Squier Bronco Bass | All You Need to Know | Review & Tone Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, I review and demo and show you all you need to know about the Squier Bronco Bass guitar - one of the cheapest on the market!
Squier Bronco Bass:
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Langley Guitar Centre:
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:16 Specs
05:19 Solo Tone
06:15 Tone Demo
09:27 Conclusions
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I was asked to play bass in a group recently. I don’t play bass. But the short scale and low, low price made me feel like I was playing a lightweight 4 string guitar that I didn’t regret splashing the cash for. Now I’m probably going to actually purchase a bass that costs 3x this one but I’m not getting rid of this lil guy.
Great little basses to keep around! Fun and easy to pickup and play, sometimes that's all you need and want! T
This low budget cost Squier Bronco short scale electric bass guitar is a no nonsense instrument without the bells 'n whistles which most bass players prefer today but not me cause I performed in many stages whether it be in a church setting, coffee house venues or outside gigs I never had Nooo problems whatsoever! There's an old music term that "Less is More" and SIMPLICITY goes a long way! Thank you Sir Tyler for this awesome bass guitar review, cheers!!
I’ve been thinking of picking up the bass, this video was really helpful. Thank you and keep up the great work
Evans McSwain amazing news! Thank you for the support and I’ll definitely keep up the content as always! T
This is the best, most straightfoward review of this bass. Thanks
Who else just found him one day and subbed and hasn't stopped watching since?
PretendMovie Gaming legend! Thank you for keeping tuning in! Really appreciate it! T
Yeah man! I really enjoy watching this kind of stuff and I am a bassist too.
PretendMovie Gaming it’s really good to hear! I hope to keep it up and keep you entertained! T
I am not a bassist but I was interested in Warwick StarBass and this was the only channel that did detailed ocerview of that thing. Been watching all videos ever since!
wiencheck that’s awesome to hear! Thank you so much, it’s people that watch the videos regularly, like you, that make it all worth it! Super happy to hear I could help! T
Cool bass Bronco vid. Thanks for posting!.
From MTW in LA . 6 string and bass guitarist. LA jam nights 2013-2019. yeah.
Keep up the good work, subscribed
Another outstanding review!
Mr. Cellini thank you for tuning in once again! Much appreciated! T
Just picked this bass up used and absolutely love it. I bought it to resell but will probably keep it. It obviously doesn't have the sound choices or tone of my Ernie Ball Stingray but the tone was surprisingly good and playability is great. Going to actually use it this weekend at a gig!
More than a giggable Bass! Enjoy! T
I bought this bass a few years ago just because I needed something quick for home recording. It goes straight into my laptop. All you need is a decent plugin, eq and compression and you can get some good sounds in a mix.
7:13 Bro feeling the groove
Funny you just uploaded this, I got one of those years ago and I just found it. I sanded the neck down and finished it in tung oil. Feels nice and smooth now. I love this little bass
Haha! No way! Definitely worth that neck finish upgrade, I bet yours is butter smooth now?
Tyler Spicer yesss It feels incredible. I might do it to my more expensive instruments too. Just feels much nicer in the hand.
Great Vid Tyler! I miss my Bronco sometimes. I had replaced the stock pickup with a Fender American Strat bridge unit. Sounded better, but not tons. I always remember the neck as being one of the most stable on any bass I've owned. Never needed adjustment through temp. changes, bumps and bangs. I only sold it because the string spacing combined with the chunkiness didn't quite work for me. Maybe heavier strings might have improved that feel.
I have this bass and a few other bass guitars overall it has a certain all around charm to it one of Leo Fender's last bass guitars he designed for fender. I can see so many ways it looks like Leo would put it together. Great points on how the poles have more force in the middle I never considered that!
For sure! It’s a sweet enough design, and so very practical and business like in a very Leo way using all those parts that were already lying around. Yeah, definitely more density to the magnetic field over those two strings, 100%. T
Most important instrument in the band.
