Squier Affinity Jazz V Olympic White (discontinued color)

dfp · #1 12-13-2010, 09:46 PM

got it last year when i noticed Olympic White was on "backorder" everywhere on line, I tracked one down at an obscure on line retailer... anyway, Squier seems to have discontinued this color for the Jazz V, which is a shame b/c it was the best looking finish they did, creamy off-white slightly yellowed..

great looking and sounding instrument, has been gigged some for the last 12 months but well taken care of, clean, a couple tiny blems in the finish that have been touched up w/ auto touch up paint

and a little bit of signs of wear on the back side (from shirt buttons, belt buckle, whatnot)

you can get this bass in black all day long on line for 229.00 w/ free shipping, but if you want this color, here it is. i will only ship this in 2 pieces (neck in one box, body in another) for lower shipping and less risk of damage. continental USA only. paypal only. 190$ shipped. pix tomorrow.

**peledog** · #2 12-14-2010, 03:53 AM

Pikcharrsszz please.

dfp · #3 12-15-2010, 08:27 AM

neck is particularly nice on this bass. smooth, not tacky, feels great.

dfp · #4 12-15-2010, 08:28 AM

frets are in good shape, a touch of buckle rash on the back that's hard to photo

dfp · #5 12-15-2010, 08:30 AM

close up of buckle rash, small blem on bottom edge

dfp · #6 12-15-2010, 08:32 AM

other tiny blems along upper-back edge

**peledog** · #7 12-15-2010, 03:49 PM

Very nice!

How is the neck? Any truss rod issues? Is it a 34" or 35" scale?

Also, what's it weigh?

funkboy5 · #8 12-15-2010, 06:02 PM

Nice looking bass. I wonder how hard it would be to modify and add ferrules so it can be strung through the body. Anybody have any info? Thanks

dfp · #9 12-15-2010, 07:56 PM

i guess if you got a bridge with holes in the base, and are handy with a drill press you could get'r'done.. why not? sounds like a fun Christmas project! i elect you, funkboy5 to buy this bass and try it out, put up a blog about it, make youtube vids... and don't miss my other sale threads...

but seriously, i once had a USA Fender V with strung thru bridge, and i really liked it better with strings thru the top... that bass in particular just had a naturally deep tone and strings thru the body was kinda over kill... actually, this Squier, maybe b/c they come w/ ceramic magnet pickups, i dunno, but it has a quite deep tone too... anyway, thx for looking. I put this up on my local Craigslist and would really rather sell it locally, but i just figured since this color has been discontinued somebody out in TalkBass land might really be gassing for an Olympic White JV for just a little $$. We'll see!

oh, and someone asked about selling just the neck... which i understand, b/c the neck on this thing is sweet, i thought about keeping it myself, maybe have it turned into a fretless for some future bass i don't own yet... but at the moment i really need to raise funds... so.. i'd rather sell the body and neck together... unless someone comes forward and just wants to buy the body, and my neck-wanting guy doesn't disappear in the interim... hmmm?

funkboy5 · #10 12-15-2010, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfp

i guess if you got a bridge with holes in the base, and are handy with a drill press you could get'r'done.. why not? sounds like a fun Christmas project! i elect you, funkboy5 to buy this bass and try it out, put up a blog about it, make youtube vids... and don't miss my other sale threads...

but seriously, i once had a USA Fender V with strung thru bridge, and i really liked it better with strings thru the top... that bass in particular just had a naturally deep tone and strings thru the body was kinda over kill... actually, this Squier, maybe b/c they come w/ ceramic magnet pickups, i dunno, but it has a quite deep tone too... anyway, thx for looking. I put this up on my local Craigslist and would really rather sell it locally, but i just figured since this color has been discontinued somebody out in TalkBass land might really be gassing for an Olympic White JV for just a little $$. We'll see!

oh, and someone asked about selling just the neck... which i understand, b/c the neck on this thing is sweet, i thought about keeping it myself, maybe have it turned into a fretless for some future bass i don't own yet... but at the moment i really need to raise funds... so.. i'd rather sell the body and neck together... unless someone comes forward and just wants to buy the body, and my neck-wanting guy doesn't disappear in the interim... hmmm?

Thanks for the info. I really prefer the tighter string tension on the 35" scale basses that's why I was asking about stringing it through the body. You're right, it would make a nice side project to add a string thruouh body option, need to research it. BTW I do like that color and have already purchased a drop in Audere pre off the TB accessories page and I'm looking at either throwing in some nordies or lindy fralins and some hipshot tuners. May upgrade to a badass bridge too, why not. I see it with a solid black pickguard and some sadowsky knobs. At that price it'll be fun. Sir I'll take it, you will be getting a PM.

dfp · #11 12-16-2010, 06:33 AM

peledog, sorry i overlooked your questions last night. the neck is great, the truss rod works great, and it's 34" like a Fender bass is s'posed to be!

and i think it weighs in the 9 lb range, but my bathroom scale ain't exactly exact. it's not too heavy for a 5'er, i can feel that.

and.... sale pending!

smoothgroove615 · #12 12-17-2010, 02:45 PM

i want to talk to member about buying his bass and I don't know how!

dfp · #13 12-18-2010, 12:21 PM

this sale is on hold til sometime after Christmas, unless smoothgroove615 comes thru this weekend. peace everyone, and Merry Christmas, Holidays, Solstice, whatev....

dfp · #14 08-26-2011, 11:36 AM

SOLD a long time ago, sorry just now realized this thread was still out there....