Customer Reviews

Squier by Fender Affinity P Bass, Black

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought this Squier P-Bass because I started bass lessons a while back, just wanted to learn an instrument. For being less than $200, it's a really good bass, everything works well. The only problem I've noticed is that at full tone, you have some hum (that uncomfortable static noise). Other than that, it's perfect. So if you're looking for your first bass, get the Squier P-Bass Affinity Series and you won't go wrong. Oh, it doesn't come with any case or gig bag, so keep that in mind.

I got this bass for school lessons and it's done everything I want it to. The volume and tone nobs are grippy metal, they turn smoothly though the volume nob wiggles a bit. I think I just need to tighten it a little though. The pickups sound fine to me, but I don't have much playing experience. The tone nob does virtually nothing but I assume that's just the passive pickups themselves. I've slapped a little and this bass makes a nice ringing noise.
I found with the volume turned way down the frets buzz but if u have the volume up it gives a nice sound. And I play with an older peavy combo 1x12 150 watt amp so you don't need a great amp. I really like the look of this bass, though I want to change the pick guard ( that's just personal prefrance though) I don't play gigs but I'd imagine for small gigs it'd be fine. I gave this bass 5 stars because it exceeded my expectations, I was looking for a cheep well made bass that sounded half decent. This bass does all of that, and it's worthy of 5 stars. But I want to make it clear i'm a begginer and this is a beggining bass. If I bought this again I'd get the package deal they sell. The package has a fender rumble 15, a strap, a cord etc... Everything you need to start. For the price this a great bass, it's by Fender so it's a trusted name and it's a ton cheaper then a normal fender p bass about 1000 dollars cheaper.

To sum it up if your a begginer looking for a rock bass, this is a good bet.

This seems like it's going to be your best available option if you've never played bass before and would like to learn.

Well as far as new-in-box products go anyhow.

I would imagine most new players probably wouldn't know enough about what to look for when purchasing a used one anyhow.

This is a really great bass especially if it's your first. Just because it's <$200 doesn't mean it is cheapo. Everything works great on it. Haven't had any problems.