Accidental NBD: Squier Affinity Active Jazz

[Homatron]

Well, I'm not entirely sure what happened down at the pawn shop. I popped in to look for a passive footswitch but I now have a new (to me) Squier Active Jazz bass.

 

I shouldn't have picked it up "just to see if it's any good". When I realised it was essentially unplayed and felt super comfortable I knew I was in trouble.

 

After minor tweaks to intonation and action, and swapping the gleaming white pickguard for an old off-white one from the cupboard it is just the ticket. Looking forward to taking this along to a jam soon.

 

[neepheid]

"Accidental" - the best kind.

[ezbass]

I hate it when you trip up and your credit card falls in the card reader.  

 

Nice score there.

[Pea Turgh]

Is that Daphne blue, or some sort of metallic?  Slightly muted guard looks really nice.  Darkening up that fretboard might also lovelify it further, too.

[SICbass]

If your wife spots the withdrawal on your credit card statement, just tell her it was for coke and hookers. You MIGHT just get away with it.

Edited Saturday at 18:02 by SICbass

[Homatron]

10 hours ago, Pea Turgh said:

Is that Daphne blue, or some sort of metallic?  Slightly muted guard looks really nice.  Darkening up that fretboard might also lovelify it further, too.

It's Mystic Sea Foam Green apparently. Definitely got a metallic thing going on. Very mysterious anyway. 

 

Good shout on darkening the fretboard for more lovelification. No doubt there's more than a few opinions out there as to how to do it!

[Homatron]

5 hours ago, SICbass said:

If your wife spots the withdrawal on your credit card statement, just tell her it was for coke and hookers. You MIGHT just get away with it.

Solid plan. I'll report back if it comes to that.

[Terry M.]

These basses are almost free when you consider the performance-to-price ratio versus the vintage Fender market. I purchased a new Squier (Affinity I might add) Active Jazz V before Christmas after picking one up to try in PMT (RIP) ONLY because it was the only fiver they had.I thought it was that good. I'm not knocking the vintage Fender market but I'll confess to not understanding the prices whatsoever.