The thumbnail alone😂😂😂😂😂

Doesn’t sound bad, easy to play, nice and light, balances well. Many more expensive basses don’t do those things! I’ve had a couple which I’ve modded and they work well. It’s the same body shape as a Mustang or Musicmaster.

As a bass player I constantly find ways of working on my timing. Lately I have been trying to hit the like button in perfect time, was a bit behind the beat today.

You wear a cat+bass shirt, and cat is summoned to join you during bass video. Magic.

The Bronco sounds pretty good. You could add new tuners, a new pickup, a new nut, and and new bridge-but for that kind of investment you might as well have gotten a different bass.

I love my Bronco. Decent sound, easy to play. Worth the money as a practice bass only. Nothing more. It serves its purpose. I give you a "like" for an honest review, but I respectfully disagree.

I could let a lot of those deficiencies pass but... single ply pick guard?! Monsters.

I Luv my Squire Bronco bass , it's fun to play , sounds good , and is well made. Not changing , or moding it at all.

That guitar says fender, but its produced by Fisher Price.

Thank you for petting the cat.

Becoming my favourite bass channel lately

Totally awesome the humor is back absolutely love this!! Watched this video three times. What an entertaining review I want more of these types of reviews!! Have a great day lobster!!

This bass + hot rail pickup + DR strings = perfect

The thumbnail, beard, cat, lobster claw hand is what I never thought I need to see in my life. Great, honest review.

I tried to pay attention to the criticism but you made it sound so good I want one

It used to be $150 until last year, probably due to inflations. But this bass will be great if you replace the pickup with hotrails. That's what I'm doing with my Bronco Bass.

"this bronco is pretty basic" bassic bass-ic see what i did there? yknow what, nvm

I bought one for 90 bucks and found some paint left over that we used to paint our front door and painted the pickup guard forest green, if someone broke in my house through the front door they wouldnt even see it coming when I hit them in the face with my bronco hehe

My experience is that, as a guitarist coming to bass after five decades playing in bands, I've gone through five basses in six months before settling on a humble Squier Bronco. My requirements are apparently niche - short-scale maple fretboard good balance - no neck dive please! (the G&L Fallout had to go) light weight slim C-profile neck (the Precision neck is a 2x4) I'm currently gigging an Affinity Bronco - like yours. Sadly Fender have replaced this by the inferior Sonic. Fit and finish are great, it's light, I can play it for hours. Two sets are a breeze. There's nothing wrong with the tone from the cheap ceramic six-string pickup. To my mind it all begs the question, why are "quality" bass guitars desirable? I'm probably going to buy some lightweight tuners, but really, most of the negative points you make are in my opinion positive. It really goes to show that one person's opinion, is just that. But tell me, O Wise One, what would be in your view a worthy, available bass that fulfils the listed criteria? Over to you.

It sounded just fine when you played along to the drum track! Props for the Jackson Minion shout out.

Also every Harley Benton does cheap better than Squier. I can highly recommend the HB 20 SBK Precision Bass for around 120€ or the JB 75 Vintage for 169€. They go even cheaper on the Second-Hand-Market, got both around 80€. They sound really good AND you can mod them as well.

Would love to see the outtakes on this video!!

I bought a red one and scored a lace sensor red for cheap. Put cts pots and a switch craft jack and fancy capacitor and it’s awesome. The fret work is better than my g&l tribute fallout bass. I had planned on putting in a dark star but changed my mind after the lace.

It doesn't sound too bad, it should cost half the price though. As you said, as a beginner bass some other brands can offer way more spending less.

I picked one of these up used a couple years ago for $80 or $90 (at the time they were $149 new). Wound up as a project right off the bat, swapped the strings for the bottom 4 of a baritone guitar set, liked that. Last year finally got around to pulling the tuners, filling the holes and redrilling for 6 guitar tuners. Swapped in a strat nut and bridge, perfect A-A baritone guitar. Still gonna swap out electronics, they are routed for a guitar humbucker where the single coil is. Solid project starter

To be honest i've found the squire range dissapointing in recent years, I bought a mustang CV was about 350Euros... felt cheap, tuners felt poor quality and there was overspray on the neck and I was just so disappointed as I had waited months for it to come into stock.

