Interesting...

[Dark Horse]

I just picked up a used Squier Jazz bass @ a pawn shop today for $100. I'm looking to use it primarily for fly-in gigs. Anyway, it's got a nice metallic candy apple red finish, good feeling neck, etc.. I changed out the crappy small "Affinity" tuners for some more substantial ones. Etc, blah....

Here's what I though was interesting.... the body is solid alder, and it doesn't have a "swimming pool" route. It is routed pretty much like a 62 would be routed, with the pickups individually routed and no rectangle route or routed wiring channel. I wasn't aware that they had made these like that. Anyway, I guess I'm gonna rock it "sans pickguard".

Good looking bass, surprisingly good sounding too now that I put flats on it.

I'd take pics, but my cameras batteries are dead, and I can't find my battery charger. I'll try to get some pics up asap though.

Not a bad buy for $100

 

[lowphatbass]

Yea! Sounds like a good score. Lately I've been messing with a MIK Squier, solid plywood(not Alder). Still sounds great though.

 

[bound'n'blocked]

My first Jazz was a Squier I got off ebay, shipped, for $100. It had the rectangle route, but not the wiring channel. I used it without a pickguard for a while. It had a nicer neck than my MIM I bought shortly after it.

BnB

 

[Dark Horse]

My first Jazz was a Squier I got off ebay, shipped, for $100. It had the rectangle route, but not the wiring channel. I used it without a pickguard for a while. It had a nicer neck than my MIM I bought shortly after it.

BnB

Yeah, it just struck me as "odd" that this one was solid alder and routed like a 62...no rectangle route (or channel). Really surprised me.

They do have surprisingly comfortable necks.

It'll make a nice "fly in" gig bass, so I don't have to bring my vintage or more valuable stuff.

 

[lowphatbass]

It's amazing how "liberating" it can be to travel with a bass that has no real monetary or sentimental value. It's a weight off your shoulders for sure!

 

[Dark Horse]

Here's a pic so that you guys can see the route. It really surprised me to see a Squier routed like this - (looked good, so I removed the guard...)

 

[Dark Horse]

It's amazing how "liberating" it can be to travel with a bass that has no real monetary or sentimental value. It's a weight off your shoulders for sure!

Indeed.

 

[Pilgrim]

That does look nice. Great find!

 

[Bobster]

Darkhorse,

The Affinity Jazz V basses are the same. Alder body with no square pickup route, and no visible channel. The CNC hole is actually in the neck pocket. I'm guessing it's the same on yours.

Bob

 

[Dark Horse]

Darkhorse,

The Affinity Jazz V basses are the same. Alder body with no square pickup route, and no visible channel. The CNC hole is actually in the neck pocket. I'm guessing it's the same on yours.

Bob

Good to know - thanks for the info !

 

[Sahe_Bassist]

Here's a pic so that you guys can see the route. It really surprised me to see a Squier routed like this - (looked good, so I removed the guard...)

that thing is looking pretty schweet man, i dont normally like jazzes without the pick guard but the red is really nice.

good job

 

[fourstringgirl]

OK, I see power lines, blue sky, trees, a fence and a really pretty bass hanging in mid-air and I can't figure it out Mr. Criss Angel!!

 

[Dark Horse]

OK, I see power lines, blue sky, trees, a fence and a really pretty bass hanging in mid-air and I can't figure it out Mr. Criss Angel!!

I've got mad skills !

 

[Spinal Tapper]

Looks great DH! I would've gone for the matching headstock to give it a little flare, but it turned out great!

Oh, my mistake, I thought you refinished that one. It came in CAR, huh?

 

[Dark Horse]

Looks great DH! I would've gone for the matching headstock to give it a little flare, but it turned out great!

I probably will do a matching stock just for the hell of it (Metal Specks Red seems like it should match pretty well), but I fly to Portland with Ray Wylie this week...so I just wanted to make sure it was "giggable". Of course I'll probably just bring a Longhorn Bass instead.....

 

[chadds]

OK, I see power lines, blue sky, trees, a fence and a really pretty bass hanging in mid-air and I can't figure it out Mr. Criss Angel!!

Nail right through it red lipstick on head. He said it has no sentimental or monetary value.