Features:

  • Traditional Jazz Bass Tone delivered by two Fender Designed single coil pickups
  • Rich look and presentation via a vintage tinted gloss neck with block inlays
  • Super 70's sound and feel for today's bassists, with superior Squier performance and value
An amazing value. Great sounding bass

An amazing value. Great sounding bass, I am glad Squier are really a different thing from the awful instruments we had back in the nineties. Really solid construction, this bass looks like it can withstand any kind of treatment. Great sound also, and it gets better when you change the original strings, the swap really brings the character in it. Any presentation is awesome but I especially like this natural color, you can see the 3 pieced body, but doesn't look bad at all. Only thing I don't like is that the position markers are painted on, but no problem whatsoever, I understand having real inlays would make this one more expensive. Similar string spacing with other basses, but this one has a very wide neck which makes it feel like a "man's instrument", unlike Ibanez basses, which have their 5 strings into a more tight space. I really enjoy this string disposition, lets you work between strings in a comfortable way. Take into account this one is HEAVY (maple neck and soft maple body), so get a good comfortable strap, because after a while, even if you are used to heavy basses, you WILL feel it.

Any instrument should be judged by how it plays/sounds and NOT by what company produced it.

This is my second purchase of this Squire bass. It is absolutely perfect! I have played bass almost 35 years, and the modern Squire bass guitars play just as good, if not BETTER, than most American made Fenders! There were a few marks on the pickgaurd but that is insignificant to me as it does not have an effect on the sound or playability. If you are on the fence about buying this bass guitar, just pull the trigger and go for it. It plays beautifully and sounds great. When I pulled it out of the box, the ONLY thing I needed to do is to tune it up one half step. 2 thumbs WAY up!

Amazing natural wood look and everything else

Hands down, 5 stars product! Trust the reviews! The only down side is the packaging, came in the cardboard box with no padding, luckily mine had no dents nor scratches. Amazing natural wood look and everything else, sounds fantastic and stays in tune! If not for the name on the head-stock, i would of thinking that this is a high end bass for sure!

Fantastic Jazz Bass!

I’ve had 3 MIM Fender basses that required fret leveling to get the action I like without buzzing. All I’ve done to this Squier is replace the strings and set the action. I love the feel of the neck. I would buy another Squier VM series without hesitation.

Very Satisfied Customer! (after initial hiccup)

Returned bass due to poor packaging and protection. Ripped box, debris inside, pickguard had knicks. Don't know who dropped the ball. Received a second bass immediately. Packaging was excellent. More stuffing inside to protect guitar. No problems at all. Bass looks and sounds amazing! I lowered the action to suit my style and tuned it properly and it was ready to go. Plays smooth and fast. Bought a Fender Precision last year from Amazon that I love and jam on everyday. This is my first Squier and my first jazz bass. Unbelievable sound, rich and crisp, that rivals and surpasses my more expensive Precision. Great value for the price. I truly love this bass! Very satisfied!

The Squier is very nice and very well priced!

I bought the $600. Dollar version of this Bass for my grandson and the squier for myself. I really don't see what the extra $300. Dollars buys you... The Squier version is very good. Plays great and looks good too! Maybe if you went for the $2000. Dollar USA made model it would matter, but there is no $300 difference to my eye.

Squier does it Right

I was looking for a 5 string Bass with Passive electronics, and this Squier did not disappoint. The craftmanship on this Bass by Fender, made in Indonesia, is awesome. The tone is clean and clear. The neck is amazing!! I own 3 Fender 4 string Basses and a ESP D5. This Squier is becoming my favorite.

Can't beat it

I bought this bass in November of last year, I don't like reviews of items people haven't used much, how do they know if it's any good? Anyway, here goes. First, I am really impressed with the finish and the feel of quality with this bass, I honestly can't tell the difference in this or any other Fender. The finish is flawless. I did have to loosen 2 screws on the pickguard to release 1 small piece of sawdust that was trapped under it.The setup was good, stock Fender setup, I like the action a little lower (5/64ths) so I changed it, no big deal. The truss rod was set correctly, so that was it. The tone is classic Jazz Bass, you can probably find any tone you want with the controls. If you like the smaller neck of a Jazz, I don't think you can find a better guitar for this money.

Beautiful fretless bass guitar

This thing looks amazing! Squier has been upping their product quality for a long time and I think it shows these days. Setup was pretty good out of the box, though I had to adjust the action a little. It was a bit too low and was buzzing against the fretboard. It wasn't hard to fix, as they include tools for just that purpose. The tone out of this is really nice for the price, so if you want to try out a fretless bass I think you could do a lot worse than this. As others have stated, it comes from the factory with roundwound strings installed so I would recommend swapping those for some flats, lest you scratch the fretboard. I used some fender ones and it sounds great!

Solid bass!

Before I begin the review I have to say I'm not a Squier fan at all, because I had problem with Squier basses that I've owed previously. I needed a five string due to the fact that my band play mostly RnB music, but I don't want to spend thousands of dollars on five strings since I've already owned two Fenders. I decided to gave it a try because of the positive comments on this bass. After playing it for a month I have to say I WAS AMAZED BY IT!! for one month straight I ditched my Fender Geddy Lee j bass (my to-go/all time favorite), and the 50s p bass (also my all time favorite). The built quality on this gem is SOLID! the neck was thinner than I thought which is good because I have smaller hand, it's almost as thin as my Geddy Lee's j bass! (this bass is also lighter than my GL sig bass) which is also good because as guitarists/bassists we all hate heavy bass or guitar! right? Anyways, I literally thought I was playing a MIA jazz bass because it doesn't feel cheap, however, after about two months or so I realized the tuning peg began to loosen up, so if I don't play it for few days it will detune. To solve this, I decided to modify it a little bit. I ordered Hipshot tuning peg as well as the Hipshot A-Style bridge and put them on. And guess what, it's now SUPER SOLID! and the string is tight af heheh (side note: on the hipshot tuning peg you can adjust the tightness of the peg! and for the A-Style bridge you can adjust the spacing between all 5 strings!) Now this bass is officially not a Squier bass anymore after modification hahah. Btw I duck taped the logo because I still HATE when it says "Squier" on it lol! I might scratch it off someday and put Fender on.

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