Squier Deluxe Jazz 5er

[bassjamm]

Hi people,

Has anyone played one of the Squier Deluxe 5 string jazz basses?

One of [url="http://www.squierguitars.com/products/index.php?partno=0300575500"]these[/url]

If so, what d'you reckon to them?

Jam

[budget bassist]

take a look [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31782"]3 threads down[/url]

Edited November 14, 2008 by budget bassist

[OutToPlayJazz]

Great bass for the money. Period.

[karlbbb]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='329478' date='Nov 14 2008, 11:24 PM']Great bass for the money. Period.[/quote]

+1

[ironside1966]

+3

[NJE]

+4

I have a thread on here"I bought a new bass...." I have just taken delivery of one of these and it is simply brilliant! I cannot sing its praises enough. Great bass great neck well assembled but could do with a new bridge and machine heads if you picky like I am.

The neck is wide with full 19mm spacing but it is comfortable to play and the neck is flay but wide. I would seriously recommend trying one. It may also be worth visiting talkbass, there is a huge thread there about them and loads of people singing their praises!

Let me know if there is anything else you want to know, I can talk all day about this bass.

[bassjamm]

Thanks for the input guys!!!

Yeah, it seems like a sensible option for me at the moment...either that or get my Marleaux fretted :S

I'd like to have a tinker with one for sure, as well as a Jazz 24, they look pretty cool too!!!

J

[Aero]

Took delivery of my olympic white one two weeks ago.
Been running it in on gigs and so far my initial thoughts were confirmed.
Its a great bass for stupid money. My new Boss tuner and a set of strings cost half as
much as this bass.

My regular bass is a Stingray 4 string , and I don't particularly miss playing it.

The string spacing is wide and is not like a Jazz at all but still very playable.
With minor tweaking you can get a very low action

The sound is good with good variation in tone though not quite a Marcus Miller Jazz tone

main disadvantage for me is the weight but then I've played Status for years.
Also the Machine heads are crap, mine was delivered with a broken peg so I got a discount ( after fully checking the base for other damage)
and replaced them, which I was going to do anyway.

The finish is very good but I would check each one as build quality may vary

I recently sold my status 5 string (to pay the mortgage) and I'd say this jazz is close on its heels.

[tauzero]

[quote name='bassjamm' post='329631' date='Nov 15 2008, 12:57 PM']I'd like to have a tinker with one for sure, as well as a Jazz 24, they look pretty cool too!!![/quote]
Try one before buying it - if the neck's the same as the Precision Standard V (the nut is the same width), it's clunky. Which is fine if you like clunky but I don't.

[Aero]

[quote name='tauzero' post='332077' date='Nov 19 2008, 09:59 AM']Try one before buying it - if the neck's the same as the Precision Standard V (the nut is the same width), it's clunky. Which is fine if you like clunky but I don't.[/quote]

The necks not clunky at all , its wide and not that thick for a 5 string
Thats why its getting good reviews