Squier Classic Vibe Club (Part 3)

[Yahboy]

View attachment 4723621 My plan was to get me a really nice Fender P/J sometime in the near future and be done for a long while but GC had to put a $360 price tag on this. I knew when I sat down with it she was coming home. These CV's are just so darn good! I have a CV 70P as well and it's fantastic. I'm just going to have to stop looking at bass guitars completely.

The string has great align from pickup to fretboard until nut while each string sit well center on each saddle themself.

If you check Sweet water side, most Fender player has all string off align to G string side while all string sit well in saddle glove.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Finished out my layaway on the 70s P (CIC, 2016 serial but 2017 stamp on the neck) and brought it home today. About 250 after tax thanks to the barely functional D string tuner

Installed a pickup from a vintage Ibanez roadstar ii (thanks TB Classifieds!) and it sounds killer. Does anyone know if the original pickup is the same as the one in my 2010 CIC 60s? Anywho, here are my two CICs!

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Nope!! Different pickups voiced differently .

 

[BobbyMacII]

After reading about this Squier FSR 60s Precision Bass for sale online, I checked with my local Guitar Center and found it to be in stock. I took a drive up there and checked out the one on the wall and was, not surprisingly, pretty impressed. On sale for $359.99, a pretty deep discount from the usual MSRP of $529.99. Lo and behold, they had a brand new one, too, in a sealed factory carton for me. I'm a happy camper!

I own a bunch of high end Fender guitars and basses but, lately, I've been very impressed with the Squier Classic Vibe lineup. This is my fifth Squier Classic Vibe in the past 6 months. You just cannot beat the value of these Classic Vibe Squiers, especially when they are on sale. Better go get you one, before this FSR is all gone!


Here's some pics from the online listing:

 

[Yahboy]

Finished out my layaway on the 70s P (CIC, 2016 serial but 2017 stamp on the neck) and brought it home today. About 250 after tax thanks to the barely functional D string tuner

Installed a pickup from a vintage Ibanez roadstar ii (thanks TB Classifieds!) and it sounds killer. Does anyone know if the original pickup is the same as the one in my 2010 CIC 60s? Anywho, here are my two CICs!

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Gorgeous !!!

CV60P sound differently compare to both CV70P and MF Sig P. Both stock pup on CV70P and MF P sound more aggressive and attack thing while pluck little hard but in good way. Some ppl wil told you they sound harsh, but they sound great once i strung a set of DR Fatbeam on my friend Cv70P several years ago.

You also can feel both CV60P and CV70P has different neck profile too. CV60P neck are little thicker than CV60J but wider. The only close neck profile Fender P bass are Player P neck. Meanwhile, the CV70P are little thicker but not chunky, the MF Sig P neck profile sit between CV70P and CV50P( this neck truly meet early Leo P neck profile ).

All CV bass i talking about are discontinued china made CV bass. Nothing come close from current indo CV bass.

Here is my previous CV60P with mint guard, transform from Poor man Pino P to Poor Man Avri 63P.

 

[Yahboy]

After reading about this Squier FSR 60s Precision Bass for sale online, I checked with my local Guitar Center and found it to be in stock. I took a drive up there and checked out the one on the wall and was, not surprisingly, pretty impressed. On sale for $359.99, a pretty deep discount from the usual MSRP of $529.99. Lo and behold, they had a brand new one, too, in a sealed factory carton for me. I'm a happy camper!

I own a bunch of high end Fender guitars and basses but, lately, I've been very impressed with the Squier Classic Vibe lineup. This is my fifth Squier Classic Vibe in the past 6 months. You just cannot beat the value of these Classic Vibe Squiers, especially when they are on sale. Better go get you one, before this FSR is all gone!


Here's some pics from the online listing:

I love the Sonic blue colour, but not matching headstock (no problem on jazz bass )....... and, i am still dont know why FMIC stained the finger board with die grey tint instead dark brown thint (some lucky buyer get rosewood like dark brown laurend board )....... Maybe they worry this indo CV 60P still sell greater than MIM PLayer P (Pau Fello )which happened on CIC CV line in past?

 

[Yahboy]

Finished out my layaway on the 70s P (CIC, 2016 serial but 2017 stamp on the neck) and brought it home today. About 250 after tax thanks to the barely functional D string tuner

Installed a pickup from a vintage Ibanez roadstar ii (thanks TB Classifieds!) and it sounds killer. Does anyone know if the original pickup is the same as the one in my 2010 CIC 60s? Anywho, here are my two CICs!

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If i have both bass, i will strung Ti flat on 60P and Cobalt flat 2814 on 70P..... i just love flatwound bass string.. hahah.....

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

Gorgeous !!!

All CV bass i talking about are discontinued china made CV bass. Nothing come close from current indo CV bass.

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i heartily disagree.

i owned several CIC Squier instruments years ago.

while they were very good, especially the Tone Rider pickups, the manufacturing quality of the new Indonesian Squiers surpasses the CIC instruments by a long shot.

Here's my CIC Squier CV '60's Strat

 

[sonojono]

Mind sharing your story here ?

