Fender Squier Jazz Bass

-Made in: unknown - might be Indonesia?
-20 frets
-2 volume, 1 master tone knobs
-S/S passive pickup configuration
-Jazz bass body
-Standard bridge
-Standard tuners

This thing is great. I am a guitarist (12+ years) that wanted to start dabbling in bass and wanted a inexpensive but quality bass. I got it :) I am running through a Pod XTLive (guitar version) and it sounds great. Only had it a short time but so far it can be really customized to different musical styles. I really like this bass!

Right out of the box it tuned up within seconds and is perfect. The intonation was spot on, right away! Always a nice thing to have. No flaws yet from what I see. No scratches, dings, etc. :) This is always a worry with ordering online, but I am very impressed with the one I got!

It feels like it will really stay together and take a pounding. Reading through other reviews, it seems to be the consensus. The truss rod may need a very small turn, but that's really it :)

So far had not had to call Fender/Squier for anything

This bass is exactly what I was looking for. Sturdy, well-built, nice action, great electronics. Really I have no complaints at all about this bass! If it was stolen, I would rain down the vengeance reserved only for the worst kind of people. And yes, I would buy it again :)

Unknown year and place of manufacture. 4 strings. 20 frets. Active (1st generation classic) EMG J-bass pickups, stock bridge and tuners, maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Custom Satin Lavender finish. D'Addario XL-160 strings (for those killer piano-like harmonics). 2 volume knobs, 1 Tone knob.

This bass can put out any sound you want. I have played it through a Peavey TKO-65, reloaded with a Scorpion plus speaker since day one. My rig uses this amp to feed a 100 watt Traynor head that feeds into a Peavey 215 cab (also reloaded with Scorpions). A DOD D-I box sends my pre-amp out signal to the board. ALl my effects are Boss/Roland products. The bass will sing it's classic sound all the way through this mess without hesitation. It sounds as good with the EMG pickups as a Jazz Bass that costs 3 or 4 times more. I have used it to great effect in both live and studio situations and have never been let down. I've even used an E-Bow on this bass.

I usually play more like a guitarist (using a pick) than a bassist so the action was a little high for my taste when I bought it, but after a few string changes and a free set-up by Jack Schwartz (a free string change and set-up clinic was held by a local retailer, and Fender's Custom Shop sent out the big guns for the event! Wow!), I learned how to get a killer low action that still left room for some close to the neck finger style playing. After hundreds of gigs the original finish is long gone, as I have repainted it about 4 times to suit my own taste. Right now, it's a satin finish lavender, with stickers that say "Glow In The Dark" over the Squire logo and 12th fret marker, and has no pickguard. Eventually I'll just go buy a new Blue Agave finished bass. But will it hold up as good as this one? Time will tell...

I've played this bass as my primary instrument for over 15 years now. I hope if I ever have to replace it, that the next one will last this long, and give as much in return.

This bass was set-up by Jack Schwartz at a free seminar many years ago. He was incredibly helpful, since he asked everyone what style they played, and set up each guitar to order. He also didn't mind me being on the front row watching everything he did and asking a thousand questions. Other than that, I've had little contact with and zero problems with Fender.

I've been playing for almost 20 years. I've owned a G&L (great guitar, but not a Jazz Bass), a piece of crap Kramer, an American Standard Jazz fretless, and a homemade fretless with a Ric style flat neck and P-Bass body. This is the only bass to make the cut! I've recorded 2 albums with it and played tons of gigs with no backup, and she still sings like the day I bought it. The best budget-minded gear investment I've ever made. The only thing missing is a Hipshot D-Tuner, Infinite guitar sustainer, MIDI hex pickup and a whammy-bar! :)

As near as I can figure, this was made in '83-'84. It has an SQ serial #, and says Made In Japan on the headstock. It's black w/ a aged white pickguard and a nicely yellowed maple neck, which has a rosewood fingerboard, a smaller headstock, and no skunk stripe on the back.
20 frets, still in good shape. This is a sweet neck.
Body weight and tone seems like alder.

It was pretty gunked-up when I got it, but it cleaned up really well.
Plenty of nicks, scuffs, and scars, but it still looks great from about 5 feet away.
It's a Jazz bass, and is exactly what you'd expect.

