Squier Vintage Modified Jazz 5er????

[natw42]

Has anyone seen more details on this potential awesomeness?

Squier® Guitars by Fender®: The Official Website

a picture please for the love o crap!

And yes, I searched. But not very patiently

[JakeDPR]

I'm interested for sure. I used to be a Squier basher, until I played a vm jag.

[natw42]

specs from squier's site for those too lazy to look:

Model Name Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® V (5-String)
Model Number 032-6760-(521)
Series Vintage Modified Series
Colors (521) Natural,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Body Soft Maple
Neck Maple, C-Shape,
(Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets 20 Medium Jumbo
Pickups 2 Duncan Designed™ JB105B Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickups with AlNiCo 5 Magnets
Controls Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Tone
Pickup Switching None
Bridge Standard 5-Saddle
Machine Heads Standard Open-Gear Tuners
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Scale Length 34” (864 mm)
Width at Nut 1.875” (47.6 mm)
Unique Features Black Bound Fingerboard with Black Block Position Inlays,
Knurled Chrome Dome Control Knobs,
4-Over, 1-Under Tuning Machine Array,
Bar Style String Retainer,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Strings Fender NPS, (.045, .065, .080, .100, .125)
Accessories None
Introduced 7/2011


No mention of string spacing at the bridge. I would assume 19 mm, no?

and I'm happy they're doing a 4+1 headstock.

[Tmw2011]

Picture in this thread

Basically it's the natural VM 70's bass with the 5th string added. It's on my list to get when it comes out... (Along with the HH blacktop P)

*Edit*
It uses the standard 5 string bridges that other Squiers use & I believe they are 19mm from the quick glance I did at google. Hey Squier offers 19mm spacing why do other companies make people jump through hoops for it?


OK, that was uncalled for... But I can't help laughing about it...

[natw42]

Thanks tmw... definitely on my list when it comes out too.

and leave that EBMM talk outta here!

Originally Posted by Tmw2011

Picture in this thread

Basically it's the natural VM 70's bass with the 5th string added. It's on my list to get when it comes out... (Along with the HH blacktop P)

*Edit*
It uses the standard 5 string bridges that other Squiers use & I believe they are 19mm from the quick glance I did at google. Hey Squier offers 19mm spacing why do other companies make people jump through hoops for it?


OK, that was uncalled for... But I can't help laughing about it...

[Wannaflea]

Played one in New York a couple days ago, but that was the only one I've ever seen face to face. It's an ok bass I guess, but it's possible I played a dud model. I'll give some more details if people want them?

[Tmw2011]

Originally Posted by natw42

and leave that EBMM talk outta here!

I wasn't naming any names...

[Darkstrike]

Originally Posted by Tmw2011

It uses the standard 5 string bridges that other Squiers use & I believe they are 19mm from the quick glance I did at google.

IIRC the standard Squier 5ers are 18mm, and the Deluxe is 19mm.

I'm hoping for the tighter string spacing myself.

[Tmw2011]

Originally Posted by Darkstrike

IIRC the standard Squier 5ers are 18mm, and the Deluxe is 19mm.

I'm hoping for the tighter string spacing myself.

Hmmm.. I do believe I checked out the deluxe (as it was the first to come up on google) so you may be right. Can't find anything on Squier's site other than there's two distinct part numbers for the Deluxe V bridge (006-2436-000) and the Affinity V bridge (007-3789-000).

That being said, the 4 string 70's Jazz uses a different bridge than the Affinity series as well. So until we get a few out in the wild, I don't think we'll have a final answer.

[natw42]

Originally Posted by Wannaflea

Played one in New York a couple days ago, but that was the only one I've ever seen face to face. It's an ok bass I guess, but it's possible I played a dud model. I'll give some more details if people want them?

If you don't mind -

Do you remember if the string spacing was standard 3/4" or less?

And what was "dud" about it? Was the setup crap, the tone, the neck?

[tedsalt]

Vintage Modified Jazz Bass® V (5-String) Width at Nut 1.875” (47.6 mm)
Deluxe Jazz Bass® V Active (5-String) Width at Nut 2.008" (51 mm)

So, yeah, it's a narrower string spacing. Would be nice to see what the bridge spacing is ...

[Tmw2011]

According to Amazon, Sam Ash has these in stock and for sale already.

Amazon.com: Vintage Modified 5 String Jazz Bass: Musical Instruments

$329.99

Bah, I didn't need this to happen for 2 more weeks..

And you can get them directly through Sam Ash (without going through Amazon.)
Squier Vintage Modified 5 String Jazz Bass | Sam Ash Music 1-800-4-SAMASH

[Wannaflea]

Originally Posted by natw42

If you don't mind -

Do you remember if the string spacing was standard 3/4" or less?

And what was "dud" about it? Was the setup crap, the tone, the neck?

Sorry palI'm not sure about the spacing. The tone was awful, very flat, no growl or punch, regardless of pickup/tone settings. Action was good, nice and low, I didnt measure. B was too floppy for my liking. Neck was a bit fat andfeltquite clunky in my hand (i lovejazz style necks). Heavy bass too, but Im no good at estimatingweights, sorry. Finish was good, wood grain looked beautiful and the binding suited it very well. 75/25 in favour of neck pickup with tone maxed gave a little growl, and this would probably complement some stainless strings or boomers. The tone is warm and deep but just a bit undefined for my taste.

Anything else? Sorry for inconsistent grammar and spelling, I'm on an ipad and can't use the cirtual keyboard for the life of me!

[Tmw2011]

I'm not suprised about the weight at all... I haven't weighed it yet, but my VM 70s feels like a boat anchor. That soft maple body on it is heavy.

Sad to hear about the floppy b, as well.

[justbark]

Giggidy giggidy!

I just placed my order through Amazon. I'm a huge fan of the Affinity 5 (I have 2 - 1 modded, 1 stock) and used to own the VM 4 string jazz. I'll post pics / impressions / clips after I get it.

[Wannaflea]

Originally Posted by justbark

Giggidy giggidy!

I just placed my order through Amazon. I'm a huge fan of the Affinity 5 (I have 2 - 1 modded, 1 stock) and used to own the VM 4 string jazz. I'll post pics / impressions / clips after I get it.

If it's your thing, I'll say this will REALLY be your thing. Have fun mate!

[Wannaflea]

Originally Posted by Tmw2011

I'm not suprised about the weight at all... I haven't weighed it yet, but my VM 70s feels like a boat anchor. That soft maple body on it is heavy.

Sad to hear about the floppy b, as well.

Yeah, but it was only that dissapointment which lead me to try out an Ibby SR370m which was gods gift to me. Effortless playing and the salesman didn't believe I'd only been playing a year!

[justbark]

I haven't noticed a floppy B on the Affinity, but I'm thinking the VM will have a different neck to account for the 4+1 design vs. the Affinity's in-line 5. It's probably getting flats which will increase the tension while hopefully decreasing said flop.

[Wannaflea]

Originally Posted by justbark

I haven't noticed a floppy B on the Affinity, but I'm thinking the VM will have a different neck to account for the 4+1 design vs. the Affinity's in-line 5. It's probably getting flats which will increase the tension while hopefully decreasing said flop.

I thnk flats would really give the bass a thumpy warm feel, whichnis probably smarter than trying to get growl out of it

[Darkstrike]

Originally Posted by Tmw2011

Sad to hear about the floppy b, as well.

That could be the strings though, Squier stock strings are utter junk.