Sorry, I'm almost cross-posting now, but since this thread is alive and kicking, I'll ask here as well:
has anyone compared (with real experience) the "new" CV to the G&L Tribute? How do they generally compare in terms of tone, stability and frets/finish details?
I have to be honest: I quite like the fact that the labeling for their Tribute line is rather discreet, as opposed to the Fender/Squier range. I guess marketing plays a key role too for Fender's name and their price point.
Besides, what are in your opinion the CVs that sort of stand out? I haven't tried them myself, but to me it seems that the 60s jazz is quite well received (that sonic blue might help as well) and P-wise, that 70s seems nice.
I have a Tribute LB-100 as well as one of the new Squier CVs. I have the tribute strung with rounds and the Squier with flats. I also resprayed my tribute with a coral finish.
Weight - My CV is slightly lighter. The Tribute is a shade over 9lbs
Neck - The tribute is definitely a fatter neck. My preference is the bigger neck but I get along well with the tribute.
Setup - I bought the tribute from Music Live, no setup was needed. Came great out of the box and I havnt touched it. The Squier I had to do some work on. Other than the general adjustments (truss rod, saddle height) I had some sharp fret ends. Rounded the edges and polished the frets.
Pickups - The CV pickups were brighter than I like (I know its a 70s thing) but I swapped them out for EMG Geezers. I believe the tribute pickups use the same pickups as the us line. I have a us line LB100 and they sound close enough to me.
Tuners- both tuners could be better but next swap on the CV is going to be tuners.
I enjoy both of them and they are my p-style basses I play out
Hey everyone! Glad to see this thread alive again! A couple of months ago I picked this 70's CV up. I have played a lot of Fenders and this thing is better than most.
Overall from an aesthetic point of a view I think these look sharp. I can get on with the neck shape but maybe I had a bad example but I had some sharp fret ends. Easy to remedy if you know how. Both my MIM Fenders P and my Squier CV needed basically the same amount of work out of the box.
my gf has been thinking of picking up a new bass. she's narrowed it down to the classic vibe 70s V and the sub ray 5 . any opinions on which is generally the best quality ? she likes how both sound . doesn't seem to care about the string spacing much. i had one of the vintage modified jag ss from 5 years ago and was disappointed with the quality but probably just had a dud.
I have actually owned a Sub Ray 5 for a couple of minutes. It was a fine instrument if you are looking for that sound. I was looking for one to put flats on as my #1 is a Sting ray special. Ultimately I got 2 examples and they were heavier than I would have liked.
Quality is going to be similar. The Sterling will likely have a beefier neck.