Sounds great for the money, sounds like a bass to me.
dope grooves man! sweet little bass too
Appreciate that my man! Thanks for watching! T
Great honest review Tyler 👍👍 I picked one up for a good price with a Seymour Duncan hot rails pickup and a 4 saddle bridge already installed. It still has the stock tuners and they function ok but those too I'll swap out at some point.
I've fitted a black pickguard to replace the flimsy white one.
As you said it's ok for the price but with a bit of extra money spent it can be a great little bass. 😂
David Cracknell thank you! Sounds like you have a mighty bronco there with those additional hardware choices! I think the two saddle bridge is the thing that needs to most definitely go first every time haha! T
Appreciate the video!! 👍🍺
Good work sir! Lovely job!
Brooksy's Bass Corner thank you my man!Always trying! T
Most of the tone comes from the player's hands.
Quite surprised by the tones from this bass. Lovely! Especially with tone rolled orf.
Draxler Chronicles totally! Roll it off and it fattens up like a proper Fender should. I also thought the slap tones were pretty decent wide open given that’s without any EQ! T
Thanks for the review man, I have a PJ mustang bass, which I adore. But I’m wanting a back up short scale, this could be the one! I have a 5 string Ibanez Talman bass which was also a massive bargain. Sounds fantastic without changing anything. Cheers again
your a great bass guitarest man keep it up
Thank you! Appreciate it and you watching! T
I got a bass like that one- it was cool, sounded quorky with the guitar pickup and all- I hated the bridge at first but then grew to love it-then I swaped the pickup for like a 12$ pickup I orderd from china( the non-split 50s percision single coi style) and man it became a tone machine- ad abit of foam under the strings and it became a dub/reagge machine- lots of fun with that litle bass!
They definitely are fun little basses with a lot of potential!
That actually sounds great, like a short scale early 50's single coil Precision!
If Squier - or anyone else - made one of these with a single coil P pick-up for even output, decent hardware and a nice sunburst or natural wood finish, I'd definitely want one!
Would make a nice, punchy alternative to my fretless J and massive sounding Gretsch G2220.
Hey Tyler: good video. I used to own a Squire PJ Precision Affinity bass and sold it in January (not because I didn't like it but I needed some quick money unfortunately). It came as that starter pack (chord, 15 watt Fender amp, bass, and strap) and for the money the Affinity is a decent lower price instrument. I also noticed lower quality bridge, turners, pick ups, etc., but when you are on a tight budget it's hard to knock them. Now compared to my Elite and Ultra series USA made and even Mexicam made basses no doubt you can see the gap in quality. But when you need something I wouldn't hesitate to get another one. This Bronco series I am not particularly fond of, but it seems ok. To be honest, the new paranormal Squire Jazz telecaster bass has piqued my interest, I think it look really cool in that white blonde color. Anyhow, talk to you soon. Cheers! Patrick
2016 Road King hey Patrick! I totally agree with your analysis - decent pieces of wood that could be better served by better hardware. Your Elites and ultras are a world away and I love feeling that level of quality in an instrument. Interesting you mention the paranormals - you’re not the first to do so in the comments, I must check them out! Good to see that this bronco is at least a very playable instrument with the potential to sound good for a player for very little money - it really is in the hands! T
I’d get one just to mod the shit out of it:
Hipshot ultralite tuners, flatwounds, a giant humbucker instead of that tiny pickup and a badass bridge
I just bought one used in great condition, before I change the pick up, going to put a PIO capacitor, often gets overlooked , see how that goes. Flatwounds, definitely
I put an aero bass type 1 pick up in mine
Put hip shot ultralites on and hip shot bridge
Made a pick guard for it and it’s so fun to play
Nice review, very detailed. Very good tone, convenient size and low price makes it a winner, in my opinion. Maybe the pickup can be upgraded, once you become a more experienced player, but it will do for a casual player. Could you recommend a good replacement? Cheers.
