Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS bass - head dive ?

I would think the shorter scale would make it less likely to have neck dive, but...
if they print "Fender Squier" on the headstock, that might just tip the scales enough

 

Squier JAG SS's are hit and miss. The weights vary on them and some have neck dive and some don't.

First one I had dove like Greg Louganis. The one I have now doesn't.

Don't order one in sight unseen. Play one and check it out before you buy.

Other than that they are a good little shorty for the money.

 

Fenders/Squiers have unnecessarily large headstocks. Combine that with a shorter neck, and you're in downtown Neck Dive City.

 

Bunny Brunel takes his strap and runs it above the upper back bout to correct neck dive. I have done this myself with both Carvin and Fender basses that have neck dive. Just make sure there are no sharp edges or buckles on the strap to cause scratches.

 

It's quite the opposite actually, which is why guitars are less likely to have neck dive than basses.

 

Probably not so much the weight of the headstock and neck as it is the type of wood they use for the body...which can vary amongst the same brand/model of bass.

This is also why the weight can vary for the bass.

I guess if they use a really light wood for the body then there's more potential for a weight imbalance.

This bodywood variation is not uncommon on other basses besides Squier Jag SS.

 

Never had a neck dive problem with my Squier Jaguar SS. Like Killed by Death said, SS is closer to a guitar an less likely to be neck heavy, unlike a 5,6,7+ string long-scale. It was harder to balance my kindle than the bass!

 

My Jag SS has a slight dive due to its very light body, which I don't notice with the strap. It's a pretty good value. Well built, good player.

 

My Jag Shorty neck-dives pretty good.
I have one of those corn filled neck bags that I slip on to the strap at the butt end.
That balances it out pretty well without having to hook something to my pants.

 

My Jag SS has pretty bad dive. What are they, agathis? basswood? Light weight tuners would help but then you've basically doubled the price of the instrument especially if you have someone put them in for you. BTW, fender won't tell you what size the tuners are because they "don't support the modifications of our product."

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Mine does not have a noticeable dive and it's by far the lightest bass I've owned. If it does dive, my strap must make it a non-issue.

 

Mine doesn't neck dive. I don't think Agathis is a real wood species, but whatever it is, it's heavy more often than not
(based on the newer Squires I've picked up).

 

You could take one off and measure the hole.
I think they are a standard size.
I tossed a set Grovers on mine. Fit right on without any mods.
Not smaller or lighter, just switching hardware to Gold.

 

Put USA Hipshots in mine. It doesn't dive but I put them in just to make it even better.

Think they're the 1/2 inch ones. There's a very tiny bit of play.....but if you anchor the Hipshot at the bottom of the hole as you put the screws in back and tighten up....then there's absolutely no problem.

The Hipshots have no string groove (hourglass shape) on them. So you need at least three windings to get the string down far enough on the post on the E and A.

The D and G don't matter because the Jag comes with a string tree for those.

But the E and A there isn't and those end up with not much bend on them if you don't use much winding turn.