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S/D-85: Tasty clippings from Corey's Box

#648
No more micro heads for this dude :). I've decided that if I do end back up in a cover band (cover band split and I sold my mb800) that I would make due with a combination of what I have available. And I'm fine with hauling a decent sized rig for making money. Just for little 2 man jams, a multi purpose practice amp is what im wanting.
 
#650
so on friday i made an impulse buy for my cover band, natural finish block inlay squier jazz bass for 300 bucks. had it setup by a guy there who actually turned out to be a guy i know, he did an amazing job. and im gonna start a thread that will have people crying in the bass section, but goddamn if this thing doesnt sound like a legit jazz bass. i A/B'd it with an american jazz at the store, setup same way by the same guy. aside from the the american being slightly (and i mean slightly) warmer, the squire slayed it. neck felt smoother and easier to move around, finish was cleaner, and the tone was a lot brighter (maple board helped with that too). for a 300 dollar bass vs a 1300 dollar bass it was insane.

if youre looking for a decent J and you dont wanna pay for a legit new one or a 70s model, i couldnt recommend a squier more. the only blemish on the bass is the word squier.
 
#651
DethByDoom said:
Yeah finding very little about it.

I'm not crazy for thinking that's an awesome deal right? I figure the heads alone are worth around $500.
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I know that the prices on the 320 and the 370 have regularly pushed the $300 range recently, so i would imagine that the 220 is probably worth at least $200-250 these days, but i haven't kept up on the prices super hard. But i feel like 500 dollars for two vintage Acoustic heads and ANY working cabinets is a pretty decent deal, and if you dislike any piece of the unit you can probably re-sell it for a decent amount.

Ack, edit: You already posted the link! Sorry!
 
#654
beebassdude said:
so on friday i made an impulse buy for my cover band, natural finish block inlay squier jazz bass for 300 bucks. had it setup by a guy there who actually turned out to be a guy i know, he did an amazing job. and im gonna start a thread that will have people crying in the bass section, but goddamn if this thing doesnt sound like a legit jazz bass. i A/B'd it with an american jazz at the store, setup same way by the same guy. aside from the the american being slightly (and i mean slightly) warmer, the squire slayed it. neck felt smoother and easier to move around, finish was cleaner, and the tone was a lot brighter (maple board helped with that too). for a 300 dollar bass vs a 1300 dollar bass it was insane.

if youre looking for a decent J and you dont wanna pay for a legit new one or a 70s model, i couldnt recommend a squier more. the only blemish on the bass is the word squier.
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I stopped in GC yesterday and they had an American Deluxe Dimension five string on the wall. I sat down to play it, and three notes in I was disgusted. Fit and finish felt cheap, and the playability was horrible. Neck didnt feel right, just not impressed at all. For a $1700 bass, that thing should have sold itself to me. Doesnt help that I have never played a fender 5 string that felt right.
 
#655
CL400Peavey said:
I stopped in GC yesterday and they had an American Deluxe Dimension five string on the wall. I sat down to play it, and three notes in I was disgusted. Fit and finish felt cheap, and the playability was horrible. Neck didnt feel right, just not impressed at all. For a $1700 bass, that thing should have sold itself to me. Doesnt help that I have never played a fender 5 string that felt right.
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this squier gets about as close to the marcus miller J tone as im ever gonna get for under 2k. sounds great with a pick playing pop punk songs and other 90s stuff i do in my cover band, and the slap tone is straight up 70s boner city. im still baffled this thing is a squier, part of me thinks they labeled it wrong at the factory and its a legit american bass with the wrong label lol.

and the other american one i picked up felt horrible too, although that needed a massive setup job. youd think 1500+ dollar basses coming from a company like fender would set their damn basses up before shipping them off. the action is so high on some of these i could stick 8 rulers under the frets and still not touch the strings.
 
#656
askrere said:
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Weird thing looks heavy
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The_Janitor said:
Looks like those old silvertone or magnatone amps. Sears-Roebuck special POS solid state amps. Probably worth more like $20 than $200. Avoid at all costs.
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One mans trash is another's treasure...I so want a huge inefficient old SS combo. Max loves him some "crappy" old SS, crank those things and they fuzz out so hard. Slam them with a fuzz and DOOOOOOOOM.

They also sound the best right before they blow.

There is a guy that has an old Standel 215 combo unloaded for $200 in Chicago, been trying to sell it for over 6 months. Obviously the thing isn't going to sell at that price, especially unloaded. Ive offered him $100 a few times and have never gotten an answer.
 
#659
beebassdude said:
this squier gets about as close to the marcus miller J tone as im ever gonna get for under 2k. sounds great with a pick playing pop punk songs and other 90s stuff i do in my cover band, and the slap tone is straight up 70s boner city. im still baffled this thing is a squier, part of me thinks they labeled it wrong at the factory and its a legit american bass with the wrong label lol.

and the other american one i picked up felt horrible too, although that needed a massive setup job. youd think 1500+ dollar basses coming from a company like fender would set their damn basses up before shipping them off. the action is so high on some of these i could stick 8 rulers under the frets and still not touch the strings.
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I have a squier P bass, was my first EB actually. After a good set up, I have yet to find a "real" P bass that plays as nice.

That said I played a ton of jazz basses, and the first one that felt right was an American Deluxe. Saved my pennies for that bass and still have it as well.
 
#660
ampegfuzz said:
I have a squier CV tele guitar and it's a stout player.
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The older Squier II MIK and Vista series models made a Squier believer out of me, have a Strat now that is a sweet player and I had a American Standard Strat I bought new and had for like 15 years and I don't think it was any nicer than the Squier II. I love a lot of the newer models too. Awful hard to sniff the cork when the well drinks go down so smooth...
 

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