Chairleg Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 After going through my wallet and pockets and then having a damned good rummage down the sides of the sofa, I finally realised that I was still £1200 quid short of affording a new Fender VM Jazz. My GAS was so bad I seriously considered either selling my prized Miroku shotgun or offering my daughter up for medical experimentation. Then I realised that one of those choices was highly immoral......so I'm keeping the shotgun. This is not a review as I haven't even had it for 2 hours yet but my initial impression of this bass is positive, It's well put together, the finish is good (I got the natural version) and the just-out-of-the-box set up isn't very far from where I want it to be. I am letting it warm up a bit before I start fiddling with the intonation (the A string is just a tiny bit flat at the 12th) but the action is spot on for me. Being an inveterate tamperer though, I will be fitting a Babicz bridge, a thumb rest and black Jazz-style control knobs at a later date. Thanks to other BC'rs who have previously commented on the Squier VM models. Due to your helpful and honest views, I have now got a decent bass to carry on learning with, saved £1200 of hard-earned and my daughter is now safe from being sold (until I want an Alembic anyway). All the best, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Yeah, they're pretty good for the money. Mine's had a BadAss II, Schaller (black) solid brass knobs and a set of DR Fatbeams. Bingo! Better pick-ups / electrics might be good later on (Wizards, Fralins, SD, DiMarzio or somesuch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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