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
