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Squire?

#3
It's Squier by the way, not Squire.

I bought the Affinity Jazz Bass (the cheapest) a year or two back. I'm pretty picky about guitars and basses. It's a pretty good bass for the money!

There's no problem with the frets, I didn't find any imperfections on the bass at all.

Good tone, solid hardware, solid electronics, decent pickups, good playability, stable tuning, even tuned down from EADG to CGCF.

Overall, a worthwhile bass to have. They are pretty tough too, I've swung mine into walls in anger a few times, still perfect.

The only weak spots are the finish and the strings. £20 on strings should have you sorted though!

Any more questions, let me know :)
 
#5
Had the chance to play one of these...not a Squier but it was quite impressive sounding...
FenderBlacktopJazzBass.jpg
 
#7
The most expensive part of any bass to manufacture is the neck. Usually 60% or more of the value of a bass is in the neck. On high quality basses, a lot of hand labor is spent on rolled edges on the fretboard and beveled and polished fret ends. It's only logical that a economy bass could not have this labor intensive work performed. It is not difficult to perform this work on your own bass if needed. The Squiers are great instruments for the money and with a little tedious hand work, you can make them play just like the big guys.
Rocky
 

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