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My first bass- Am I weird?

#21
Yes you are weird. Just as weird as I am, I guess :p

Somewhere in the early 70ties I bought a brand new Fender Jazz Bass and it just didn’t work out for me so I sold it after some time and never had any regrets about it.

Earlier on this year I decided to pick up bass playing again and bought a second hand Squier Affinity J-bass. I figured that I could always buy myself a more expensive bass later on and keep the Squier for backup.

I liked the Squier so much however that I decided to upgrade it and now it’s the best bass I’ve ever played.

Ok, for all the money I spend on the Squier, I could have bought a Fender as well, but then I just would have had a Fender and now I have a bass that sounds, feels and looks just the way I want it :D
 
#26
Welcome!
And if you're happy with what you have, just be happy with what you have.
No need to complicate matters.

You may eventually start to feel a pull towards something else when you get your own thing going on, but until then, you have a great bass for the money.

I have a VM Jazz also, while it's not up to par with my Ricks, it's a good solid performer when set up.
It is heavy, too, 10 lbs.
 
#27
I don't have a Squier bass but i have a Squier Strat and by my experiences, i see no reason to ever upgrade to a Fender.

Also, i've had the same bottom of the line Ibanez for 17 years. I'm finally getting another bass soon...mainly for aesthetical reasons. No band i was in ever suggested i change my bass to a better model. Because no one has ever had issues with my tone.
 
#29
The VM 70's Jazz is a great bass. I have a Fender American Standard Jazz too - it's better, but not $1000 better.

I would probably gig the Squier more, but I have a Hipshot D-tuner on the Fender and I need to play in drop D for a few songs.

You will like the DR Low Riders - I have them on my Fender.
 
#30
I've owned both at the same time, and without question my USA Jazz felt and sounded better. The Squier VM I had was very well made for the price. Just like everything though, there are diminishing returns the more money you spend. I seriously doubt a Fodera feels 8x better than my USA Jazz.
 
#31
Ironbar said:
I did a lot of searching around before I bought my first bass- a Squire VM Jazz. I figured I'd play this as a first, then maybe graduate someday to an American Fender Jazz of some type.

Well, I still have yet to pluck an American Fender Jazz that I like better than my made-in-Indonesia Squire! And I don't think is just a matter of, "Oh you've just gotten used to playing it." I genuinely like the Squire better than the American. I like the satin finish, I like the skinnier shaped neck, and I like the way it sounds vs the Fender. I even tried another Squire VM Jazz at GC today that was in a different fit & finish from mine, and I liked IT better than the American as well.

I guess the only thing I don't like about mine is the weight- it's a heavy guitar, but at less than ¼ the price of a Fender, I can definitely hang.
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You're off to a great start because you're playing a bass because you WANT to play it and nothing else. You like the way it feels and sounds, so that's the one you're going with. Stick with that mentality and you'll go places!
 
#32
Ironbar said:
They just don't sound right. They sound a bit on the muddy side, with emphasis on the E A strings. Stock strings sounded more balanced. I have some DR Nickel Low-Riders on order. I'm sure I'll eventually find strings I love!
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Nickle Lo-Riders are pretty dark sounding as well. Stainless Lo Riders are fantastic.
 
#33
You're not weird, just lucky. I had a 90s MIM Jazz that I lucked into for $150 (w/HSC). It was already loaded with EMGs and set up to rock. Smoked any MIA Jazz I've ever played.

Every now and again, you just find that magic "one."
 

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