Actually i been own 3 indo CV50P , the first one is Sunburst, following 2 white blonde. The last one has better solid neck and less than 9lbs, but suffer with fret issue. I think i have spend enough time, money and energy for them. The stock pup on indo CV50P sound nothing great as the CIC CV50P , until the Lindy fralin split 51 P pup with Labella LTF4A install, she nail the sweet bass tone on 2007 Travis, Closer track.
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Yep stock for a CIC Squier bass.
Congratulations, the white J with tort guard is my favorite CV, pics?
I bought a used white blonde CIC CV 50's P.
Most of the screws holding the pickguard and control plate down were stripped out, which tells me that the body wood was soft.
Returned it immediately, later I found out about the bridge mounting holes being five screw but not the Fender spacing.
The neck was very good, I'm not a fan of how pale they are but my Indo is over tinted so there's that.
What did Squier claim the body wood was on the CIC CV50's Precisions?
Most of the screws holding the pickguard and control plate down were stripped out, which tells me that the body wood was soft.
Returned it immediately, later I found out about the bridge mounting holes being five screw but not the Fender spacing.
The neck was very good, I'm not a fan of how pale they are but my Indo is over tinted so there's that.
What did Squier claim the body wood was on the CIC CV50's Precisions?
Fender SQUIER Classic Vibe Precision Bass '50s Butterscotch Blonde & Gig Bag !!! | Reverb
This eight year old ad (which cut and pasted Squiers description) says this one is a Basswood body.
My guess is that the White blonde and the Butterscotch blonde used the same body wood. My guess is they used the same wood for all the colors.
I hate basswood bodies, never had one that held screws.
For me, that makes it useless for a bass body that has lots of wood screws holding pickups, bridge, pickguard, control cover, and pickguard on it.
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I suggest you spend some time to learn about the CIC CV bass history back to 2008. That idiot list basswood then you believe him, look like all useful information we share on earlier post are useless.....
The CIC CV50P you bought used has soft wood issue, who knew what was happening on the bass by previous owner ? List for sell after flood on his area ??
When I bought my CIC CV 60s P (Fiesta Red) they had the White CV in the store. If I wasn't short on cash, and in desperate need of a Precision (already had a Jazz) I'd have bought it immediately. Outstanding instrument in every way. IMHO that release - the White J, and the Fiesta Red P, was inspired. Both incredible basses.
Yes they are great examples of top notch instruments and stellar QC. Fiesta red P is also a keeper and a looker! I saw the white J and instantly had to have one but no one had one available, I've seen a them since for waaay more $ but I luckily ended up with a couple others, it is still in my list!
My P was a casualty of the fire, but I'd buy one again in a heartbeat. Yes, expensive these days.
Those CIC CV’s are killer…but everyone knows that already…
I've read the whole thread, it seems there's lots of confirmation bias on every Squier thread.
The CIC bass was pristine, there was no damage...it was a too soft body, no two ways about it.
The pine on my 2018 Samick made CV 50's is definitely a different variety than the CIC one I had here, the grain looks very different and it is definitely harder.
I would like the bass better if they hadn't overdone it with the tint on the neck but otherwise, I like it a lot.
I will stop short of making some of the wild claims I read on typical Squier threads, it's a great bass....for what I paid for it.
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Oh, make sense too, since it is Aguilar yt channel .
I did lot pickguard change , pickups swap and bridge change , add/take of those pickup/bridge cover many times on my previous CIC CV bass, no such soft wood thing, the most important thing is how you rescrew . Striped also possible happened on Alder and Swamp Ash body too.
So, congratulations you have a excellent Indo CV50P, and..... pine body are using on both butter scotch and white blonde CIC CV50P.
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I've bought three used basswood bodied basses made by three different companies.
They dented easily, they had stripped screws, and one was too light to make a balanced bass.
I don't think basswood is a good choice but a number of companies choose to use it, so clearly some people are okay with it.
I won't buy another basswood body bass.
Haven't had those problems with Alder, Swamp Ash, Pine, Poplar and Mahogany.
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There are lot high end bass using basswood. All CIC CV bass member here has no issue on the bass wood body, the himass bridge still stay secure on body.
Need mention here, most the body wood using on low price bass, even how company name it , most of them are mix laminated by different wood from factory. No pure thing at all.
Yes, one of my basswood body basses was active, USA made, and had a graphite neck.
The body dented easy and did not hold screws as well as Alder, Ash, Mahogany, Poplar and good Pine.
I was unaware that this was a Crafted in China specific Squier Classic Vibe Club, I thought there were people here who owned and are happy with their Indo CV basses.
I had a CIC and the body was soft, that's just the truth of it.
You are now saying that companies are calling out Basswood and using other woods? Calling out Alder and laminating it with other woods? Care to name who is doing that?
My 2010 Squier VM Precision Bass TB was spec'd by Squier as an Ash laminate over Basswood and that is exactly what it is, a really nice looking Ash laminate over soft Basswood. I don't like the Basswood but I only paid $125 for the bass.
I stripped down my CIC 2013 Jazz when I got it as it needed a good clean and setup. I can say emphatically the body is made of alder. I've had literally dozens of basses since 1963, including 7 or 8 USA Fenders, so I can spot alder easily. Every screw on this one was tight, in fact I had to put a little dab of soap on some of the screws to get them back in without damaging the heads.
Yes, one of my basswood body basses was active, USA made, and had a graphite neck.
The body dented easy and did not hold screws as well as Alder, Ash, Mahogany, Poplar and good Pine. I was unaware that this was a Crafted in China specific Squier Classic Vibe Club, I thought there were people here who owned and are happy with their Indo CV basses.
I had a CIC and the body was soft, that's just the truth of it.
You are now saying that companies are calling out Basswood and using other woods? Calling out Alder and laminating it with other woods? Care to name who is doing that?
My 2010 Squier VM Precision Bass TB was spec'd by Squier as an Ash laminate over Basswood and that is exactly what it is, a really nice looking Ash laminate over soft Basswood. I don't like the Basswood but I only paid $125 for the bass.
Those OEM factory like Cortex , always did it , some just call "Hard wood" as wood spec too.
No company will give you a quality spec wood on low cost thing.
To keep the cost low and get more profit are the rules for manufacturers in this competitive day. You never knew what they did behind the since......
