The Worlds Best Selling Bass is the...

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....big drum roll....the humble Squier Affinity P bass.....well it is according to the Fender Squier website and I quote

[b] "Squier By Fender Affinity Precision Bass, Brown Sunburst[/b]

— The Squier Affinity Precision Bass is the [u][i][b]world's best-selling bass [/b][/i][/u]because of its unmatched value. It feels good, sounds good and fits the needs of any player on a budget."

I never knew that

Edited August 27, 2013 by iconic

[Junkyard Rocket]

Even the mighty Fender are prone to spouting marketing BS
[quote]It feels good, sounds good and fits the needs of any player on a budget.[/quote]

I'm on a budget but it doesn't fit my needs.

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[quote name='Junkyard Rocket' timestamp='1377611898' post='2189362']
Even the mighty Fender are prone to spouting marketing BS


I'm on a budget but it doesn't fit my needs.
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maybe the Affinity Jazz is the worlds second best selling bass and that may fit your needs

[D.I. Joe]

In fairness, I should think that a pretty massive proportion of beginners will have a Squier Affinity P as their first bass and then proceed to different higher-quality basses according to taste etc. Not me though, I started on a Wesley

[iconic]

I thought it would have been the Yamaha RBX-170, judging by the amount kicking around on fleabay..and a better bass I would say.

Edited August 27, 2013 by iconic

[Bilbo]

When I started on bass, the Squier brand didn't exist, never mind this model

[CamdenRob]

I miss read the title of this thread as 'The Worlds Best Smelling Bass'...... been a long day, eyes gone fuzzy.

Edited August 27, 2013 by CamdenRob

[Junkyard Rocket]

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maybe the Affinity Jazz is the worlds second best selling bass and that may fit your needs
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Nope - I have a Squier CV Jaguar short scale which is now one of my regular gigging basses, but I've never felt the need to get an affinity.

[stingrayPete1977]

I have owned both a P and a Jazz from the Affinity range, I didn't but either of mine until I was well beyond a beginner as they were for modding, the Jazz was excellent out of the box, The P bass felt terrible and sounded crap so it must have been a pretty close copy

[Happy Jack]

Many people look at these and decide they should go one better, hence the expression "[b][i]To Affinity ... And Beyond![/i][/b]".

[BigRedX]

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When I started on bass, the Squier brand didn't exist, never mind this model
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Very much this. If my first bass hadn't been a second hand Burns Sonic, I would have had to but up with some Jap-crap copy when what I really wanted was an Aria Pro II or an Ibanez.

[Lozz196]

My only surprise here is that it`s the Precision and not the Jazz. The Affinity range are amazing quality and playability for starter basses, to echo the points above, I wish starter instruments had been this good when I started out.

[D.I. Joe]

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Many people look at these and decide they should go one better, hence the expression "[b][i]To Affinity ... And Beyond![/i][/b]".
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