the person was looking for "real TONE wood". I agree on all your points though, that it's good to have cheaper woods for beginners. Hell, I owned an agathis guitar or two myself. So my statement was aimed more at a person looking for a higher quality instrument, not a beginner. My bad.
Shinozoku 7 months ago
okay, so im thinking of buying a bass and i dont know if i should get a bronco bass, j bass, or p bass. i play punk rock like Bad Religion, NoFX, Anti-Flag etc. Can someone tell me which one i should get? and do they have the same size necks?
AlmostaFlipinSkater 8 months ago
@AlmostaFlipinSkater I think a P-Bass would suit your style. It has lots of low end power. You can also get a really punchy treble sound from it. Perfect for punk rock. The P-Bass neck is wider than the slimmer J-Bass neck.
NeedMoreJoyDivision 8 months ago
@AlmostaFlipinSkater go with a P bass...just lettin you know, you can swap out fender/squier necks if you want to try a slimmer J bass neck on a P bass body.
enahcs 7 months ago
i've got this bass, best bass i've had to date.
elshando12 8 months ago
better than fender..............
DReidGuitars 8 months ago
@DReidGuitars
you do realize that squire is owned by fender? =D
MegaKittyProductions 7 months ago
@DReidGuitars how is it? and squier is fender anyways....
Basssssist1997 7 months ago
@DReidGuitars I'm sorry but you are an idiot
mrciaran96 7 months ago
Just listening to that tone made me giggle in excitement. Hopefully I'm getting this bass tomorrow for my birthday!
Foges6694 9 months ago
@Foges6694 and, did you get it? how do you like it?
triclops8 9 months ago
@triclops8 Yep I got it! It's really cool it has a really nice growly tone and it's nice and slim.
Foges6694 9 months ago
@Foges6694 hey cool, that sounds fine! I´m having an eye on one of them on ebay, and I think I´ll definitely grab it ;)
triclops8 9 months ago
@triclops8 Yeah and it's really good for a bass of that price. All of the employees at the music shop it was bought from love it.
Foges6694 8 months ago
@triclops8 buying your first bass? buy an ibanez sr300 instead.
yhtomitalmighty 8 months ago
@yhtomitalmighty meanwhile I got a great offer for getting a fender geddy lee jazz bass which I got now and I´m very satisfied with it ;)
triclops8 8 months ago
@triclops8 congratulations on the new geddy lee! i sold my fender MIM jazz for a MIJ precision and I miss the jazz pups so i'm buying this one. or you could sell me your recently purchased geddy lee :))
yhtomitalmighty 8 months ago
1:04-1:11 is very awkward...
spectorkid31 10 months ago 63
@spectorkid31 I hate people do that
azfryguy 7 months ago
@spectorkid31 huh?
FreakinKoolMedia 5 months ago
@azerty7889
does your bass neck-dive?
After2012Dec 3 months ago
@spectorkid31
ROFL
Prettyflyforabassman 2 months ago
I picked my up for $150...One of the best purchases I have made...I have a couple of Fender Jazz basses and this one ranks right up there with them
simulatedbass 10 months ago
0:45 did he said "Indonesia"?
dayidayi100 10 months ago 14
@dayidayi100 yes he said that, why?
funkeety 10 months ago
@dayidayi100 Almost all cheap basses are made in Indonesia.
Ibanez makes his stuff there, squier does it too.
zakos322 3 months ago
@dayidayi100 what else could he have said?
FreakinKoolMedia 3 months ago
@dayidayi100 Soo?
nikklazz 1 month ago
I played one of these guitar center and it wasnt bad for a squier
Badfish5554 11 months ago
this should have been a fender not a squire.
ox092 11 months ago
I like them pups, anyone know of anything that would sound similar in an alder fender j?
bigghettobooty 11 months ago
moly moly moly mole
XavierBrezniak 11 months ago
whats brand of strings ?
