Squier Paranormal ’54 Jazz Bass - Two of Fender’s Iconic Bass Guitars In One!

[@stephanematis]

They prove that every band needs two bassists.

[@angelicacastro6680]

Molotov uses two bass players on some songs "que no te haga bobo Jacobo" Is one of them

[@shawnhuff3920]

Yes instead of a rithum guitar and lead guitar have a drummer and a rithum and lead bass players two bass guitar band with a singer and two bass guitars and a drummer name the band metallibass 😊

[@davidwendland5696]

Man I could listen to albums of these two

[@grizelda4526]

These guys playing together cheers me up and makes me like people again. Cheers!

[@caprise-music6722]

Agreed! Awesome every time

[@JonnyDibble]

I've recently reviewed mine (that I bought from Andertons) and it was GREAT. Up there with the Classic Vibe quality imo. I was also surprised how modern sounding it was!

[@lorcanfitzpatrick6019]

I'm subbed to you!

[@JonnyDibble]

@@lorcanfitzpatrick6019 Then you sir, are a saint 🥰

[@Phoney72]

Just looked at your video there man. Really nicely done, very much worth a sub😁

[@JonnyDibble]

@@Phoney72 thanks very much!

[@kryptichands968]

Such a gorgeous slab, and the butterscotch blonde is stunning along with the iconic pickguard. And a driving sound.

[@nicetoad]

so glad i picked this up as my first bass!

[@plecturaproductions5816]

Me too! How are you liking it? It feels very comfortable in my hands

[@XMilthonZ]

So lucky! A beautiful instrument

[@PTCruiser2099]

you got no reason to sound bad now! lol mine was a crappy squire affinity pj lol

[@raphaeldukhan]

"I jazz chords to say I love you" was just hilarious!! Litterally Laught out loud. Ah ah 🤣🤣🤣

[@rhebbhulett]

My Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Special is the best budget bass I’ve ever played. Squier has really put out some great stuff I’ve the last handful of years.

[@pratosaurusrex1128]

I’m a guitarist but I love the look of these basses!

[@catboyzee]

This bass has a lot of grind, perfect for cutting through loud musical situations. #respect

[@macewbee]

That intro sounds great 👏

[@raphaeldukhan]

Because it's sounds familiar. check Level 42 "Something about you". that's the first thing that jump to my mind too. :-)

[@macewbee]

@@raphaeldukhan thanks

[@TeaRanosaur]

it reminds me of Aunt Leslie by Vulfpeck

[@boctok55]

When The World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around by The Police

[@mrbungle7586]

@@boctok55 yep definitely towards the end.

[@bones2532]

Good concept, one player using a pic, the other one playing finger style. That's a nice overview of the sound possibilities and flexibility of a bass.

[@SBKPete]

The jam at the start, sounded very much like 'when the world is running down' by the Police.

[@nathanking1970]

Hmmm......

[@thamadscientist]

YES!!! LOVE IT!!

[@mrbungle7586]

Spot on, it's The Police. Nathan plays the bass line from When the world at times and they're basically jamming around the same chord progression. Also similar to Bring On The Night. Cheers

[@davidcudlip6587]

Yup pure Sting thing happening there.

[@jw112mail]

These are beautiful. I'd love to see a Fender version

[@glenndjubilee]

I have ha mine(blond) for a yer now and I LOVE IT! I put a Kickass bridge(black) on it and the sustain is awesome(not that it wasn't to begin with). I use it in the Led Zeppelin tribute band that I play in and it rocks! Plus it is easy on my back as I am approaching 70. Get one! You won't be sorry!

[@CosmicLeche]

The bass I tell my current bass not to worry about.

[@shawnhuff3920]

I bought one on Friday and I find it to have the honky sound of a fender telecaster guitar and a punk vibe to it i like it a lot 😊

[@Balouthegreat]

Ordered one on Saturday, supposed to be here on Wednesday and I just keep watching videos on it and keep getting impressed by this bad boy. This is my first bass that I bought brand new they’ve all been hand me downs or loaners and I am going through the roof waiting for it to be delivered. Can’t wait it sounds amazing with some serious crunch, it’s downright nasty!!!!