I like the tone off setting. :)
Me too! T
A Strat pickup!? wow. Never knew that! (I usually play Strats.) Fascinating. 19 frets wow! no kidding? Didn't know that either.
I got to play a red Bronco at a big jam night in Hollywood at the Rainbow (upstairs) a few times.
Loved it. Michael T Wyman
this is a very good sounding bass
It sounds really goood
Not bad for a lower-cost instrument! T
thank you !!!!
Great Video Man!! I got one of these for $20 at a pawn shop I work at one day a week fixing computers. I love short scale basses. I was at my buddies house playing with his Fender P Bass and he put in a set of Fender P Bass Pick Ups that have the fatter pick ups, they look just like the Ernie Ball Sting Ray pick ups just not a giant humbucker but the P Bass Tetris type. I’m curious what you would think of addding a set of Duncan’s just like that?
Sounds like 50s P Bass style pickups? They’ll add a cool fatness to the tone, but stil have some solid openness up top. Sounds like a good combination to me! T
At that price point I would for sure go with an Ibanez GSR 190 or GSR 200
I’m first and foremost a guitarist looking for a cheap bass purely for home recording - I think I might have found it! Also liking the scope for mods. Thanks for the great review great
This is the ticket! Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate it! T
@@TylerSpicer okay so after all that I went ahead and bought the Affinity Jaguar Bass instead in black - really happy with it. Even so, thanks again for helping me decide Squier was the way to go. Cheers
You would have done better with an ibanez gsr190. The bronco limited when it comes to tone compared to the ibanez
I'm looking for a cheap bass to start on. Got to try a bronco while at Guitar Center and the frets scratched up my palm. They were poorly made and felt like they weren't filed, they were jagged and sharp. Also the neck wood isn't finished so if any dings/dents/scratches come to the wood it will splinter. Really sucked because I was hellbent on getting one. Now looking into an SG.
Ah that’s not good news, sorry to hear that! The cheaper the instrument the more QC varies in my experience. Definitely something cool about short scale gibsons/Epiphones, especially if you dig that tone! What’s your rough budget? T
Did you say the neck was chunky? If so what is the thickness at the 1st fret? That would tell us a lot if we knew that dimension. What kind of pick up would you replace the original with?
Hey finnish fan here, could you make a review of the fender player series jaguar bass in the future or is it too similar to the squier version?
Green-island96 if one comes through the store I’ll definitely get on it! If it’s different to another model, that’s grounds enough for me to review it! 💪🏻 really liked those Squier Jags so it would be nice to see what that step up to a Mexican build can offer. T
Do you recommend it to start?
Do you think the CV Mustang Squier Bass would be ok for touring/regular gigging?
cheers.com.au Theyre decent basses - I’d up to the MIM for touring if you can, or replace the tuners. For me if you cant stay in tune and tune stably and reliably, and instrument isn’t good for touring. The tuners are a weak point of the Squier range!
I wanted to buy a shortscale neck for a custom build. Am I right in thinking that buying this whole bass is the best option?
Yeaaah!
You should buy a bronco bass,actually is a pretty decent bass
Perfect for gigs
No clue
You can get one from Warmoth for similar price, but to your custom specs
Is everything stock? If so, this sounds as good or better than the modded ones.
Totally stock - including strings! T
I purchased a used 2001 Model last year for $100 and threw a Hot Rail pick up in it, super fun bass to play. Not a fan of the bridge, but it's workable, neck feel great as yo umentioned like a Jazz Neck. I wonder Tyler what would you recommend for replacement strings ? Rotosounds perhaps ? I prefer a more vintage sound overall, Thanks for the great clip !
I generally seem to lean towards labella RX strings at the minute. Really digging the tone and value. Not a super bright string, but a string that just sounds absolutely classic the moment you put them on! T
@@TylerSpicer thanks Tyler, will check out the Labella RX strings, cheers !