MrGoktugerol 11 months ago
Everyone, please, for God's sake...IT IS SQUIER
pimpasteak 11 months ago
@pimpasteak your point is...?
jlbassplayer 11 months ago
@jlbassplayer For 300 dolars? never! xD
busislo01 10 months ago
Dont think of it as muscle fatige, but a workout to turn your hands to a true bassists' hands.
mongolman007 11 months ago
This bass is the best. It sounds great, feels great, looks great, and is very durable. An improvement for me would be to get rid of one of the volume knobs, but that's my only problem.
johncerasi 11 months ago
ive seen a 'fender' version of this that was like £1000 and then i came across the squire version which was like £200, whats the differnce? i thought fender and squire where the same thing?
lol4lyflol 1 year ago
@lol4lyflol Standard Squire is a fairly poor instrument. Squire Vintage Modified is an entry-level good instrument. Compared to Fender, Squire Vintage Modified has cheaper wood, slight gaps around neck pocket therefore less sustain, neck tongue sits a higher than it should therefore some buzz on higher frets, bridge is junk, pickups hum when only 1 is on. HAVING SAID THAT... if you spend $200 bucks or so on a Badass II bridge and fret levelling - great instrument.
Craptron2000 11 months ago
@Craptron2000 You are making generalizations. Fender quality control is very hit or miss. I traded in an American Jazz bass for this thing. I prefer my pbass, but this is a quality instrument. FYI the neck pocket is way tighter on the Squier. Also, American Jazz pickups also hum unless they are at even levels, unless of course you drop noiseless pickups in it.
youhavegeniusshins 10 months ago
in my opinion, the pickups, strings, amps, pedals and miscellaneous electronics affect tone the most.
bodywoods and fretboard wood affect tone in a very subtle way.
xPsuedo 1 year ago
@xPsuedo the bodywood has more effect than the pickups by far, but the amp has the most effect.
perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband Not really. Body would is a much more subtle difference.
bilbomarks 1 year ago
@bilbomarks no big difference the differnce between my jazz bass made of alder and another jazz bass I played with same mexican standard pickups sound completely different
perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband I have 3 telecasters made of 3 different woods. Very little difference in tone. That's more a variable of build or pickup winding than anything else, I'm sure.
bilbomarks 1 year ago
@bilbomarks yes but do those telecasters all have different [ickups and do you run them through the same amp because the amp is the biggest effector then body wood then pickups
perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband I only have 1 amp and I installed my favorite pickups in all of them. What are you trying to prove with your question? The only way to compare body wood tonality is by having eliminating variables. I have very few variables. One of 'em even has a poly finish. That one has the 2nd best sustain. Tone is almost identical between the 3 otherwise.
bilbomarks 1 year ago
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perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband Not true. You sound like a middle aged guy with a snobby attitude and too much time on his hands.
youhavegeniusshins 1 year ago
@youhavegeniusshins dude I've proved you wrong you sound like a 13 year old dumb shit who has way to much time on his hands and can't accept being proved wrong for knowing jack shit.
perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband Have you ever heard of commas, grandpa? Haha, and how exactly did you "prove" anything?
youhavegeniusshins 1 year ago
@youhavegeniusshins I'm 15 mate, now who looks a prick and I did prove it learn to read, how old are you 5???
perfectdisasterband 1 year ago
@perfectdisasterband Ok, a 15 year old and a middle-aged guy are basically the same. Also, you didn't prove anything and your parents secretly resent/hate you. Keep that in mind baby dick.
youhavegeniusshins 1 year ago
@youhavegeniusshins firstly my parents don't hate or rescent me and look who has resorted to childish insults because they have no really input to the arguement or comebacks so um you call me baby dick rich dude :L
perfectdisasterband 11 months ago
Get rid of the fricken Duncans and put some Dimarzios in there. Then you can come back and play something with some pop!
