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Squier Classic Vibe Club (Part 3)

#2,061
sonojono said:
So what's the catch?
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No catch, just a clarification. Paying less than MSRP is normal. (A long time ago, I had to break it to some young'un that what he paid for a Fender Standard bass was street-price and that getting it for less than MSRP was no big deal. I still feel kinda bad when I think back to seeing some of the glee on his face die a little. :()

(I know...I'm a monster. :meh:)

On a related note, companies like Fender exercise a great deal of control over their advertised prices. With their big-ticket items...guitars, basses, amps, etc...they frequently do not allow their approved retailers from putting such products on a store-wide sale, unless FMIC gives them the green light to do so. So, the current sale on certain Fender/Squier is okay with the higher-ups, retailer-specific coupons that boast something like "15% off storewide" will have a bunch of companies listed among their "excluded/not-participating brands".

This, of course, does not apply to used prices, scratch & dent discounts and any other wheelin' & dealin' price cuts one can finagle out of a sales-critter. That being said, if anyone knows how clearance sales and other such discounts factor into retail pricing, I'd like to know how that all works.
 
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sonojono said:
Now I want one :drool:

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.

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Vintage V4 ReIssued Maple Fingerboard Bass ~ Vintage White
 
#2,063
Zoot H Rollo said:
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

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I've owned 6-7 Chinese Original Run Squier CV 60's P basses. All were stellar . I would buy them, see something more expensive and sell them for a profit. Once they started getting harder to come by I found one and kept it. Now these go for 3-4 times what I was paying. I remember when Best Buy was blowing them out at like $250 .
People are funny about colors. The White is most rare finish , made only for Japan very short time. I had one .
Probably was the lightest one at less than 8 lbs.
The FSR for GC & Long McQuades in Bronze is 2nd most rare. Only color I've never owned. I'd like to find one.

Sonic blue was original color but not made as long as the Fiesta Red. I've owned 3 of those . They seemed to be the heaviest … all 9 1/2 lbs give or take.

Fiesta Red is the most coveted color and my favorite. I'm on my 4th one. I'm pretty sure I bought back one I let go. I recognize the flame on the neck pattern and the haze to the neck plate.

I also owned the Eva Gardner ( VM) and Matt Freeman. All great basses.
But the Fiesta Reds are my favorites.

I never had any issue with any of them. Great pickups, great necks, no complaints. No bad potts, wiring , or hardware. Tuners work great. Never felt the need to upgrade anything from stock.

To be fair, PBass is not my main player so I haven't had much experience taking them on gigs. But for recording and friendly jams, they are perfect.

I have not liked the Indonesian models as much. I'm a big fan of real Indian rosewood. I tried the sonic blue FSR model. I wasn't impressed enough to consider buying it. The feel and tone wasn't up to par with CIC models imho.

I have not compared Chinese Classic vibe guitars as it seems you have.
But strictly talking bass….. I'm taking Chinese Classic Vibe every time .
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
I've owned 6-7 Chinese Original Run Squier CV 60's P basses. All were stellar . I would buy them, see something more expensive and sell them for a profit. Once they started getting harder to come by I found one and kept it. Now these go for 3-4 times what I was paying. I remember when Best Buy was blowing them out at like $250 .
People are funny about colors. The White is most rare finish , made only for Japan very short time. I had one .
Probably was the lightest one at less than 8 lbs.
The FSR for GC & Long McQuades in Bronze is 2nd most rare. Only color I've never owned. I'd like to find one.

Sonic blue was original color but not made as long as the Fiesta Red. I've owned 3 of those . They seemed to be the heaviest … all 9 1/2 lbs give or take.

Fiesta Red is the most coveted color and my favorite. I'm on my 4th one. I'm pretty sure I bought back one I let go. I recognize the flame on the neck pattern and the haze to the neck plate.

I also owned the Eva Gardner ( VM) and Matt Freeman. All great basses.
But the Fiesta Reds are my favorites.

I never had any issue with any of them. Great pickups, great necks, no complaints. No bad potts, wiring , or hardware. Tuners work great. Never felt the need to upgrade anything from stock.

To be fair, PBass is not my main player so I haven't had much experience taking them on gigs. But for recording and friendly jams, they are perfect.

I have not liked the Indonesian models as much. I'm a big fan of real Indian rosewood. I tried the sonic blue FSR model. I wasn't impressed enough to consider buying it. The feel and tone wasn't up to par with CIC models imho.

I have not compared Chinese Classic vibe guitars as it seems you have.
But strictly talking bass….. I'm taking Chinese Classic Vibe every time .
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Great story share !!!
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
I've owned 6-7 Chinese Original Run Squier CV 60's P basses. All were stellar .
The FSR for GC & Long McQuades in Bronze is 2nd most rare. Only color I've never owned. I'd like to find one.
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L&M's special run of FSR CV 60's Precision basses in Golden Bronze from 2012-13. They sold 167 of them. This is mine.
Fender Musical Instruments - FSR Classic Vibe P-Bass - Golden Bronze w/Tortoise Pickguard

TD
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
I have not compared Chinese Classic vibe guitars as it seems you have.
But strictly talking bass….. I'm taking Chinese Classic Vibe every time .
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i will say, the only CIC CV bass i miss is the Butterscotch Blonde '50s Precision.

i had a Fralin Split in it too.

went out of production quickly and became highly sought after.

