Recent content by Chazwr

Good advice. I had an el cheapo Spector Chinese made and it sounded and played fantastic until the nonadjustable neck warped. Also agree on the 'E' series Squiers. Very good quality.

Educate me on Classic Vibe '70s Jazz Bass

After seeing a $120 price drop I jumped on a CV 60s P-bass at GC. I was impressed with the neck and body finishes, much better than the low end Squier models. What really grabbed me was how well it spoke, unplugged and plugged in. Resonant and deep. The only shortcoming I see relative to the...

I clicked the link for The CV 60's P Bass Squire and it turns out it was at my local GC. I checked it out and WOW. The quality (fret ends, neck/body fit) is not quite MIM Fender level but the finish on the neck and body are really nice, and it sounds AMAZING. Even with round wounds it has that...

I 've contemplated same (Goldtone fretless micro)

The MIJ are nice too.

Man in the Green Shirt - Weather Report (Alphonso Johnson) Found this 8-track in a car my dad bought when I was around 11 yrs old. Probably the reason later in life for becoming a bass player. This entire album just sounds like it comes from another dimension. Insane bass and drums.

I had the same experience. In my case was a mid 90s sr500 with the active pickups, MIK. Very light, good sound and really really well crafted neck and action.

There is no need for any other kind of bass for any kind of music.

As others mentioned some Squiers are super affordable and good quality. If you can find an 'E' (eighties) series even better. I also had a good experience with a chinese/korean (don't recall) Spector. Sounded fantastic, and until I made the poor decision to put slightly heavier strings than the...

spot on

"Monster voice" metal. meh