Twelve new models are being introduced into the bass section of the Squier Guitars Vintage Modified series. Four, five and six-stringers are included.
Squier is a brand dedicated to the production of affordable guitars and basses based on the upscale Fender models. Vintage Modified is one of the most important lines in the Squier catalog and for the summer 2013, it`s bass side got completely overhauled and refreshed with twelve new models. Four Precision Bass models are introduced: Vintage Modified Cabronita Precision Bass, Vintage Modified Precision Bass V, Vintage Modified Precision Bass and Vintage Modified Precision Bass PJ. Jazz Bass segment has six new models: Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Left Handed, Vintage Modified Jazz Bass '70s, Vintage Modified Jazz Bass '70s Left Handed, Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Fretless and Vintage Modified Jazz Bass '77. Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass V Special and Vintage Modified Bass VI are also being introduced.
Squier Vintage Modified Cabronita Precision Bass opens up the review section of this article. It is a solid and double-cut four-stringer with basswood body, bolted maple neck and one Filter`Tron Bass pickup in the middle position20-fret maple fingerboard, 34” scale, classic Cabronita styling and 1.625” synthetic bone nut are also featured on this model. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Cabronita Precision Bass detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass V is the first five-stringer reviewed in this article. It comes with a solid and double-cut basswood body, bolted maple neck with C contour in the back, standard 34” scale, Fender-designed P pickup in the middle position, 20-fret maple fingerboard and five vintage-styled tuning machines. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Precision Bass V detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Fretless is the first fretless model reviewed today. Solid and double-cut Precision body is made of maple and it`s combined with a bolted maple neck. Fretless fingerboard is made of ebonol. There`s a middle-position P pickup with master volume and master tone knobs. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Precision Bass Fretless detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass PJ is one of four Precision models introduced for 2013. It comes with a solid and double-cut maple body, as well as with maple neck. Only the 20-fret fingerboard is made of rosewood. Series standard four-saddled bridge is fronted with a Fender-designed pickups combo. Bridge position is reserved for a single-coil and the P pickup is in the middle. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Precision Bass PJ detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI makes a big comeback. It was a standard model in the 1960s and 1970s in Fender catalog and is now returning in the Squier Vintage Modified series. Standard Jaguar-shaped basswood body, six-string construction, 30” scale, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, floating trem bridge and chrome-plated tuners are the key features on this model. The MSRP for this model is set at $549.99. For more info check Bass VI detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass V Special is the only Jaguar Bass introduced this time. This mighty five-stringer features solid, double-cut agathis body, bolted maple neck with 20-fret rosewood fingerboard on it`s top, 34” scale, chrome-plated tuning machines, two single-coil pickups, tortoise shell pickguard, 9.50” fingerboard radius and glossy finish on the body and neck. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Jaguar Bass V Special detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass is the new basic Jazz Bass model in the Vintage Modified series. It comes with a solid and double-cut basswood body, two Fender-Designed Single Coil Jazz Bass pickups, bolted maple neck with C contour, 34” scale and 20-fret rosewood fingerboard. The MSRP for this model is set at $479.99. For more info check Jazz Bass detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Left Handed is the same as it`s right-handed counterpart. It comes with a solid basswood body, bolted maple neck with C contour in the back, 20-fret fingerboard made of rosewood, 34” scale, two Fender-Designed single coils with standard controls unit and chrome-plated four-saddle bridge. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Jazz Bass Left Handed detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass Fretless is a model made of solid, double-cut maple body, solid, bolted maple neck and fretless ebonol fingerboard. This model also features: standard 34” scale, chrome-plated vintage tuning machines, 9.50” fingerboard radius, side dot position inlays, regular 1.50” wide synthetic bone nut and polyurethane gloss finish. The MSRP for this model is set at $ 499.99. For more info check Jazz Bass Fretless detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass V is the basic five-stringed Jazz Bass introduced into the vintage Modified series for 2013. It comes with a solid and double-cut body made of soft maple. It`s paired with a bolt-on neck made of standard maple. On it`s top there`s a 20-fret maple fingerboard. 34” scale, pair of Jazz pickups, chrome-plated tuning machines and 1.875” synthetic bone nut complete the specs list. The MSRP for this model is set at $529.99. For more info check Jazz Bass V detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass ‘70s is one of two novelties dedicated to the 1970s models. It comes with a soft maple body and regular maple neck. These two are connected through a bolt-on joint. 34” scale, four-saddled bridge, two single-coil pickups, 20-fret maple fingerboard, 1.50” wide string nut and chrome-plated tuning machines on the headstock wrap the specs. The MSRP for this model is set at $529.99. For more info check Jazz Bass ‘70s detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass ’77 is the sixth and final Jazz Bass model introduced into the Vintage Modified series for the summer 2013. It features the solid and double-cut agathis body in combination with a bolted maple neck. Two single-coil pickups, 34” scale, chrome-plated hardware, 20-fret fingerboard made of maple and vintage-style bridge complete the specs list. The MSRP for this model is set at $499.99. For more info check Jazz Bass ’77 detail page on our site, or on Squier Guitars official web page.
