Squire Classic Vibe 50's Precision - Opinions?

[Linus27]

Whats the general opinion of the Squire Classic Vibe 50's Precision? I am thinking about getting one as a backup to my US Fender Precision for some big gigs I have next year. Will they do the job or pretty cheap and nasty? Also interested in the tone, one trick pony or nice and punchy with a tone dial that actually does something?

[Musicman20]

Look nice, apparently play nice, and the weight is fairly low. I think the downside is the crap pup.

[Linus27]

Cheers Gareth. As its probably going to be sitting on stage doing nothing, then thats not important but in case I do need to use it, I could change the pup for something better for very little money.

[Musicman20]

Exactly! It looks cool, IMO, it will definitely do the job.

[tom1946]

I had a blue one and it was adequate for gigs in my humble opinion. Only reason I moved it on was the neck, just a bit chunky for me.
Couldn't fault it otherwise.

[Linus27]

Thanks guys, appreciate the info.

[Grand Wazoo]

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Look nice, apparently play nice, and the weight is fairly low. I think the downside is the crap pup.
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yes that is correct, I had one, and modded it with a fralin spit coil hum cancelling pickup, and after that it was superb.

[buff]

Had mine a couple of month's and love it, replaced the pick up with a wizard item and love it more. Has a lot brighter sound than my squier jag fitted with a wizard thumper and hot J pick up. Guess partly down to the pine body.

[dave_bass5]

There has already been a lot of talk about this (and the blue version) and so far ive not read anything negative, other than personal preferences. You really cant go wrong with any of the CV line IMO.

[Linus27]

Thanks everyone. If I find I need one still (goal posts moving at the moment) then I will get myself one.

[Evil Undead]

I love mine. Don't really want to sell it but needs must

It's in the classifieds if you decide you would like one hehe

[Linus27]

Cheers Evil. Like I say, if I need one, i will be knocking on your door

[dave_bass5]

I was just going to post that as well. I love the look of the black PG it has Mel.

Edited December 12, 2011 by dave_bass5

[StraightSix]

I tried the Blonde/Pine bodied version today and really liked it.

The neck is larger than a Jazz but pretty comfy still and I don't have huge hands. It sounds good with stock pickups but, being single-coil, there is a faint background hum (I was pretty close to the amp though).
Great fit and finish and looks very nice with the Pine grain showing through the finish.

My only beef, as I play mainly fingerstyle, is the lack of anything to anchor my thumb to - the SC pickup is pretty small and the edge of the pickup is close to the E string, otherwise a very nice bass.

[Grand Wazoo]

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[color=#800080]My only beef, as I play mainly fingerstyle, is the lack of anything to anchor my thumb to - the SC pickup is pretty small and the edge of the pickup is close to the E string, otherwise a very nice bass.[/color]
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There's plenty of room to screw down a thumb rest, so not really big deal, but you can easily do without that if you use the edge of the pickup when playing the E string and the E string when playing the other 3, forced adaptation is a natural process. If you don't think of it as an hinderance you'll master it in no time.

Edited December 13, 2011 by Grand Wazoo

[StraightSix]

Yes I'm used to doing that with the E string as an anchor when playing the others but when using the pickup edge, it is very close to the E string which restricts the pull-stroke on the E if you see what I mean

[Davout]

I've had this exact model(as pictured) for about eight months now, from when they were first issued in UK. I also have two other Squier Classic Vibe guitar models, so you may guess that I am very pleased with the quality of this series. Let's put it into perspective. You are getting a really good quality build of guitar/bass for around UK£ 300. Mine is reasonably lightweight, well set-up, nice finish & comfortable to play. The tone control works surprisingly well for a 'budget' priced model, & goes from a nice deep mellow P.Bass thump to the ring of the low notes on a piano. Such a nice surprise. I did write a much fuller review of this bass earlier in the year, if you want to look it up. Well worth checking out for a first bass, let alone as a spare.

Regards, Tony.

[Happy Jack]

The thumb-rest issue (for those of us who like one) simply won't go away. That pickup design is too unstable and too uncomfortable to base yourself on for a whole gig.

Also, if you're a dig-in type of player (like me) it becomes possible to twang the E hard enough that it goes past the edge of the pickup and hooks itself against the gubbins inside. At best embarassing, at worst very noisy and expensive to repair. You don't need to play like a gorilla to make this happen.

Pickup upgrade is the way to go, failing which this is one type of bass on which ashtrays look really good:

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