gmdinformation 1 year ago
the soft maple body is dead,tonally.I just couldn't be bothered trying to sell the thing so I had to purchase an allparts alder body and it's actually a quite useable bass now.Except for the fact I spent 295$ for a squire neck I'm basically happy with what I have.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 Give me a break. Solid bodies don't vibrate. You can make them out of almost anything, and the tone WILL NOT CHANGE.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation Why do you think guitars are made out of ash,alder and mahagony?Because they are the most musical sounding tonewoods that are still cost effective.Make sure to get a lightweight one but not too lightweight.And then get some fender pickups from the 1970's.They're almost as good as the sixties pu's and a helluva lot cheaper.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 They're made out of those woods because they're strong enough to take the tension of steel strings without the bridge screw ripping out of the holes. You'll find solid bodies made out of all kinds of things including aluminum, fiberglass. I made my first bass out of joined and laminated pine because it was all I could afford when I was a kid. And if you look around on YT you'll find tons of examples of telecasters called pinecasters. They sound like any other teles, but don't last long.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation make sure if you get an ash guitar to get swamp ash.It's not as cheap or durable as northern ash but it sounds a hundred times more musical.I guess the worst guitar I ever heard was made from MDF,multidensity fiberboard,basically a very dense particle board.God,did that thing sound like shit.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 It can't sound more musical if it doesn't vibrate. An acoustic or archtop guitar's top is a big part of the sound because it vibrates. Not so with a solid body. In fact, I just swapped out the alder body on my tele for an ash body because I had a couple of chips out of the old body. It sounds exactly the same as it did before. Look at Steinburger bases. They sound great though there's hardly any body there at all. Jeff Baxter's fiberglass Roland strat sounds like any other strat.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation of course it vibrates.In fact, a bass will vibrate even more than a regular guitar.See.you pluck the string and it vibrates and transmits those vibes through the bridge and nut into the body.When I swapped the allparts alder for the shitty soft maple I didn't even have to plug it in.Just playing it acoustically I could hear and feel that I had live one.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 It's not the body you're feeling vibrate; it's the neck. And yes, if you sawp out necks, especially if they're different in density, you can tell the difference. A heavier neck will always have more low end. You don't even have to swap necks. Just take a couple of wood clamps and attach them one at a time to the headstock and listen to the change in tone. Now do the same clamping them to the body, and the tone will not change.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation The squier neck is not bad,actually but the soft maple body is as dead as a door nail.I got the allparts alder body for 135 unfinished and I lucked out cuz it's a live one.Every note I play seems more meaningful.
Even the finish affects the tone,always better to have a thin coat.I think what happens is the vibrations freely radiating from the body allow the pickups to sense the string more clearly.The soft maple has a constipated sound that makes me want to not play the bass.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 "Seems" is the only word in you post I need to see. Again, I'd encourage you to look-up "pinecaster" at YT and compare the sound with other teles. There is no difference, and scientifically there can never be a difference any more than a finish can effect anything. It's all in your mind. There's nothing subjective about science. A solid body will not vibrate, period. You've wasted your money. A solid body is simply an anchor and not one thing more.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation pine is not a bad tonewood really but It's a bit too warm and wooly for me.I like the snap and snarl of swamp ash but don't count out the balanced tone of alder either.Mahagony is the tonewood of the gibson gods and a critical part of the LP "wall of sound" but only if you glue a slab of maple on top to brighten up the sound.
rw5791 1 year ago
@rw5791 Pine is not a bad tone wood? The whole point of people building pinecasters was to prove that it makes no difference what you make the body out of. They used pine specifically because it IS such a bad tone wood. You will NEVER find an acoustic guitar top made of pine. And that tiny slither of maple added to the top of a Les Paul is merely for show as everyone knows. Les Paul has said many times that the whole reason he invented the solid body guitar was because it didn't vibrate.
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@gmdinformation some people like a warm tone for their tele and if you've got a really aggressive PU pine can make for a pretty good guitar.Myself,I like that snappy bakersfield sound so it's got to be swamp ash for me.Now for humbuckers I've got a prs all mahagony santana and it's sound is similar to a gibson sg but sometimes I do yearn for a LP just to get that extra bite from the maple top.
rw5791 1 year ago
@gmdinformation "What I wanted to do is not have two things vibrating. I wanted the string to vibrate and nothing else." ~~Les Paul
gmdinformation 1 year ago
@rw5791 Since when do solid body guitars vibrate? Have you never played a Steinberger guitar? Get a clue.
bill51923 1 year ago
@bill51923 I should point out that the maple tops on old LP's was old growth top grade hard maple and the mahagony was old growth honduran.Forget about playing it, just rap the wood with your knuckle and you can find the good stuff.The wood on this squier bass is some soft maple shit from indonesia or some other asian hellhole.You might as well burn it in your fireplace.It's about tone,man.
rw5791 1 year ago
They just came out with a model in black that has a maple neck that has white block inlays and white bound neck (painted on)
Mowac 1 year ago
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ok i have this bass wich is awsum. but one problem. iv lowerd the action as much as i can and the one in the guitar shop wich is exactly the same as mine has much lower action so its a lot nicer 2 play. what am i doing wrong when im lowering the action?
