Squier Classic Vibe 70s P bass ?

[tilt724]

Excuse me, I feel a little GAS coming on.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Another great Squier.

 

[Blackjac97]

That thread revival tho

 

[Albino RyNo]

Anybody modded their Squire Classic Vibe 70's yet? I've been thinking about getting one used and upgrading the pickup to a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder that I have lying around from a different bass that I sold. Can anybody speak to this combo? Would the basswood body sound good with a Quarter Pounder?

 

[Zoobiedood]

I notice no issues with basswood and a QP pickup, although QPs tend to neutralize a bit of the wood as a factor in the tone (which isn't always a bad thing...this is true of any higher output pickup).

 

[MrMoonlight]

Anybody modded their Squire Classic Vibe 70's yet? I've been thinking about getting one used and upgrading the pickup to a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder that I have lying around from a different bass that I sold. Can anybody speak to this combo? Would the basswood body sound good with a Quarter Pounder?

Well I owned a CV '70s P-Bass for a while, but sold it because I have a CV Matt Freeman sig so it became more or less redundant. It's a fantastic P-Bass by any standard. To me, sticking an SPB-3 into a CV '70s P-Bass isn't an "upgrade". It's a "pickup swap". The stock Squier pickup is sourced from Tonerider, who sells the exact same pickup on their website for around 35 GBP which is currently around 46 USD. Not exactly "cheap". If they were wound in the US instead of China, they'd probably cost as much as the Duncan. That's what makes the CV series such a great value across the board. You really don't have to upgrade anything. To my ears, the stock pickup sounds better than a Quarter Pounder. For me, it would be more like a "downgrade". But if you dig the scooped sound of the Duncan, go for it.

Basswood is actually a fairly decent tone wood. People tend to slag on it here because I guess it's just fashionable to do so. It's no better or worse than Alder, just somewhat softer. Leo Fender chose Alder because it was cheap, not because of its tonal qualities. But here on TB, alder is "great" because Leo chose it and basswood "sucks" because Leo didn't use it. There are, however, a lot of expensive guitars and basses that come stock with basswood bodies (e.g. Ibanez JEM, EBMM Bongo) and they sound great. So don't let the basswood thing discourage you from getting the Squier CV and/or installing the Duncan pickup. It'll sound just fine if you install it.

I know taste is subjective, but I think the smartest thing Seymour Duncan ever did was to name the SPB-3 the "Quarter Pounder". It's pure marketing genius. I think a lot of people tend to buy the pickup because of the name ("Quarter Pounder? Wow! And look at those big pole pieces, wouldya?...they super-sized it!") than because of what it sounds like. I personally think it's one of the worst sounding P-Bass pickups on the market. A $20 Artec pickup sounds better to my ears. But that's just me.

But by all means, pick up the CV '70s P-Bass. A great bang for the buck.

 

[nonohmic]

I thought swapping in the Geezers was a vast improvement on the stock pups in the MF.

 

[blmeier7]

I've got a stock Matt Freeman and it's a great bass, I haven't wanted to replace the stock pickup because it sounds really good to me.

I do have another alder bodied PJ with the SD quarter pounders and I like the tone a lot. I started with the geezer pickups in this bass and didn't like them, they were too dark and lacked the upper range aggression that the quarter pounders provide.

So I guess I'm saying if you don't like the sound then try some other pickups, but I wouldn't consider the stock Squier pickups inferior.

 

[oysteivi]

Well I owned a CV '70s P-Bass for a while, but sold it because I have a CV Matt Freeman sig so it became more or less redundant. It's a fantastic P-Bass by any standard. To me, sticking an SPB-3 into a CV '70s P-Bass isn't an "upgrade". It's a "pickup swap". The stock Squier pickup is sourced from Tonerider, who sells the exact same pickup on their website for around 35 GBP which is currently around 46 USD. Not exactly "cheap". If they were wound in the US instead of China, they'd probably cost as much as the Duncan. That's what makes the CV series such a great value across the board. You really don't have to upgrade anything. To my ears, the stock pickup sounds better than a Quarter Pounder. For me, it would be more like a "downgrade". But if you dig the scooped sound of the Duncan, go for it.

Basswood is actually a fairly decent tone wood. People tend to slag on it here because I guess it's just fashionable to do so. It's no better or worse than Alder, just somewhat softer. Leo Fender chose Alder because it was cheap, not because of its tonal qualities. But here on TB, alder is "great" because Leo chose it and basswood "sucks" because Leo didn't use it. There are, however, a lot of expensive guitars and basses that come stock with basswood bodies (e.g. Ibanez JEM, EBMM Bongo) and they sound great. So don't let the basswood thing discourage you from getting the Squier CV and/or installing the Duncan pickup. It'll sound just fine if you install it.

I know taste is subjective, but I think the smartest thing Seymour Duncan ever did was to name the SPB-3 the "Quarter Pounder". It's pure marketing genius. I think a lot of people tend to buy the pickup because of the name ("Quarter Pounder? Wow! And look at those big pole pieces, wouldya?...they super-sized it!") than because of what it sounds like. I personally think it's one of the worst sounding P-Bass pickups on the market. A $20 Artec pickup sounds better to my ears. But that's just me.

But by all means, pick up the CV '70s P-Bass. A great bang for the buck.

Are these the pickups it comes installed with?

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..and are the same pickups also used in the Matt Freeman sig? I actually prefer the sound of my stock Squier MF over my Geezer upgraded Fender MIA P, so if I happen to find a very cheap used P bass with nice wood and hardware, I might invest in some tonerider pickups