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Malak the Mad said:
No catch, just a clarification. Paying less than MSRP is normal. (A long time ago, I had to break it to some young'un that what he paid for a Fender Standard bass was street-price and that getting it for less than MSRP was no big deal. I still feel kinda bad when I think back to seeing some of the glee on his face die a little. :()

(I know...I'm a monster. :meh:)

On a related note, companies like Fender exercise a great deal of control over their advertised prices. With their big-ticket items...guitars, basses, amps, etc...they frequently do not allow their approved retailers from putting such products on a store-wide sale, unless FMIC gives them the green light to do so. So, the current sale on certain Fender/Squier is okay with the higher-ups, retailer-specific coupons that boast something like "15% off storewide" will have a bunch of companies listed among their "excluded/not-participating brands".

This, of course, does not apply to used prices, scratch & dent discounts and any other wheelin' & dealin' price cuts one can finagle out of a sales-critter. That being said, if anyone knows how clearance sales and other such discounts factor into retail pricing, I'd like to know how that all works.
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My Sweetwater sales guy does ~15% off the website price for all basses I've asked about, including Fender, Squier, Ibanez, G&L and Yamaha. Doesn't matter how I pay or if any sales are going on. The only thing he can't change is the type of promotional financing available at the time. That is set by manufacturers.
 
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skycruiser said:
My Sweetwater sales guy does ~15% off the website price for all basses I've asked about, including Fender, Squier, Ibanez, G&L and Yamaha. Doesn't matter how I pay or if any sales are going on. The only thing he can't change is the type of promotional financing available at the time. That is set by manufacturers.
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That's some wheelin' & dealin' right there! Well done! :greedy: :thumbsup:

That's where the "A" in the term "MAP" comes into play..."advertised". Salespeople can make individual deals, but they can't post an ad bragging how they'll discount all the prices for this-or-that brand.

The weirdest rule from a manufacturer I've seen, and I'm sure there are even weirder ones, involves Rickenbacker. The whole "Call/Email For Price" thing is just bizarre to me. It's not like other brands can't easily find out how much they're charging for their 2x4-nailed-to-a-street-sign basses, so what gives?! :rolleyes:
 
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I know painted headstocks are not everyone's cup of tea, but it was the primary deciding factor in my decision to pick up one of these Squier FSR 60s Precision bass guitars in Sonic Blue. Back in the day I wasn't too crazy about them either, but over the years I have found they really set an instrument apart from those without it. I have four of them now; a Fender Vintera 60s Jaguar in Ocean Turquoise Metallic, a Fender '69 Telecaster Thinline FSR in Olympic White, a Squier FSR 50s Stratocaster in Sherwood Green Metallic, and this Squier FSR 60s Precision Bass in Sonic Blue. Every other Fender or Squier guitar or bass I own now (over 20) has a plain headstock face.
 
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BobbyMacII said:
I know painted headstocks are not everyone's cup of tea, but it was the primary deciding factor in my decision to pick up one of these Squier FSR 60s Precision bass guitars in Sonic Blue. Back in the day I wasn't too crazy about them either, but over the years I have found they really set an instrument apart from those without it. I have four of them now; a Fender Vintera 60s Jaguar in Ocean Turquoise Metallic, a Fender '69 Telecaster Thinline FSR in Olympic White, a Squier FSR 50s Stratocaster in Sherwood Green Metallic, and this Squier FSR 60s Precision Bass in Sonic Blue. Every other Fender or Squier guitar or bass I own now (over 20) has a plain headstock face.
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The new issue found on my indo CV50P - Dead spot G# on E string.

Before that i dint notice this issue with Labella LTF4A, until she get well broken in and mute foam add .

This CV50P previously has the Cobalt flat 2814 which make whole bass tone sound healthy growl , the tone on E string just solid and sustain all day long.... but, just too much growl to my taste for 51 style pbass.

Now the G# on E string start appear the dead spot thing. Those F,F#,G,A,A# and B has long tie note till 3.5 second before whole note fade out. The G# only stay around 2 second then fade but not as dead as the C# on G string. No problem with continue plucking note, but notable for whole bar note.

First, hit the head stock to the wall, dead spot gone.

Second , i try Fat Finger (Guitar version), the dead spot move to fret G.

Third, my personal solution , modified JOYO headstock tuner clip with Soft rubber pad (strap lock rubber from aliexpress, Fender one has harder rubber absolutely not work ). The G# sustain get better but the fret G tone become weird. The G note sound normally on first second then get fade and volume raise back again.

After spend few day on this issue and try lot test with different stuff, a piece of neoprene pad add on JOYO clip and tweak the placement ,now the G# able ring until 3 second before get fade and no disturb her fret-neighbor.

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