Wouldn’t mind to see a video seeing you trying out the new Squier Sonic version of the Bronco. The new one is a quantum leap above the original, with improved tuners and a four-saddle bridge. Still cheap, but a lot more cheerful.

A good bass to practice modifications such as pickup,bridge and tuners.Looking forward to any mods you do on this 🎸🎸🎸

I actually love my Bronco. But truth to be told i modified the hell out of it. New paint job, pick guard, tuners, bridge, Nick Silver pickup, and new pods and wiring. Strung with LA Bella flatwounds its now my go to bass. You wouldn't believe what difference the new pick up and pods makes.

Let’s see the review after you add a Lazen B-90 pickup, hip shot tuners and a better tone cap.

I owned a Bronco Bass and I think its extremely usable but I bought it at $150 and even then was a bit high. The Affinity Jazz and Precision are just $30 more now. And if you're spending $200 on a short scale I think the Ibanez Mikro is much better. Shorter still with a slim neck that meets the body in a really subtle sweep that makes playing upper frets a breeze and has a PJ config.

That doesn't sound bad at all to be honest. A good bass for modding or relicing.

Ive been told these things are great for modding... I have had one for over a year and done NO MODS. I might have to try that

It may be cheap, but honestly I love how it sounds! Really awesome. It would probably be worth it just to upgrade if this is the type of shortscale bass you're looking for.

What would annoy me the most is the weak E compared to the other strings. Maybe you could compensate that a little by lowering the G side of the pickup.

Low effort comment

Sorry but I find the bass to be every bit of $200. Plays well, tunes, and intonates, not bad.

Very high best quality video seen ever i have! But as always, great work Lobster!

That bass actually sounds pretty good. Amazingly. Can't be much fun to play though.Thanks for the good review.

I picked up a pink bronco from CME with the intention on modding it. It only barely resembles a Bronco now. I had a 68 Gibson mudbucker which we put in the neck, I replaced the stock pickup with the Fralin 53 P bass and I put a Lollar Thunderbird in bridge. A badass bridge and schaller gears. All pickup combinations are available between a strat style switch and two push/pull pots. It’s a fun bass to play and it’s cheap feeling is cured

I love how the wall behind you is covered with expensive basses

I was fortunate enough to get to cherry-pick the best of 4 right out of their boxes, and this is a very solid instrument. I did install a budget humbucker that the guys on the talkback forum recommended, and it was a noticeable improvement. The neck and fret work are about flawless. I'm currently waiting on a nicer bass to arrive, and would be keeping my Bronco as a backup, if I didnt need to sell it to help pay for the MM Sterling coming this week.

I would definitely love to hear what this sounds like after you mod it up a bit. It doesn't sound horrible or anything. I think this or a glarry would probably be the ideal instrument to use to learn how and what to modify without screwing up a much more expensive bass

I bought one used ($100) for my son to learn on. I find myself sneaking it from his room to play myself. I love how it feels. Intones well. Only one sound, but it is a good sound. I think it is a near perfect budget bass. My only complaint is the shape of the pickguard. I would prefer it looked like a mustang instead of a tiny P or J. Aesthetics aside, it plays wonderfully.

Man I love the thumbnail 😂😂😂

Best thumbnail by far 😂😂😂

A hotrail and d'Addario flats livened mine right up.

It's so fun to play around with this thing using fuzz.

This Video is Proof of the Axiom: "The Tone is in the Hand." P.S. I was going to suggest replacing the pickup with a Lace Sensor. The PAF one at that. If the Lace is more expensive the funnier the modification would be. Sincerely Mike B. B. From Philly

Could be worse (cough Hard Luck Kings cough) sorry about the cough, allergies...

You mentioned plywood. My first bass was a robins egg blue Washburn given as a birthday present in about 1992. That color was obviously no good in a high school metal band, so I brought the body into woodshop class with plans to sand it down and stain black. Turns out that thick layer of paint was hiding a plywood body of such low quality that the contours & end grain would require many layers of filler to make smooth. Such a disappointment.

