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Fender Squire Deluxe Jazz Bass V Active (5-String)
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$312.50
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7.0
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Description:
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Deluxe Jazz Bass® V Active (5-String)
0300575
The Deluxe Jazz Bass Active V is a handsome instrument perfect for burgeoning five-string bassists who want active tone, or as a low-cost backup for any working five-string bassist. Features include an active three-band EQ with slap switch and a one-piece maple neck with ebonol fingerboard.
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riffsonbass
Registered User
Registered: February 2010
Location: Ottawa,ON
Posts: 7
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Review Date: Sat February 6, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $345.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Good low B sound, active slap switch
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Cons:
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Neck wood finish, no pick guard
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I was very surprised when I tried this bass out at how good it sounded. I had been looking to get into the 5-string world for a while given the low tuning going on in a lot of main stream rock songs I am playing these days (I just don't mean drop D).
Having already bought a Japanese Squire Precision 4 string bass about twenty years ago, I at least knew what the Squires were all about. I tried out out a Yamaha and an Ibanez at twice the price (can't remember the models) and was just not able to get my head around the price for something that would likely be a backup to my P-bass.
Reluctantly I tried the Squire because I was running out of options. I was surprised to get the same tone out of the Squire as I was getting out of the Yamaha. I'm not going to say that the quality of the wood even compared to either of the other two basses but the sound did!
I'm not completely thrilled with the wood on the neck or the plastic fretboard as opposed to Rosewood on my P-bass but again, I'm not spending the extra money. The bass also does not have a pick guard but I don't pick the bass so that's OK. The fret board is squarish as opposed to rounded so you feel the edge of the fret board moving up and down the fret board but nothing to impede the movement.
The one thing that I really like and this goes to all of you slappers out there, there is an active switch on this baby which allows you to completely change the tone of your sound with the flick of a switch. This is good if you need to play songs that require different tones. I'm not a slap master by any stretch of the imagination but when you need the tone, it comes through in spades.
One word of warning and I'm not talking about the quality of the bass, if you have a small hand, don't get this bass, get an Ibanez. Unlike a typical 4 string Jazz bass, the fret board is wide to accomodate the 5th string. I have a big hand but I still strain a bit when I'm playing the low D and playing the octave on the third string its a bit of a stretch. Small hands beware!
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Twocan
Supporting Member
Registered: October 2009
Location: S/E Michigan
Posts: 635
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Review Date: Sun November 14, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $280.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Ambitious design / features
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Electrionics / Parts used
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Perfect entry level 5 string. I owned this bass for a time and was very impressed with the features on it. The photo finish looked nice and the controls accomodated a variety of sounds. This is a great bass for slap due to the wide spacing.
It's funny to me - while the plastic board (I forget the technical name for it) is considered cheap by some - it's the same material used on the Kramer aluminum neck basses, and was seen then as an upgrade.
Only things to beware of:
-The neck is WIDE - same spacing as a standard jazz. Radius is good (flat), but be warned if you have small hands.
-Many of these that I've seen at Guitar Centers, Sam Ash, etc have had damaged/broken electronics. While I never had problems with mine, it might be a sign that they won't hold up long term.
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