Sir, we need you to leave. -NBD

Wicked pretty!

 

What’s not to like about that? You got a great looking bass that suits your needs and you save a few bucks. Congratulations.

 

*wolf whistle*

 

I have played a bunch of those at different stores and each of them was superb.
The tuners could be hit-or-miss... I have a 2014 VM that has great tuners, and then bought a 2016 VM neck and the tuners are ‘meh’ in feel, but still hold tune even while in a gig-bag.
I removed the OE pickups from the 2014 long ago and stuck them in a zip-lock bag. I actually pulled them out last week and installed them into the bass that has the 2016 VM neck - they actually sound really good. More bite, grind, and output than my Fender USA Marcus Miller pickups...
if you’re going to replace them with a brand-name set, I think an actual upgrade would be Hum-Cancelling pickups, but not necessarily another single coil.

 

Yeah, the bridge is, in my opinion, a “need to” replacement. I like the Hipshot Kickass Style-2 for its drop in capability and versatility. I put one on my VM when it became my fretless (vis Warmoth neck)

then put one on my “mo-mo-mo-mo-monster Jazz” (which happens to sport the VM neck off the now-fretless)

 

Hm, OK. Your blocks are spreading happiness. Thanks. That’s awesome.
Drop the Lindys in and you’ll achieve nirvana.

 

Ive wanted one for ages! Very nice man!

 

Greetings from the North,

The Lindy Fralins will make the difference. I dropped them into my Squier Jazz 5 and they're outstanding.

Rezdog

 

I had a VM Jazz Squier.

Regret selling that one

 

Very cool! I've been eyeing these, they look quite nice. And they're very affordable.

 

I’ve had one for 6 years now and I’m still stunned with the quality of it. I have to look very hard for any faults, although it is a little heavy. The clear coat on mine is darkening nicely.

 

Awesome bass!

 

Good buy! A buddy of mine got one of these for something stupid like a hundred bucks with a TINY crack in the headstock and wanted me to fix it up. Fixed the crack and honestly could've probably left it alone and he would've been okay with it, I was very surprised by its playability. I did a half-unnecessary (he hasn't played long and wanted super-low action, I wouldn't have needed it) fret level/dress/polish, fixed exactly two fret ends that were too sharp for me but probably wouldn't have been for a normal person, shielded it, put EMGs, a Fender Hi-Mass bridge from another friend's Geddy Jazz, a black pearloid pickguard, a set of straplocks, and a set of Hipshot UltraLites on it, and it's just about as good a Jazz as I've played. Again, that thing was IMPRESSIVELY good just the way it was.

I have to ask, though, if it was light weight you were after, did it deliver? My friend's had to have weighed 10 pounds. Lower-priced usually equals less-consistent lumber selections, so they might vary wildly, I don't know.

 

Nice, I have that same bass. Threw a gold badass II bridge on it, brass nut, Bartollini
Extended high range p-ups, gold Schaller tuners, gold mirrored p-guard
and some Smith slapmasters. It’s my pimptacular Cadillac bass.
Slap tone for days.

 

70s style jazzes are just perfect - nice find!