Who’s playing a squire?

[jd56hawk]

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I know they’re not for everyone but I did a little changing to my Paranormal 54 Jazz. Replaced the chrome hardware with black. View attachment 4393764View attachment 4393766View attachment 4393767View attachment 4393764

Much better with black.
Seriously, why Fender never does this when companies like Schecter do is beyond me.

 

[WoodyH]

 

[Ostie]

I’ve never played a Squire, but I have played a Squier.

 

[WoodyH]

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Much better with black.
Seriously, why Fender never does this when companies like Schecter do is beyond me.

It’s typically not even an option, and I don’t understand it either. Some basses just need black hardware.

 

[Original Bobby Bouche']

Wonder, how many were made of this Series before Fender discontinued?

Squier Wiki | Artist Series Basses

I have a pair of Chris Atkins P-bass, One with Flats and other with Rounds.
Both Duncan Designed have been changed to Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds
And 70's Jazz Bass In CAR with mirror pickguard.

 

[stringthrough]

Never owned a Squire but have owned several MIM Fenders (and a bunch of MIA Fenders as well). I CAN tell you the MIMs are fully gig-worthy. Might be worth spending a few extra $$'s on one as they often rival production MIA Fenders. Some even exceed the quality of some 70's MIA Fenders.

 

[Tim Schnautz]

I don't have the ambition to dig them out so i'll use someone else's pics. This is my current Squier line up

 

[OldSchoolFlats]

I spent a LOT of time looking into the best budget-bass for my needs. I wanted a 4-string, with a good neck and 24 frets. A 2 Squires made the top-3 winners in this review (out of 200 basses!):


I went for the Yamaha TRBX304, since it was less than a new Squier vintage, and again, I wanted 24 frets. Plus, I get the "Fender Vibe" from my Sire P7.

Still, I think a Squier, possibly with some fret-leveling (at least with the Affinity series), would give you a good solid bass.

 

[smarthound]

Does anyone actually have a bass with the word "Squire" on the headstock?

 

[Space Pickle]

I enjoy modifying cheap instruments to come up with something a little more unique.

 

[AceOfBassFace]

Here's my 2014 Vintage Modified PJ, made in Indonesia. Got it used for $250 CDN, came with chrome flats and Pickup Wizard vintage PU set so I think I got a pretty nice deal with this guy. No dead spots, no sharp frets, weighs around 8.5 lbs.

 

[KJMO]

This appears elsewhere several times, but I bought a Squier Affinity Jazz (Hecho en China) for the body. The route isn't normal fender, so that didn't work out (very close though), but the dang thing is all the bass I would ever need. I played it for two gigs, and no one cared a bit. No setup, no fret work, no replacement parts, it is fine as is. I replaced the pickups with Fralins, and the clarity is improved, but lost some beef, so IDK. It was $230, so how do you beat that?

I've had a roadworn jazz and a american standard jazz, and for all practical considerations, it's not much worse, and actually came ready to play.

Btw, squier autocorrects to squire, so I would never correct anyone on that ;-)

 

[Trus3683]

I have a VM Fretless Jazz and it is very nice.
Haven't had a lot of playing time on it, though.

 

[Jrussblues]

Correcting squire to squier comes off as ostentatious. Which is hilarious considering it’s like saying “I never drove a 1997 Kiah but I do drive a 1997 Kia”.

 

[FishDub]

I've got three now, actually just picked this one up this afternoon (photo below). A Matt Freeman ($175 used a few years ago), a Mike Dirnt P I got NOS for $200 but upgraded the pup and bridge, and I'm thinking this one is a Classic Vibe (stole it off Craigslist today for $90 bucks!) but not entirely sure yet. I gig mine in rotation regularly and they all play great and sound great. The gear snobs might turn their noses up at them but I have no issues rotating them in with my higher end basses and my band mates like the sounds I get from them so why pay more? Point of diminishing returns.

That my friend is a Vintage modified p/j and they are great. 90 for that is just insane.. nice score

 

[msb]

I recently decided that I needed a Fender VI . Vintage is far too expensive , and found a slightly used Squier . Seems well built , sounds great , I’m enjoying the guilty pleasure . I don’t expect to use it on the blues and roots gigs I normally do , but I’m having a gas playing it at home .
Thankful Squier make an affordable version . I actually rented it for a month to try it out , and rentals go towards the price if I decide to buy . This will not be going back !

 

[B-Mac]

I've had good luck with basses from all price points on the Fender line. Even some of the Affinity basses are nice. Affinity frets wear out really fast if you play a lot. You gotta be really careful with adjusting the truss rod too. From Affinity to MIM the more you pay the more durable hardware you get. Buy the one that speaks to you and enjoy!



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What's a 'Squire'?

It's Squier. Is that a funny refinish job or some fakery going on here?

 

[EdO.]

Damn you stole that Matt Freeman..

That was a few years ago before what a Matt Freeman is became common knowledge, at least outside the TB bubble. Yeah, I could hardly believe my luck. To the seller is was just a cheap "off brand" backup bass he wanted to get rid of.

That my friend is a Vintage modified p/j and they are great. 90 for that is just insane.. nice score

Thank you again and thanks for the ID, been trying to confirm which model it is. Interesting story on this one. I peruse Craigslist all the time just to see is anything pops up that I just can't live without . Really didn't "need" another bass but I'm getting involved in a tribute band side project covering a well know 60's band and I "needed" a sunburst P to be period correct instrument wise.

Over the years I've found 3 - 4 basses now by digging through the older and/or vague ads some people post. This ad just said bass guitar and amp in good condition, ad had been up almost 3 weeks and never refreshed so it was way back in the list. Pulled it up, saw the pic of the bass so sent a text to the number listed just to see. Turns out is was some 18 - 20 YO kid who'd gotten it years ago (it's a 2015) and it had apparently been pretty much living under his bed ever since. Several messages back and forth it became obvious he didn't have a clue. In one of the messages he actually asked me what I wanted to give for it, replied that I figured we'd discuss that face-to-face but OK, what is your bottom dollar. When he texted back "oh 80 - 100" I asked if I could come see it that evening! Let him bump me up to $90, couldn't get the cash out of my pocked fast enough.

Surprisingly when I sighted down the neck I could see that wherever he'd gotten it it had been set up properly, nice low action, nice straight neck and flats to boot, the intonation was even pretty much spot on. Thing was filthy as hell and obviously hadn't been played much. Plays great and has that classic 60's thumpy P bass sound especially with the who-knows-how-old flats on it. So yeah I get lucky occasionally. Patience is a virtue.

 

[BassDaddy77]

I got a handful o' Squiers and I enjoy them. They feel and sound good, IMO. The necks need adjustment more frequently than my more expensive Fenders (with the exception of my Matt Freeman - that neck is VERY stable). I play my Squiers out way more often than anything else. I'm never worried about dinging/scratching them and feel a lot better playing in less than ideal outside conditions with them vs the others.

 

[BassNugget]

I'm playing one, but I kind of modified it with large pole pickups and stained the headstock. But I also liked the stock instrument.