This thing has tone to die for, buttery smooth to insistent growl. Punchy, deep, and loud. These pickups are really hot. I think they are the originals, and they sound just terrific.
Every bit the equal of any current standard Jazz bass, and right on par with several '60's and '70's Fenders I have played.
Just awesome. If you know that Jazz-bass sound, this bass nails it.
I have been running it straight, no effects, and it has everything a good Jazz bass should.
I am playing with a 3 piece rock band at the moment, but could easily see/hear playing this bass in a wide variety of settings.

Mostly N/A, as I got the bass used. However, the mfg. quality and materials seem first-rate, the pick-ups are well-voiced and sound like a Jazz bass. All parts are typical Fender design and build quality, and show some pitting/tarnishing, as you'd expect on a 20+ year old bass. The neck wood has a nice straight grain and a really comfy shape. The rosewood fingerboard is really dark, with a deep, rich, fluid grain.

It feels like a tank. Much heavier than my 1985 5 string Ibanez. I don't imagine it'll fall apart any time soon. I would not hesitate to play it live or in studio.

Fender has generally been good on other issues I have addresed to them. The warranty on this is long-dead, but it's all still fixable if need be.

I have been playing bass for over 10 years.
I own a five string fretted Ibanez Roadstar II and a 5 string fretless Ibanez Roadstar II, both from the mid-80's.
My main rig is a SWR Grand Prix preamp with a Peavey DPC750 power amp, through an Avatar SB112. I also have an Acoustic 370 head that runs through an EV 1x15 cab, and a Behringer head I use for rehearsals. I play rock, funk, and other.

This is the Jazz bass I have always wanted but couldn't afford, lots of vintage mojo and tone. I would look for another JV or SQ series Squire if something happened to this one.

I have a Japanese made Squire Jazz Bass, made in 1982 and is a replica of the 1962 Fender Jazz. It has all the standard features of a J.B., nothing fancy, just down to earth and fairly basic. But the sound is phenomenal, very gritty at one end of the scale and lovely and smooth at the other. It sounds very true to old Fender J.B.s.
When I bought it, it had been used at a music school in Bangkok and hadn't really been looked after, it has a few nasty chips out of the finish on the top and bottom edges, but otherwise, looks beautiful - three tone sunburst, very glossy and smooth with a slight fading due to its age. It has an ultra thin neck, which seems very stable - no warping or need to make any adjustments so far. I prefer a very low action as I play a lot of soloes in my musical project and I get no fret buzz at all, it is basically touch sensitive and very smooth.
As I bought it second hand, it came without any tools or even a gig bag, but I have enough stuff from my other basses and I bought a decent fight bag from Fender.

This bass has a phenomenal sound. It captures what I understand to be the classic J.B. tones of sixties models. It has a lot of variation between the pickups and also when combined, a smooth transition in volume and the tone control really works well.
I play a lot of melodic soloes with my musical project which can be described as New Age Jazz and Funk and it handles everything I expect of it. I can get a crisp, gutteral tone for the funk parts of my music and also a rich, bassy tone whenever it is required. I also have a sideline heavy rock band and it really cuts through with that. With the treble pick up on full and finger plucking near the bridge it has a very Jaco-type sound, while with the tone control turned up, it gives a nice Marcus Miller effect. I don't exactly play their styles of music, but I suppose if you did, it would be possible to emulate their impressive tones. Played with the treble turned to a quarter and the bass on full, it gives me enough punch to cut through very effectively. I also imagine it would work well in a reggae type band as it has a very full deep sound with the bass pick up on full, treble and tone control turned down. In this setting, the tone is not at all muddy, rich and thick with just a hint of bite, depending on how it is played.
I haven't used it live as I am concentrating on recording at the moment, but I would have no hesitation playing it on stage. I imagine it would get a lot of complements for the sound and appearance. It is very good with recording though and overall, I am very pleased with it.

As I bought this bass only recently, I cannot comment on the factory set up. Someone had messed around with it and I had to do a set up myself. The action is very low and it plays very well, I certainly do not have to apply much pressure to the strings. Despite the low action, I get absolutely no fret buzz, due to the completely straight neck. The finish, although a bit chipped in places is very nice, but the machine heads are a bit tarnished given that it is over 20 years old.

