What would happen if you took the storied tone of a Jazz Bass, but gave it a Precision Bass makeover? The Squier Paranormal Jazz Bass ’54 answers that question. This costumed J Bass borrows its look from a mid-1950’s P bass, featuring its distinctive sprawling pickguard and vintage-style control plate. But it’s sound is all J — snarling, but sweet, and drenched in rich harmonics.The Paranormal Jazz Bass ’54 owes a chunk of its unfamiliar but weirdly familiar look to an ash-veneered poplar body, finished in classic Fender colors. Pushing the aesthetic even further, Squier accentuated the Paranormal Jazz Bass ‘54’s P Bass visage with vintage-style appointments — including a throwback bridge, tuning machines, and synthetic bone nut with a period-authentic look. Moving beyond its appearance, the Paranormal Jazz Bass ’54 is an exceptional performer, boasting a fast-playing maple neck, with a 9.5-inch radius fingerboard and 20 narrow tall frets, which is equally suited to frantic double-time punk and vibey walking basslines.

FEATURES

• J Bass body and electronics with ’54 P Bass styling
• Sprawling mid-50s P Bass-style pickguard and control panel
• 2 Fender-designed single-coil pickups
• Dual concentric volume and tone knobs
• Vintage-style bridge and tuning machines
• Comfortable “C” shaped maple neck with 9.5-inch radius fingerboard
• Synthetic bone nut and black dot inlays