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Whats everyones opinion on the higher end squier jazzes etc?

[url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0326702521"]http://www.squierguitars.com/products/sear...rtno=0326702521[/url]

They look good for your buck. Anyone played one?

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Look here:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=544"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=544[/url]

and here:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=321"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=321[/url]

And also:

[url="http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23547"]http://basstalk.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23547[/url] (until june 8th when it gets wiped)

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Here's mine.
My wife bought it for me :)

Then I added;

A BadAss II
Black Control knobs (in solid brass) by Schaller
DR Fat Beams strings

Sounds good relative to the modest outlay.
Bridge pick-up is excellent. The neck is a bit murky. Tone control is only okay- the pot's okay, but it comes on strong a bit early. A better quality one might be a good idea.
Feel, fit and finish are good at this price.

Beware! The block markers AND the binding are both SPRAYED ON! No sign of it wearing off, though!

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[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='11421' date='Jun 3 2007, 02:50 PM']Beware! The block markers AND the binding are both SPRAYED ON! No sign of it wearing off, though![/quote]


Blocks yes......binding sprayed?, doesn't look like it, I'll have to investigate on mine.

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[quote name='Buzz' post='11429' date='Jun 3 2007, 03:15 PM']Blocks yes......binding sprayed?, doesn't look like it, I'll have to investigate on mine.[/quote]

It took me ages to notice, and I only found out whilst outside in strong daylight. I turned through the light whilst cleaning it, and saw the woodgrain through it!

Guess it makes sense from an economic point of view and in terms of ease of manufacture.

If it's good enough to fool us lot, then it must be pretty well done!

Further still, I find it quite pleasing that the physical integrity of the fretboard hasn't been "compromised" by cutting/routing bits out of it. Many people seem to remark on the good "feel" of the necks.

Now I think of it, a lot of my basses don't have position markers inserted into the front face of the fretboard;

Vigier- none
Warwicks- none
Yamaha- transfers
Squier- Sprayed on
Stingray fretless V (unlined)- none

They all have top edge markers, though! (phew!)

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[quote name='Buzz' post='11429' date='Jun 3 2007, 03:15 PM']Blocks yes......binding sprayed?, doesn't look like it, I'll have to investigate on mine.[/quote]

Definitely.

Er... And that there "skunk-stripe" on the neck is not all it seems, either. I detect some judicious use of dark woodstain!

[i]Still[/i] good basses, though!

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ooooooooooo matey! ive got one =]
it beats my ibanez (gsr200) hands down
the tone is unbelievable adjustable
the neck has a kind of spalted effect in the maple niiiice =]
the only problem with mine is that....

.... it isnt a 5 or 6 string! lol
plays reli nice tho, id say go for it, the actions pretty good aswell
hope i cud help

:)

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[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='11699' date='Jun 4 2007, 10:08 AM']Definitely.

Er... And that there "skunk-stripe" on the neck is not all it seems, either. I detect some judicious use of dark woodstain!

[i]Still[/i] good basses, though![/quote]


I'm gonna quibble on that.

The skunk on mine is a totally different grain match to the maple around it.

Also, I took a scalpel into the binding at one end, I only went in about a 1mm, but it was definately not wood.


Not that it matters, it still plays fantasic anyway and I couldn't give a toss because it's just so nice anyway.

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got the precision tb - thunderous!

will change the bridge and tuning keys, maybe probably the scratch plate. The pup is great really sounds vintage but authentic as well!

good job squire a lot of bass for not a lot!

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