{"id":450,"date":"2019-10-25T18:08:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T01:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassguitarshack.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2022-03-18T23:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T06:11:54","slug":"squier-bronco-bass-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassguitarshack.com\/squier-bronco-bass-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Squier Bronco Bass Review – Why You Need One Now (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After purchasing one of these awesome Squier Bronco bass guitars as a Christmas gift for my daughter, we knew we had to do a review and make some recommendations. If you couldn’t tell from the title, we really like the Squier Bronco bass guitar<\/strong>. Lots of people will get great use out of this bass, and some will fall madly in love with it. To find out if the Fender Affinity Series Bronco bass is right for you, read on.
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TLDR: The receiver of this gift is lucky they still got it. We couldn\u2019t keep our hands off of it, but it might not be for everyone. (But it probably is for everyone…mostly.)
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Is this possibly the best entry level bass guitar on the market?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Squier Bronco Bass is a short-scale bass that’s perfect for beginners or as a budget bass for almost anyone. The Squier series is Fender\u2019s line of lower-priced instruments aimed at younger bass players or anyone on a tight budget. It might take some setup to get just right when you first purchase it, but that’s very common with basses no matter what the price point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re often wary of budget bass guitars, but they absolutely have their place in the world of musical instruments. If the quality is high enough and the price allows someone to start learning who might not be able to otherwise, there’s zero downside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what about the Squier Bronco Bass? What makes it worth spending a couple of hundred dollars on, and why were we so excited about it right from the start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated for 2022 –<\/strong><\/p>

We wanted to make you aware of a couple of changes since we originally wrote this article.<\/p>

Mainly, the Squier Bronco’s body is now made of poplar, which is a heavier wood than agathis. While this does add a bit of weight, it doesn’t necessarily make it a “heavy” instrument to handle. It does, however, potentially improve the overall sound and stability.<\/p>

Fender also moves production around from time to time, so the country of origin might depend on the year your bass was made.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Initial impressions of the Squier Affinity Series Bronco Bass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s a Fender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The fact that it’s a Fender is a huge plus. Now, clearly, Fender has had issues with varying quality over the years, but even on the lower end, we’re a lot more excited about a Fender than a “no name” brand bass guitar that you might find on eBay or Wish.com. We all (the writers here) have purchased lower-end bass guitars over the years for one reason or another. Maybe we had a project in mind, maybe as a gift, or maybe we were just way too curious. Whatever the reason, we’ve seen the quality levels that come with different brands on the lower end of the scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some of those basses are definitely suitable for some situations, it’s harder to find that rare gem among the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fender, on the other hand, has always set at least a reasonable bar for themselves to meet in terms of quality. That, of course, builds trust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This bass is crafted in Indonesia, and in the past, as we just mentioned, Squier has been criticized for some quality control issues. However, times have changed, and now Squire, and many other budget basses, have improved the build quality dramatically. The Bronco bass is a perfect example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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