IME preorder can be cheaper. Certainly, the 5 string CV is fairly varied here in the UK. Will be interesting to see what price they settle at once available.
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Squier Classic Vibe 2019
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IME preorder can be cheaper. Certainly, the 5 string CV is fairly varied here in the UK. Will be interesting to see what price they settle at once available.
Do you think that the price of $579 (AUD) for a 4 string CV 70's jazz will go up? Seems like a good price to me. This is the current preorder price for an online shop here in Australia (Belfield Music)
Am I the only one super excited for the Classic Vibes?
The 70s jazz bass and 70s jaguar are first on the list.
Then a 60s p bass, and a 50s telecaster next!
... then I'm thinking another bass! A 60's jazz bass in daphne blue or a 70s jazz V in natural?
The 70s jazz bass and 70s jaguar are first on the list.
Then a 60s p bass, and a 50s telecaster next!
... then I'm thinking another bass! A 60's jazz bass in daphne blue or a 70s jazz V in natural?
Has anyone else had the genius idea of putting some stacked concentric knobs on a CV 60's jazz bass? Will definatley make it look the part! I really want to do this now...
Will a high mass bridge like the omega bass bridge fit onto the new classic vibe jazz basses? I wanna put one on the CV 70s jazz.
Also... pickgaurds. There are no actual pickgaurds you can buy that will fit a Squier jazz bass, is there? Apparently you need to make a custom shape to fit, right? I wanna put a white pearloid pickgaurd on!
Also... pickgaurds. There are no actual pickgaurds you can buy that will fit a Squier jazz bass, is there? Apparently you need to make a custom shape to fit, right? I wanna put a white pearloid pickgaurd on!
I wanted but then I thought, 98% of Jazz Basses don't have it and they sound fine.
Yes, the high mass bridges will fit. And pickguards fits on Squier Jazz Basses. Proof:
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I swapped out both the pickguard and controls on my 2013 Classic Vibe Jazz.
The controls came from a Fender 60s RI (Fender Chrome / Black Road Worn RI 60s Stack Knob Jazz Bass Control Plate) and the pickguard (Fender 4-Ply Pickguard, '60s Jazz Bass® Mexico Reissue, 10 Hole) was a near perfect fit.
The 2019 CV tort pickguards look so much nicer and more natural though, probably won't be neccessary to replace them for the same color...
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Amazing bass, did the new control plate changed anything in the tone? Any video of you?
Looks darn great ! Do you expect to change the pickups or do any modifications ?Well, the GAS was too strong, and the price too tempting, I've pre-ordered a 60s Jazz in Daphne Blue.
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No delivery estimate yet, but I will of course provide pics and thoughts when it arrives!
I am pretty excited...but if this thread is any indication, I'm fairly sure that you are more excited than me
Hope you enjoy your new CV, whichever it happens to be!
I am pretty excited...but if this thread is any indication, I'm fairly sure that you are more excited than me
Yeah, thanks! I'm very confident that I will!
what do you expect on a $500 bass?
hey, good reason to turn it into a project bass and do some sweet mods to it then! That's how I see it. You've got the spare change to do it. If I feel there is anything wrong with it, I can always replace it down the track if I want!
Look at what it DOES have:
fender pickups
bone nut
open gear tuners
vintage style bridge
70s spacing on the 70s model
(am I missing something?)
now look back at the price tag. Not the most special build in the world, but not a bad deal is it? The last classic vibes and vintage modified jazzes, to me, were just as good. If these new CV's are the same, or any better, I can't justify spending $1000 more on a Fender, no sir!
(btw, the 70s bass has maple body, the 60s has poplar. 70s also has maple board instead of laurel)
what do you expect on a $500 bass?
hey, good reason to turn it into a project bass and do some sweet mods to it then! That's how I see it. You've got the spare change to do it. If I feel there is anything wrong with it, I can always replace it down the track if I want!
Look at what it DOES have:
fender pickups
bone nut
open gear tuners
vintage style bridge
70s spacing on the 70s model
(am I missing something?)
now look back at the price tag. Not the most special build in the world, but not a bad deal is it? The last classic vibes and vintage modified jazzes, to me, were just as good. If these new CV's are the same, or any better, I can't justify spending $1000 more on a Fender, no sir!
(btw, the 70s bass has maple body, the 60s has poplar. 70s also has maple board instead of laurel)
70s model in sunburst and black seem to have poplar body, at least, the sunburst has, just look at the transluscent paint
what do you expect on a $500 bass?
hey, good reason to turn it into a project bass and do some sweet mods to it then! That's how I see it. You've got the spare change to do it. If I feel there is anything wrong with it, I can always replace it down the track if I want!
Look at what it DOES have:
fender pickups
bone nut
open gear tuners
vintage style bridge
70s spacing on the 70s model
(am I missing something?)
They don't have Fender pickups, they have Fender "designed" pickups. Ive played one before and everything on it is cheap and the sound, as usual, is muddy and dark with no punch when played back to back with even a MIM Fender. A project bass? With the upgrades needed to make this a Fender quality bass, might as well just spend another $150 and get the real deal. Pickup upgrade and bridge is going to cost a few hundred bucks alone. That doesn't include the electronics and then you are still stuck with cheap poplar and Indian Laurel. Its like putting lipstick on a pig IMO. The one I played was only $349 which is ok for a beater bass I guess, would never consider one for $500.
Im no snob either. I have owned and gigged several Squier and Epiphone guitars. However, the difference between an Epiphone Les Paul and a Gibson Les Paul is thousands of dollars, so the Epiphone makes more sense as a project. The MIM Fender basses are only a couple hundred more than the Squiers which makes it a no brainer to just go for the Fender IMO.
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I guess we won't truly know until they hit the market and the collective "We" can give them a hands-on shakedown trial. I'm sure someone will let you know if they rock somethin' fierce.
Look at the photos of the sunburst body. The texture isn't maple in any case. I think they are mistaking themselves. We shall see in the future
I've played my Squier CV 60 JB against a Flea Jazz Bass and the tone was the same, just less volume, you crank up the amp a little more and there you go. Punch? I think my Squier Precision Affinity PBass from 2006 had a lot. Way more than some MIM. You can't globalise the situation with pickups. MIM Fenders are as mass madeas the MIA (Asia) Squiers
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