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Squier Classic Vibe

#6
very nice comparison

I thought that the 50's basses were pretty much a draw.

I like the sound of the Squier better of the two 60's P basses

On the Jazz basses, with both pickups on and just the neck pickup, i like the Fender. With the bridge pickup soloed on both, they sounded pretty darn close. And this is a Squier vs a Custom Shop Fender.....

I would say the Squiers were holding their own against some pretty good company.
 
#7
I got the CV 50s. Best $299 Canadian I've ever spent. I upgraded the pickup although the stock one was perfectly acceptable, did a minimal setup with new Thomastic flatwounds and I now have a bass that I can play even on gigs. No need to change the bridge or tuners-they're just fine.

Mine weighs about 8 1/2 lbs and balances perfectly. The Lake Placid blue isn't my favourite colour, but everyone else seems to think it's gorgeous. It really is flawless and the fretwork is excellent.

Where else can you get such a nice 50s style P bass for such a price? With the taxes and pickup upgrade I've got less than $450 Canadian invested.

Edit to add--One nice touch is the vintage width narrow frets.
 
#13
I thought the '51s were pretty close, the Squire P sounded better to me than the Fender, and the Fender Jazz sounded better than the Squire J with the exception of the bridge pickup only (the bridge pickup on the Fender seemed a bit weak to me).
 
#15
Justice said:
very nice comparison

I thought that the 50's basses were pretty much a draw.

I like the sound of the Squier better of the two 60's P basses

On the Jazz basses, with both pickups on and just the neck pickup, i like the Fender. With the bridge pickup soloed on both, they sounded pretty darn close. And this is a Squier vs a Custom Shop Fender.....

I would say the Squiers were holding their own against some pretty good company.
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That's exactly what I heard, too. I listened with a set of Sennheiser HD280 Pro cans to try to hear as much of the lousy YouTube sound as possible.
 
#16
I have both an American Jazz and a classic vibe jazz.

The squier is a great bass for it's price, plays great and sounds good for a practice bass but I would never use it live though.. It lacks a lot of "balls" through my VR..

They may sound alike (wich is normal i guess, both are jazz basses..) , but then again, there's a huge difference between them when i'm rocking out loud
 
#18
stupid question...would the basswood bodies compromise the durability and tone quality over the years?

i've heard horror stories of hardware and electronics collapsing or shifting over time since basswood is such a soft tone wood.

guess this goes right back into my "cheap bass durability/longevity" thread. but i think it's worth asking.
 
#20
overdrivethree said:
stupid question...would the basswood bodies compromise the durability and tone quality over the years?

i've heard horror stories of hardware and electronics collapsing or shifting over time since basswood is such a soft tone wood.

guess this goes right back into my "cheap bass durability/longevity" thread. but i think it's worth asking.
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i don't think there's much of a concern with longevity using Basswood as EBMM uses Basswood on their Bongo's & they are tanks & have incredible tone
 

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