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Squier Classic Vibe Series,on website

#61
Oh my God that 50's p. I had (and foolishly sold) an '81 Squier Bullet Bass. That bass had the most comfortable neck I have ever played. I have been looking for it ever since, and this looks like the real deal. Add in the high mass bridge and that beautiful blue paint at $300 and how could you go wrong? I will definitely have to try one out.
 
#63
Well, My Local store had all three. The Sonic is gone, but the J and the 50's P are there..


I went in and quickly played both. Quality is top notch - Squier has been doing great great things lately, CV is far from an exception. The only thing i dislike about the telebass that I love about the jazz is the tint. The Maple of the 50's looks very pale and.. well.. NOT classic, lol. It looks new and techy. But the feel of both are fine. Love the coated necks, as opposed to the satin of the VM's.

And OMG does that Lake Placid stand out on a wall of basses or what.
 
#67
Oh man. I've been looking at a budget jazz. The Squier VM has been calling me, now this "classic vibe". I'd certainly like to hear some reviews. Can't imagine them being good enough to downsize from a MIA Jazz though! Especially the 08's.
 
#68
Hansel said:
The only thing i dislike about the telebass that I love about the jazz is the tint. The Maple of the 50's looks very pale and.. well.. NOT classic, lol. It looks new and techy. But the feel of both are fine. Love the coated necks, as opposed to the satin of the VM's.
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So, does the Squier CV 50's P (Lake Placid Blue, single coil pup, maple board) have a finish to it?

Can you compare it to the VM Telebass?

I did not care for the necks on the VM series and was afraid the neck on the CV 50s P was going to be the exact same neck as the VM Telebass.

If this isn't the case, the CV 50's may have to go back on my GAS list.
 
#69
I just received my 60s Classic Vibe Jazz in the mail from Perfect Bass ($270 after 10% Talkbass discount) yesterday. I couldn't be happier. Normally I do not play "low end" basses but I wanted to try this one out since I collect Jazz basses and this one looked kinda' nice. If you did not see the Squier logo you certainly would not know this was a Squier or even a budget priced bass. It just sounds, plays and looks great. No problems, I just lowered the string height on the E,A and D and this bass was ready to go. As I have realized, you NEVER know how good a bass is until you play it within the context of your band. Luckily I had a gig last night and I brought this thing out and played it for half the night, about two hours. Damn, to think that some people pay $1,000+ for an American Fender when they can pay under $300 for something that performs just about as well, well.... luckily I don't care about the name on the headstock and could care less what others think of it as well. Squier really rocks these days, who knows, if another one comes up soon that also looks as nice, I might go for another.

I also bought the new Fender 70s reissue Jazz as well. I love that one too, but when you consider you can buy two of these Squiers and still have money left over for the same price, I'd go with the Squier hands down.
 
#73
I can't believe these less expensive Fenders are just as good as the USA's. I'm not at all implying that they're "no good" but you know what I mean. They certainly look great in pics, but as we know the playability, feel, and tone isn't always the same, and usually you get what you pay for.
 
#75
Surly said:
I can't believe these less expensive Fenders are just as good as the USA's. I'm not at all implying that they're "no good" but you know what I mean. They certainly look great in pics, but as we know the playability, feel, and tone isn't always the same, and usually you get what you pay for.
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With my comment above I didn't say they are just as good as USA Fenders, but the differences are minimal. Sure, you'll find better craftmanship on a USA bass, along with higher quality parts and etc, and you'll find these things probably in the middle for the MIMs, BUT, when you get the final product, at least from my expereinces, the differences, at least in this case are minimal. The differences are there, but they can be easily overlooked, especially when figuring out what works best when you figure in the difference in cost. And no, not all Squiers are made the same. I had the vintage modified fretless too, but I sold it. Although it was 90% a great bass, I found the output so weak on the pups that I got rid of it, I didn't want to put money into upgrading the pups, so off it went. Other than that, the VM fretless was fantastic, this Classic Vibe however, is better.
 
#79
You gotta post pics!!!!! You know the rule, no pics = no bass....:D

BassDudeSA said:
I just received my 60s Classic Vibe Jazz in the mail from Perfect Bass ($270 after 10% Talkbass discount) yesterday. I couldn't be happier. Normally I do not play "low end" basses but I wanted to try this one out since I collect Jazz basses and this one looked kinda' nice. If you did not see the Squier logo you certainly would not know this was a Squier or even a budget priced bass. It just sounds, plays and looks great. No problems, I just lowered the string height on the E,A and D and this bass was ready to go. As I have realized, you NEVER know how good a bass is until you play it within the context of your band. Luckily I had a gig last night and I brought this thing out and played it for half the night, about two hours. Damn, to think that some people pay $1,000+ for an American Fender when they can pay under $300 for something that performs just about as well, well.... luckily I don't care about the name on the headstock and could care less what others think of it as well. Squier really rocks these days, who knows, if another one comes up soon that also looks as nice, I might go for another.
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#80
peoples pay a lot for american jazz basses or precision because it sounds good, works great but also have a high life guaranty! most of squier basses sounds nice, but the wood work is not that well. i'm not sure any squiers would work as well as american fenders after 2 or 5years
(sorry for my english, i'm french)
 

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