[@donnix1192]

How do you like? I recently got one in black with the gold pick guard and I love it,it is a great jazz bass. I love the modern sounding single coil pickups from fender. I got a great deal on pro audio star for $199, it was listed as used but it was brand new, tags and plastic still on the tuners and pickups.

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

I have a Squier Affinity P-Bass, and it's crazy good for the money. OK, yeah, I did yank the frets out of it because I wanted a fretless bass, but it's good at that, too. These basses look really good.

[@user-eu3mn6ss5l]

That said, I wonder what the percentage of people who like satin-backed necks is. Most people I know prefer satin on the back of the neck, but there has to be a large number of players who prefer glossy.

[@mathewgill3058]

@@user-eu3mn6ss5l I prefer gloss on 6 string guitars but for some reason I absolutely hate it on the bass

[@joli0]

@@mathewgill3058 yeah it makes me feel ridiculously slow and disoriented when a bass has a gloss neck

[@fuzzypetals]

Holy frequency range, Bassman!

[@DarrenSaw]

Lee and Nathan jams are my favourite things...

[@blamelouis]

Chords of When the world is running down by The police with the melody from Level 42’s Something about you. 👍

[@fm1057]

I really want one of those! Great sound. Beautiful bass.

[@DavidPellegrino1965jazzbass]

Love the sound of basses fretting out 😂

[@passenger1jaro]

DAT INTRO!!!

[@ShazShaun]

Hey! Lee’s back with Nathan!!!

[@CarlosPCastaneda]

The opening sounded very like Sting's "When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around".

[@nathanking1970]

Nah.....

[@thewomble1509]

@@nathanking1970 err, yes.

[@Dubsyman]

great demo! These basses look and sound amazing

[@naylor2006]

My god that intro, suddenly all my stress went away

[@rayhewitt6875]

You guys are Great together!!!! They Sound Amazing 👍🏻 Thanks

[@exohead1]

Now if only they had the PJ pickup configuration this would be truly perfect

[@geraldfriend256]

Go all out p bass j bass 53 p bass pickups on that thang.

[@richliddle2025]

That butterscotch is gorgeous. Might sell the deluxe active iv for that

[@MrMonkeyCommander]

Are you me? I almost sold my deluxe active for the butterscotch but ended up just buying the butterscotch, lol Couldn't part with my first (real) bass.

[@richliddle2025]

Well i could be because that deluxe is my first bass too! I’ll have a butterscotch by the end of the year haha

[@rickjeren147]

These guys are great together !! Oh, and that bass isn't to shabby either .....actually, a it's a really nice sounding bass.

[@guyjessop-braithwaite5296]

If they do a 5 string version in butterscotch I'll so get one of these!

[@frmcf]

Oh no, Lee’s been on the Vulfpeck again :)

[@josephwalton487]

God I hope there be a 5 string version some day.

[@bones2532]

I remember Doug McCombs of Tortoise playing a modified 54 P-bass quite similar to this one. Nice crossover. I'm surprised how much the midrange is scooped on this model. Sounds almost like an active bass to me, close to the Marcus Miller model. Not bad at all.

[@turkeysamwich00]

Interesting, either the first run had different colors, or the US and UK have different colors, cause all I can find are black with a gold pickguard and sunburst with a tortoiseshell pickguard

[@ChipsA17]

The white and butterscotch are unfortunately discontinued and I really wanted a butterscotch one. Now the new colors are the 3 burst and the black and gold

[@josephalaguna]

You know you are a good bass player when you make that thing sing.

[@raise-project]

The Top Gear of bass :D

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Nice jam! Somewhere between "The Police" and..some other 80's tune I can think of but can't remember the name! LOL

[@SBKPete]

I thought that "when the world is running down'.

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

@@SBKPete Yeah totally! That's "The Police" song I was thinking of.... but there's another one as well... Name is escaping me.

[@liamb8624]

@@GaragebandandBeyond it’s also Bring on the Night which Sting did as a mash up with WTWIRD. Probably because this squire looks like the ancient Fender bass Sting has been playing for the last 15+ years on tour

[@nathanking1970]

👀

[@dandiki]

Perfect Intro!!!

