Reviz Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) I was wondering about buying a medium scale bass and after a quite deep research I ended up considering the purchase of this bass. https://shop.fender.com/it-IT/squier-electric-basses/jaguar-bass/classic-vibe-jaguar-bass/0374560500.html?rl=en_US I found a nice review on youtube about this model but I have some precise questions for who own or have tried one on this forum: - how is the balance? Does it suffer of neck diving issues? - how low can be the action adjusted? how is the fretwork? how low can the bridge adjusted? (in many fender basses you have to put a shim under the neck to obtain a very low action) - since it is a low end bass, what seem to be the critical points? (tuners, fretwork....) - how are the frets? (i mean the dimensions, the fender website says "narrow tall") - (less relevant) can the pickguard be removed or the electric cables are "exposed"? Thank you to everyone will answer! Cheers! Edited May 8, 2020 by Reviz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi @Reviz Apologies for necroing your thread, but did you get this bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Funny.. The CV Jag popped up on my radar yesterday. I knew there was one but I only just noticed that they're medium scale. This makes me interested! I'd love a medium scale P with a full size body. This comes close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Indeed it does, and I will be ordering one today. 🎸 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykilz Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Good find!! If these are reasonably lightweight I will be trying one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 The black finish would look awesome with a maple fretboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I have one of these, it's great. Although I'm not a fan of the 60s style stacked knobs, it's a really nice touch, the build quality is top notch as far as I can see (the same cannot be said for the Starcaster I got at the same time, which had awful fret sprout). Weight wise, I havent weighed it, so all I can really say is it weighs what I expect a "regular" bass to weigh. When I pick it off the wall hanger I go "urgh" a little bit unlike something like a hofner. It's probably heavier than my Mustang, but it's also bigger. It's a breeze to play, but not as breezy as my Mustang, having said that, it sounds like a full scale bass to me. I love all my short scale basses, but there is a certain, I guess, Depth to the low end that is greater on long scale basses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 BTW, confusingly, Squier have also released the same bass in 34" more recently. So make sure you check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thanks a lot for this post, getting the bass today. Btw, is the neck _very_ sticky @Dosi Y'Anarchy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosi Y'Anarchy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4 hours ago, deadline said: Thanks a lot for this post, getting the bass today. Btw, is the neck _very_ sticky @Dosi Y'Anarchy? Not that I noticed, but it is a gloss finish. To be honest I only use the bass for my review videos so I only tend to pick it up once a week as it's more of a common setup compared to my Gibson or mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 of these in GAKS sale at the moment, confusingly the B Stock one is more expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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