Product Description
The all-new Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS (short scale) puts classic Fender looks into a distinctively harp-looking, great-sounding and super-versatile Squier bass model. Features include a sleek offset-waist body and an ultra-slim fast-action 30” scale neck, with the added one-two punch of a booming split single-coil Precision Bass® middle pickup paired with a growling Jazz Bass® single-coil bridge pickup. More than just a student model, this bass is perfect for players who will appreciate the comfort of a short-scale instrument. Superior tone, smooth playability, great comfort and fantastic value.
Product Features
* Agathis Body
* Maple C shape neck with a 9.5 in radius and 20 medium jumbo frets
* 1 Single-Coil Jazz Bass® Pickup, 1 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass pickup
* Standard 4-Saddle
* Master Tone and 2 volume controls
Customer Reviews
By Ponce R. Yanez (Santa Fe, NM)
There are some bassists who will hear the words Squier, and the words short-scale and be put off. This little bass dispells concerns about sound and quality right out of the box. I have the dysfunctional inability to leave instruments alone, so the first thing I did was a set-up with the addition of some DR Sunbeams. I played it through my little Eden 200W combo practice amp, running the amp flat, with about half gain and about 1/4 the master volume. What a shock. Good, clear tone, NO HUM, and the DUH realization that this sounds like a Fender bass should. Just for the hell of it, I dialed out the bridge pickup. The split-coil p-bass pickup sounds great. Fat and growly, but with surprisingly bright highs. Good P-Bass tone. As others have mentioned, the bridge pickup just adds color and really doesn't have the bite that my Jazz Bass has. I like this bass well enough that I see a Duncan Vintage Jazz bridge PU in its future. A 500 tone pot wouldn't hurt either.
The fit and finish is very good. I paid $169 for this bass from Amazon, and I can tell you I have found greater flaws on basses costing 5X this much. The fret work is good. Some of the fret cuts seem a little deep, but the set and finihs of the frest is fine. Except for a small tweak on the D string, the harmonics were fine. I was also pleasantly purprised by the machine heads. I had purchased a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass anbd had to replace the tuners with Schallers. I don't think it will be necessary on this bass. The neck had a small flaw in the poly finish, right at the top of the skunk stripe. Otherwise, the neck is one of the best parts of this bass. It's a short-scale Jazz Bass neck, nuff said. All other features; the painted headstock, 3-ply pickguard, bridge are all of a quality that belie the price.
So, why short-scale? Well. for me it's for a couple of reasons. I've played bass for over 45 years; gigged professionally for 17 of those. This means I am old. My hands have taken some abuse over the years and, frankly, the 4-fret extensions on my P-Bass and Jazz bass can be uncomfortable when arthritis flares up. I still have a fretless Jazz bass that is my main bass. With short-scale basses, I have no problem. Hell, it's fun to play them. And it takes me back...
My fist "name" bass was a Gibson EBO, also a 30-inch scale. It was a unique sound that I loved. I still have an EBO, and there is no better bass I like for blues than my EBO with flat-wound strings. The Jaguar has the tone and brightness that the Gibson lacks; two different philosophies. I play my basses through a Hartke VXL pedal and this Jaguar SS sounds great. I have no problem gigging and recording with this guitar. I bought the silver for no reason, but it's a great color in person. I am very happy with this purchase, thanks Amazon, and with the quality of this bass from Squier. In fact, I plan to find out what it will take to have a fretless version of this bass.
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