[@ZappaBlues]

My friend has a '66 Portaflex, and has had it since new

[@StillWeRide]

Lee and Nathan jams💥💥💥💥

[@Wtfdawg321]

Love these guys, I find that the rumble amps paint the color way too much, great amps though

[@geraldfriend256]

I only like the overdrive which is cool..overall they are fair for their price point.

[@hellodavidryan]

Difficult question but asked with good intent: is the constant fret buzz due to the setup of these demo guitars, or just a stylistic choice of the players? I notice there's a bit of a trend on KZbin videos especially to dig into the strings on bass guitar demos, either excitement or (in other videos) guitarists picking up a bass. No disrespect to the wonderful music community and super talented players sharing these videos, but I'm super curious why studio bass culture differs so much from live/KZbin demos.

[@mrebear9758]

Both. It's intentional. Low action, plus hard attack and tone open. Many people like this tone, myself included. If you don't, then a precision or stringray with high action, flats and the tone rolled off would do the trick

[@jackduxbury1632]

Killer Playing Gentlemen!! 😍

[@mannishboy1]

The 54' P bass included the tummy and right arm contours. The pickup was one single coil in the sweet spot, not anything like a Mustang Bass. Other than that, great playing!!!

[@takemebacktothen]

that's what Sting plays right?

[@mannishboy1]

@@takemebacktothen Sting's P Bass is a '51. It has the slab style body with no contour for the right forearm or tummy.

[@8BitParadise]

@@mannishboy1 incorrect

[@ianmaggs270]

Squier should do a Paranormal precision body bass with jazz pickups, I'd be on it like a shot

[@jackdavidson7853]

Love u guys such great reviews and the comedy is so good. Wish I could hang out with you

[@paulelkouss]

Always something new and tasty!

[@KaltOhm]

When are these two getting their own youtube channel?

[@boctok55]

Turn on my VCR, same one I've had for years...

[@nathanking1970]

No idea what you mean....

[@CarlosPCastaneda]

James Brown on the Tami Show. Same one I had for years.

[@mrbungle7586]

@@CarlosPCastaneda I sit in my old car same one I've had for years. Lol

[@CarlosPCastaneda]

@@mrbungle7586 whoops hahaha

[@mrbungle7586]

@@CarlosPCastaneda lol Na, you pretty much had it. Same tape I've had for years. I just added another verse. Great song. I like the comment above. No idea what you mean. Cheers

[@donnix1192]

It’s a 61 jazz bass with a 54 p bass pick guard and control plate.

[@69markn]

I'm just here for Nathan & Lee's intro jams..

[@Basszillajay]

Amazing company, both my Sires from your company

[@christianboddum8783]

Early 60's pickup spacing ;-)

[@wxb200]

I want one with a Musicman Humbucker in the bridge position and a Precision Pickup about an inch away. 3-Band EQ with a Phase & Coil Tap for the rear.... Do it!

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

You really think squire is going to make that? Lol

[@PolarBear71169]

I picked up one, the only issue I found was it was a bit quite compared to my other bass that use but it could be that it’s a p bass split humbucker compared to the 2 single coil pickups, currently running through a fender rumble 25 but Gonna upgrade to rumble 100 which might help my issues

[@ChipsA17]

I have a rumble 500 and makes every bass I own loud as hell lol

[@svoncampe]

Are these only offered with 4 strings? Haven’t found one with 5 strings for sale yet. Anywhere.

[@wademiyataki9221]

Stop looking at my ash! A whiff of ash!🤣🤣🤣

[@cedcobasse]

Really great video thanks a lot

[@keithgray7593]

They sound very sizzy with the tone up full to me. Great looking but that sizz and rattle put me off a tad.

[@BenjiH23]

If this had a p-bass pickup on it, I’d buy it in a heartbeat!

[@Luthiart]

Then just buy a P-Bass. This is a Jazz Bass.

[@hutchdw77]

Sounds “sweet” with both pickups.

[@esa4141]

Why o why 38mm nut. My big clumpsy hands need P bass neck around 43mm to feel comfy. 2 years with Jazz bass with the sound I like but couldnt play it as liked. Was enthusiastic to find specs to buy this one but this has Jazz neck as well.... bummer. Now playing with wide neck Stingray, soundwise good, playability perfect.

[@thewomble1509]

Sting will be in touch shortly................

