Highly sought after Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass from 2011-12 with a Gator GC-BASS hardshell case. Swapped the original tortoise pickguard for a blackwhiteblack one. Will include the original guard. Bass has always been in a non-smoking environment and has been played at only four or five gigs. PJ pickup setup with stacks volumetone knobs. From the Premier GuitarSquiers Vintage Modified Jaguar bass is an attractive instrument indeed, with the matching black headstock and white block Pearloid fretboard inlays give a nod towards 70s-era Fender basses. The inlays are perfectly flush with the rosewood fretboard, and show no signs of shrinkage or a poor cut. The 22-fret, 9.5 radius maple neck is comfortable, smooth, and evenwith no sharp fret ends sticking out as I ran my hand along the fretboards edges.The Jaguars neck is attached to an agathis body, finished in a deep black. Agathis is commonly used on guitars produced in Asia, partly because its so abundant in that part of the world. Its a softwood with tone similar to alder, but with an airier high end and midrange. Agathis can be a decent tonewood, provided that the pieces used are selected from a viable species. Its a wood that has several different species, with some being light and resonant, and others being denser-sounding and weightier.The Jag isnt an extremely heavy instrument, but it did have some noticeable weight to it when I slung it over my shoulder with a strap. It is very balanced though, and stayed put as I moved around a little without my hands on the neck or body.The body houses two Duncan Designed pickupsa JB102B single-coil and a PB101 split single-coilin a classic PJ configuration. Controlling the output and tone of each pickup are two stacked concentric knobs, one for bridge pickup and one for the neck pickup. As I turned the top part of each controlwhich governs the volume of the pickupsthey felt a little loose underneath my fingertips. However, the bottom knurl of each knob that alters the tone of the pickups clicks into several notched positions. I can see why a player may want to leave the Tone control set in a perfect, sweet-sounding spot without it being moved accidentally.
