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Quarter-sawn (not 100% though), flammed one-piece maple neck with only 950 grams on the kitchen scale, though?
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Are there any Fender bridges that are perfect fit replacements for a CIC Squier CV 60's jazz bass (2012)?
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Quarter-sawn (not 100% though), flammed one-piece maple neck with only 950 grams on the kitchen scale, though?
Unfortunately, there are not, they used unusual bridges, that are great but if you want to replace them you are about to be able to screw only 3 screws or you have to fill them and make new ones.
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Quarter-sawn (not 100% though), flammed one-piece maple neck with only 950 grams on the kitchen scale, though?
wow absolutely unreal. I’ve seen some light figuring on CVs in the but nothing like this. Makes you wonder how cuts of wood that nice “slip through the cracks” per-say and don’t end up on a more expensive instrument.
Makes me wonder how much "dark magic" went into manufacturing that amazing run of instruments!
Makes me wonder how much "dark magic" went into manufacturing that amazing run of instruments!
I have had 3 of the CV 70 Precision Bass necks from the 1st gen Classic Vibe line. The two firsts were "not control quality passed" from the factory, that I bought unmounted from eBay from Chinese sellers (probably workers at the Grand Reward factory)... and both were totally fine !!! They just had visual blemishes that were totally fine by me. Then I also have a CV 60 Precision Bass neck, out of the factory as well, which, although a bit heavy (1.3 kg or 2.86 pounds) is totally fine as well, just visual blemishes (again)) which I do not care for because now I played it and it has damages that gives caracter. Then I had a CV 60 Jazz neck, same, out of the factory, again, perfectly fine, but sold it because I have one complete CV 60 JBass that I keep with the same neck, just even better. I just took this neck to put it on a Affinity Burgundy body... and then... I have a Matt Freeman (CV line) neck, on a CV2 70 Precision Walnut body, and a Modern Player neck (same factory) on a CV2 70 Jazz Bass body... all of them are perfect. My favourite are the Modern Player (fat profile, type D) and the CV 60 Jazz because that's my first Classic Vibe neck/bass and it absolutely is gorgeous and without any defect at all. The CV 70 Precision neck profile is thinner than I'd love but... that flammed look? GOSH DARN
5 necks from Grand Rewards... they were out of this world. Great tuners, awesome golden leaf Squier logos for early 60s models (and Matt Freeman necks too), rounded fingerboard edges, mostly always great looking rosewood, and most maple necks were one pieces and quater-sawn (althought my Matt Freeman neck is two pieces construction but that's the last stable neck of my collection).
What neck do I need now?
Edit: The previous CV 70 Precision necks I had, their headstock:
1st one : circa 2019/2020, it was slightly flammed as well!!
2nd one : circa summer 2021; 100% quarter-sawn, maple in 2019
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Specifically on a first-gen Classic Vibe? No, but I've installed a couple of the high-mass ones onto other basses. The first time, I handed it off to my local Guitar Center tech…
After he installed that one, he told me all I really needed to do was to install it's center screw into the middle spot on another bass, then drill however many new holes I need to hold it in place.
Using his advice, I installed this one myself years later. The trick was to make sure the bridge was straight while fully tightening the center screw so it wouldn't shift when drilling the pilot holes for the other two.
Oh man, the week-old CV 70's P already has revealed an intermittent dead-signal problem that I can't trace. Went under the hood and the pots, wiring and work done all look a bit low-rent. Ordered 27-dollar StewMac replacements and will re-wire it myself from scratch. In the mean time, I wet the solder joints and it has so far stayed alive in preliminary testing. I guess this is the downside.
Still, I just need a fitting pickguard in pearloid and we're in business. I went looking through the replacement mega-thread and this one, but can't find any definitive word on whether anything pre-made fits these new, Indo-made Squiers.
Still, I just need a fitting pickguard in pearloid and we're in business. I went looking through the replacement mega-thread and this one, but can't find any definitive word on whether anything pre-made fits these new, Indo-made Squiers.
Is the cavity shielded?
The issue I've had with the Squiers is; I update the harness w/CTS pots and switchcraft jacks on mine, but the cavities seem to be a bit tighter, and it's easy for the jack to short if the cavity is shielded.
I now use 1/2" shrink tube around my jacks...
I put a "regular" Fender Mint on my CV 60s P (the GC sonic blue one) Fits fine.
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Thank you, I'll try a standard Fender shape and report back.
Only the pickguard has a shielded sticker under the controls, per usual. I haven't done the cavities at this point, and probably won't. I ordered CTS/Switchcraft as well and will pay attention to points of contact. More importantly, it'll be my own work and better controls, for little money and effort, so well worth it I would think.
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Forgive me if this isn't the best place to ask, but has anyone tried different pick guards on their walnut-colored CV70P? I picked one up recently and am curious about how one would look with a brown tort pg.
2021 70’s Jazz Bass natural made in Indonesia, is it a 2 or 3 piece body?
Sure looks to be a 2 piece body to me
Sure looks to be a 2 piece body to me
Heads up!! Great looking 2010 IIRC, Sonic Blue 60’s P and Silver w/ matching headstock 60’s Jazz in TB classifieds .
Recently added a 70's Classic Vibe P to the arsenal. The neck is super comfortable! Might eventually upgrade the pots, pup and bridge. But that neck...low buttery action...just wonderful!
Haven't posted in ages...sorry, been out of the loop for a while.
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In tracking down the why-does-the-bass-cut-signal-during-rehearsals problem, I ended up re-wiring the bass using a HQ, 27-dollar StewMac P kit, plus two 1/4” shaft knobs on Amazon. That still didn’t fix it, so it had to be the pickup.
Luckily, a buddy had a spare overwound Fralin he had removed from a Lakland and gave that to me. The whole fix cost me about $35 and a few hours of wiring and troubleshooting. It shouldn’t have happened at all, but at least the bass is now upgraded for nearly nothing, and I can trust the guy who did the work (me) way more than the amateur at the factory.
Also, I can confirm that a standard American Fender pickguard template fits on a 2021 Indonesian Squier 70s CV P.
Luckily, a buddy had a spare overwound Fralin he had removed from a Lakland and gave that to me. The whole fix cost me about $35 and a few hours of wiring and troubleshooting. It shouldn’t have happened at all, but at least the bass is now upgraded for nearly nothing, and I can trust the guy who did the work (me) way more than the amateur at the factory.
Also, I can confirm that a standard American Fender pickguard template fits on a 2021 Indonesian Squier 70s CV P.
I have a 2018 Squier FSR CV 70s P (Sea Foam Green) and it is my #1. Dropped in a GZR pup and I'm all set. Put Chromes on it also. You are so right about the neck. Just a pleasure to play! I almost ended up getting a second one in the Walnut color, like yours. That is a breathtaking color!