Overall, this is a very good bass, seems solid enough and I imagine that it would work very well on stage. I use it a lot at home and treat it like my baby, so it is well looked after. When I bought it, it had a couple of very nasty chips in the finish on the top and bottom edges, but fortunately, these are out of view. Other than those, the finish is great, a beautiful, slightly faded three-tone sunburst. Strap buttons are standard and when I get out and use it live, I will consider replacing them with locks. As far as the truss rod and neck are concerned, I have had no problems so far with them and haven't had to make any adjustments. I would not consider using it without a back-up, it is always good to have a spare in case of broken strings or if different sounds are required. I use a newish Fender Jazz Bass, 2003 and an early nineties fretless active Jazz, both MIA, which have different tones to this Squier, so when I do play with my main project, I will have these with me as well. Although I have three J.B.s they all have individual character. I bought them after trying them out and I was satisfied that they give me the range of sound that I prefer.

I have never dealt with either Squier or Fender so I cannot comment on this. There is a Fender dealer here in Bangkok and I have heard a few dodgy things about them, but otherwise no comment.

I have been playing for almost 30 years and have owned many different basses, styles ranging from punk, heavy rock, jazz and blues. Currently, I own three J.B.s and one Cort bass, which I play through a Fender Champ at home. In my years of bass playing, I have owned Ibanez, Aria and other Fenders and this is easily one of my all time favourites. I record with some chorus and flange effects, but add other sounds after, as required. If it were stolen, I would be very upset, but would immediatly search everywhere for another Squire of this age and origin. I wouldn't bother with a new Squier as I reckon that they are in a completely different quality bracket. I compared it with several other basses and to my mind, for what I paid for it, I got a fantastic deal. It is a great bass overall, the neck is absolutely wonderful as is the sound and feel.
I guess I would prefer to have a Fender logo on the headstock, being a bit of a snob for such details, but in my opinion it is as good if not better than any older Jazz Basses I have tried or owned.
As with other reviewers of this particular model, I am totally in love with it and would never consider selling it. If you ever see one of the JV Japanese Squiers from the early to mid eighties, I would strongly recommend snapping it up straight away. I have only seen one other JV model here in Bangkok and that was a shop display and not for sale unfortunately.

Mexican four-string Squier Jazz, bought new in 1998. This is a pretty standard bass, not a lot of special features, however I added a thumbrest and a Hipshot D-tuner. Two stock single-coil pickups, Alder body wih sunburst finish, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, 20 frets, stock bridge, etc, you know the drill. Nothing special, but everything you need to play bass is here.

The sound out of this thing is amazing for a $400 Squier bass! Who would've thought? I've been playing for 8 years, this was my first bass, and now I'm playing professionally in a lot of rock, jazz combo, big band, funk, and fusion groups - this bass sounds great in all of them. I get some people saying "Dude, why are you only playing a Squier? Get a Fender!!" while others say "Man, that is the nicest sounding Squier I've ever heard."
It sounds exactly how a jazz bass should. Fat, trebly bridge, warm, bassy neck. And everything in between. Although, there's the noise. That's probably the only drawback. Unfortunately, it's not just the hum that comes from soloing one of the pickups, but even with both pickups full-on, there's still lots of hum. Which is a pain to say the least, because it tends to peeve off a lot of soundguys and myself. I've played through a variety of amps, including Peavey, Hartke, Eden, and Kustom, and this bass hums through all of them.

I honestly don't remember what the action was like when I bought the bass, I was 13 years old. I don't even think I knew what action was. But nowadays I play with a medium setup. As a budding bassist, I've been through all of the stages - extra high action for digging in and playing great rock, and extra low for lots of slap fun. And this bass let me do all of it. Frets are nicely dressed, bridge is ok, pickups are adjustable, everything is basically fine. However, after a few years or so of playing, I noticed a small crack in the headstock just under where the E-string tuner is. It's coming from the tuner, that's for sure, and for a while it was getting bigger, but now I think it's stopped cracking. I take good care of this bass, so it was probably a manufacturing defect. I eventually replaced that said tuner with a Hipshot D-Tuner, and there are no problems.
The finish on this thing is beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous. I lucked in with a really nice grain underneath the sunburst finish. The pickguard is weird though; for a year or two in the 90's they made Squier basses with a 100% plastic pickguard - no chrome control plate. This is very unique, because even Jazz copies have that control plate.

