Squire Vintage Modified Jazz Bass: Bargain Vintage Tones

It's common to harbor qualms about buying a "budget" instrument, especially one that was manufactured "overseas" (code for "ASIA!"), but every once in a while there comes an instrument that makes you want to check your biases and trust your ears. With that righteous spiel in mind, give the Squire Vintage Modified Jazz Bass a listen. For under three Benjamins, the Vintage Modified Jazz features the classic aesthetic appointments of the 1970s Fender Jazz Basses, as well as some growly "Duncan Designed" single coils pickups. We think you'll agree: this bass has no right to sound so good for such a low sticker price. See more on Gearwire.com.

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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Video Comments

doctordogballs (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Don't bother with a squier bass, ever. If you cant afford something high end at least save up for a fender. It will sound and play much, much better for not much more money

Leojk87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hey are this basses really demanding on amplifiers and stuff? i mean will i have to spend to much for it to sound right? :/

nikklazz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@dayidayi100 Soo?

TheMusicOnMax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@BassDouche12 sweet, ill definitely be getting one of these then! thanks for the help :)

BassDouche12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheMusicOnMax Belive me! If you can tune a Jazz Bass,, u can play anything on it! It's probably the most versitale bass u can get! Bassplayer from funk,, jazz,, heavy metal even deathcore (If you know what that is) use jazz basses. U can't go wrong with it. And yes,, it would sound awesome for stuff like RHCP :)

Jimmmeeehhh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Would you say its worth selling a Squier STANDARD Jazz for this model? It sounds better- do you think its worth it? HELP!?

TheMusicOnMax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@McPhersonBassMaster Ok thankyou! I'll be sure to pick up this bass then! :)

McPhersonBassMaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheMusicOnMax No problem. But yeah, having a bridge pickup helps it to get more midrange/treble, so that they can be a bit more forward in the mix. That, and it's just made a little bit better.

TheMusicOnMax (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@McPhersonBassMaster no they dont, haha, thanks for the help, Much appricated :)

McPhersonBassMaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@TheMusicOnMax It's only called a Jazz bass because at the time it first came out (early 60's) the only big bands were Jazz bands, at this was a bass made to sound more 'forward' in the mix, so that people could hear the bass better. It was used a lot in power trios, one example of a power trio band is Rush. They don't really play Jazz, do they? That, and Flea from RHCP used a Jazz bass the most whenever he played.