DeeBassist Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Basically, I want to get myself a nice sounding, but sturdy bass for my college travels. I've looked at the VM Jazz quite a lot, as I've heard extremely positive things about it. The only horror story I've heard is that the wood around the tuners give way after some time. How true is this? How well does the sound go against a Fender MIM Standard Jazz? Cheers in advance, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBiskit Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 [quote name='DeeBassist' post='1180167' date='Mar 28 2011, 10:12 PM']Basically, I want to get myself a nice sounding, but sturdy bass for my college travels. I've looked at the VM Jazz quite a lot, as I've heard extremely positive things about it. The only horror story I've heard is that the wood around the tuners give way after some time. How true is this? How well does the sound go against a Fender MIM Standard Jazz? Cheers in advance, Dan[/quote] Dan, I have a couple squiers -one of them being a VMJ but I havent had any exp. about the wood giving way around the tuners tho' I have also found the build quality on the VMJ'S to be excellent-better in fact than the fender jazz that i tried at the time. and they sound great- especially with the new Duncan designed PUPS. I would definately buy another VMJ. I have just fitted a new Babicz full metal contact bridge to the bass too-they are superb,Improves tone and sustain 110%. Trev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 It's Fender product so quality control varies wildly. Some people have owned MIM's that sound better than the MIA's; the only MIM i have tried had build quality and playability to match a Squier Affinity.... Try before you buy and that should tell you everything you need to know, an a hell of a lot more than anyone can tell you on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 "The only horror story I've heard is that the wood around the tuners give way after some time" news to me, and I'm a bit of an VMJ anorak.....where on earth did you hear that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Think it's highly unlikely that the wood could give way around the tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeBassist Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 [quote name='iconic' post='1180434' date='Mar 29 2011, 08:52 AM']"The only horror story I've heard is that the wood around the tuners give way after some time" news to me, and I'm a bit of an VMJ anorak.....where on earth did you hear that?[/quote] I was told by a friend. I don't believe it, I just wanted to confirm. Thanks for the opinions folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Don't rule out the Classic Vibe Jazz either. I've got one I adore. Actually prefer it to my old Geddy Lee Jazz I sold! Plays like a dream out of the box, and sounds superb (as the CV's all seem to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I have a newer Squier VM '77 jazz that I love. So cheap, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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