Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V - I see the light

[Mola Ram]

I usually avoid Sam Ash and Guitar Center like I would an ex-girlfriend at a party. You see them from across the room and there's a small part of you that gets that bite of nostalgia that brings a small smile to your face but then you remember what a pyscho-nutjob she really is and you try to do anything to avoid eye contact.

Well...I was out over the weekend. I was kinda stuck because I needed to pick up my rig for a band audition from my buddies place and he doesn't get up in the AMs on the weekend and it was barely 11. So rather than park outside his place and twiddle my thumbs until he roused himself I decided to head over to the local Sam Ash and Guitar Centers and look around.


I'm never really impressed with the variety these places have but I finally was able to get my hands on and try out a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V. I've heard tons of great things about Squier from Talk Bass and I've been dying to see what all the hubbub was about.

Holy crap. This thing just felt GOOD. The last time I tried out a Squier it was the Deluxe Active Jazz V and I just couldn't play it. The neck seemed way too wide for my liking and it felt a bit on the cheaper side. The Vintage Modified however was a completely different story.

I can't explain enough how well crafted this thing felt to me. before I plugged it in I just knew I would like it. I'm just completely blown away with what they were able to do with a bass being sold for under $400. I'll tell ya It felt better than any Mexican made fender I've ever tried.

Now I just need them to make a 5 string version in vintage white with a rosewood neck and pearl inlays, like they do with the Vintage Modified Jaguar, and I'll buy one IMMEDIATELY. I'm shallow, what can I say?

 

[Flabass]

Been around a long time and remember the bad squire reputation. Still hard for me to forget their past.

 

[Mola Ram]

I wouldn't say just buy one without trying it but if you have the opportunity to play one definitely give it a shot. No amount of positive threads about these basses on the internet could make my opinion as much as just 20 minutes with one in my hands.

 

[bassbenj]

I wouldn't say just buy one without trying it but if you have the opportunity to play one definitely give it a shot. No amount of positive threads about these basses on the internet could make my opinion as much as just 20 minutes with one in my hands.

Hey, Squiers may be better now, but as far as I can see they are still variable. I've tried a LOT of nasty Squiers. But I've seen a few keepers out there that blow ANY Fender away (no matter what the MIA guys say).

So IMHO where the OP made his mistake was in simply being too shallow! Hey, when you wander into SamAsh or GC and find that "keeper" in your hands, you don't make excuses about the color or the inlays or whatever that doesn't quite satisfy your taste.

YOU BUY THAT SUCKER ON THE SPOT! PERIOD!

(Hey, mola ram, don't you know the next one you see that is vintage white with a rosewood neck and pearl inlays will be the biggest piece of crap on the planet?)

 

[Mola Ram]

So IMHO where the OP made his mistake was in simply being too shallow! Hey, when you wander into SamAsh or GC and find that "keeper" in your hands, you don't make excuses about the color or the inlays or whatever that doesn't quite satisfy your taste.

YOU BUY THAT SUCKER ON THE SPOT! PERIOD!

(Hey, mola ram, don't you know the next one you see that is vintage white with a rosewood neck and pearl inlays will be the biggest piece of crap on the planet?)

HAH! You would be completely right if I NEEDED a bass. I'm actually doing quite alright with what I currently own and that trip was honestly jsut to browse.

Its a great position to be in when you can sit back and just try a bunch of things and wait around for the EXACT thing that fits both functionality and your insanely picky tastes