Ok, quick background on me: As of this morning, I owned 4 basses, none of which cost me more than $400. I work for an A/V company here in Des Moines, and we have been absolutely swamped lately with stuff relating to the Caucuses. My company has been working specifically with Mitt Romney's campaign, which you might know if you follow politics, has thrown an OBSCENE amount of money into Iowa, and has hired my office to do a ton of work for his campaign stops in the central half or so of the state.
Long story short, I've been working ridiculous amounts of overtime lately, so, as a reward, I decided to get a nicer bass.
I was planning on getting something in the $500-$700 range, probably either a MIM Deluxe Fender Jazz or an Ibanez ATK300. I played a ton of different Fenders, from Mexico, Japan, even America, and none of them are doing much for me. The ATK300 was pretty nice, though. I decided to pick up a Squire Vintage Modified 70's Jazz. Oh man, this things feels and sounds GREAT. Really, it blows the frets off all the other Fenders I tried, including the Geddy Lee sig, the Areodyne Jazz, Deluxe Jazz, and even an American Deluxe P-bass. The fretwork is perfect, the sound is exactly what I was wanting, and the look is classic. Plus, I've been GASsing for a Jazz for years, but I've just never gotten around to actually getting one.
Anyway, without further ado, here are the pictures, so you can all rest assured that the bass really DOES exist.
Full body shot:
Close up of the body:
Under the control plate:
My only gripe is that the control cavity is just a hair too small to fit my Aguilar OBP-3 preamp into. Otherwise, it's a fantastic bass that cost me less than $375 with case, strap locks and tax.
Long story short, I've been working ridiculous amounts of overtime lately, so, as a reward, I decided to get a nicer bass.
I was planning on getting something in the $500-$700 range, probably either a MIM Deluxe Fender Jazz or an Ibanez ATK300. I played a ton of different Fenders, from Mexico, Japan, even America, and none of them are doing much for me. The ATK300 was pretty nice, though. I decided to pick up a Squire Vintage Modified 70's Jazz. Oh man, this things feels and sounds GREAT. Really, it blows the frets off all the other Fenders I tried, including the Geddy Lee sig, the Areodyne Jazz, Deluxe Jazz, and even an American Deluxe P-bass. The fretwork is perfect, the sound is exactly what I was wanting, and the look is classic. Plus, I've been GASsing for a Jazz for years, but I've just never gotten around to actually getting one.
Anyway, without further ado, here are the pictures, so you can all rest assured that the bass really DOES exist.
Full body shot:
Close up of the body:
Under the control plate:
My only gripe is that the control cavity is just a hair too small to fit my Aguilar OBP-3 preamp into. Otherwise, it's a fantastic bass that cost me less than $375 with case, strap locks and tax.
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