NBD: Squier VM Precision!

[Pentatonic]

Just picked this beauty up at GC today used for a great price. Like new condition and the gig bag was loaded with a bunch of extra goodies to boot.

Putting on some GHS flats and setting her up tonight!

 

[jamersonburton]

Beauty! These are awesome basses for sure, and GHS flats are a perfect match IMO.

 

[Kessian]

I purchased one about a year ago, they are absolutely amazing basses!

 

[hhirbe]

Just let go of mine a month ago. Might have been my "never should have" mistake. Was set up with GHS flats as well. Enjoy!

 

[bobpond]

Very nice. I had one for a while, liked it a lot. Found a good deal on an ash/rosewood/tort Fender I liked better so sent the VM out into the world to make someone else happy.

 

[Gorn]

Very nice. These basses sound great, and not just for the money.

Also..... Squier.

 

[tangentmusic]

Real nice. I like how it has consistent wood matching on the body pieces.
Many of the Squier natural finishes show odd grain matching.
Not the case with yours - Congrats!

 

[jj4001]

Congrats!

I really miss the one I had just like yours. Really liked the feel of the neck. I took it in a gig bag to SXSW this past March because I didn't wanna bring an expensive bass. It held up great. The thing stayed in tune and sounded pretty good through whatever random amp I had to work with on any given day. I had it strung up with LaBella flats. Totally miss that bass.

 

[marko138]

Awesome.

 

[Kukulkan61]

I have that exact Bass with GHS Pressure wounds,you gonna love it!!!

 

[Pentatonic]

Thanks everyone.

Put the GHS Precision medium flats on, adjusted the neck and saddles this weekend. Still have a few setup fine tuning tweaks to do but it is playing and sounding great so far. Really like those strings.

The body is two pieces and appears to be reverse matched grain, just like on a high end bass!

The back of the neck had some small scratches around the 5th fret. I sanded the back of the neck with various 800-2000 grit sandpaper and it is smooth as glass now!

It is amazing how much better the bass is even with an initial setup. Definitely a keeper, and surely the best deal I ever got on a used bass.

 

[gary m]

Some advice: I highly recommend buffing the neck, fretboard and headstock with a wood preservative called Scott's Liquid Gold. It's available in a spray and contains natural oils that make a maple neck look and feel great. I've used this on several of my own instruments and love the results. My Ibanez 506 gets this treatment twice yearly to guard against drying and cracking. Good stuff!

 

[bassliner50]

I have 2 of them. One has the Duncan Design pickups that came with it. The other has Fender original '62 pickup. I highly enjoy these VM basses and play them often.

 

[Batmensch]

Some advice: I highly recommend buffing the neck, fretboard and headstock with a wood preservative called Scott's Liquid Gold. It's available in a spray and contains natural oils that make a maple neck look and feel great. I've used this on several of my own instruments and love the results. My Ibanez 506 gets this treatment twice yearly to guard against drying and cracking. Good stuff!

It might be a dumb question, but may I ask, why would you do that?

 

[gary m]

It might be a dumb question, but may I ask, why would you do that?

Not a dumb question at all. On maple necks with matte finishes, it soaks in and provides some moisture to the wood; on some instruments I've come across this has been an issue, especially those that have been warehoused in dry conditions. Works great on rosewood boards as well.
On my SR506, it helps prevent the finish chipping that seems to happen so often to these instruments. I can't explain in detail why it works, but in my experience it does. BTW, it's not suitable for gloss or nitrocellulose finishes.

 

[jj4001]

I have 2 of them. One has the Duncan Design pickups that came with it. The other has Fender original '62 pickup. I highly enjoy these VM basses and play them often.

How would you compare the DD pickup to the '62?

 

[thumpslap]

That is pretty

 

[bassliner50]

How would you compare the DD pickup to the '62?

The the VM P comes with a "Duncan Designed" pickup. It is hotter (more volume, slightly more aggressive sounding) than the Fender '62 Original. The DD has depth and authority. I always play finger style, have never used a pick with it. The Fender original is more versatile IMO, more refined, adequate bottom with more clarity, and balanced with mids and a high end that needs to be dialed back in my opinion. The Fender original sounds smoother ,clear and focused. I use it for jazz or R&B. If I had to choose between them, the '62 original, is preferred . But both sound very satisfying. My VM's are strung with Dean Markley stainless RW's. These have turned out to be great basses. Necks are stable, very good fret work and they look, sound and feel wonderful. If there are any weak spots, I have not uncovered them....

 

[bassrich]

is this type worth $99 sid lookalike minus blood. Duncan pu's?

 

[Justice]

I have the same bass I picked up used a few months back. It needed a little love but a little work and a set of TI Powerbass strings and it is a serious player. And since it was used and already had battle scars, no fears about it getting scratched or anything. Suprisingly the DD pickup is hotter than the pickup in my Squier Dirnt bass.