stephen102 1 year ago
ok i have this bass wich is awsum. but one problem. iv lowerd the action as much as i can and the one in the guitar shop wich is exactly the same as mine has much lower action so its a lot nicer 2 play. what am i doing wrong when im lowering the action?
stephen102 1 year ago
@stephen102 Squier basses suffer from "inconsistency" when they are compared to one another, I also own a VMJ and the action has been the biggest issue with it, try shimming the neck, it will help the action but in my case I'm still not satisfied with it (I'm prob spoiled by my schecters C4, really low action)
mazatleco17 1 year ago
@mazatleco17 . thanks 4 the help. what do you mean buy "shimming"?
stephen102 1 year ago
@stephen102 A quick google help will give you a detailed answer, but basically shimming a neck is putting something on the neck pocket (cardboard, piece of a credit card) to change the angle of the neck.
mazatleco17 1 year ago
3:15 zep ftw!
sleekskyline120 1 year ago
I agree with the action being too high, otherwise it's a great bass.
But on that note, how do you lower the action?
stefdelev 1 year ago
@stefdelev action(space between neck and underside of string) can easily be adjusted by lowering your saddles. if you arent sure, your local guitar shop would set it up for you just how you like. depending on your bass, you might need to shim your neck, but thats probably not the case.
jcore316 1 year ago
This bass is really beautiful in this warm finish. I have never seen it in stores so I have a though time to decide what the colour really is like. Some pictures (and this video) shows a warmer body colour, while in some pictures the body is pale and boring natural finish, just like the original Fender American Vintage Jazz. Can someone help me bout this question please?
Soulmover86 1 year ago
whats gloss on the neck like? "sticky"? i like lots of finish
devonsucks 1 year ago
arhg!can't decide between this and a jaguar..does the jag have a nice slap tone?
isomikieee 1 year ago
been wanting to play one of these since they came out but have never been a fan of how thin the neck is at the first fret. but the pickups make this bass sound amazing and do these pick ups come on the left handed model anybody?
piledriver89 1 year ago
@piledriver89 i've got the left handed model, and you do get those pick ups, they sound awesome
pinkishsword 1 year ago
Hold everything! A gearwire reviewer that has charisma AND knows what he's talking about. ABOUT TIME!
ChrisDN 1 year ago
i hate the intro music
edobb001 1 year ago
Im thinking of upgrading- i have a squier standard jazz bass and im stuck between a squier vintage modified and a Fleabass- would this bass actually be an upgrade from the squier standard? thanks.
Jimmmeeehhh 1 year ago
@Jimmmeeehhh yes it would be an upgrade. the pickups are amazing, it feels great, decent price, decent hardware. but if you have the money, possibly look into a used anerican fender jazz.
metalterminator1 1 year ago
I got this bass, and I love it more than anything ever. I can't really afford to get expensive shit all the time, so this bass was perfect.
johncerasi 1 year ago
3:13, what is and should never be by led zeppelin
tager1247 1 year ago 12
@tager1247 Damn, i thought i'd be the first one to comment this!
MrLino 9 months ago
Back in the day Geddy used a Rickenbacker 4001 and you can see it in the video for Tom Sawer in Russia . As of 6 years ago in concert he only used his black Fender Jazz bass
boomer61 1 year ago
@boomer61 as of Counterparts he switched to his jazz bass
had more balls than the Wal and they needed its sound for where they were headed next
so like 16 years ago
vectron12 1 year ago
so great man !!!
jujuthiry 1 year ago
wow, you can just hear the buzz from the pickups, theyre louder than him talking!
sasukeuchihalb 1 year ago
Damnnn! that jew got da funk!!!
RHCP1448 1 year ago
this guy usually seems like an idiot, but he plays rather well... hah
gl0gg 1 year ago
where does it have a pickup switch
George068890 1 year ago
@George068890 it doesn't, just volume knobs for each pickup
nbfan 1 year ago
i have this bass... had it 10 months. fuckin love it. my friend has a fender americam standard jbass and i actually like my tone more thanks to the duncans in it. actions super loose and low i fuckin love my vintage modified and the best think.....costed me only 190 bucks.
richylee69 1 year ago
The Jesus of bass.
Eyeoftheoldman 1 year ago
what amp are you using, sir?
Whitemoon379 1 year ago
you are 1 really good bass player, owen!
