I've now been playing this bass for 8 months and absolutely love it. I also added the VM 77 to back-up and she's also quite a doll to play with. That series is unbelievable in terms of quality and playability.
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I've now been playing this bass for 8 months and absolutely love it. I also added the VM 77 to back-up and she's also quite a doll to play with. That series is unbelievable in terms of quality and playability.
Here's mine. It is a Standard Indonesian Jazz bass with D'Addario Chrome Flats on it.
I got it because it was dirt cheap used and I have a fretless Jazz bass so I figured this would be like its little brother. It is stock except I put the same kind of knobs on it that the fretless has.
I got it because it was dirt cheap used and I have a fretless Jazz bass so I figured this would be like its little brother. It is stock except I put the same kind of knobs on it that the fretless has.
Here's a pic of the guard my friend painted for me. It's a technique she's been playing with on tile,canvas,wood,etc. It's going on my Affinity V which is a light mint with a pearl clear and 70s Vibe maple neck. She still has to clear it but I should have it on Tuesday.
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Nice! Ive seen this technique used on the Gem 777. My friend does a different technique where she pours the tints onto her canvases then adds a chemical to achieve the swirl pattern.
Well I am the proud owner of a new Squier. I sold my Squier Standard Precision V (I believe it was a 2002) to Guitar Center and ordered a new VM Jazz Fretless.
The Jazz is technically my Christmas present so it’s in the box in my closet. I have to wait until then to take it out and play it.
No need for a number, just figured I’d check in.
The Jazz is technically my Christmas present so it’s in the box in my closet. I have to wait until then to take it out and play it.
No need for a number, just figured I’d check in.
Here's my heavily modded Affinity V. Before and now shots.
Started out as a no frills stock bass. I've done a few mods over the years. I added a JZ3 preamp but then removed it when I had it painted to the color shown here (the JZ3 now resides on Fender Jazz Bass 5) and I installed the control plate off of my Squire VM Jazz Bass Fretless (which also has a different JZ3). I had the pick guard painted black with a Prismatic clear then to the current design shown here. Changed out the neck to a Squire Classic Vibes maple neck last year too. I want to add a beefier bridge and eventually install (once again) another JZ3.
Started out as a no frills stock bass. I've done a few mods over the years. I added a JZ3 preamp but then removed it when I had it painted to the color shown here (the JZ3 now resides on Fender Jazz Bass 5) and I installed the control plate off of my Squire VM Jazz Bass Fretless (which also has a different JZ3). I had the pick guard painted black with a Prismatic clear then to the current design shown here. Changed out the neck to a Squire Classic Vibes maple neck last year too. I want to add a beefier bridge and eventually install (once again) another JZ3.
It's been some time since I've posted anything on this thread, so now it's time to remedy that sitch! 
I should mention that at this point in time, I have not a single Squier in stock condition. Mostly, I've harvested necks from them for parts-bass projects. The closest I have to a full-on and complete Squier is my "No-Guilt Jazz V".
It's an Affinity body matched up with a Vintage Modified '70s neck. I call it "No-Guilt" because I hardly ever pick it up, but since it cost me so little to assemble, there's no guilt involved. Plus, if for whatever reason I suddenly need a fiver, I've got one…and a surprisingly damn good one, at that! Something about that Affinity just came together. Statistically speaking, a gem is bound to crop up from time to time and apparently I found one!
For those who've read my "tinkering with Squiers" posts before may remember some of my frustration-fueled rants about the Squier Standard Series and how much of a wall-banging
pain in the butt they are to modify or harvest parts from. But despite the headaches they've inflicted upon mein gehirn, I've come back to them over and over again. There is a level of personal comfort and enjoyment in playing their Jazz-spec'd necks that, for me, is only surpassed by the Fender Aerodyne. To wit, I put this lil' beasty together;
Here's my "Projekt Black" in it's first, all-black & chrome iteration…
…but then I was inspired to "bling it up a bit". Not too much, but just enough to make it "POP!!" visually.
For anyone interested, here's a rundown on this curious mix of parts & labor;
I should mention that at this point in time, I have not a single Squier in stock condition. Mostly, I've harvested necks from them for parts-bass projects. The closest I have to a full-on and complete Squier is my "No-Guilt Jazz V".
It's an Affinity body matched up with a Vintage Modified '70s neck. I call it "No-Guilt" because I hardly ever pick it up, but since it cost me so little to assemble, there's no guilt involved. Plus, if for whatever reason I suddenly need a fiver, I've got one…and a surprisingly damn good one, at that! Something about that Affinity just came together. Statistically speaking, a gem is bound to crop up from time to time and apparently I found one!