@@Mr.Steve-O no problem at all! Happy to help! Let me know how you get on with them. T
Would love to see this bass vs the music master if you still have it
I've gotten a lot better on bass in the last few months by ripping off some of the riffs you use in your videos. Thanks for posting.
Ah nice! Thank you for watching and really happy they can help! T
Somewhat similar to the Bronco is the Epiphone EB-0. Can you review / demo one of these sometime?
Maruniku's Experience I’ll see if I can get hold of one! T
I have one of these!
PretendMovie Gaming what do you make of it?! T
I really love it.
PretendMovie Gaming great little basses imo! T
Is the pickup exactly the same size as a strat single coil? I understand the pole issue, but would it take a dual rails singe coil size pickup without having to modify the pickguard?
I think you could do that, no problem! T
I put an Artec dual rail pickup in mine. I had to remove a very, very slight bit of plastic near the corners of the pickup route on the pickguard. Maybe took five minutes going slowly with a round file. I've found that to be necessary with most of the Dimarzio type dual rail pickups in strat pickguards.
I put a cheap(14$) Saphue Dual Hot Rail Humbucker in it. I had to shove it in a little, but I didn't have to cut anything. I did this as single coils play the kitchen lights in my house better than they play the strings, and it performs very well with them. However, when the lights are out, the Fender Strat pickup as you can hear is still very useful.
@@Gazdatronik how do you like the sound of the rails now? Is it deeper? Louder? Would you buy it again or would you try a different pickup next time?
@@davidwalter2282 a little louder, otherwise not too different. I haven't changed anything else to accomodate the pickups, but I have a double sized capacitor in it and usually keep the tone knob rolled back, so it does very well at that. I may have wanted to try a Dunc hotrail but at 65 bucks its nearly half the cost of the bass, so I probably wouldn't buy it
Hello do you recomand it for slaping and taping to learn .thanks
Not at all tbh! I'd be wanting something with a flatter raduius for tapping. I'd suggest looking at something more like the Yamaha TRBX or Ibanez ranges. T
I tried one but it had old strings and was played with a funny amp, sounded horrible however it sounds decent in this video, almost like a p bass but with less bass and treble and more low mids. The low mids in a p bass gives it that warm tone but i find the bronco a tad to muddy and not as clear sounding or as thick as a p bass. But other than that its sound is decent.
Edit: id love to see a video on a fender(or squire) bass VI. Ive seen people do chords higher up, eq'd like a guitar and loop it and then play a bassline over it with a bassier eq.
Jupiter James-Reynolds I think that’s very similar to my experience with the single coil Squier P basses I’ve played. Not as punchy in the mids and when you roll the tone off it’s bigger in the low bass giving that potentially muddy effect. The Bronco definitely comes across as P-esque. I’ll see if I can get hold of a Bass VI! T
What brand of amplifier you using?
Cort PJ Bass or this Squier Affinity Bronco Bass? What do you think guys sounds best? 🤔
My first bass guitar...thinking of buying on Amazon.... Should I buy it ????
Is this bass better than a squier presicion bass mini?
In my opinion this bass isn’t as good as the Squier Mini P bass. It has a nice fretboard but if you need a thumb rest this hasn’t got one and the pick up doesn’t provide one. Tone is fine on EAD but G string a tad weak. Again just an opinion. Very modable guitar though and great value for money
I haven’t come across the mini P - I’ll check it out! If you want a mod platform that’s not a worry if something goes wrong, these are hard to beat! T
What pick were you using??
Dunlop Tortex 1mm! T
I'm looking for that 60's mid heavy boff boff bass sound. Will this bass give me that?
Hey! In all honesty, i'd say no. I'd be looking at either the Squier Classic Vibe 60s bass or an Epiphone EBO for that darker 60s kind of tone! T
sounds almost like the first precision
Agreed! T
Got good sound and tone, to be a short scale bass it has good sound quality.
Hodari Daniels absolutely! I think it sounds surprisingly good. T
any recommendations for replacing the pickups on this bass?