Several Vintage modified bass (same neck to current cortex Indo CV bass )I been own before has no truss rod issue , but suffer with neck stability issue and most of them has uneven fret wire between 13th to 17th fret that cause buzz on both DG string ( my prefer action 1.5mm on G and 1.6mm on D) .

My current Indo CV50P has similar issues on factory fretwork from Samick factory.

All CIC CV bass I own never found above issue, but, both CV50P and 60J just more than 10lbs !

The first time I picked up the FSR Squier P bass, I was head over heels like everyone here. However, I noticed the neck was lifting when I had it for a month (2 days before my 45 day return policy from GC). Had it looked over with my tech and he mentioned the neck is starting to bow out and that it was still playable but not worth keeping for long term investment. So I went ahead and got my money back.

Second time I picked one up was from a trade through TB classifieds. Second time around I felt the neck to be chunky from what I last felt the first time I owned mine. So I brought it in to compare with the ones GC have in stock. Turns out the neck on mine was fatter than GC's. I was really concerned how that's possible, so I traded mine in for store credit.

Third time (usually if it's the third time I'm really hopeful) I was in Arizona visiting a family friend. Stopped by the GC that was 20 minutes away to kill time. Saw the CV60s P hanging so I gave it another spin. The fretwork was awful, setup was terrible. I felt really hopeful that day and again needed time to kill so I thought maybe this would be a cool weekend project to fix this bass up and see if this can be the bass to take home. It didn't happen, turns out the truss rod was turning freely not gripping which made adjusting the neck impossible. So I returned it immediately and let them GC workers know (which to be quite honest is a waste of time as they never consider the customers comments and just hang the bass back and let someone else deal with the problem)

Not only have I had issues with these 60s P bass but also the 70s Jazz basses. Something about the neck stability in these new runs can't compete with the CIC/VM era of Squiers (the holy grail of Squiers). Doesn't help their reputation when I'm seeing unboxing videos of these Squiers. So I tell everyone to buy with caution and be mindful of QC since I tend to attract them as of recent lol

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

Something about the neck stability in these new runs can't compete with the CIC/VM era of Squiers (the holy grail of Squiers).

that's hilarious!

i remember when people were crapping all over the Chinese Squiers when they started shipping.

a lot of horrible comments about Chinese manufacturing from people who had no clue.

i agreed they were budget instruments, but fairly respectful efforts from the factory

there were MANY inconsistencies, however, with the CIC Squier products. I did a lot of mods to these instruments, and digging under the hood revealed some awful quality control issues.

funny how history gets rewritten.

 

[Yahboy]

i heartily disagree.

i owned several CIC Squier instruments years ago.

while they were very good, especially the Tone Rider pickups, the manufacturing quality of the new Indonesian Squiers surpasses the CIC instruments by a long shot.

Great to hear that you own a great piece from Indo CV bass !

 

[sonojono]

that's hilarious!

i remember when people were crapping all over the Chinese Squiers when they started shipping.

a lot of horrible comments about Chinese manufacturing from people who had no clue.

i agreed they were budget instruments, but fairly respectful efforts from the factory

there were MANY inconsistencies, however, with the CIC Squier products. I did a lot of mods to these instruments, and digging under the hood revealed some awful quality control issues.

funny how history gets rewritten.

I don't think I was playing music at the time the holy grail of Squier period happened but hearing your hot take and others before you makes me want to just pick up the FSR and just store it in a gig bag for when people 30 years later will want to scout one for a pretty penny

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

I don't think I was playing music at the time the holy grail of Squier period happened but hearing your hot take and others before you makes me want to just pick up the FSR and just store it in a gig bag for when people 30 years later will want to scout one for a pretty penny

i keep thinking this pretty blue FSR will become a collector's item in the not too distant future.

it's always the cheapos that get crazy valuable.

and the FSRs are limited run!

darn it, now you're making me want to go get mine back.

HAHA!

 

[sonojono]

i keep thinking this pretty blue FSR will become a collector's item in the not too distant future.

it's always the cheapos that get crazy valuable.

and the FSRs are limited run!

darn it, now you're making me want to go get mine back.

HAHA!

Quite honestly I don't think it's a bad idea to get one while the price is right. The 3 times I've picked them up were in the $500+ range. First purchase was during Black Friday and that was around $400+

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

Quite honestly I don't think it's a bad idea to get one while the price is right. The 3 times I've picked them up were in the $500+ range. First purchase was during Black Friday and that was around $400+

indeed, i bought mine for $425 pre-tax.

after i took it back, most of the retail Squiers at GC and SW took a major price drop.

like another TBer mentioned, i don't mind the blue, but not so much the matching headstock

 

[Yahboy]

The first time I picked up the FSR Squier P bass, I was head over heels like everyone here. However, I noticed the neck was lifting when I had it for a month (2 days before my 45 day return policy from GC). Had it looked over with my tech and he mentioned the neck is starting to bow out and that it was still playable but not worth keeping for long term investment. So I went ahead and got my money back.

Second time I picked one up was from a trade through TB classifieds. Second time around I felt the neck to be chunky from what I last felt the first time I owned mine. So I brought it in to compare with the ones GC have in stock. Turns out the neck on mine was fatter than GC's. I was really concerned how that's possible, so I traded mine in for store credit.

