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Squirer Bass smaller than Fender?
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The body of my Vintage Modified jazz is the same size and shape as my Geddy jazz but the Squier is 1/8 inch thinner front to back.
Like By-Tor said they on average may be not as thick as a Fender but as far as their size I have not noticed any difference.
the bodies are not as thick as a Fender's
I would be wary on mixing up neck screws as the longer standard sized screws will
go right through the fingerboard on a Squier
I would be wary on mixing up neck screws as the longer standard sized screws will
go right through the fingerboard on a Squier
Hi.
I apologize in advance, but...
This is a pet peeve for me
.
It ain't Squire, that's a name of a bass player.
It ain't Squirer, what ever that may mean.
It is Squier
Please, people, read the writing on the headstock.
Regards
Sam
I apologize in advance, but...
This is a pet peeve for me
.It ain't Squire, that's a name of a bass player.
It ain't Squirer, what ever that may mean.
It is Squier
Please, people, read the writing on the headstock.
Regards
Sam
It's only the Affinity bass series that have bodies thinner than Fender's isn't it? Anything from the Standard models above are the same thickness as normal Fender's.
I'm exchanging my Affinity Jazz for a Standard Jazz this week solely because it is noticibly thinner and it feels like im playing a children bass instead of a ful size Fender.
I'm exchanging my Affinity Jazz for a Standard Jazz this week solely because it is noticibly thinner and it feels like im playing a children bass instead of a ful size Fender.
Fendre basses are HUGE compared to their Squier counterparts. That's why they're called Fendre and not Squier... think about it.
Not so. Like I said before, my Squier Vintage Modified jazz bass has a thinner body than my Fender Geddy Lee jazz bass. There may indeed be other Squier basses that have bodies that are the same thickness as Fenders but there are more models other than the Affinity series that have a thin body.
My standard body is noticably thinner than my US JAzz
so I was glad I used the Squier screws to attach the new "F" neck plate
so I was glad I used the Squier screws to attach the new "F" neck plate
My Korean made Squier is thinner than the standard MIM Precision,and after looking at a MIM yesterday I'm not going to bother upgrading the Squier, & just save up for a Mex or HW1 precision.
Hi.
I apologize in advance, but...
This is a pet peeve for me
It ain't Squire, that's a name of a bass player.
It ain't Squirer, what ever that may mean.
It is Squier
Please, people, read the writing on the headstock.
Regards
Sam
It ALWAYS bugs me when people spell Sqiuere wrong!!!!!!
Hi.
I apologize in advance, but...
This is a pet peeve for me
It ain't Squire, that's a name of a bass player.
It ain't Squirer, what ever that may mean.
It is Squier
Please, people, read the writing on the headstock.
Regards
Sam
The Squier name is named after one V.C. Squier who was involved in the violin and musical instrument string buisness, long before Fender bought the Squier company and the rights to the name back around 1965.
Hi.
I apologize in advance, but...
This is a pet peeve for me
It ain't Squire, that's a name of a bass player.
It ain't Squirer, what ever that may mean.
It is Squier
Please, people, read the writing on the headstock.
Regards
Sam
I can understand spelling it "Squire", that is probably just ignorance, but the "Squirer" thing seems to be perpetuated by a small contingent here that apparently think it's cute.
It doesn't do a whole lot for the search function though.
Yeah, Squier basses are thinner than standard Fender p and j basses or so they used to be. I just got my hands on a new 2025 American Performer Jazz bass from and looking at the body, it looks as thin as a Squier body.
The bass body is thin and while it is lighter (that good), the neck isn't any thinner, in-fact the neck looks thicker than the old American Standard series basses. It's slightly neck diving. Not what you want for a $1500 - $1800 msrp priced bass.
The bass body is thin and while it is lighter (that good), the neck isn't any thinner, in-fact the neck looks thicker than the old American Standard series basses. It's slightly neck diving. Not what you want for a $1500 - $1800 msrp priced bass.
