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New SQUIER VM series!!
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Ah cool. I read somewhere that some consider the VM Jaguar special (4 string) and it's price point to be at the Affinity range of quality as opposed to the more expensive black and tort model. Does anyone feel this is the case? If that's true then do you think this 5 string could be lower in quality than the rest of the new VMs?
One thing I am not happy about is that they all seem to have gloss necks, not the satin that I liked on the first series. If that is the case, I may just get an SX.
use a green scrubber pad to knock the gloss off the neck. It works great. Your hand will eventually re-polish the neck, but you can just scrub it again later.
All the best,
Bob
All the best,
Bob
This for the gloss.
Since on the subject, it may be my monitor/eyes, but the maple boards on the P V look like they have a little vintage tint. That is a bit of a little dislike for me. The Jazz V does not look this way.
Hmmmm... White Precision V, Black P/J Jag V or White Jazz V? Could sell one bass and buy all three.
Ya, I know. But if I'm going to kill some of the resale value, I'd rather do it on an SX.
I'm not a big fan of modding in general - if rather have it the way I want out of the box.
I had much better luck selling modded inexpensive basses than modded expensive ones... IMHO "resale value" for low end is of little importance.
Hmmmm... White Precision V, Black P/J Jag V or White Jazz V? Could sell one bass and buy all three.
novel idea
DO IT
It would definitely be overindulgence on my part. Not often I see this many people jonesing at the same time. Seems I have a little time to decide until they are in stock anywhere.
They just got the Squier Cabronita P listed at Musician's Friend, thanks to our friend on TB LAST__C:
EDIT: Sorry, sloppy copy/paste job on the link:
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IT's ON!
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I really dig that bass. Would be jonesing for that one too, but I'm mainly playing 5-string basses these days. Keeps the muscle memory the same and the mental confusion down when I'm tired and drooling on myself at 7:30am soundcheck. And I do actually play the low B (you'll know what I mean if you saw the Jag V youtube vid and comments)
Isn't life funny? 8 years ago, nobody would've ever been this excited about a line of Squier Basses. Now people are actually drooling all over them!
Lol I remember I had an Affinity strat back in '99 when I was 15. It was terrible but now I'm getting back into music all I see is how awesome instruments built in Asia are. I think that's indicative of the general economic growth in countries such as China. They are serious industries and will only continue to grow and flourish. I say fair play to them... and of course the lower prices of these quality instruments benefits us too
Lol I remember I had an Affinity strat back in '99 when I was 15. It was terrible but now I'm getting back into music all I see is how awesome instruments built in Asia are. I think that's indicative of the general economic growth in countries such as China. They are serious industries and will only continue to grow and flourish. I say fair play to them... and of course the lower prices of these quality instruments benefits us too
Amen to that.
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