Product Description
Squier Artist James Johnston Bass Guitar. Squier instruments are essentialy Fender and are made to the exacting standards of this world leading brand. The Squier brand was introduced in the 80's as an answer to all the Fender copies that were flooding the market. Squier's ethos was and has remained exceptional quality and value firmly based on the real thing , Fender. Why buy a copy?
The detail on these instruments is amazing. The Artist series are the result of Squier's Research and Developement in partnership with some of the guitar world's finest players. The Squier Artist James Johnston Bass Guitar is a personalised Jazz Bass. Finished in lake placid blue, a vintage-tint gloss-maple neck with matching painted headcap and a three-ply mint green pickguard. The body is made from a responsive tonewood, basswood set off with a gloss polyester finish maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, with Standard Open-Gear Tuners and a 4-Saddle HiMass Bridge with Brass Barrel Saddles for enhanced sustain. The guitar is loaded with 2 Custom Jazz Bass Single-Coil Pickups with AlNiCo 5 Magnets (Neck & Bridge) for that real authentic Jazz sound. Set off with chrome hardware. These guitars are incredible value and great models in their own right.
SpecificationBody: Basswood
Finish: Gloss Polyester Finish
Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Frets: 20, Vintage Style
Scale Length: 34.00” (648 mm)
Nut Width: 1.50” (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Open Gear Tuning Machines
Bridge: 4-Saddle HiMass Bridge with Brass Saddles
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Pickups: 2 Custom Jazz Bass® Single-Coil Pickups with AlNiCo 5 Magnets (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
Strings: Fender® Super Bass 7250ML, NPS, Gauges: (.045, .065, .080, .100), p/n 073-7250-005
Unique Features: Biffy Clyro band logo (front of headstock), James Johnston signature (back of headstock), Vintage Styling, Tinted Neck, Vintage Style Chrome Control Plate Black Jazz Bass Control Knobs, Gold Squier Logo, Synthetic Bone Nut
