It could be that the bass could not give what I wanted since you don't know what my sonic goal was.
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I Just Can't Get With The Squires
- Thread starter Vintage P
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It could be that the bass could not give what I wanted since you don't know what my sonic goal was.
Regardless of your sonic goal, you & your wife both stated your notes were not CLEAR. CLEAR is pretty easy to define. I'm not attacking you or saying your perception was wrong, just saying that something was wrong with your bass if it wasn't sounding clear.
Whenever I see the name Squier it makes me think of the non-existent word Squierral which in turn makes me think of squirrels which oddly reminds me that I don't play Fenders. Weird, huh? For the record, I'm quite OK with squirrels. I’m also quite OK with Fenders and Squierrals. I just happen to not own any of either. But I do own a Squier. Surprised, aren’t you? But I don't play it. 
M. M.
M. M.
This is honestly one of the most childish threads I have ever seen on TB. I mean come on he was just trying to post his opinions on Squier and you guys have to come in and make fun of every little thing he spelled wrong in his post just because he doesn't like the same thing as you. He's obviously not a gear snob if he owns Squiers and plays shows with them, every gear snob I've ever known wouldn't be caught dead next to one, and jeez would you stop posting every google image result for the word "squire"?Can we please act a little more mature?
You've only been around a few months. This thread has been done before. Some day, another NEWB will do it again and be flamed for it in any manner seen fit. Start a thrash thread, get thrashed. Good timze.
Now, OT. Fretwork. Any of you clowns ever think that your Squier was made in a monsoon country and that North America, has a significantly drier climate resulting in neck wood shrinkage and protruding frets??
Here's what you do, you file them in winter (low humidity time, duh) to clean them up. Perceived quality flaw fixed. Yeah, I'm talking to you Saskatoon.
Now, OT. Fretwork. Any of you clowns ever think that your Squier was made in a monsoon country and that North America, has a significantly drier climate resulting in neck wood shrinkage and protruding frets??
Here's what you do, you file them in winter (low humidity time, duh) to clean them up. Perceived quality flaw fixed. Yeah, I'm talking to you Saskatoon.
You are still pretty new here. You'll eventually learn that the answer is no.
There is nothing you can post on TalkBass that someone else won't refute, usually with some ridiculous, convoluted, never happen in the real world argument.
Overall though, it's a small minority that seems intent on proving how much they know by arguing the exception to every statement, and the ignore feature works well for them.
Perhaps what you think is clear is not what I think is clear. Maybe you are using an audio engineers' definition of clarity, but I am using something else. As I said before, you were not there, you do not know what I heard. I may have been eq'ing the bass totally wrong, or my expectations may not have been realistic, but I resent the assumptions you made based on our experience while discounting my own.
No need to get butthurt, dude. lol When I think of a clear sound, I think of the dictionary definition of the word. And, sorry to say it, if you don't find a Spector clear, you're not going to ever be happy with the clarity of a bass. The moral of this story? Don't blame the bass.
There is no butthurt on my part at all. If you go back to my original post, I gave the example of my old Rebop as an example of a player with the wrong bass. That is why I took exception to your assertion that the bass had to be malfunctioning. I traded it for a Lakland 55-64 and was happy as I could be. Right now, I have Cirrus that is absolutely perfect except for being a four instead of a five.
If you didn't feel a need to defend Spector's honor as if I had insulted your wife, I think you would have gotten my point that every bass is not for everybody. Twenty years ago, I had a great SSD Spector five that loved, the Rebop, not so much. I never said the Rebop was bad, I said I couldn't get a sound that I thought was clear with the bass boosted, just accept that YMMV, and move on.
I don't really like Squier instruments, but I have a different reason.
I don't want a P bass or a J bass. Nothing against Squier, I just don't like Fender 4/5 string neck shapes. Or body styles.
Actually even that's not entirely true, because I like what they look like well enough, I just don't have any desire to play that kind of bass. My little brother's got a Squier CV Tele thinline. Great guitar, I just don't really want one.
I guess I'm also under the illusion that I could probably make a better guitar than Squier. This probably isn't true, but at least I'd be picking out materials, shapes and dimensions that I want. If Squier made what I want, I may well buy one.
Just play what you like, let other people play what they like and get on with it.
Sorry it took such a long post for me to get to that point.
I don't want a P bass or a J bass. Nothing against Squier, I just don't like Fender 4/5 string neck shapes. Or body styles.
Actually even that's not entirely true, because I like what they look like well enough, I just don't have any desire to play that kind of bass. My little brother's got a Squier CV Tele thinline. Great guitar, I just don't really want one.
I guess I'm also under the illusion that I could probably make a better guitar than Squier. This probably isn't true, but at least I'd be picking out materials, shapes and dimensions that I want. If Squier made what I want, I may well buy one.
Just play what you like, let other people play what they like and get on with it.
Sorry it took such a long post for me to get to that point.
I've had good luck with the Squier VM series. This Soundcloud snippet isn't anything great, but it showcases my VM Mustang bass and VM Strat.
I'm a hobbyist, not a pro, so Squier VM delivers where it counts AFAIC.
I'm a hobbyist, not a pro, so Squier VM delivers where it counts AFAIC.
Whenever I see the name Squier it makes me think of the non-existent word Squierral which in turn makes me think of squirrels which oddly reminds me that I don't play Fenders. Weird, huh? For the record, I'm quite OK with squirrels. I’m also quite OK with Fenders and Squierrals. I just happen to not own any of either. But I do own a Squier. Surprised, aren’t you? But I don't play it.
M. M.
How's the therapy going?
How's the therapy going?
Quite well, but as you can tell there is much more to be done. Thanks for asking. Truth be told, I took my Squier to a gig once and played it for an entire set. Shortly after that is when these strange thought patterns began to overtake me.
M. M.
I put a Squier waterslide on my Ken Smith 5. Great sound and playability for just the price of a Squier sticker. . . Happy holiday, everyone
I just picked up a Butterscotch 50's CV Precision and i can't believe the quality for $380. The neck, the feel, the finish.....wow.
I'm going to put in a SD scpb-3 and move the tugbar to make it a thumbrest but other than that this bass is just a fantastic value. I thought i would take the Squier logo off but now, no way. Proudly a Squier owner.
I'm going to put in a SD scpb-3 and move the tugbar to make it a thumbrest but other than that this bass is just a fantastic value. I thought i would take the Squier logo off but now, no way. Proudly a Squier owner.
I'm with you man, one hell of a bass... I dropped a Lollar in my LPB CV 50's P and it's my main gigging bass these days. The stock pickup is very good though.
I have several MIA Precisions and a MIJ Geddy Lee and was pretty floored by how close this $380 bass was to those instruments. The neck on this bass is just a thing of beauty!
It really is a lovely neck, it's also the only bass I own with those tiny banjo frets and a full one piece neck and fingerboard...
It's such a woody sounding bass too, which I love, the Lollar just brings a bigger bottom that I thought the stock pickup was lacking a little in, although probably closer to the original. I've had mine almost two years and well beyond any honeymoon period.
Just a rockin' bass !