This bass is solid. Aside from the aforementioned headstock crack, it's never let me down. I take as good care of it as I can, but it's been knocked from its stand onto the stage a couple of dozen times; it's been dropped while in its gig bag; it's been dropped almmost directly to the floor; and its been sat on. It hasn't even gone out of tune. The thick finish that's on it seems unbreakable as well.
Hardware is ok, I mean, it's stock hardware. If you luck into a good-sounding Squier like this, and plan on keeping it, get some better tuners (maybe Gotoh or something lightweight) and maybe a better bridge. Straplocks would help also.
"Would you use it on a gig without a backup?"
I always have. Never let me down.

This was my first bass, I've been playing professionally on it for years. The only drawbacks are the pickups, which can be excessively noisy. Get some noiseless pickups for it if you want, but that's about it. This is a very solid, well-contructed instrument.
I think I'm finally going to upgrade after all these years, to a Mexican deluxe Active Jazz, with Noiseless pickups and an active preamp.

I think this is made in China with the standard Jazz features. This one I have is a bit special, as it is one of the only one's I've seen in Candy Apple Red here!

This thing looks lovely!

I do the slap, jazz, pop thing, so I find this suitable and very punchy. I did try amerian made, mexico made, and also indonesian made. The thing is to play the big brother, then test several out until you find the "one". Pickups must be full open for it to sing, else you get noise among other sounds.

Factory setup is ok, action was a little on the high side. Pickups adjusted ok.
I do belive I have a case where just one fret is higher than the others, creating buzzing near that location. Will take it for a file down, and all will be good!

I think this will go just great live.
There was no case with this.
Finish is good, stap buttons are solid.
I can depend on this, and would not need a backup.

I have not needed to go back on this.

I've been playing for over 15 years with a Yamaha BBG5A, MusicMan Stingray, and this along with a Ibanez Soundwave 65. Mostly studio type work with my MIDI setup. If it were stolen, I would get another. Love: Tone and feel, Hate: one fret higher than the rest (QC). Compared to my other basses, it's good and has it's place....i'm loving it!
Maybe could use active setup (thinking of sadowski setup to mimic the marcus miller jazz).

Note: I accidentally posted this review with the Mexican Standard Jazz basses. I have copied the material into the appropriate category.

2004/2005 Standard Jazz Bass, agathis/alder wood body (looks liek a three piece body and I'm thinking alder is used in the center, agathis on left and right, but I am not sure), rosewood fingerboard, one-piece maple neck, 20 frets, neck and bridge jazz pickups, two volume / one tone control (with nice Jaco style metal knurled knobs), antique sunburst, tortise shell pickguard, clover-leaf tuners. Looks like a 62 Fender Jazz Bass

For the $200 I paid, it is incredible; even if I paid more, it is incredible. All I wanted was something that would give me the solo bridge jazz sound, and I got it with this bass. I recently tried a American Standard ($939 at Guitar Center) and a Geddy Lee Jazz ($599 at Guitar Center) and this one is so close to those that I just could not see spending more money (Yesm the American did sound better than both of the others, but not $739 worth of better). If I replace the pick-up with an American Standard or 60s reissue, I could have the best of both worlds. But here is what really sold me -- the sound played accoustically (no amp)--this bass resonates better than the American or Japanese Fenders I tired, at least to my subjective ears. Even the volume and tone controls are much better than the usually on/off pots you get with the Made in Mexico standards (which are, in my opinion, the worst of the Fender instruments). Yes, the sound is all there.

Just got it, but the finish is beautiful, although I wish they had a three-color sunburst in stock, as I like that better than the reddish/black antique burst. The action, which was set up by the pros at Elderly instruments before it went out on display, was pretty good, so I can't say what it was like out of the box. I tweaked the neck a bit and lowered the saddles and while I have a litle rattle, it does not show up when amplified and plays extremely great. Even can get a good slap sound out of it. The best news was that the frets seemed to be really well filed on the edges of the fingerboard, something I never see at this price point. Frets seem level, as well. The only problem is the finish is flaking away or was just not applied by the bridge pickup (small amount missing, no bid deal) and I am surprised that the neck pickup route is a big rectangle, not form-fitted to the pickup as with the bridge. I realize it is not exposed, but if you want to pull the pickguard off and play it like Jaco, it'll look a little weird. Overall, very happy with this -- even the tuners seem good, better than the ones on the Made in Mexico Jazz I used to own.