[@RyanTheMalamute]

Squier is without a doubt not a brand to sleep on.

[@kelalamusic9258]

I'll never understand why they are not making it that finish anymore. The classic 50's color.

[@degeest5571]

G.E Smith had a custom built bass that looks just like this, built for him by a luthier way before this came out. Did they get the idea for this after seeing his bass?

[@mannishboy1]

@DeGeest G. E. Smith's bass is made from 200 year-old pine out of buildings in the Bowery, NYC. It has a standard single coil in the neck position and a J single coil in the bridge. Interestingly, the bass is totally made of pine, including the massive neck (that has no trussrod!)

[@donnix1192]

@@mannishboy1 I think he featured that one in a PG rig rundown when he was doing The Wall with Roger Waters. GE might be the coolest motherfucker on the planet.

[@maddie_rose]

Torn between this and the contemporary active.

[@CarlCumby]

If you ask Mark he'll say Nathan is a better bass player out of the 2 of them, says a lot.

[@gregdjentyguy9986]

Are you guys ever gonna try out a bass with a floating bridge?

[@jeffsimslmt]

You two are my favorites.

[@JokersSmile82]

Man, they need to set those up, no disrespect, just sayin

[@skyviewdesign]

Would’ve been really cool if they used a pair of ‘51 P-Bass pickups instead of the Jazz pickups to keep with the ‘51 kind of vibe.

[@blue-tb2fd]

J > P

[@Luthiart]

Well, it's not a P-bass, so there's that.

[@jcout25]

Would have been nice to hear a little slap through it. Maybe next time. Thanks guys!

[@nathanking1970]

FM! Probably the only video I've never done it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamYoder72]

No. Slap is for the birds

[@hannovor]

hi guys, what strings you are using?

[@thomas_the_cat]

lee is actually back? or these are old shoots?

[@nofrownzone9282]

jazz and gospel is hard

[@PorchBass]

The portaflex is the real star of the show. Embarrassing for the rumble

[@k3ys.63]

Can we get a sound like dream theatre w/o busting the bank?

[@piginasack]

Love the look, but the sound seems a bit shite... Maybe its my headphones.

[@jml19221]

If you dont hit the 3rd fret harmonics on every single video, you ain’t shit as a bass player. 8:25 is the mother of all tones.

[@adamziolkowski2549]

I would buy this, upgrade the pickup, pots, and make it fretless. Add a high mass bridge. All into my acoustic 2x15...

[@lorcanfitzpatrick6019]

They are so cool I was thinking of getting on shit then you at andertons brought a schecter stilleto vintage 4 down from £459 to £269 so I got it instead

[@paulscarratt7963]

Is it so wrong to be human after all? Something About You intro... nice :)

[@barnabasargyelan2607]

Sound like Marcus Miller! Please!

[@michealfrancis770]

Knob quality!!

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎💙👊😎

[@garywhitehead4160]

Bought a squire classic vibe 60’s bass earlier this year and what a bad mistake!! Virtually unplayable… neck like a banana, poorly dressed frets, and surprising weighed a ton!! Straight back after a week…

[@ds97853]

Seriously ? A commercial with commercials?

[@Luthiart]

Have you ever heard of an ad blocker?

[@crazee-eight3603]

I dunno... either get yourself a Jazz Bass or a '50s P-Bass. This 'thing' truly seems less than the sum of its parts.

[@Luthiart]

It's just a Jazz Bass with a different pickguard and concentric pots. I don't really see how that makes it "less than the sum of its parts".

[@F0dd3r26]

These basses sound way better than they look. Just like the Fender paranormal bass that came out the other year this bass is fugly.

[@jcooper306]

Whiff of ash...!

[@StaticPanda]

First

[@macewbee]

Nice

[@nathanking1970]

Last

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Full whack.

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

So much disgusting fret buzz

[@jcout25]

Sometimes you gotta pay double for that kind of action.

[@mentecato666]

It's so easily fixed, a little tweaks it's all that's needed But yeah i despise fretbuzz, didn't enjoyed the sounds but loved the jams

[@albundy2239]

Cool but kinda ugly at the same time 😅

[@twoys440]

you're a bassist, play the bass, don't go above 12th fret, the 1st and 2nd strings are illegal