Squier by Fender Affinity Series Precision Beginnger Electric Bass - PJ - Olympic White Roll over image to zoom in Squier by Fender Affinity Series Precision Beginnger Electric Bass - PJ - Olympic White

• Maple neck with “C”-shaped profile and 20-fret rosewood fingerboard

• Standard single-coil Jazz Bass bridge pickup and standard split-single-coil Precision Bass pickup

• Separate volume controls for each pickup

• Black pickguard

• 1 Year Warranty Included

Squier by Fender Affinity Series Precision Beginnger Electric Bass

Perfect for aggressive musical styles that require a pair of fat-sounding humbucking pickups, the Affinity Series Jazzmaster HH combines slick offset style with easy playability and classic Fender tone. With its comfortable "C"-shaped neck, 12"-radius fingerboard and flexible controls, the Affinity Series Jazzmaster HH is ready to rage on stage or in the studio.

Features

• One-piece maple neck with “C”-shaped profile
• 12”-radius fingerboard with 21 medium frets
• Dual humbucking pickups
• Three-way toggle pickup switch
• Six-saddle non-tremolo bridge
• Sealed die-cast tuning machines

Then again, that bass cost about six TIMES what this one cost. So, there is that.

As long as you are willing to accept that, this bass is phenomenal. Great action, comfortable fret board, and flat-out beautiful finish. My first time picking it up made me remember what I used to love about bass playing, and it has rekindled my interest in becoming a GOOD bass player (probably not great, not at my point in life, but I'll take good).

Now, I'm looking for local versions of Alex and Neil....

Sure, you can spend an extra thousand dollars or more for a "professional" bass. But in terms of quality, it's only going to be 5% better than this one. I am blown away by this thing! To say that it exceeded my expectations is a massive understatement. I could not be happier.

Believe it or not this is one of the best basses I’ve ever owned. I bought this bass only with the intentions of using it for upcoming performances while my main bass was being repaired, the plan was to only use the squire for about 3 weeks until my bass was fixed then get rid of it except I’ve enjoyed playing this bass so much that it’s now become my main bass. I am just blown away by how great these squire bass guitars are and I very much love how it feels in my hands and yet it’s only a $200 bass. I absolutely recommend this bass to anyone looking for a bass on a budget or just to own it truly is s great guitar

I am very happy with this purchase. As someone who always wanted to learn to play, I finally took the plunge and bought this bass after researching my options on a low budget. While the price is low, this is not "cheap junk", it is a great starter bass.

The tone from this bass is very good, better than I was expecting. I did replace the strings immediately with some "Rotosound Flatwound Jazz Bass 77" strings.

I also adjusted/set-up the bass correctly before getting started. This is a must to get proper sound. This can be done yourself with some basic tools and some research or you can have a professional perform this service.
I would recommend this guitar to anyone who's always wanted to learn, but doesn't have a thousand dollars for that dream Fender American Standard Jazz Bass.

This little monster weighs next to nothing and sounds great. I’ve had a number of basses over the years and I am a convert to the small scale. No more heavy lifting over the shoulder and finger stretching down the fret board. The simple and no-nonsense design of one pickup, one volume knob, and one tone knob make this bass super accessible for beginners and very straightforward for experienced players as well. For the price it can’t be beaten.

I've grown to appreciate Fender's guitars. This is my first time with a bass by Fender. Plugged it into my fuzz pedal and tube amp and totally wanked with it. Give me a couple years. Didn't learn guitar overnight either... but it sounds and feels great with no obvious flaws and up to Fender standards in build quality.

This bass sounds just as good as the $1500 ones I attempt to tinker with at the store. Straight out of the box, needs nothing. The setup isn't half bad... I bought this with intentions of swapping the pickups out to make it sound like a expensive bass, but it already does. A word on quality control, I originally bought a 5 string Squire Affinity Jazz Bass from a different seller, it took a month to come in, and when it finally did, there was horrible bridge buzz. I took it to the shop, the Guitar Tech said it was literally unfixable. So, I returned it, and I got this. So glad I did! I'm definitely more of a Precision bass guy, anyway. So the point of the story is, I recommend buying straight from Fender on Amazon. The condition might be iffy getting it elsewhere.

I don't know why this is listed as a "beginner's bass", unless its solely based on its entry-level price. After I received it, I only had to adjust the bridge height, and replaced the strings with a better quality set. Outside of that, no setup was required. I see on Amazon that the black version of this bass had reader feedback describing the bass as "little" and great for "small hands". Well, this one that I have is definitely a full size bass with a long scale neck. I use it multiple weeks per month with a praise team group. It is very reliable. At high volumes there can be some pickup hum, but that's not uncommon for single coil pickups. A beautiful bass at a great price.