Fender Squier Affinity Series P-Bass

Made in 1998, in Japan. 21 frets. You get one tone and one volume. One lame-ass humbucker. I hate humbuckers on bass because its too quiet. I have a very very old yamaha amp which isn't very loud, and the humbucker makes it worse. I'd rather have a J-Bass style single coil. Passive electronics, which I like MUCH better than active because one time I ran out of batteries during a show w/ my tobias 5 string and we had to stop because no one had a screwdriver. It was the most embarrasing moment of my life. Maple neck w/ rosewood fretboard (the fretboard is nice, it yields a lot of control). Tuners are cool because they Are HUGE> I love huge tuners, they look cool. Neck scale is kind of medium, and I like thin necks, but this one os do-able. Came with a cool gig bag and a strap, as well as a cable and a practice amp (which sounds good and goes for $130 list). Not bad for $230.

I play weezer/otis redding/pearl jam- like rock (if you can imagine that) and this bass doesn't really cut it. I think that is due to the humbucker, I think a different type of pick-up would be better to cut through the noise of the 2 guitars in my band. I use it with an old yamaha amp (I think it's called a 5G1 or something) with a crybaby bass-wah. It deals with the wah pretty well, but The guitar just needs to be louder. Not noisy at all; the humbucker never hums (hence the name). It has an almost metallic, not very bassy sound. Pretty half assed. It's good for starting bassists (this was the firstbass I bought) but if you have a band and are serious, get a FENDER. Squier sucks and has always sucked, and I think they will keep on sucking in the future.

Does ok in this area. The paint does chip a bit easily, but the finish is of overall good quality. The action and strings were WONDERFUL. The action was perfect and the strings were fender originals I think. I use GHS boomers now, which sound better on this bass for some reason. Everything else about the guitar's looks were in order. Even though its made of Particleboard, it still makes the cut in this area.

This bass is not very very durable, but I used to use it for gigs all the time and it gave me no trouble. This bass is now my backup for alternate tuning (for the weezer cover we play). Its ok, I had no major problems. The cord that came with it SUCKED. It broke the day I got it.

Never really dealt with Fender, but one time my friend called about a chipped headstock and they were ok about it. He got a replacement, but it took awhile. I think the warranty was 1 year. Standard for a Squier piece of SHIZAT.

I used to own a tobias 5 string which was better than this thing. Compared to my new standard Jazz, this bass sucks. If you are just learning how to play bass, get this because it is cheap and ok, plus you get cool stuff with it. Pros: Not noisy, pretty durable, cheap, came with some good stuff, nice fretboard. Cons: pick-up kind of sucks for harder rock, cheap saddles, paint comes off too easily. I wish it was louder and it was made out of real wood; its too light for my taste. Seasoned bassists, don't even think about it.

1998, Made in China 21 fret rosewood fingerboard. Volume, Tone controls Split Humbucker Pickup Polar body, maple neck. Precision Bass body P-Bass bridge

The P-Bass has a wonderful sound. It suites all styles of music from alternative to ska. With the tone all the way up on this bass it produces a fair amount of static on the amp. I suggest a noise gate for this.

This bass was constructed beutifully. I have have smashed it into the wall so many times I have lost count. Yet the bass hold up very well. When I received this bass it made a rattling noise when you played because the strings were too low. It only took a few adjustments and it was fine.

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's a little plain, but it's easy to look away from that when you hear it.