For those who've read my "tinkering with Squiers" posts before may remember some of my frustration-fueled rants about the Squier Standard Series and how much of a wall-banging
pain in the butt they are to modify or harvest parts from. But despite the headaches they've inflicted upon mein gehirn, I've come back to them over and over again. There is a level of personal comfort and enjoyment in playing their Jazz-spec'd necks that, for me, is only surpassed by the Fender Aerodyne. To wit, I put this lil' beasty together;Here's my "Projekt Black" in it's first, all-black & chrome iteration…
…but then I was inspired to "bling it up a bit". Not too much, but just enough to make it "POP!!" visually.
For anyone interested, here's a rundown on this curious mix of parts & labor;
YUP, this the post Malak. Specifically, "frustration-fueled rants about the Squier Standard Series and how much of a wall-bangingIt's been some time since I've posted anything on this thread, so now it's time to remedy that sitch!
I should mention that at this point in time, I have not a single Squier in stock condition. Mostly, I've harvested necks from them for parts-bass projects. The closest I have to a full-on and complete Squier is my "No-Guilt Jazz V".
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It's an Affinity body matched up with a Vintage Modified '70s neck. I call it "No-Guilt" because I hardly ever pick it up, but since it cost me so little to assemble, there's no guilt involved. Plus, if for whatever reason I suddenly need a fiver, I've got one…and a surprisingly damn good one, at that! Something about that Affinity just came together. Statistically speaking, a gem is bound to crop up from time to time and apparently I found one!
For those who've read my "tinkering with Squiers" posts before may remember some of my frustration-fueled rants about the Squier Standard Series and how much of a wall-banging
Here's my "Projekt Black" in it's first, all-black & chrome iteration…
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…but then I was inspired to "bling it up a bit". Not too much, but just enough to make it "POP!!" visually.
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For anyone interested, here's a rundown on this curious mix of parts & labor;
pain in the butt they are to modify". Which means someone is going to charge me more $$$ and I am sure, does not have the experience you do in making these mods. Thats what got me all GAS'ed up...Contemporary Active JB HH on its way! Merry Xmas!
Proud owner of that amazing squier precision M.I.J medium scale bass!!!
What can I say about these.... I'm lucky to have one !!!
Recently refreted, New bridge and New, black knobs to match the body colour. All the rest are stock (great pickups!!! And great tuners)
It has some battle scars from all these years of use (mid 80's) that add a ton of charm and character
So proud of it!!!! Plays great ... more than it's humble logo on the headstock indicates...
What can I say about these.... I'm lucky to have one !!!
Recently refreted, New bridge and New, black knobs to match the body colour. All the rest are stock (great pickups!!! And great tuners)
It has some battle scars from all these years of use (mid 80's) that add a ton of charm and character
So proud of it!!!! Plays great ... more than it's humble logo on the headstock indicates...
My Affinity PJ has been giving me fits since I got it. I've been fighting fret buzz, playability issues, and just a feeling that all was not well with it. I had it back to the shop a couple times to have them check the setup. Everything is perfect they'd tell me after making a few minor adjustments. I decided to quit driving it back to the shop and had a crack at doing a setup myself. I got the truss rod adjusted the best I could, set the action as low as I could without most of the fret buzz, and got it fairly playable. I decided to order a set of the Geezer Butler pups and found a local custom build shop that was a dealer for them. I gave him a call to discuss whether it was worth putting any money into the bass or just buy a used one. I told him about the problems I was still having and he told me to just bring it over. He really gave a good working over. Adjusted the truss rod, worked over the frets, set the intonation, and wound up replacing one of the frets that he wasn't able to get right. The bass is now playing like a dream with a flat fret board, low action, no fret buzz anywhere. He ordered the pups for me and charged me $30 for all the work he did. I'm a happy camper. Taking it out to play tonight.
Squier line has to be the most under rated and overlooked instrument I can think of, so unfair. There are a million ads in the used instrument section for Epiphone's,Yamaha's and all kinds of entry level bass guitars and I notice they sell faster than Squier. When my Squier P/J was new it sounded great but with a small amount of money and upgrades the bass sounds like an expensive beast. Still probably the finest weapon out of all five of my basses. I literally get every tone I need for my band out of it where my other basses do a fantastic job they are not up to the challenge of completing tone duties for every song on our playlist.
