Squier Bass Help?!

[BASainty]

Iv seen on ebay a Squire Classic Vibe 62 jazz bass and i dont know much about squire basses.

Could someone tell me which Squiers are good to look out for and ones to avoid?

Just so i dont go and buy a dud or something =P

Thanks.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='4StringFortress' post='975686' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:03 AM']Iv seen on ebay a Squire Classic Vibe 62 jazz bass and i dont know much about squire basses.

Could someone tell me which Squiers are good to look out for and ones to avoid?

Just so i dont go and buy a dud or something =P

Thanks.[/quote]

The CV Jazzes are amazing for the money, how much us he asking?

[StevieC]

No complaints from me - I play a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision and it's spot on for the money.

Steve

[BASainty]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='975691' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:10 AM']The CV Jazzes are amazing for the money, how much us he asking?[/quote]

currently bidding its at £87 but hasnt met its reserve yet so god knows how much it would actually cost.

[Grand Wazoo]

The CV Squier are a great range of good quailty built basses and provided that the seller's reserve is not overly estimated, a good conditions P Squier should stay withing the £150-£180, if it goes any higher you get close to the new price range £230-£250 depending on what good a deal you might get from a retailer.

[BASainty]

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='975706' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:54 AM']The CV Squier are a great range of good quailty built basses and provided that the seller's reserve is not overly estimated, a good conditions P Squier should stay withing the £150-£180, if it goes any higher you get close to the new price range £230-£250 depending on what good a deal you might get from a retailer.[/quote]

Cool thanks for that.

I really want a P-bass again since i miss having one!

Which would you say is better?

The CV P-bass or the VM P-bass?

[Bobby K]

[quote name='StevieC' post='975692' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:14 AM']No complaints from me - I play a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision and it's spot on for the money.

Steve[/quote]
[b][/b]

+1! It looks great too

[BASainty]

I really want a P-bass again since i miss having one!

Which would you say is better?

The CV P-bass or the VM P-bass?

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='4StringFortress' post='975716' date='Oct 3 2010, 09:09 AM']Cool thanks for that.

I really want a P-bass again since i miss having one!

Which would you say is better?

The CV P-bass or the VM P-bass?[/quote]

As you can see from my signature pic and link, I happen to have all 3 of the Classic Vibe ones. I love them all which is why I've stuck with them and they go perfectly along with my more expensive basses, in fact they are an enhancement to my collection rather than a downgrade.

However I have modified all 3 of them, I got rid of all the wiring and posts and replaced these with real CTS Pots and vintage style waxed cloth wiring, original sprague capacitors and all of them were fitted with different models of Seymour Duncan pickups, the Jazz has 2 stacked humbuckers to give parallel / series split facilty which I have not chosen to adopt, in fact I've kept them wired traditionally in parallel and the only reason I chose them to be humbuckers was to keep the hum at bay and these do exactly that. Real Jazz sound minus the unwanted hum and hiss.

The 50's lake placid blue Precision has a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound (the ones with the larger pole pieces) which gives it a great bottom and much clearer mids with just the required highs without going over the top.

The 60's Fiesta Red (Salmon Pink to me) Precsion I originally fitted a Seymour Duncan Vintage Correct but that was not as "vintage" as I expected it and while I was looking for a replacement some bloke on ebay was selling a brand new yet to be fitted Lollar which I snatched at the silly price of £29. Now I challenge anyone to be blind folded and tell the difference between that Squier CV P Bass and a real vintage one.

At the end of the day if I was to chose between the 50's style CV and the 60's one I would say it is a difficult choice but down to personal taste I can say that the 50's is the winner for sound alone, I tell you this has a real vintage vibe, play it with an old valve amp and you'll wet yourself, is that good.

[Bobby K]

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='975849' date='Oct 3 2010, 11:39 AM']The 60's Fiesta Red (Salmon Pink to me) Precsion I originally fitted a Seymour Duncan Vintage Correct but that was not as "vintage" as I expected it and while I was looking for a replacement some bloke on ebay was selling a brand new yet to be fitted Lollar which I snatched at the silly price of £29. Now I challenge anyone to be blind folded and tell the difference between that Squier CV P Bass and a real vintage one.[/quote]

I'm assuming you've sold on the SD Vintage Correct...? Was thinking of lobbing one in my CV P..

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='Bobby K' post='975956' date='Oct 3 2010, 01:46 PM']I'm assuming you've sold on the SD Vintage Correct...? Was thinking of lobbing one in my CV P..[/quote]

Yes Bobby, I am sorry I sold it on ebay. This was the one:
[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/vintage-1/spb1_vintage_fo/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...pb1_vintage_fo/[/url]
[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/spb-1-vintage-for-precis/66504"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/spb-1-...or-precis/66504[/url]

[Bobby K]

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='976324' date='Oct 3 2010, 07:25 PM']Yes Bobby, I am sorry I sold it on ebay. This was the one:
[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/vintage-1/spb1_vintage_fo/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...pb1_vintage_fo/[/url]
[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/spb-1-vintage-for-precis/66504"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/spb-1-...or-precis/66504[/url][/quote]

No worries matey. I'll probably be getting one sooner or later anyway

[StevieC]

[quote name='Bobby K' post='975725' date='Oct 3 2010, 09:24 AM'][b][/b]

+1! It looks great too [/quote]

Hi - You are not wrong sir.

[aceuggy]

[quote name='StevieC' post='975692' date='Oct 3 2010, 08:14 AM']No complaints from me - I play a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision and it's spot on for the money.

Steve[/quote]

I agree. I play both the Squier CV 60's P and Jazz basses. They are both great and excellent value

Edited October 4, 2010 by aceuggy