Squier Classic Vibe with D'Addarios

Essential · #1 01-14-2010, 03:47 PM

Here in the UK, stock new Squier Classic Vibe Jazzes and Precisions are wearing strings with colour coded ball ends (green - G, black - D, red - A, and brass - E) and with no silk wraps.

If you look at the enlarged pictures on the Squier website for both the CV Jazz and the CV Precision, you see the same colour coded ball ends and no silk wraps. Despite this, the website spec for both basses says Fender Super Bass 7250ML which I believe have no colour coded ball ends and black silk wraps. Is the same happening in the US or is this a UK phenomenon?

The fitted strings appear to me to be D'Addarios. Would you agree?

Any other comments?

Surly · #2 01-14-2010, 07:25 PM

I thought my Squier came with D'Addario's as well. They felt terrible though, so I wasn't really sure.

aus_bass · #3 01-14-2010, 07:28 PM

My CV Jazz came with Fenders on it. Immediately swapped them out for Chromes & haven't looked back.

5StringBlues · #4 01-14-2010, 07:29 PM

My Classic Vibe '51 style P came with the D'addarios that have the color coded ball ends,no silk wraps, and I'm in the States.

EagleMoon · #5 01-14-2010, 08:53 PM

Both my 60's J and P came with D'Addarios. I'm not personally a fan of the regular ones, but I love the ProSteels. Great strings.

Surly · #6 01-15-2010, 02:35 AM

I've been curious about Prosteels. My favorite string I've had on that bass so far has been the Fender 7150's.

eyecandy · #7 01-15-2010, 04:45 AM

Prosteels are brighter... they have that piano ring...

Stock Squier's come with Fender 7250ML 45-100

Essential · #8 01-15-2010, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by eyecandy

Stock Squier's come with Fender 7250ML 45-100

Well, actually some of them don't; that's the point of the thread.

Essential · #9 01-15-2010, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by aus_bass

My CV Jazz came with Fenders on it. Immediately swapped them out for Chromes & haven't looked back.

Well, my CV Jazz came with D'Addarios on it. Immediately swapped them out for Pyramids & haven't looked back.

Peter Weil · #10 02-12-2010, 11:01 PM

Hey guys - which D'Addarios were on there? Steels or nickels?

I have a CV Jazz and I loved the sound of those strings. Just couldn't figure out what they were until now.

not_jason · #11 02-12-2010, 11:06 PM

As a faithful consumer of Fender strings, I was very disappointed to find a set of D'Addarios on my CV 60s P. I don't hate D'Addarios, but I don't like them either. I've had an unusually high rate of breakage with D'Addarios, so I don't trust them on anything I intend to gig with.

EagleMoon · #12 02-12-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter Weil

Hey guys - which D'Addarios were on there? Steels or nickels?

I have a CV Jazz and I loved the sound of those strings. Just couldn't figure out what they were until now.

I think they're stainless. They sounded all right to me for about a day, then they got too dull.

EDIT: My bad, I meant to NOT stainless. They sounded a bit dull to me, which is why I took them off. But who knows how many people have played a bass before you get it at a store?

Peter Weil · #13 02-13-2010, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleMoon

I think they're stainless. They sounded all right to me for about a day, then they got too dull.

Thanks. I'm definitely surprised - I thought they were a bit warmer, as I would have expected of nickels.

Guess I'll have to hit the local Guitar Center!

Peter Weil · #14 02-13-2010, 05:28 PM

Ok. Went and had a chat with the local Guitar Center guys. They are definite that the CV Jazzes ship with D'Addario XL Nickels, 45 - 105. We pulled a CV Jazz off the wall and confirmed it also.

I've had a similar sort of confirmation from another contributor over at Basschat, who appears to have links within the industry.

So, looks like I need to find a source of the nickel XL 40-100's...

tuba4 · #15 02-17-2010, 07:09 PM

'Got my 60s Classic Vibe precision bass for Christmas this year. I took the bridge cover off for the first time tonight to change the strings to a set of 45-105 GHS Precision Flatwounds.

The strings that originally came on the bass had color coded ball ends. Obviously not Fender 7250s.

Arvin · #16 02-17-2010, 10:08 PM

When I got my 60's CV P-bass, it had D'Addario rounds on it. I took them off and strung it with Chromes, and couldn't be happier.

deltaecho · #17 02-18-2010, 06:00 AM

Wonder if the ones shipping on some of the CV's are not "fake D'Addarios"? see this thread:D'addario and the fake