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Post subject: New Bass Day
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:12 pm
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Took delivery today of a new Squire VM '70s Jazz Bass. As with any guitar I have ordered from Sweetwater, the setup was spot on out of the box. All I needed to do was a quick tune and she was ready to go. No dents, scratches, bubbles, etc. in the finish. No sharp fret ends. No sharp edges on the pickup covers. This is a replacement for my Squire Affinity P Bass with the P/J configuration. I didn't really care for the P Bass pickup. The narrower neck is more comfortable to me ( at the nut, it is actually about 1/4" narrower than the neck of my Strat). The pots have a smoother operation, and seem to affect the tone more than on the P Bass as Well. Sound-wise, both the middle and bridge pickups are louder than the Jazz Bass pickup on the P Bass. They are also crisper and more defined (they sound f'ing awesome) than on the other Bass. The Affinity P Bass was not a bad choice to get my feet wet with a Bass and get me wanting to learn more, But the Jazz Bass is a definite keeper.

These are the Sweetwater pictures, since they are better than any I can take:

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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:42 pm
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Beautiful bass guitar ErikM ! Congratulations !

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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 3:36 pm
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Solid Body Love Songs wrote:
Beautiful bass guitar ErikM ! Congratulations !

Thank you , Sir

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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:02 pm
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Pretty cool bass. 8) Let us know how it plays when you get it.

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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:09 pm
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PaulLF wrote:
Pretty cool bass. 8) Let us know how it plays when you get it.


I have it, and I absolutely love it. My Strat is my primary instrument, but I have a hard time now not putting the Strat down and picking up the Bass about half way through a practice session.

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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:27 am
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My shop has had a few of those 70's Jazz basses in and they have all been pretty nice... In fact ALL of the Vintage Mod and Classic Vibe guitars and basses we've gotten in have been outstanding in quality.

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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:42 pm
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Very sharp looking bass, love the maple fretboard too. Enjoy!


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Post subject: Re: New Bass Day
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:37 pm
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WI KISSfan wrote:
Very sharp looking bass, love the maple fretboard too. Enjoy!


Thanks. I'm having a blast with it.

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I love the appearance, especially those big fret markers.
The whole thing all has some kind of DIY/hand-made look to it.

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