The Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Fretless 4-string bass guitar in 3-Colour Sunburst is the first fretless Precision Bass model to be released by the brand and provides the perfect combination of vintage style and modern features.
The Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Fretless features an instantly familiar Agathis body that is accompanied by a 34” scale Maple neck. Topping the neck is the main feature of the bass, a 9.5” radius fretless Ebonol fingerboard that is fitted with white fretlines that make playing much easier. This combination helps to create a lightweight instrument that is capable of producing a surprisingly wide-array of tones.
The body of the Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Fretless is equipped with a powerful Fender-Designed split single-coil Precision bass pickup that is joined by simple master volume and tone controls. This setup makes achieving the perfect P-Bass tone incredibly easy and adds to the versatility of this stunning instrument. Also present is a standard vintage-style four-saddle bridge, standard open-gear tuners and a Tortoiseshell pickguard.
The main features of the Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass Fretless 4-string fretless bass guitar in 3-Colour Sunburst include:
I bought this Fender Squier Fretless because of the price and specs, not hoping to get a hand built masterpiece...
The sound is great the pickups are very close to the american vintage ones with that P-Bass character. They are well insulated with almost no static or hum. Electronics are ok, with 250k split shaft pots and a decent jack (good contact, no noises...)
The neck is made from hard maple and the fingerboard is made from ebonol (some kind of plastic as Im aware) with cream fretlines. It is very comfortable to play and also very fast. To a more purist sound and to preserve the fingerboard I recommend switching the strings to flatwounds...
The body is made from Agathis and is very light: too much for my taste because it causes the neck to drop a bit when playing with a strap...
In the hardware chapter, the tuners are nice, the barrels, plates, screws are ok but the bridge is horrible! It does the job but the plating is irregular and misses some areas... Its a shame...
The finish (paint job and varnish) is bad. The Indonesian factory should improve their quality control. I noticed bad sanding spots in the wood and clots/drops of paint and varnish.
I like to play this bass, I like the tone of this bass but unfortunately I dont love this bass...
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