Seymour Duncan are the best option I believe! You can use and Strat/mustang guitar pickups which can lead to some different sounds. Going with a bar/rail magnet will give you consistency across the strings. T
Buena oportunidad para el squier bronco 😏🤤🤗
My bronco started alright but I learnt pickups and jazz basses and presision basses I thought this bass was a bit starter
More sound to p bass or j bass?
good video! (Sorry again about the original details)
Appreciate you sticking with it and watching! T
@@TylerSpicer I hate myself for saying that. I take everyting back your voice isnt even that bad. Im sorry. ive deleted it from the comment. so sorry
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I like the Bronco Bass from Squier/Fender - in my youtube Chanel you could find a modificated Bronco Bass with sound very nice. 😀
A good Starter Bass for a younger person.
Or, even just for a muck-around instrument.
Willis Taylor absolutely - it has the potential to sound decent in the right hands and with technique, which is all you need as a student/starter! T
Buy one, stick a tv jones pick up in it, change the bridge and Bingo, you're cooking
I have a few different bass's, and was leaning towards getting one of these (just for something to doodle around on,plus thier dirt cheap.
But i have a question,i put all my bass's through thier Paces, and I'm just wondering if this bass can take some minor abuse?
could u put a p pickup in it or would that need body/pickguard routing
It would need both the body and pick guard routed. Using a 50s style single-coil p pickup would make that easier, but I think it would still require some routing. T
How do you grow your channel? I really want to grow mine.
PretendMovie Gaming consistency! 1 video a week for the last couple of years. Make sure you interact with people and give them what they want. Listen to the criticism but take it with a pinch of salt if you know what your vision and aim is. T
For me - a guitarist ....i dont need full scale for recording - and i can EQ and compress/sustain it to decent level
so- all in all .......a win for a guy like me not playing as a live bassist -PS: i have an ARIA bass - had it for years ...dont know much about them - it has active circuit (i tend not to use cos it buzzes and battery goes flat real quick ) Anyone know much about IT ? ta,
Every other video said it was a P bass not a jazz bass so now I’m just confused lol maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention and missed something
I imagine it's rather light and we know it's cheap but the way you wave it around like a squash racket during the intro makes me kinda nervous.
But thanks anyway. :-)
Wim Rijksen 🤣 It’s... Quite light by comparison to most of my basses 🤣 Build quality is plenty solid for its purpose though! 💪🏻 thank you for watching! T
Is a P bass or a J bass?
The Bronco is neither a P nor a J. It's probably most like the original '51 type P bass but not so much like the current/modern with the split pickup. The short scale alone makes it its own thing.
If you want a short scale at this price point, the Epi EB-0 is the only real competition but at $100-ish more, you can nab a used short scale Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar which is definitely a big step up all around. It is a PJ config which is about 75% P, 25% J and definitely more versatile.
@@czguy3045 I had a VM Jaguar in the corner forever and just found a new SD Quarter Pound P pickup in a box a couple days ago so, it's all on my workbench right now 🙂. Super easy swap...2 solder joints on the top volume pot. That's it. But I took the pickgaurd off and traced it on some stock paper, and gonna look around for someone who can make me something cool to replace the stock black p-gaurd...bass is black too, so kinda plain Jane lame...its already a cool offset SS, so I think it requires a special pickgaurd 🤘, especially with that new SD QP pickup installed. Oh yeah, I also found some new HipShot open gear lite tuners...also black, ha. But, Squire drills the tuning peg holes slightly larger, and then pounds a barbed tooth bushing in, with a hammer 🔨 lol...or it seems so anyhows 🤔. So the HipShot's are just a little too loose for me. Though, it's (hole) probably only 1/32" larger, it's sloppy enough that I left the stock tuners alone. I'm sure the HipShots would've been fine once screwed in, but I'm OCD and I'd always know...haha, but also, once under tension, the new tuners may have been slightly unstable and in that case, the stock ones look and feel good...a good amount of teeth in the gear compared to any other similar stock tuner I have around (I'm a guitar tech). 🎸
Then, I put a Babicz bridge I found laying around on...blacked out too. 😆⛹♀️
So, at this point you realize that I must've bought this bass, and the replacement upgrade parts a while ago and just forgot 😳 , I mean, I still don't remember buying any of it, but oh well...its cool I did and I have a little project to work on and over-analyze for weeks, until I eventually accept that I had it dialed in after first week. This is the first week 🥴🤠🤯...
