Squire Modified Jazz/Precision Thoughts/Views?

[bassatnight]

Folks,

I am toying with forking out around the £250 mark for either a Squire Modified Jazz or the Precision version, can anyone shed any light on their plus and minus points? or should I stick nother hundred on and go for a Fender Standard Series model? Money is a bit tight at present.

Ta,

Steve.

[Protium]

[quote name='bassatnight' post='303043' date='Oct 9 2008, 02:32 PM']Folks,

I am toying with forking out around the £250 mark for either a Squire Modified Jazz or the Precision version, can anyone shed any light on their plus and minus points? or should I stick nother hundred on and go for a Fender Standard Series model? Money is a bit tight at present.

Ta,

Steve.[/quote]

I had the jazz and it was really nice. Looks good, low action, easy to play, sounds good On sale here for £200: [url="http://www.reidys.com/index.pl?submit=View_PLU&PLU=5134"]http://www.reidys.com/index.pl?submit=View_PLU&PLU=5134[/url]

Was fairly heavy though and I replaced the bridge because the stock one is like a standard Fender and not particularly substantial.

[gary mac]

I've got the jazz version and I'm very impressed. Having said that, I tried out four of them in different retailers, before I found what I considered to be a good one.

I have also replaced the bridge and the pick ups. It was very playable before the mods, but much improved after.

I haven't found the weight an issue and have played a number of long gigs with it.

All in all a very good instrument and money well spent. I won't be selling mine anytime soon.

[squire5]

I've just bought a VM Jazz off a fellow 'chatter and I'm over the moon with it.It looks impressive,feels nice and sounds good.It's slightly heavy though,but I guess thats a personal thing.I've got a Gotoh 201 bridge on order for it,just to finish it off,as well as a series/parallel push-pull pot (!).Definitely a keeper.

[markytbass]

I've got half of a VMJ, the maple body is heavier than normal but not really that noticable on the strap. It came with a Stagg neck which I changed for a Mighty Mite maple Jazz neck, fitted Schaller machine heads and a Hipshot string retainer. My next step is to fit a Badass3.

[Geek99]

have played one (but bought a used CIJ instead). Very nice, very playable was my view.

[johnnylager]

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/squier-vintage-modified-precisi/71000"]VMP[/url], lovely. £190. The Classic Vibe has the new Fender HMV bridge, but I felt the VMP was better in every way. And cheaper.