I am a beginner and I think is a very cool bass quality / price made in Indonesia

I think this bass is made for just horsing around. 😁

Is that cat+bass shirt a custom? Because I kinda need one. Great review, as always! EDIT: found it!

Instead of going lower in price to get a Glarry, you can spend similar money, $180, to get an Ibanez TMB30. It’s also short-scale, and is much better than the bronco in every way, except weight. I found the bronco’s size & balance to be perfect for me, the best of any bass I’ve tried, but the tuners and the 2-saddle bridge were just turnoffs. Also, I’ve read of necks warping.

Interesting Lobster, I have a original Fender Musicmaster from the 70s with the original strat pickup still in it as well. What would you suggest for a pickup replacement that is direct drop in? I don't want to do any routing. I have heard some put in hot rail semour duncan strat pickups and there are some companies that make more vintage 50s P-Bass style ones that will drop right in. I'll look forward to the mod video on this one to see what you do and how it sounds. A good idea would be to save some clips from this video so you can do some before and after direct comparisons in the next.

This was my first ever bass! I want to get another and plop some new pickups in it.

Squier makes some really great basses. I actually bought a Squier 60's jazz bass because I liked it better than the Fender American basses the store had...but this Bronco bass is the quality of the "guitar, amp, and strap" kits you see at Walmart around Christmas..lol Squier needs to rethink it's stradegy..with HB, Ibanez, and a few other companies putting out "beginner" basses with outstanding quality for less money it's going to leave Squier in the dust.

I usually roll my tone back about half way. What I do like about these basses is the overall tonal balance between the low end and high end. You don’t normally have spots in the frequency range on any string that step out more than the rest. For this reason I actually like recording with it so long as it’s fattened up that little bit and the buzz is cut back by that rolled off tone control.

Hey there! Great review as usual lobster, how does is compare with harley bentons? Is it a better mod platform than them ?

I totally respect your opinion on this bass. My opinion is: i won’t mind if a bass felt cheap. I bought mine at a pawn shop for $149! Great bass for that price. Thanks for sharing.

This was my first bass! Not a bad little junker to learn on. I literally stole it from a friend and actually wound up giving it away to a friend who had modded it to have a jazz pickup and that actually livened it up considerably. A short scale little crunch monster.

Did someone fall in love with that shirt? I need one in my life!!

What kind of information is "It feels cheep"? Its useless if you dont say why.

This is probably the only negative review I've seen about the Bronco bass. I'm looking for less experience short scale not found in the Donner and Glarry bass guitars. I have to agree when I have seen the Bronco bass in a music store, they do look cheap. But, you know what they say. " Don't judge a book by it's cover". To me, the bass sounded good, sounded in tune and seemed to play nice and easy. Lobster man, I think you are being overly critical.

with a good setup, perfect starter bass for a kid!

The Squier Bronco Bass, its Ok. Slogan of the century. But in all seriousness, is that shirt a merch item? Because if it is, I would love to give you money for one.

Neat bass for guitarists like me though. The 30 inch scale means you can make a budget "bass VI" by adding a few parts, plugging some holes and drilling some new ones. Of course, I'd never buy a new one, because I agree the $200 seems a bit steep.

I think it sounds excellent, and a good deal for the money. I know a few people who own one and love it. So, why not. I’m sure with a good set up with some decent strings and you have a great little bass. It seems that more and more people are discovering how great a short scale bass actually is, and you don’t have to have orangutan arms needed for a full scale bass to play. You bass manufacturers out there, please take note. Your monster big basses are losing favor each and every day.

the bronco is top notch

it would work for a kids 1st bass, but I don't see it being more than that. And as always, great review dude.😁

This instrument need the High Intergity treatrent.

I would replace the bridge since it two strings per post instead one for each string.

The survival of the Bronco has always puzzled me. There are people who want 'Fender' on the headstock, and are willing to pay extra for that, but who has ever paid extra for 'Squier'? If anything, the continued existence of the Bronco at this price point drags the Squier name down. It should be a $100-120 bass: but clearly Fender don't want to compete in that price category.

The greatest bass ever made.