* in my serious voice: It also has a Rosewood fretboard! Not sure what year this is...s/n starts 122557.. 🤔 sometimes the best used gear finds are sitting in you're own storage are still in the unopened box it shipped in 🤩😆. Seriously, it's a good bass so far. Impressed with it. Nut looks sorta like bone...but I would think it's plastic. Haven't gotten there yet. I'll replace it with ...anything but plastic if that's what it is. Well see what kinda crazy pickgaurd I can find someone to make me, and whatever else I come up with and maybe I'll post it on Instagram...haven't been on insta in a minute 🙃
This bass was a player right out of the box. I decided to have fun with it, knowing that the integrity of this instrument is A+. Great neck. Easy balance and weight, standing with it strapped on. Lol...I seriously found an entire bass in my "bass-ment" 😆. Then found all it's replacement parts, acting on a hunch sparked by the memory of finding a random Babicz bass bridge in black chrome when unpacking my workshop in the new house a couple years ago. Nice string spacing as well 🤹🏽♂️🥳
🥱🥱🤤😴🛌 whew... night, Adderall wore off.
@@leeasbury7273 Nice. My VM Jag definitely isn't my favorite bass but it's fun, feels good and sounds good. It's my only short scale though I do have a Sire U5 on order.
I have EMG pickups in mine. The P is Alnico and the Jazz pickup is the ceramic one. I have a brown tort guard on my candy red Jag though the one I bought requires removing about about 2mm of material near the metal control plate.
I have a buddy that has four of them. Two still have stock pickups and the actually sound great though my favorite of his had LaBella flats on it... still sounds great with the stock P pickup. He has another with the EMG Geezer Butler set which sounds equally good.
How do you grow your channel? I want to grow mine.
Regular size or mini bass?
30 inch shortscale
Fender does have a Squier Mini Precision Bass, which is by far shorter than the Bronco Bass. I own both of them. A regular scale would be 34-inches, especially in the Fender bass community.
They actually are not the cheapest bass you can get as a squier. You can get a mini p bass for about 180
PretendMovie Gaming ah! I’ve not come across one anywhere in the U.K.! T
@@TylerSpicer they have them in pmt and andertons I believe, also the amount of videos that you've done with guitar center is crazy, I just checked their bass stock and god that's barely any basses
@@TylerSpicer yeah they have the P mini for £149 on andertons and the bronco is currently £169
Cheap and cheerful made in China bass. May be quality issues with sharp frets as stated in the comments. What is going on with that bridge grouping the saddles in pairs? Surely they could fit a proper one. No bargain at £170, you can do much better for that price. You’re paying through the nose for the Squire/Fender decal on the headstock.
I agree that the double bridge saddle is just a pain. A definite upgrade needed in my view! T
You Mumble Bro
The tone is in the strings and the pickups. Not so much the body and the neck
Misleading mix, single coils on this hum like a mother
50% tone for all except
100% tone for slap
bad sound tone, cheap nuts, better bass for the same price like jsp2 jackson or glarry trust me this fender squier is meh
This is a crappy bass , you wrong .. not worth it .
Perfectly useable, but no MTD/Fodera/Sadowsky! T
@@TylerSpicer Ok sorry ,- i was abit spicy there ..
Would love to see this bass vs the music master if you still have it
Do you recommend it to start?
They’re a decent stepfather instrument, but if you want an instrument that sounds a little more versatile and will last you beyond just beginning, I’d try something like a Squier CV bass! T