Whitemoon379 1 year ago
I'm trading in my yamaha rbx374 for this tomorrow!! this bass will sound excellent when I shred metal on it! I'm stoked!!
Whitemoon379 1 year ago
@Whitemoon379 metal on a jazz bass.....seriously people like you are fuckin music up
richylee69 1 year ago
@richylee69 you mean anthrax and revocation are fucking metal up too?
Whitemoon379 1 year ago
@Whitemoon379 i said music not metal dicktits. And anthrax and revocation both suck
richylee69 1 year ago
@richylee69 ok
Whitemoon379 1 year ago
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@richylee69 no, people like you who are too stupid to get past stereotypes are messing music up.
nbfan 1 year ago
@richylee69 Geddy Lee uses a jazz bass, and used it on classics like Tom Sawyer, which has one of the most aggressive bass lines I've ever heard.
bluenote71 1 year ago
@bluenote71 all his live shit....he RARELY uses a jazz bass and i cannot remember the actual bass he uses. for the record RUSH IS NOT FUCKING METAL YOU RETARD
richylee69 1 year ago
@richylee69
he used the rick a lot a while back, then he switched to a steinberger, then a Wal, then for counterparts and to now he's on the J bass
vectron12 1 year ago
@vectron12 I remember the rick and stein, what exactly was the wal? was that the ibanez lookin one?
richylee69 1 year ago
@richylee69 i think so
watch?v=8AFy7piA8UQ&feature=related
he used it through a show of hands
vectron12 1 year ago
@richylee69
What do you mean "music up"? (sorry dude, I'm English...)
addylewis 1 year ago
that sound makes my jaw drop its sick
musicmillar 1 year ago
in soviet russia gear wires you...
screamodrummer1234 1 year ago 36
@screamodrummer1234 lololololololololol
thestick169 1 year ago
I own this bass and you are never going to find a better one for this price.
It would be great for double the price .
Philtration 1 year ago
@gearwire Haha, love the 'What is and What Should Never Be' bass line. Sounds so cool.
basscovers99 1 year ago
this bass is awesome i think i might get it
metalheadneji 1 year ago
Well I LOVE the Gearwire intro track, thumbs up if you agree!
darkside621 1 year ago
Allmost everything this guy says about this bass is true EXCEPT for the high action. this bass almost has as low action as my Ibanez. It has lower action than my jag and also feels better than it too. I would take this bass (got it for 200 usd) over my 850 usd Jag bass.
T3hbassmasta 1 year ago
@T3hbassmasta Used or new? (your 200 usd)
tehJESSEH 1 year ago
@tehJESSEH new at a small local shop
T3hbassmasta 1 year ago
These basses rule. I played this one in the store. I own the fretless version but I think I'll get this one too eventually. It also looks a bit like Marcus Miller's bass...
Bassnoob21 1 year ago
what would be better for punk rock and classic rock...this...the mexican standard...or the 60's classic vibe jazz bass?
sebsoriano19 1 year ago
i find it kinda creppy that he keeep looking at the camera while he plays
Jose04811 1 year ago
I like how you can adjust the action easily on Fender basses. All you have to do is stick a wrench in the hole above the nut. My bass teacher lowered the action on his bass and it was 1,000,000 times easier to play.
PinkTheFloydable 1 year ago
@PinkTheFloydable every bass or guitar is like that
tucker441 1 year ago
the audio transcribtions are just awfull
Rossco602 1 year ago
Just bought this today, Im having some fun with it
Time4Ryan 1 year ago
In Poland it costs like ~500-600$ So it's twice the price as in USA
Sanght 1 year ago
is this a good punk bass? like blink and green day and shit?
WrapdInStripez 1 year ago
@WrapdInStripez You'd prolly be better off looking at a pbass or something with MM pickups.
jpat03 1 year ago
@WrapdInStripez well mark and mike both use fenders so i guess it probably would be good aswell
femmeXfatales 1 year ago
@WrapdInStripez I play In a band that has that genre and I play this bass too. Mark Hoppus and Míke Dirnt use fender basses, but precisions. slight difference. This one is basically a fender jazz bass´and You can play it in such a band, of course. With a lowered action and a buzz-free fretboard no prob. Ask me how to get that done if you buy it. cheers!
SaintUdnitz 1 year ago
@SaintUdnitz hey bro, ya i bought it now if u could help me set it up plz?? thtd be great
WrapdInStripez 1 year ago