This bass is a Squier Classic Vibe 60’s, just like my P Bass. If you read my page on that bass, you’ll know that some people perceive Squier instruments to be low quality, or not good enough. Sure, it’s not a “professional” quality instrument, but it’s more than enough to do the job and to do it well. This is the 5th electric bass that I’ve owned, and I’m glad I got it. The tone is fantastic. It was handy for covering Alice Cooper, and would be useful with Rush, Marcus Miller, “Earth, Wind & Fire”, Jaco, Victor Wooten, Sly and the family stone, in disco (like “Boogie Oogie”) and funk (like “I’ll take you there”),  for rock like Journey, Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones), Elton John (Dee Murray), , and many others I haven’t mentioned. 

I may get raked over the coals for saying this, but often you can substitute a P bass for a J Bass in tone. It might not be an exact match, but you can easily get a fitting tone that you can work with for most songs. 

In all honesty, this bass feels very similar to play to the Classic Vibe 60’s P bass. It’s a solid workhorse that will hold its own.