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Squier Classic Vibe Series,on website

#141
They look pretty nice. I was surprised to see a four saddle bridge on the 50's P though.

After some more searching of the site... what gave me SERIOUS gas was the walnut standard jazz... just... the best color combo IMO I think I've ever seen on a fender. :hyper:

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#143
well I picked up a CV jazz on monday. Traded my VM jazz for it after A/B'ing them with an acoustic B600H. The CV just had more growl, kinda like an angry grizzly bear. I couldn't resist though, I put a set of custom shop 60's pickups in tonight. I ordered a bridge and pickup cover to try a complete the vintage look and will try to get some pics up soon!
 
#144
I picked up a CV 50's Precision bass awhile back and I love this bass. But there were two things that I didn't care for..One was the neck was too "white" and the other was the gloss finish on the neck. I refinished the neck with Reranch neck tint and used a Satin Nitro clear to finish. I also put on Vintage Reverse tuners to complete the project. The feel of the neck with the satin finish is fantastic and the color of the tint really puts that vintage vibe into the bass. It took me awhile to complete this project with layering coats of tint and clear...then there is wetsanding and polishing. And with the cold weather not helping out at all, I didn't think I would ever get this done.....
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#145
Wow! That looks great! I've got one, too, and I agree about the WHITE neck. In fact, I tried the Kiwi tint on a small section of mine but it didn't change a thing. Might have to look into the Reranch.

Your Squier logo looks a little funny, though...

;)
 
#149
jumbosilverette said:
That tint looks nice, much more vintage. Before you refinished the neck would you say that it was TOO glossy, kinda slow?
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Yes...I am not a fan of glossy necks. They feel sticky to me. But I love a nice Satin finish. I did another bass like this and I loved the finish so much I had to do this bass. I am very lucky in the fact that my hands don't sweat so the Satin finish feels all the better. I am very happy how it turned out. It is not a hard project just time consuming. I have a Fender Bass book that shows many 54 thru 56 Precision basses and one that stands out is a 54 Lake Placid Blue with a dark tint neck that looks just awesome. It has a very worn look and the neck patina is over the top. I am not sure if the Lake Placid Blue was a custom color, but it sure looks original in this picture. Anyway it inspired me to do this bass. Thanks for the compliments...
 
#150
I noticed some members were concerned about possible hum from these basses. Some time ago I purchased a Vintage Jazz fretless and it was humming like hell. All I did was to solder a braided earth strap between the volume & tone pots and the jack. It is now as quiet as any other bass.

These basses are pretty perfect considering their price. I have seen two brandnew Fender MIM basses recently and won't touch them. In my country I will have to wait a while for my blue bass ... but I will get one sooner or later!
 
#152
Tried the the Jazz out last night and YES, it is fantastic. It reminds me of the first time I picked up one fo the MIJ 50's/60's guitars from the 90's. Are you kidding me? I almost bought it but I want to try the 60's P first to see which one I like better.
 
#153
lostrings said:
I picked up a CV 50's Precision bass awhile back and I love this bass. But there were two things that I didn't care for..One was the neck was too "white" and the other was the gloss finish on the neck. I refinished the neck with Reranch neck tint and used a Satin Nitro clear to finish. I also put on Vintage Reverse tuners to complete the project. The feel of the neck with the satin finish is fantastic and the color of the tint really puts that vintage vibe into the bass. It took me awhile to complete this project with layering coats of tint and clear...then there is wetsanding and polishing. And with the cold weather not helping out at all, I didn't think I would ever get this done.....
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That looks fantastic! Well done!
 
#154
Midinut said:
I noticed some members were concerned about possible hum from these basses. Some time ago I purchased a Vintage Jazz fretless and it was humming like hell. All I did was to solder a braided earth strap between the volume & tone pots and the jack. It is now as quiet as any other bass.

These basses are pretty perfect considering their price. I have seen two brandnew Fender MIM basses recently and won't touch them. In my country I will have to wait a while for my blue bass ... but I will get one sooner or later!
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Makes sense for the jazz with singles. The 60's P has one humcancelling pickup so it shouldn't have the 60 cycle hum.
 
#156
lostrings said:
I picked up a CV 50's Precision bass awhile back and I love this bass. But there were two things that I didn't care for..One was the neck was too "white" and the other was the gloss finish on the neck. I refinished the neck with Reranch neck tint and used a Satin Nitro clear to finish. I also put on Vintage Reverse tuners to complete the project. The feel of the neck with the satin finish is fantastic and the color of the tint really puts that vintage vibe into the bass. It took me awhile to complete this project with layering coats of tint and clear...then there is wetsanding and polishing. And with the cold weather not helping out at all, I didn't think I would ever get this done.....
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That's some beautiful work. You (I think it's you) also have the prettiest JT-401 I've seen.

Which bass do you prefer soundwise.? I'm curious about scpb pickups...I doubt if the CV uses the same pickup as the MIJ RI, but I really don't know (not to imply having the RI pickup is a plus). I prefered the Turser pickup to the RI, and was wondering how the CV compared.

I just put a SD SCPB-3 in a bass with DT760FM's and I'm 100% pleased.
 
#159
Went to GC again at lunch today after reading this thread...I spent more time with the CV's and they really remind me of the squiers of the 80's. Nice. I played several basses and these were up there as some of my favorites. I still cant find the 60's P to try out to see how I like it. I dont think they were able to compete with the electronics of the more expensive bass models but it sure felt nice. It's fit and finish were pretty darn good though. And it really sounded better than most $300 basses I have heard. I would change out the electronics but that is just me. I dont think this would replace anyone's MIA or MIJ basses either. A few tweaks though and you have a pretty nice bass for cheap. With better pickups, a serious gigging player's bass or nice backup. Not like the majority of Squier beaters that have been floating around the last 10 years.
 

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