I went to Fender's website to check on the body wood of my Squier and it's no longer listed! The only VM they have listed is the Olympic white one.
Anyone know the deal?
Anyone know the deal?
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No more Amber Squier VM?
- Thread starter Sifl
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The amber VM P-bass (my favorite) is listed elsewhere, such as Amazon and American Musical. From what I gathered, the body is soft maple, like the VM jazz (if that is what you wanted to know?). If Squier discontinues it, I will have to grab one most ricky-tick, 'cuz it's on my unwritten GAS list.
I found the info I needed on Musicians Friend, but was shocked when I didn't see it on the Squier site!
If they discontinued it, I'll have to pick up another one soon.
If they discontinued it, I'll have to pick up another one soon.
Hey, I own a Squier VM P Basss Amber myself and I know this model was released late 2010 (I still have a print out from its specs on the Fender web, that has the Production Starting Date on it and it says September/October 2010).
Could it truly have lasted only one season? I like mine a lot, I think it is a very nice bass.
Question: if it has been discontinued: does it make, maybe, a more valuable bass in the future?
Could it truly have lasted only one season? I like mine a lot, I think it is a very nice bass.
Question: if it has been discontinued: does it make, maybe, a more valuable bass in the future?
It could make it more valuable, but I'm sure there's a ton still out there.
I wonder if it just didn't sell well?
I wonder if it just didn't sell well?
It is a pity they didn´t want to go on with this model´s production... I like the Amber color a lot, I think it is a pretty cool bass and a bit different from the usual colors... The bass is also very good, many people compare the CV and VM series a lot but besides the paint finish and nut width they are pretty much very similar. It is well built and now it has become a collector´s piece. Mine is in perfect conditions maybe I will get some pretty good cash for it, in about 30/40 years...
+1...wish I would have kept mine, I traded it in at GC towards my ne American standard!
I did try to sell mine, but had no luck (or so I thought...), couple of days ago, the night before I found out they´ve discontinued it, I was planning in buying a Roger Waters neck and SPB-3 and replace the VM ones, so I could have a clone replacement bass for my Roger Waters...
Anyway, now that I know the VM is no longer in production, I will let it be... I kind of like the idea of it as a proper Vintage bass... And, I might be wrong but I guess that even if it has been massively produced during its 1 and a half on catalogue, I still think there should be less of them then all the AVRI around... just a thought, to fool myself and think of it as a collector´s piece now.
I have one of those amber VM P basses. I recall hearing something vague at my local GC about Squier VM and CV series selling a bit too well for Fender's liking. Why buy a Fender MIM P when you can get a similar (or better) Squier VM P for half the price? So if Fender made Squier kill the amber VM P, it wouldn't surprise me at all.
Welcome to the club then... The V for Vintage really lives up to its name since it is now a bass no longer in production. I have one, I really like, gotta try with some GHS precision flats on pretty soon. It is my back up bass for my Roger Waters. I agree with what has been mentioned before as been probably a very good, affordable and beautiful bass that probably was doing just a lot better than the MIM Standards and know that Fender makes basses in China what will it be next? Discontinue the CV line?
That makes no sense to me. Since Fender will make a profit either way, what difference does it make whether it's a MIM or a Squier. Granted, they won't nake as large a profit with the Squier, but, as I see it, in this poor economy, the less expensive Squier wil be more likley to sell than the MIM, if there were no Squier to compete with the MIM, it's more likely the consumer would go with some other company's cheaper line, foregoing Fender altogether. Better Fender make slightly less of a profit than no profit at all.
I've been trying to find one locally for over a year now and the only one I've seen was at my local Daddy's Junky Music before they went belly-up. And that one was sent back to the factory with a busted truss rod. I have 2 GC's local to me and I was actually looking around for one of those today and nobody's seen one. Can't sell something if you don't make it available. It ooks like a really nice bass. I have one of the white VM P's and it's awesome. I'm bettin' that the maple neck one is the cat's meow... Wish I could find one.
They still sell them online. Musiciansfriend has them. If I had the money, I'd definitely get another one.
