Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar Black

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

the overall materials and build make the bronco short scale (30") bass a great value for modding into a professional instrument.

as is, it's a fine beginner's bass for short fingers - great neck and frets, good overall ergonomics. but, upgrades are required for both sound and functionality, and that begins with replacing the ceramic magnet strat pickup with a real bass guitar pickup - lots of bass guitar pups to choose, just take your pick. for my franken-bronco, i built a '51 p-bass pup and enlarged the pickguard pup opening to accept it. it mounts directly to the pickguard. at the same time i replace the junker pots and jack with better electronics (cts and switchcraft).

ah, mo' bettah! this is what's needed for TONE and one can stop right here and start gigging and recording.

however, the rest of the mods are more for functional playability. some of these mods are easy, others are best left to a good tech. they include - wilkinson sealed tuning keys (smaller butterfly tuners keep a better scale size look with this smaller bass, instead of the larger elephant ear keys), replaced the large chrome flathead knobs with white strat knobs (the smaller knobs just look better in size scale), an unbleached bone nut, a fender p-bass 4 saddle bridge (individual string intonation), and my personal string choice is a set of d'addario chrome flatwounds (100-45).

lastly, and for the experienced only, i routed a cavity under the pickguard and added a hi-z dummy coil wired in series with the '51 pup - this effectively kills most of the single coil humbuzz without any tone sacrifice.

simply put, a great short scale bass for novice or pro.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

The Squier Bronco bass is a good first bass, especially for the younger crowd since it has a short scale. The build is pretty solid. The satin neck is comfortable and fast, however temperature and humidity changes can cause the wood to contract and cause the fret edges to protrude past the sides of the neck. The little single coil pickup is surprisingly versatile, but tends to hum more than most single coils I have seen. Overall this is a good starter instrument, especially for kids, but consider spending a little more if you want a higher quality bass.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

I originally bought my Bronco in 2007 to prove to some young "know it all" salesmen that you can get good sound from a cheap bass, I took it home, set it up my way which included raising the pickup close to the strings for a more powerful tone. When I brought my demo in to the store, they didn't believe I used the Bronco at all. I have my own studio and have had bass players make jokes about using it. After playing it, some of them did use it on a song or two. love this bass, it's fun to play and you can't beat it for that old 60s tone, crank up the treble and you can slap the hell out of it. I keep the light gauge strings on it for killer bends. great for teaching kids to play on too, less frustration of not having enough reach.
I have been playing bass for 29 years and love this bass.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

great playing bass
took it out of the box. put some good strings on it and went to a gig. was fine the pickup was a little weak but played perfectly has a great look and a nice fender style neck. for a buck and a hald its as good as many basses way way more expensive.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

Overall this an ideal bass for a beginer. the shortscale maes it easy to learn songs. this was my first bass and now im pretty perficiant and i still use it for a drop D tuning. if your beginer buy this bass!
the features on this bass are standard and all you need as a beginer. its simple to use and loos pretty good
the quality on this bass is great for its price. plugged into the right amp it sounds great.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

Perfect bass for any beginner or female. And if you just like the smaller scale, this little bass will rock. It just needs a case.
Basic, no frills bass. Like Fender offerings in years past, this has the same single pickup and one volume and one tone control. Perfect for a beginner.

I gave the features section a low rating simply because Fender doesn't offer a case for this bass that makes any economic sense. Even the Squire Mini Strat has a gig bag made for it. But the only case option for this bass is an expensive hardshell case and the reviews of the case are not kind. There are thousands of older models out there that need cases as well, because the old chipboard cases are falling apart. Fender, or SOMEONE, needs to offer a more economical case for these bass models.
For the money, this little bass might be more fun to play than my original '78 Made In USA Fender Musicmaster bass. Tonal color palate is certainly more versatile. You can slap this bass and get a good sound. Slapping my Musicmaster sounds a bit like slapping a wall. This is a great, fun bass to play. I bought it for my son to learn on and he enjoys it, too.
Technically used, but never played and not a scratch on it, I picked it up used in a bundle package deal with some other gear. I would say this is a great value for what you get!

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

I'm not a bassist, but I like having a bass around for recording demos so things sound more full. As a guitarist, this is a great bass at this price. The short-scale is familiar and comfortable, and the bass is so light. As for quality.... the stock pickup is horrible, so replace that. And the two-saddle bridge makes the bass hard to intonate... But aside from that, it's a decent bass, especially for the price.

If you're playing bass daily in a band, you want something better. If you just want to have a bass around, it's solid.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

This is a quality instrument for anyone looking to learn on or to mess around with. It's set up alright out of the box and plays well.
So far this bass meets my expectation of what it can do. The volume know functions and the tone knob goes from very bright to very boomy, almost like an upright. The pickup is just a single coil guitar pickup which sounds tinny when the tone knob is up all the way, it almost sounds like I'm playing with a pick. For what it is it sounds decent but will be replaced with a Seymor Duncan SBC-3.
Everyting was nicely set up, the electronics were wired well and everything seems and feels solid except for the tuning machines. The keys on the A and D string are loose and vibrate whenever a note is played and the brass gear inside the machine on the A string is starting to strip, I have to baby it to prevent further wear. I did get this bass to work on and mess around with so the tuning machines were going to be replaced anyway.
I've played a few basses, from a '72 Fender P-bass to an Ibanez GSR190 with a few in-between and for the price this bass is up there. The neck is thin and fast, it almost feels like I'm playing a guitar. The body is solid and everything is well put together. I'd buy another one if something happens to mine.

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

highly recommended,nice product
I recently bought the bronco bass and was very impressed with the quality of this inexpensive bass. The electronics are good the tuners not so impressive but with a new set of pings and it stays in tune intonates perfectly.The maple neck is very fast and feels like a USA bass with curles in the wood. I wanted a short scale bass and a light weight bass,due to age,the bronco fit the bill.I have retired my casady bass and only play the bronco.Great job by Fender.Highly recommended for those with small hands,guitar players,pros and beginners. If it were stolen I would purchase another one and may pickup another one as a backup.I recently sold my American P-bass and the quality is very close. I will be changing the pickup to a Duncan and I am sure it will sound as good as my P-bass
Good quality
great value

Comments about Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass Guitar:

Found this while browsing for a short scale bass for my wife. We found this and it blew me away. Great bass for the money, perfect for small hands. I have played guitar and bass for over 15 years, and was blow away at the quality. Plugged it into an Acoustica bass amp, has a great sound. Highly recommended for any beginners or those with small hands.
Just a single pickup, Volume, and Tone pot. Simple features for beginners, but all you really need. The pickup actually has some decent punch, and is clean and smooth, sort of like a J Bass.
Feels great! Setup just fine, perfect action. The hardware is solid, and the neck feels well finished, no sharp edges.
Got this at a *NATION WIDE MUSIC CHAIN* for $150 - incredibly sturdy and well put together for the price.