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The only point of reference I have here is an old Ibanez SR800 with the active P pickup solo'd and the CV's P sounds a hundred times better. "Fuller" is the only word I can think of.
I know at some point I'll cave in and put in some fancy P pup just to get a better comparison. Then when I decide I still like the stock pickup, I'll throw the "fancy" one in the Ibanez.
I'm floored by how great my 60's P with chromes sounds through my little Egnater Tweaker 15W guitar amp.
I know at some point I'll cave in and put in some fancy P pup just to get a better comparison. Then when I decide I still like the stock pickup, I'll throw the "fancy" one in the Ibanez.
I'm floored by how great my 60's P with chromes sounds through my little Egnater Tweaker 15W guitar amp.
I second Bass Agent's recommendation of the Jazz. Get it set up to your liking, and you have a rather amazing versatile instrument for the price. Over time, you begin to understand the limitations, but a pickup upgrade is always an option, if you're wanting a more authoritative voice.
Absolutely not. I have owned 2 CV series Squiers (1 of which I still have) and I've never felt the urge of replacing the pickups.
Any of them will make a person happy. I'd look after the player's "specs", since a P-50's might have too much of a chunky neck for a person with small hands whilst the Jazz might feel slightly cramped for a big handed guy (The CV Jazz is still slightly wider than most, though).
I think the Jazz would be nice for a versatile sound, although IMO it's the one with the least interesting pickups. If you choose a Jazz get a Vintage Modified, those pickups sound really good!
chuck norriss said:
If you're looking for good all around, and don't want to upgrade, id second the suggestion to get the jazz.
My 50's P sounded great with the stock pup and the 1/4 pounder I put in really wasn't worth the time or money.
I have a VM Jazz with the stock Duncan Design pups that sounds great, I won't bother changing those.
My next bass will likely be a CV Jazz.
I love what the Duncan Designed pickups sound like in my VM Jaguar; least expensive bass that I have, and speaks authoritatively in a 5-piece band.
The pickups are great. I don't see why you would need to change. Not like my old '89 Squier 5 banger which were just adequate.
You know, if the bass is for a beginner, I would suggest the 60's P simplicity as far as controls. Personally though, I am a Jazz man. But I love my 50's P! Gawrsh,
You know, if the bass is for a beginner, I would suggest the 60's P simplicity as far as controls. Personally though, I am a Jazz man. But I love my 50's P! Gawrsh,
Wish I had known this before buying the quarter Pounder right before my P-50's arrived
I'm thinking about putting it on my Stingray instead, but I don't know how much I really want to change the sound of my 'Ray
Thanks for the suggestions.
I wish someone had every Squier model in one place so I could try them all. I have in fact tried the VM Jazz & liked it a lot. The MP Jazz as well, but that's a little out of budget.
So I'm going to compare the 60s P vs. VMJ vs. CVJ. J's because of suggestions, and 60s P was my original notion.
Damn it! The butterscotch CV 50's is attractive too but I can't go by looks.
I wish someone had every Squier model in one place so I could try them all. I have in fact tried the VM Jazz & liked it a lot. The MP Jazz as well, but that's a little out of budget.
So I'm going to compare the 60s P vs. VMJ vs. CVJ. J's because of suggestions, and 60s P was my original notion.
Damn it! The butterscotch CV 50's is attractive too but I can't go by looks.
This thing about the pickups in the 50s is great to know, I was considering changing it asap, and as far as my experience with the 60s p the pickup was great, great tone balance and well...great overall, I might as well get a j bridge pickup and make a 50s scp-j, I'm definitely painting the pickguard, maybe the pickup will get a coat of white/cream paint
(I'll post a mockup or look alike in a while)
About the neck width etc. I hate the jazz bass width it cramps my hand badly, I prefer the 1.75 like my Ray, and thickness wise I can get used to, I used to play a 6er (and I still consider my hands small-medium)
(I'll post a mockup or look alike in a while)
About the neck width etc. I hate the jazz bass width it cramps my hand badly, I prefer the 1.75 like my Ray, and thickness wise I can get used to, I used to play a 6er (and I still consider my hands small-medium)
If you're talking CV 50's precision, I can't recommend Lindy Fralin's split-coil version highly enough. The stock pickup is good, but to satisfy my curious ears, I put a Lollar in mine. Better, but I still wasn't happy with the E. Then I took a cue from JohnK and tried the Fralin split-coil. Better bass, more mid punch, with a little less on the high end. The poles for the A and D strings are raised a bit for better balance. Same SCPB vibe only better IMO.
I have a Lollar in my CV 60's that is NOT getting switched out.
Which one is this? I only see fiesta-red 60's P's around!
The sonic blue model was discontinued. Right now it's pretty much a matter of getting lucky in finding one used.
I like this blue one best out of all of them.
I told Fender to do a Squier series of ten different pastels. They didn't listen.
Classic off white, sky blue, pale pink, baby yellow, light mint green, light grey, really light orange, pale lavender. That's 8. I think it's a great idea. I think they'd sell more instruments.
I told Fender to do a Squier series of ten different pastels. They didn't listen.
Classic off white, sky blue, pale pink, baby yellow, light mint green, light grey, really light orange, pale lavender. That's 8. I think it's a great idea. I think they'd sell more instruments.
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