As a dad I got to give you a high five on the opening joke😂

I've played on of these, when looking for my first shirt scale. I liked it, despite it's short comings. But then I tried the Ibanez TMB30, which in the UK is £170 so that's a tenner less than the Bronko. They are worlds apart, the TMB feels moor like a classic vibe Squire. And from the reviews I've seen, much better put together than the current Squire Mustang. I put on Some Symore duncan QP's and a highmass USA made bridge. And it works out the same price as the Squire Mustang.

All time great thumbnail

Not getting the "feel cheap" comment, I have a couple of them as well as other more expensive short scales, and other than the lacquer finish neck on the pricier ones, can't say they feel cheap. Filing fret ends and taking steel wool to the back of the neck definitely made them feel "not as cheap" The neck itself feels great with enough chunkiness. Where it needs help is in the pickup department but Im liking mine as they are so I have left them alone... for now. Appreciate your point of view though, thank you for posting this.

I love the punchy tone these have! I bet a SD Little 59 in one would rip!

considering buying one of these as a guitarist turned bassist. Trying to decide if I should buy one of these and mod it up or just spend the money on a higher quality bass

It seems that your cat have a specific preferences when it comes to a bass 🤔😀

How about a filtertron or a TV Jones pickup , baddass bridge add 4 guitar tuners make it a 8 string bass 😄

Sounds pretty decent. Did you ever drop the BS-1 in there? How would you describe "cheap" for the neck? Thin wood, cheap finish? I'm looking at getting a cheap $100 bass to drop in a BS-1 ($100) and a cheap GFS P-90 in the bridge ($25).. If it turns out awesome sounding maybe find some used ultralite tuners.. and maybe a better used bridge. But if the neck is trash, probably not worth it.

Smiled so hard at intro, cracked a lip..bought one for grandson played and sounded like crap, wouldn't tune. You could make a rubber band on a stick sound good with your recording skills!

My cousin bought one of these a few years ago to start learning how to play. I can 100% for sure second everything you said in this review. It feels way more like a guitar hero controller than a bass. Great playing as always.

You sir just saved me from bying this used for 140E (i thought it would be a bargain)you earned your like.

Suggestion- mod the pickup and do a blind sound comparison to a high end short scale. Could a cheap mod platform actually work?

I had one a long time ago. I changed the pickup, obviously - because my ego couldn't stand having a ceramic magnet strat pickup in a bass guitar. It was functional but uninspiring. I sold it.

The old music master bass also had a 6pole pick up

That shirt is awesome. I would rather go with a Harley Benton or a Glarry for a bass in this range. Even the low end Ibanez or Jackson. Not a fan of the low end Squires even though they are "fine". I just want a little more that that price. I am so over paying more for a name on the headstock.

I just bought one of the new Glarry P Basses recently! SOUNDS TERIFFIC with the new Wilkenson pickups!!!!!!!

Let’s freaking gooooo dude

Wow - I know just what to do to mod this bass. First get a Bartolini P pickup - then a new 4 saddle Hipshot bridge - and oh yeah - some new Hipshot tuners. Then find a nice used MIM Fender P bass body and neck. After that, get some new pots and cap, and - oh wait...............nevermind.

I subscribed the second I heard "salutations crustations"

Part of me wants to get one of these to turn into a 3 pickup strat/bass hybrid - if it was about £120 I would consider it

But can it meow using the tone control?

Could buy 2 Glarrys with that scratch... One P, One J or one of those and the 24 fret PJ...

Found your channel recently and been binging ever since! I did have a question though! I'm currently borrowing an old acoustic bass from a family friend(right between long and extra long scale, 35 inches) and have been for the last few months but it's just way too big for me despite being 6'3/191cm so I am looking to buy a budget regular bass. Would you recommend a normal scale or short scale? With shops being closed in my country due to endless lockdowns I can't go to one to just hold one and see what feels right. I'm asking because I'm trying to avoid ordering & returning unnecessarily. I'm currently looking a Squier Affinity Series Jaguar or a Jackson JS1X Concert Minion.

I like the Bronco but I agree it's way too expensive for what it is. I'd love to find an abused and discarded one on the cheap. Put a cheap hot rails copy in it, see if I can set the bridge back to the edge of the body without destroying the intonation (probably not possible), new tuners, etc. But all things considered I'll probably never pick one up.