A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender® family, the Squier® Affinity Series® Active Jazz Bass® delivers legendary design and quintessential tone for today’s aspiring bassist. This J Bass® features several player-friendly refinements such as a thin and lightweight body, a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck with retro block inlays and vintage-style open-gear tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning. Loaded with two Squier Noiseless™ J Bass pickups shaped by an active 9V 2-band preamp for a wide variety of punchy tones, this model is ready to help lay the foundation for any player at any stage.

Features

• Thin and lightweight body
• Slim “C”-shaped neck with block inlays
• Squier Noiseless pickups
• Active 9-volt preamp with controls for volume, blend, and bass/treble boost/cut
• 4-saddle bass bridge

Specifications

Neck

• Neck MaterialMaple
  
• Neck FinishSatin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
  
• Neck Shape"C" Shape
  
• Neck ConstructionBolt-On
  
• Fingerboard Radius9.5" (241 mm)
  
• Fingerboard MaterialMaple
  
• Position InlaysBlack Pearloid Block
  
• Side DotsBlack
  
• Number of Frets20
  
• Truss RodSingle Action, Head Adjust
  
• String NutSynthetic Bone
  
• Nut Width1.5" (38.1 mm)
  
• Nut MaterialSynthetic Bone
  
• Fret SizeMedium Jumbo
  
• Scale Length34" (864 mm)

Body

• BodyPoplar
  
• Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
  
• Body ShapeJazz Bass®
  
• Body MaterialPoplar

Hardware

• Bridge4-Saddle Standard
  
• Pickguard3-Ply Black
  
• Pickup CoversBlack
  
• Control KnobsBlack Plastic
  
• Hardware FinishChrome
  
• Tuning MachinesVintage-Style
  
• String TreesVintage-Style Disc
  
• StringsNickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)
  
• Neck Plate4-Bolt Squier®
  
• Strap ButtonsStandard

Electronics

• Bridge PickupSquier® Ceramic Noiseless™ Jazz Bass®
  
• Neck PickupSquier® Ceramic Noiseless™ Jazz Bass®
  
• Pickup ConfigurationSS
  
• ControlsMaster Volume, Blend Knob, Active Bass/Treble Boost/Cut (Stacked Control)
  
• SwitchingNone