A superb gateway into the time-honored Fender  family, the Squier  Affinity Series  Jazz Bass V 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 profile and vintage-style open-gear tuning machines for smooth, accurate tuning. Loaded with two Squier single-coil J Bass pickups for a wide variety of tones, this model is ready to help lay the foundation for any player at any stage.

Squier Single-Coil Pickups

Voiced in-house at Fender, these Squier single-coil Jazz Bass pickups produce fat, articulate tone for a wide variety of styles. 

“C”-Shaped Neck Profile

A “C”-shaped profile creates a slim, comfortable and easy to play neck

Open-Gear Tuning Machines

These vintage-style tuning machines have a classic look and provide smooth, accurate tuning.

Features

• Thin and lightweight body
• Slim “C”-shaped neck profile
• Squier single-coil pickups
• Open-gear tuning machines
• 5-saddle bass bridge

Body

• Body Material : Poplar
• Body Shape : Jazz Bass
• Body Finish : Gloss Polyurethane

Neck

• Neck Material : Maple
• Neck Finish : Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
• Neck Shape : "C" Shape
• Scale Length : 34" (864 cm)
• Fingerboard Material : Maple
• Fingerboard Radius : 9.5" (241 mm)
• Number of Frets : 20
• Fret Size : Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material : Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width : 1.875" (47.6 mm)
  • Position Inlays : Pearloid Dot
• Truss Rod : Head Adjust

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup : Ceramic Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Neck Pickup : Ceramic Single-Coil Jazz Bass
• Controls : Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Tone
• Configuration : SS

Hardware

• Bridge : 4-Saddle Standard
• Hardware Finish : Chrome
• Tuning Machines : Vintage-Style
• Pickguard : 3-Ply Black
• Control Knobs : Black Plastic
• Neck Plate : 4-Bolt Squier

Miscellaneous

• Strings : Nickel Plated Steel (.045-.105 Gauges)