Seems really tough, but I cannot say on this as I have only had it a few days. From the solid feel I get, however, I assume it is excellent in this regard.

Have not had to deal with this, but buying through Elderly instruments in Lansing, MI is always a pleasure. These guys stand behind their products and I have no worries whatever with their warranty service.

Up until a few days ago, I never even considfered a Squire. I just would not be seen in public with that name on my bass. Now I have totally changed my mind. Now I'm thinking why pay for a Fender when you can get this quality with their supposedly lower end line -- this kind of fit and finish on a $200 bass -- unheard of. I bought this with the idea of getting the neck epoxy coated and switching out the bridge pickup, but I like it so much I may leave this one as it is and get another to fiddle with that way. At these prices, I could have a fretted and fretless Jazz bass for $400 plus the cost of the epoxy job. I have owned a couple of MIM Jazz basses and I have to say I have always been disappointed with them. They feel heavier than American and Japanese versions, and their boards just never feel right. I can always tell the difference. But here's the thing with the Squire -- I think it mimicks the real Jazz basses much better than the Mexcian versions, and I think the electronics are way better than the Mexican counterparts. In short, I am sold on these basses, and for those who think the only good Squires came out of Japan in the 80s, take a look at the ones they are making today. Great product, great price, great look, and great sound.

SQUIRE STANDARD JAZZ BASS. 2 JAZZ PICK UPS. VOLUME, VOLUME, TONE . MINE IS A 2003. BODY IM NOT SURE BUT NECK IS MAPLE WITH A VERY NICE ROSEWOOD BOARD. LOOKS ALMOST LIKE EBONY(I KNOW ITS NOT). PRETTY STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ BASS.

STOCK THE SOUND IS GOOD BUT ALOT OF THE COST CUTTING ON THESE IS IN THE PICKUPS. I REPLACED MINE WITH A SET OF VINTAGE DIMARZZIO ULTRA JAZZ PICK UPS. NOW IT SOUNDS AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THEN MY AMERICAN JAZZ BASS. I PLAY THROUGH A VINTAGE YAMAHA B100 AND AN SWR 410 CAB. SOUNDS AWESOME.THE STOCK PICK UPS WERENT NOISY OR ANYTHING. JUST LACKED OUTPUT. JUST A NOTE TO ANYONE PLANNING ON REPLACING THERE PICKUPS. THESE ARE ROUTED FOR TWO NECK PICK UPS. THE NECK PICK UP IS STANDARD SIZE BUT THE BRIDGE PICK UP IS THE SAME SIZE . SO WHEN YOU GET PICK UPS YOU ACTUALLY NEED TWO NECK PICKUPS. EVEN THEN YOU GOT TO HIT THE MOUNTING HOLE OUTLINES WITH A DREMMEL.

MINE WAS SET UP VERY WELL. I LIKE MY ACTION JUST A TOUCH HIGH AND ACTUALLY HAD TO RAISE IT A BIT. PICKUPS WERE A LITTLE LOW. NO FLAWS TO SPEAK OF. VERY NICE OVERALL.

I USE MINE FOR ALL MY PRACTICING AND GIGGING AND IT HAS NEVER LET ME DOWN. HARDWARE IS OK BUILT TO A BUDGET I REPLACED THE BRIDGE WITH AN OLDER ESP BRIDGE. A VERY GOOD ALTERNATIVE TO A BAD ASS BRIDGE. GOT MINE ON EBAY FOR 5.00 SEEMS VERY WELL BUILT. I NEVER GIG WITHOUT A BACKUP.

I OWN ABOUT 15 GUITARS AND BASSES HALF BEING FENDER AND KNOCK ON WOOD IVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SINGLE ONE. SO I CANT SAY.

I RATE IT A 9. FOR THE MONEY YOU JUST CANNOT GO WRONG. IVE GOT MANY OTHER BASSES, SOME COSTING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THIS GETS PLAYED THE MOST. I JUST LOVE THE FEEL OF THE NECK. ID DEFINETLY REPLACE IT IF IT WERE STOLEN.

It was made in indonesia 2004, standard Jazz bass 2 volume master tone, medium jumo frets, passive pickups, alder/agathis body. Whats to say its standard stuff!

