Squier Classic Vibe ’60s Jazz Bass ( 3 Colour Sunburst )

 

Squier Classic Vibe ’60s Jazz Bass 


The Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass sounds great even before you plug it into the amplifier. It is resonant, there is heaps of sustain, and it has a voice that surprisingly authoritative whether you are playing with fingers or a pick.


But plug it into the amp and it sells itself with all of that thick but harmonically rich low-end that the Jazz Bass is known for. The Fender-designed pickups are exceptional, delivering a clarity and punch when playing lines across the lower register, and offering up a smidgeon of nasal honk when noodling up the top end.

 
You will definitely want to noodle on this, too, for the neck absolutely encourages a peripatetic fretting hand.

 
While there is certainly no shortage of basses that riff on the Jazz design out there. Many are priced competitively, too. But Squier's Classic Vibe takes the cake in terms of value, and of delivering a sound and look that gets you in the same ballpark as those much sought-after vintage instruments even if, like the majority of us, you can't afford the ticket.


SPECIFICATIONS

Body : Poplar

Neck : Maple, 34” scale

Neck joint : Bolt-on, four-bolt attachment

Nut width : 38mm

Fingerboard : Indian laurel

Frets : 20

Pickups : Fender-designed Alnico single-coil pickups x 2

Electronics : Passive

Controls : Volume, volume, tone

Hardware : Chrome hardware, elephant-ear machine heads, standard bridge

Made in : Indonesia