Fretless Squier Jazz bass

[Hutzbordello]

Played on of these at a local music store today. didnt get a chance to plug it in, but acoustically t sounded really good. it was only 300. It was also suuuper smooth playing it and it felt really really nice. Not sure if it was heavy. anyone have any experience with one of these?

there was also a Peavy TNT 115 there which looked MENACING

 

[Muzoid]

I have played one my buddy owns...we jam with our basses quite often.

It is seriously a great bass plugged in, I'm blown away by how nice they are for the price.

As well, do a search, I remember reading a thread about them here, and they are getting solid reviews.

 

[Hutzbordello]

excellent thanks for the info. i think it would be cool to own one. my favorite thing about them is how smooth the fretboard is, and also how each fret is outlined so im not just guessing where i am on the board. GASsing up

 

[Muzoid]

Ya, they have the epoxy'd neck (like Jaco) and are very smooth...when I bring my Dean fretless to compare, the Squier has a more upper middy knarl to it, where the Dean has a thicker/fuller sound...

For general bass playing, I prefer my Dean, but for solo playing, I really love how 'out front' and 'farty' the Squier is.

I'm very tempted to get one, and for the price, you just can't go wrong.

My buddy is very happy with the purchase, so you should definitely consider it...next time you check it out, plug it in, I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Steveaux]

Ya, they have the epoxy'd neck (like Jaco) and are very smooth...when I bring my Dean fretless to compare, the Squier has a more upper middy knarl to it, where the Dean has a thicker/fuller sound...

For general bass playing, I prefer my Dean, but for solo playing, I really love how 'out front' and 'farty' the Squier is.

I'm very tempted to get one, and for the price, you just can't go wrong.

My buddy is very happy with the purchase, so you should definitely consider it...next time you check it out, plug it in, I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

No. The Squier fingerboard is Ebonol, a synthetic, it's plastic.

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[Muzoid]

No. The Squier fingerboard is Ebonal, a synthetic, it's plastic.

Ok, my mistake

Thanks.

 

[Hutzbordello]

i just hate the color options.....

 

[Alkali Ike]

There's one LIKE NEW for sale cheap in the classifieds.

 

[Muzoid]

i just hate the color options.....

Ya...as far as I know there is only the one color option, which some like, some don't.

But seeing that it's only a $300 bass, might be a fun refinishing project, or maybe strip it down to bare wood and go natural.

I'm not a fan of the color either, so I hear ya.

This pic does it justice, but my bud's is way more orangy.

 

[Bread Knife]

According to the always-accurate resource known as Wikipedia, ebonol is "layers of black paper and phenolic resin" and is thus technically classified as a paper product. I imagine it's not functionally much different than an epoxied wood board.

In any case, it works well on that bass. I even enjoyed playing the broken one at Guitar Center!

 

[ianmatth]

Yeah, I wasn't too crazy about that wannabe ebony on the neck, but for $300 you can't expect a real ebony neck. Most quality fretless basses use ebony, pau ferro, or rosewood for the fretboard. On the other hand if you switched out the neck on that bass it could be pretty nice because it does have a beautiful body and I've heard agathis compares well to alder, and some even say mahogany.

 

[Don Sibley]

I love mine.

 

[john_g]

I absolutely love mine and my band begs me to play it all the time...over my 09 Ric, and G&Ls L2000 and L2500 lol! I put a pickguard on mine and it looks much better, but for the money, its a fantastic bass.

 

[Hutzbordello]

soooo jealous. it really seemed like a super great bass, i should try and go back and play one sometime. so smooth, great fretboard, the back has no finish so it wont get sticky and dirty. i heard it on the upper frets and was really really impressed with how it sounded acoustically. made me wanna play some jaco stuff

 

[bassbrad]

According to the always-accurate resource known as Wikipedia, ebonol is "layers of black paper and phenolic resin" and is thus technically classified as a paper product. I imagine it's not functionally much different than an epoxied wood board.

In any case, it works well on that bass. I even enjoyed playing the broken one at Guitar Center!

Ebonol is the same material that bowling balls are made out of so it is extremely tough and resistant to wear.

I have been playing a SVMFJ for quite while now and it is an awesome bass at any price.

 

[Systolic]

Definitely in love with mine. Muzoid is right, they are usually a little more "orangy." Nice and burpy behind the bridge pickup. You can definitely a really nice warm deep almost upright type sound if you play up by the fingerboard. Lots of mwah! Especially on the upper frets. You MUST string it with flats though. Roundwounds will scratch the hell out of the ebonol. I bought mine used and he had it strung with rounds, there are noticeable marks.

 

[nocontrols]

I'm not a fan of the color either, so I hear ya.

This pic does it justice, but my bud's is way more orangy.

That's the thing I hate about that Vintage Sunburst or whatever they call it... I always want it to be more brown but instead, it always leans towards orange. That's my only problem with the Squier VM Precision TB, which is otherwise a really desirable instrument for me right now.

 

[zerothehero76]

I love mine too... as soon as I got it (before learning how to play it ;-)), I recorded a short impro here on YouTube. Then I changed pickups, and now I use flat strings on it.