I play everything from 50's to 90's and just about every style blues, easy rock, heavy metal/death metal, punk etc...etc.. I got the bass just because of the versitility, you can get alot more tones out of two pickups. Its has a nice bright sound to it, my jazz bass has no noise even cranked (I got a good one).

CRAP to say the least, the action was to high for my liking, it needed to be set up, truss rod ajustment, and intontion was off ALOT.

the pickups were not adjusted properly (they were too low)

the tuning pegs are horrible, after a few uses they started to make grinding noises, so I just hit them with some white lithium grease and that solved the problem.

overall construction is good, nice wood, no finish flaws, I opened it up and electrical looked good (not sloppy).

yes it will stand up to live plying. hardware though you will probably have to replace some time in the future, the finish is good and looks like it will stand up, Ive dropped it a couple times, hit it going through a door way, hit the headstock HARD on a table by accident, but the paint hasn't chipped or anything. strap buttons are good, really solid.

Never had to contact them.

Overall I think its a great bass, good for almost any style of music, sounds great. My previous bass (still have it) is a 1960's Burns Vibra I would go so far as to saying the squier is better, but it is newer. I ve been playing long enough now, and I just needed a bass bascially a back up and instead of a back up I got a pretty decent bass for the money. this squier Jazz is mnore of a beginner bass, and I would strongly suggest that you go through everyone in the store becasue they have varying quality, I on the other hand got a pretty good.If it were lost or stolen I would not buy it again I would get something better like a real Fender not MIM (because those are garbage too).

2004 Indonesian made Squier Jazzbass. 20 frets 4 string. Standard Jazzbass passive pickups and control layout. Nice bodywood (satined ina walnut colour), could be alder, maple neck and rosewood fretboard.Everything is fine, except for the pots which I'll tell about later.

It sounds like a Jazzbass (compared it to several Fender JB's in the shop). I also tried the cheaper Affinity series, but this sounds quite a bit better. The pots on mine work but have a very limited range, it doesnt go on/off though, but the range where the pot actually works is like I said limited. I tried 5 of them and chose this one because the neck was definitly the best of the bunch. Pots are easily replaced, a neck is not ;-) Truth to be told, my example was the only one where the pots didnt work all that nice.

Out of the box the setup was horrid. The action was way too high and it had an enourmous amount of relief. I straightened out the neck using the supplied allen key, dropped the action (allen key supplied) and it is great now. I do prefer a low action (Im a guitarist, not a bassplayer) and it's very low now without rattling (too much ;-))
The pots are not the best, they work but have a limited working range so Im going to replace them. Other than that the hardware is great. It does stay in tune, so the pegs work.

Very solid built. Hardware is plain and simple like any Jazzbass, and it will stand the test of time.I set the neck once to take out the silly amount of relief the factory dialed in and havent touched it since. Would I do a gig with out without a backup, yeah sure, it is solid.

Dont know, I bought it at a musicshop in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and they have good service. Like said before, I had them open 5 boxes to choose mine :-)

I have been playing for years, mostly guitar. I needed a bass for recording. I use a '95 japanese Fender 60s Strat, a custombuilt Pierre Fillet Telecaster, a '04 Ibanez RG1570 and this Jazzbass.
I own quite a bit of amplification and recording equipment, too much to list. I record both ways, direct (DI or through a Behringer V-amp) and miked up cab.

If it was stolen or lost it would get replaced. It is a comfortable bass to play and it is very affordable.

I really like this Jazzbass. It looks extremely nice in a walnut finish and it plays sweetly after adjusting the neckrelief and action. I am not too bothered with the limited range pots but I will replace them, I mostly do recordings with it, so I have time to fiddle. If it was a stage bass, the pots would have beenb replaced already.

When buying I tried quite a few "budget" range basses and it came to choose between this one and an OLP Musicman. The last one played like a dream but the single bridge pickup doesnt suit my playing style. I am a guitarist and I do depend on using plectra a lot. The OLP sounded way too harsh for that. On top of that the Jazzbass is cheaper than the OLP, lucky me. Would I have been a finger-player I might have picked the OLP though. Very solid built, like this one, and the setup was great whereas on this JB I had to fix it.

But then again, what do you expect. Factories dont know what kind of setup people like :-) And any good musicstore will set it up to your liking. I do feel that Squier scares customers away be doing those silly hich action and big relief setups though. All 5 of the JB's I had them take out of the box had similar setups.