luckman67

Are the bodies on the Squier CV the same thickness as the Fender MIM.

Thank you flyfisher the truth is though,that I have gone through at least 20 basses to get to the 5 you see. And even now looking back at the money I've wasted on basses which I got rid of (at a loss) anoy's me. I really like the idea of one bass,remember the line 6 bass advert 24 basses in one.

That was great, note to self [b]MUST PRACTISE MORE[/b]. Have you thought about posting this on the EBMM forum.

Thank you ezbass I've had a few Jazz basses,but never owned a Gibson bass.

I would love to be happy with 1 bass,but 2 of my basses were bought by my girlfriend. The daft thing is that until I saw this forum & TB I only had 2 basses, in the last 2 years it went up to 7 basses now it's down to 5.

Nice looking bass.

That is an amazing amp,I would love one myself.

[quote name='mcnach' post='998585' date='Oct 24 2010, 01:39 AM'] what he said [/quote] Even though it looked & sounded great, I made a decision a few years ago after buying a couple of 5 strings & not getting used to it to stick with 4 strig basses.

Today I went into one of the guitar shops where I live, & they have a secondhand Gray Musicman SUB 5 for dale at £449. The neck felt nice on it & the B string sounded good as well, I had never seen the 5 string version before it was a nice bass.

One bass which I regretted buying even on the bus journey home with it was a Hohner Professional J bass Fretless. It was heavey, neck never felt good to play & it never sounded that good.o I I was that gutted that I bought it instead of the good Sx precision that was in the shop at the same time,I hid it at the side of the wardrobe so I did'nt have to look at it. I saw it on Ebay about a month ago whoever bought it after me regretted it as well. Here is a picture of the bass being played like an upright by my son.

For me I was never a big fan of the Stingray until I got my SUB. Now after a scratchplate,battery & string change, it is close enough for me to satisfy my EBMM cravings.

The SUB is a great bass.

There is a HW1 in one of the guitar shops where I live so I may go there on Saturday & have a go of it. Like Boombass said I avoided Precisions for almost 20 years,due to the facts that they were everywhere (copies included) & I thought they looked plain and bulky. Yet here I am now playing my Squier & badly wanting a Fender, and asking my girlfriend if I can have money for Christmas to go towards my Fender fund.

I have heard a lot of good things regarding the CIJ basses, & I know that a name on a headstock does not make it better but in this case I will have to get a secondhand Fender Precision. This is why I'm going down the secondhand route just in case after saving up & it's not quite what I was thinking it would be. But there are a lot of upgradable parts you can get for the Precision unlike my Ric 4003.

No it was only posted to show that there are some bargins out there. I was in Rhyl in North Wales last Saturday & in the CC shop there,they had a Johnson MM copy in red with a maple neck for £99 check their website.

Love the 2002 MIM & here is a picture of my '89 MIK Squier with my other basses.

That 57 RI is a great looking bass,though I think I would spend more time looking at it rather than playing it.

I meant no disrespect at all to any Squier owners,the only thing that bugs me about my Squier is that the body (to me) looks slimmer than a MIM or MIA and even the Squier CV. I could be wrong as I am not as clued up on the P bass as others are. You read threads about bassists being really happy with their Squier Affinity P, & I'm envious that I can't be that happy unless it's the real thing ( It's just me I guess). Plus the one big thing for me regarding the Precision was the 70's headstock logo,to this day I still think it's the best one that was on a Precision.

I think you maybe right,I do want to own one don't get me wrong the Squier is a nice bass BUT I would guess that the Fender version would be better.

Recently I have had really bad GAS for a Precision bass,which is strange considering that when I started learning the bass guitar back in 1987 the only basses for beginners were either P or J style. So for the next 20 years I tried to avoid these type of basses,right up until Christmas 2008. My girlfriend bought me back my old 1989 Squier Precision & since then the urge for either a secondhand MIM or HW1 Precision has been driving me mad,& I can't understand why. There even seems to be more threads regarding P basses, is there a renewed interest in the Precision or is it that after 23 years I may just like the simple passive beauty of one pickup & one volume and tone.

Cash Converters & other type shops have the odd bargin from time to time check their websites.

That is the best looking Stingray I have ever seen,well done on finding the bass of your dreams.

Thanks for the reply,maybe I'm being picky about the body thickness your right though it is a nice bass to play.

I recently had my 1989 Korean made Squier Precision fixed, I had a new white nut fitted & the electrics fixed and a setup,after I had messed it up trying to fit a new scratchplate. The bass sounded really nice & I was surprised just how good it felt. The only thing that bugs me about it is that the body is slightly slimmer than the MIM or MIA P basses, has anyone had or used a MIK Squier & what were your thoughts on this bass. I've considered saving for a MIM Precision mainly due to it being a better bass or am I just being picky thanks in advance.

This has turned out to be a good thread,I love the humour in some of the answers. Luckily for me my girlfriend has her own laptop & does not know what bass forums I visit (I hope).