NBD - Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision

[LewisK1975]

So - this happened yesterday, these were the sellers pics but you get the idea!

Most folks on here know how good these are and I've wanted one for a while now.  Judging by the serial it appears to be a 2013 build, and the fit and finish really are fantastic.

Showed up locally on the Facebook marketplace and I was quick!

Should put the GAS for a Pino signature to rest (for a while anyway!).  I plan to put some TI Flats on it, give it a setup and that's about it really, possibly some flat top knobs but it's great as it is.  May consider upgrading the loom to a Kiogon job in the future.  Doesn't seem to need it but, you know....

[JazzBass4624]

Nice lookin' bass!

My only Squier experience sofar is with the CV60's strat I have and although I'm not really a guitar player I dare say it's a fantastic guitar on par with many Fenders.

[Paddy515]

These are quite simply killer - enjoy.

[Gottastopbuyinggear]

Ooooh, Nice!  

I'm glad you bought this - I saw it on Gumtree just yesterday, and really didn't need it in my brain at the moment, especially since I'm expecting some cash from my band in the next few days!

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance.

[howdenspur]

4 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance.

This. Classic colour combo finely executed on this model.

[CameronJ]

Yeah I saw this and was tempted too! Glad it’s gone to a loving home. One would think that having a P would quell my P GAS but since my current P is strung with Nylon Tapes, I now want a second one strung with flats! It never ends 

[LewisK1975]

2 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance.

I first had my hands on one of these when a mate bought one on a whim for his home studio.  Went round and had a go, told him to never sell it, but if he did, to sell it to me!!  Sod went and traded it about 6 months later without offering it to me first!

Wanted one ever since.  Couldn't let this one slip by, it's in good nick, price was OK and it was 20mins down the road from me.  No brainer!

[Trueno]

I now look upon Squiers with the zeal of the converted. Lovely looking bass!

[luckman67]

I forgot how nice these looked, especially the Matt Freeman model.

[Gottastopbuyinggear]

7 hours ago, CameronJ said:

since my current P is strung with Nylon Tapes, I now want a second one strung with flats!

Oh good grief, why did you have to go and say that?  I’ve already justified having two P basses by needing one with flats, one with rounds - I hadn’t considered tapes before! 

[CameronJ]

10 minutes ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

Oh good grief, why did you have to go and say that?  I’ve already justified having two P basses by needing one with flats, one with rounds - I hadn’t considered tapes before! 

Ha! Sorry 

[discreet]

Nice score.

[Lozz196]

Nice bass, they really are very good, I had one for a while and it was just a great instrument all round, not just great for the money.

[mcnach]

I had one in the same colour and I sold it... it's the one bass I regret selling. I even installed a P-Retro preamp on it. It was such a great bass. 

[Davebassics]

I love mine. I spent years trying to replace it with a Fender (snobby i know) but couldn't find one for less than £1k that even compared. 

I'd like another one, get a fretless board put on so I can have twins!

[mcnach]

48 minutes ago, Davebassics said:

I love mine. I spent years trying to replace it with a Fender (snobby i know) but couldn't find one for less than £1k that even compared. 

I'd like another one, get a fretless board put on so I can have twins!

 

I only replaced mine because... I wanted a maple neck. I now have a Fender Classic 50s whose neck I love (maple and bigger than that on the Squier, which I prefer)... but I still wish I had the Squier. 

[CameronJ]

For anyone out there still GASing, there’s another one of these on Gumtree!

[Rikki_Sixx]

On 30/03/2018 at 13:10, CameronJ said:

For anyone out there still GASing, there’s another one of these on Gumtree!

Thankfully nowhere near me or I'd be having a falling out with my bank account!

[vindibona1]

Congrats. A nice bass indeed.  My experience has been with a Squier VM 70's JB and after a few upgrades and fine tuning it plays way above it's pay grade. I think if I were to add a precision bass to my collection if very well might be the Squier CV. 

[Jono Bolton]

On ‎02‎/‎04‎/‎2018 at 03:18, vindibona1 said:

Congrats. A nice bass indeed.  My experience has been with a Squier VM 70's JB and after a few upgrades and fine tuning it plays way above it's pay grade. I think if I were to add a precision bass to my collection if very well might be the Squier CV. 

In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money".

[mcnach]

5 hours ago, Jono Bolton said:

In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money".

 

I agree.

The VMs are not bad at all, and the Jazz I had was pretty nice... but every CV I tried/had has been a noticeable jump in quality. 

[Nunovsky]

I love this bass so much. It's too bad that Fender has discontinued it.

I tried one at a local store 2 years ago and I loved how it felt and sounded. Didn't buy it then and now I regret it...

[vindibona1]

On 4/3/2018 at 10:33, Jono Bolton said:

In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money".

I dunno dude...   Perhaps it's because I have a 2010 VM, given a choice between my VM and a MIM I'll take my VM any day of the week.  With the new Aguilar pickups and fret level/setup and heavy bridge there aren't a lot of  MIA JB's I'd trade for.   I know they changed the recipe a bit in 2013 (particularly going to a gloss neck while mine is satin) so maybe that's part of it. 

[Jono Bolton]

7 hours ago, vindibona1 said:

I dunno dude...   Perhaps it's because I have a 2010 VM, given a choice between my VM and a MIM I'll take my VM any day of the week.  With the new Aguilar pickups and fret level/setup and heavy bridge there aren't a lot of  MIA JB's I'd trade for.   I know they changed the recipe a bit in 2013 (particularly going to a gloss neck while mine is satin) so maybe that's part of it. 

Most of the VMs I've tried have been the older ones with the satin neck. As stock they weren't that good IMO. Once you start modding a bass it skews the comparison. I never felt the need to mod any of the CVs/MFs that I've owned. I genuinely believe that they're better than MIM Standards as well, maybe not so with some of the higher end Mex Fenders.