This is the best bass for the money that I have ever played. I have owned several basses over the years, ( Fender, Ibanez, Peavey etc.) But this is a keeper! Tone! Tone! Tone! This bass sounds great unplugged! It rings like a bell, yet rattles the rafters at the same time!If you are looking for great Jazz Bass sound and tone, this is it! Beautiful fit and finish. The neck is straight from heaven! Makes you want to play for hours!

I just got this bass last week but I am in love. It's got that underlying growl and punch that is perfect for slap, and that low end growly punch is perfect for cutting throuh the mix of distortion. The only down side is that it cannot be customed and doesn't come in a 5 string model.

I love this bass. I'm primarily a Guitar player (learning to play the bass) and decided to buy this one as my starter bass; since the reviews were so favorable. This bass was excellent right out of the box. Though I must admit that the action was a bit high and the neck started to "bow" a little bit. I had it set up by a professional and changed the bridge to a Bad A** II and it now plays like a dream. As a matter of fact, my son's teacher loved the set up so much he played my bass over his!

Stunning looks, fit, and finish - guaranteed to turn heads. The classic Jazz neck, sound and singing sustain. The p-up mix control yields very usable tones in any combination. Superbly balanced on the knee or on the strap. Highly customizable if you should wish to install a BA II bridge, new pickups, or even active controls. But why do so? It plays and sounds better than several Fender Jazz basses I tried, among them two Geddy Lee's. Heck, you can buy two for price of one Fender and you'll have change left over for straps, strings, and cords!

The natural-wood style finish of the Squier Vintage modified 70s bass looks great. I REALLY like having a maple fretboard on a Jazz bass - and this is one of the few low-cost Fenders or Squiers that does. The neck binding is a nice touch, and the three-ply pickguard looks wonderful. Great: The pickups are way above par for a passive bass in this price range. The tuners are significantly better than the more basic Squier Jazzs, and the overall quality is fantastic. The price (compared to other Jazzs) is quite reasonable and is worth the money. Not so good: The "inlays" are actually painted-on blocks - not inlays. Every - single - one - of - these starts with a curved neck - you have to adjust the truss rod to get them straight. These should start life better than Affinity basses. The nut is cheap. Overall: I’m very satisfied with my Vintage Modified 70s. It sounds, feels, and looks like a great bass - and it is!

If you want a Fender Jazz and can live without the Fender logo on the headstock, this is it. This bass plays, sounds, and feels like a name brand quality bass - but is priced right. It may be imported, but Fender showed them how to build it right. You can not go wrong with this guitar.

Ok, I admit I sold this off after 4 months to pay for some pedals I wanted, but during that time it served its purpose well. I can't speak for the other basses in the VM line, but this is one case where hope meets hype. There's plenty of sparkling reviews floating around online, and they're spot on: the SVMJ has a nice weighty body, perfect balance, and better-than-entry-level construction. Pups will hum if you favor one heavily over the other, but split in the middle gives no hiss at all. Mine came perfect from the box with little buzz, and no dead spots, at least none I could find. Hardware does seem a little cheap, but do what a majority of the bass community is doing: get one and mod the thing like crazy. A Badass II bridge here, new strings there, straplocks...you'll end up with a bass that surpasses Fender's Mexi and Highway 1 lines for a fraction of what those basses cost new. It has the looks, the feel, and more importantly the sound; the Duncan pups are pretty much as close to Fender's American series as one can get without breaking the bank. More than just a beginners instrument or a beater, the VMJ has to played to be believed. Buy one, I will again.

Got this for my first bass. It has great tone, a fast neck and looks awesome to boot. It had a few problems but they were easy to fix, you might want to change the bridge out for a leo quann, the pickups are the best for the price with a great range of tones. Buy it!

I got this as my first bass because I was interested in learning the instrument. It feels good when I play it, and the only adjustment I need to do is get strap locks and get better pickups. Overall it is everything I could ask for and more. I'm glad I made the decision to get this one instead of the affinity series. I plan to soon get the vintage P Bass soon as well. Squier is a great company for producing this for people who don't want to blow 2x as much for the Fender's standard version where this is superior.

It can get really tuff at there sometimes, and when someone puts out an instrument like this one, on the market, that can satisfy from the beginner to the advance, without hurting the bank, BUY IT QUICK. !!!! Everything said about this bass guitar is positively on the money, ( get it.!!!) on the money. ONLY IF YOU'RE EXTREMELY SICK FOR TONE, try the Audere preamp system. you'll thank me later....