I'm in a P-ickle

Actually, I haven't heard much of the Squier VM p-basses.
Most of the hype I've heard about has been about the Jazz basses.

 

It's a darn good bass for the money.The pickups on it are actually better than most MIM precisions, mine was grounded well and was pretty great unmodified. My one complaint would be the satin feel neck, but that's just my preference.

 

The one I played felt great, personally better than any MIM I played at GC, and that was w/o a setup. Im a fan.

 

I played the VM P. and thought it was good, but I've also played the Classic Vibe '60s P and it blew away all the other basses in it's price range.

 

+1 the blue Classic Vibe 60s P blows away the white/black pick guard VM Squire. Great bass at a great price.

 

go for the VM squier P. i played one in GC the other day, and now i want it to go along with my HWY 1 P. if i had any money right now, that baby would be mine. they have Duncan Designed pickups, and it sounds and feels like real-deal pure Fender P-Bass.

 

Okay. Go to YouTube and search for Ed Friedland Classic Vibe.

HTH,

-jb

 

I played the VM P the other day...the Squire boys seem to have kicked it up a notch or two.

 

The CV and VM basses are easily better than the large majority of MIM Fenders. Go for it, man.

 

I am different i guess i owned a VM jazz it was pretty good , heavy thou. I tried the fretless jazz nice but the VM P i didnt like at all and love my MIMS much better.

 

you could try and get some steady work and save for it.

plus it'll give you time to decide

 

Used MIM P on craigslist.


S.

 

I have the classic vibe 60's P. I love it. I stuck some labella jamerson flats on it and it is just ridiculously awesome.

Probably the main thing feel-wise is the glossy neck finish, not the satin finish like the MIAs. The headstock on the bass is pretty thin, though it seems to take those monster jamerson strings without problem. Another downside is that it is only available in the baby blue color..

Those things aside, it is a solid instrument. The craftsmanship and quality of the parts isn't quite like on an MIA, but for 1/4th the cost, it gets pretty darn close.

I thought about dropping a couple hundred on some vintage hand wound pickups, but I honestly don't think the difference in tone is going to be that considerable. This thing sound pretty awesome right now.

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Cd98DH__U

Nice little insight

 

Here's Ed's tone comparison of the Squiers to his other Fenders. Definately better audio in his more recent videos. Guess he's using new method. Nice job!

 

Listening to Ed's video comparison, I'd say the Squiers don't sound quite as rich as the Fenders. But they are pretty close, all right. If I had more money and really needed another bass, I'd get the '60s Precision and leave it as is.