Third time (usually if it's the third time I'm really hopeful) I was in Arizona visiting a family friend. Stopped by the GC that was 20 minutes away to kill time. Saw the CV60s P hanging so I gave it another spin. The fretwork was awful, setup was terrible. I felt really hopeful that day and again needed time to kill so I thought maybe this would be a cool weekend project to fix this bass up and see if this can be the bass to take home. It didn't happen, turns out the truss rod was turning freely not gripping which made adjusting the neck impossible. So I returned it immediately and let them GC workers know (which to be quite honest is a waste of time as they never consider the customers comments and just hang the bass back and let someone else deal with the problem)

Not only have I had issues with these 60s P bass but also the 70s Jazz basses. Something about the neck stability in these new runs can't compete with the CIC/VM era of Squiers (the holy grail of Squiers). Doesn't help their reputation when I'm seeing unboxing videos of these Squiers. So I tell everyone to buy with caution and be mindful of QC since I tend to attract them as of recent lol

Great sharing and advising.

The QC issue happend on 2 unit of indo CV50P myself just make me lost the trust on indo CV bass. But, lucky me found a replacement Jazz bass for CV60J ~ the Bacchus BJB1RSM Jazz bass, man, she has roasted maple neck !
Overall QC and flawless factory fret work just pair to Yamaha TRBX504 and Fender Performer J. She weight 9.2lbs. Lighter than my previous 10+lbs cic CV60J.

Price tag ? less than USD300 !

I call it Poor man Sadowsky J.

 

[sonojono]

Great sharing and advising.

The QC issue happend on 2 unit of indo CV50P myself just make me lost the trust on indo CV bass. But, lucky me found a replacement Jazz bass for CV60J ~ the Bacchus BJB1RSM Jazz bass, man, she has roasted maple neck !
Overall QC and flawless factory fret work just pair to Yamaha TRBX504 and Fender Performer J. She weight 9.2lbs. Lighter than my previous 10+lbs cic CV60J.

Price tag ? less than USD300 !

I call it Poor man Sadowsky J.

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Now I want one

Although my next Squier replacement Jazz will be this one from Vintage guitars

When I got to demo it at NAMM, the quality felt like the old Squier run. The giveaway was the brass saddles it has. I even spoke with the owner about the saddles and said to me they've always used brass saddles on all their basses. I was familiar with the brand in 2018 but seeing this new lineup of Basses for 2022 already got me on the preorder list.

Should be released sometime in October. $599 retail.

 

[Zoot H Rollo]

Great sharing and advising.

The QC issue happend on 2 unit of indo CV50P myself just make me lost the trust on indo CV bass. But, lucky me found a replacement Jazz bass for CV60J ~ the Bacchus BJB1RSM Jazz bass, man, she has roasted maple neck !
Overall QC and flawless factory fret work just pair to Yamaha TRBX504 and Fender Performer J. She weight 9.2lbs. Lighter than my previous 10+lbs cic CV60J.

Price tag ? less than USD300 !

I call it Poor man Sadowsky J.

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i had a 4 string hand made Bacchus Woodline series, made in Japan for many years.

had a Bacchus Universe fretless as well - tried to make that one work, but that fretless was a lost cause - awful.

looks like the cleaned up the Universe series, VERY NICE!

congrats!

i love roasted necks. i put a Fender roasted Strat neck on my CV Strat, and my Ray 34 has a roasted neck.

my CV '70s Jazz is 8 pounds 2 ounces.

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the DeViser factory (they make Bacchus) was the manufacturing spot for some US brand, offshore models.

 

[Yahboy]

Now I want one

Although my next Squier replacement Jazz will be this one from Vintage guitars

When I got to demo it at NAMM, the quality felt like the old Squier run. The giveaway was the brass saddles it has. I even spoke with the owner about the saddles and said to me they've always used brass saddles on all their basses. I was familiar with the brand in 2018 but seeing this new lineup of Basses for 2022 already got me on the preorder list.

Should be released sometime in October. $599 retail.

What a nice looking jazz bass with matching headstock!!! i am actually seeking for split coil P bass and i found a Vintage P in vintage cream with maple fretboard in list. Wish i have a change to try it.

Edit. I recall that Vintage bass has Wilkinson part on it, brass saddle bridge , pickups and bulky tuning machine.
I believe Vintage bass could suffer with neck dive issue which i been install the good looking but heavy Wilkinson vintage tuning machines on my previous CIC CV60J cause crazy neck dive issue.

 

[Malak the Mad]

On sale for $359.99, a pretty deep discount from the usual MSRP of $529.99.

Are a bunch of Squier models currently on-sale? Yes. Is anyone going to be charged MSRP by most, if not all, of the big retailers? Highly unlikely.

• MAP vs. MSRP Pricing: What They Mean, How They Compare

 

[sonojono]

Are a bunch of Squier models currently on-sale? Yes. Is anyone going to be charged MSRP by most, if not all, of the big retailers? Highly unlikely.

• MAP vs. MSRP Pricing: What They Mean, How They Compare

So what's the catch?