The Squier® 40th Anniversary Jazz Bass®, Vintage Edition is a soulful tribute model trimmed with a collection of classic features for the retro-minded Squier enthusiast. Featuring aged chrome hardware, an anodized aluminum pickguard, a vintage-tinted maple neck, an engraved anniversary neck plate and satin finish throughout, this J Bass® honors the heritage of the Squier catalog and its ancestry. Player-friendly refinements of this commemorative model include a slim and comfortable “C”-shaped neck profile for an easy playing feel, vintage-style tuning machines and 4-saddle bridge with barrel saddles for authentic performance and style, and Fender-Designed single-coil pickups with alnico 5 magnets for familiar J Bass tone.
Key Features
- Aged chrome hardware.
- Anodized aluminium pickguard.
- Satin body and neck finish.
- Vintage-style 4-saddle bridge with barrel saddles.
- Vintage-style tuning machines.
- 40th Anniversary engraved neck plate.
Specifications
Body
- Body Material: Nyatoh
- Body Finish: Satin Urethane
- Body Shape: Jazz Bass
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Tinted Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: “C” Shape
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Squier 40th Anniversary
- Scale Length: 34″
- Fingerboard: Maple
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″ (241 mm)
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Nut Material: Bone
- Nut Width: 1.5″ (38.1 mm)
Electronics
- Pickups: Fender-Designed Alnico Single-Coils
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
Hardware
- Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage-Style
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic
- Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminium
- Hardware Finish: Aged Chrome
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)