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Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS

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Short-scale basses are in fashion at the moment – but do they sacrifice tone for playability? We find outRead more
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Pros

  • it delivers a Jazz bass sound
  • matte poly finish on the neck feels smooth and fast
  • short-scale makes it completely usable and workable

Cons

  • unable to get a natural tone out of it
  • basswood with a silver finish
  • Noise and background hums are nonexistent
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Key specs

  • no
  • Screwed
  • 2
  • 4
  • Right
  • 38.1 mm
  • 762 mm
  • Tone, Volume control
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Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS - Pros & Cons

Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS

Pros

  • it delivers a Jazz bass sound
  • matte poly finish on the neck feels smooth and fast
  • short-scale makes it completely usable and workable
  • bass has two volume controls comes in very handy
  • great feel and great tone at the same time
  • smooth
  • fast
  • and comfortable to play on
  • both extremely solid and have an amazing tuning stability
  • nice looking bass guitar that has a very classy appearance
  • the balance of this bass guitar is also designed really well

Cons

  • unable to get a natural tone out of it
  • basswood with a silver finish
  • Noise and background hums are nonexistent
  • short-scale neck and six strings
  • it s not a heavy instrument
  • this model is currently discontinued
  • the P bass necks are a bit too chunky
  • No string-through as it's a top-loader
  • shade is a little too bleached looking
  • The finish quality of this instrument is not exactly perfect
  • the lack of tortoiseshell pickguard a complete flaw

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Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS - Full Specifications

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General
Fretlessno
Number of frets20
Neck constructionScrewed
Number of pickups2
Number of strings4
Pickup configurationSS
Right / left-handedRight
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Dimensions
Neck width1.5 in
Scale length30.0 in
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Materials
Kind of wood (body)Agathis
Kind of wood (fingerboard)Rosewood
Kind of wood (neck)Maple
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Red
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
PatternFire/sunburst
Pickguardyes
Shape
  • Jazz bass
  • Precision bass
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Features
Controls
  • Tone
  • Volume control
ElectronicsPassive
FeaturesMicrophone Switch

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Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Squier - Editorial Reviews (1)

Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS review
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Published: 18.11.2017
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special SS review

Short-scale basses are in fashion at the moment – but do they sacrifice tone for playability? We find out

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