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Squier CV 70s Jazz Bass: poplar or soft maple?

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bass_Guest2022

Jan 21, 2022
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Hello there. I have a Squier CV 70s Natural Jazz Bass which was manufactured in February 2021. I've found out recently that now on Fender's official website the specs says that its body is made of Soft Maple. But when I bought it back in the 2021, I'm pretty sure there was a Poplar. So, what's the material of my bass' body? Is there some way to figure that out?

Also, why is the body's color much more lighter than neck's? Some kind of paint on the neck?
 
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bass_Guest2022 said:
Also, why is the body's color much more lighter than neck's? Some kind of paint on the neck?
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Squier has been going with a "vintage tint" on their necks for a while now. Back around 2013, they switched to a glossy finish for their Vintage Modified series which had a slight tint to them. Once they began phasing out the VM line for the second generation, Indonesian-made Classic Vibe series somewhere around 2019, the tinting started to become bolder and stronger. It was probably meant to capture more of that "vintage" groove, visually speaking.

But why prattle on for days when I can show visual examples?! The first is a parts-bass using a 2018 Vintage Modified Jazz neck, the second is using a Classic Vibe neck built just one year later.

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Personally, I like the extra tint. If nothing else, something about it brings out a bit more of the maple's grain. I mean, look at that wood! :drool:

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Malak the Mad said:
Squier has been going with a "vintage tint" on their necks for a while now. Back around 2013, they switched to a glossy finish for their Vintage Modified series which had a slight tint to them. Once they began phasing out the VM line for the second generation, Indonesian-made Classic Vibe series somewhere around 2019, the tinting started to become bolder and stronger. It was probably meant to capture more of that "vintage" groove, visually speaking.

But why prattle on for days when I can show visual examples?! The first is a parts-bass using a 2018 Vintage Modified Jazz neck, the second is using a Classic Vibe neck built just one year later.

LbhvSOA.jpg

lq5kbqm.jpg


Personally, I like the extra tint. If nothing else, something about it brings out a bit more of the maple's grain. I mean, look at that wood! :drool:

HW5zskK.jpg

BLiPt0w.jpg

iqCylIH.jpg
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Looks nice. I don't understand why they don't use that same "vintage tint" on the natural bodies though.
 
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bass_Guest2022 said:
Looks nice. I don't understand why they don't use that same "vintage tint" on the natural bodies though.
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Couldn't say. I've wondered about that, too. It might be an aesthetic choice, or it could simply be something to do with the cost of making them.

bass_Guest2022 said:
If so, can you tell if it's soft maple or poplar? using a photo I've sent
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Taking a look at Fender's website, the specs list soft maple for the transparent finished Squier '70s Jazz and poplar for '60s/'70s Jazzes with sunburst and opaque finishes.
 
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Malak the Mad said:
Couldn't say. I've wondered about that, too. It might be an aesthetic choice, or it could simply be something to do with the cost of making them.


Taking a look at Fender's website, the specs list soft maple for the transparent finished Squier '70s Jazz and poplar for '60s/'70s Jazzes with sunburst and opaque finishes.
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OMG I've missed that. Lol, it explains a lot. Thank you :D
 
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I thought the black ones (2019 and up CV) we’re poplar and the natural ones were Maple….but I could be wrong…
But the natural ones were always maple.
I’ve noticed the black ones were a bit lighter in weight than the Nat ones…
I believe in the VM line, all were maple.

However, I take whatever Fender writes up as specs for Squier or cheaper instruments under the umbrella (see the G220 saga) with a grain of salt. I refuse to believe that my Squier Affinity bodies are Alder, as they have been advertised for 20 years…they look and smell like pine.
 
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I think they are "soft maple" mine was advertised as such.
What I have noticed (and I could be mistaken) some production of the CV line has been moved back to China, I have noticed the tint on the newer Chinese line are darker and less yellow/orange. The tint color/hue on yours looks like what I have seen from the new China 2021 line a bit more brown in the mix, is your new acquisition "Crafted in China" Does the serial start with CMHC?

I have noticed the bodies don't seem to match the necks as well as Indo made CV's. So China?
 
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C Stone said:
I think they are "soft maple" mine was advertised as such.
What I have noticed (and I could be mistaken) some production of the CV line has been moved back to China, I have noticed the tint on the newer Chinese line are darker and less yellow/orange. The tint color/hue on yours looks like what I have seen from the new China 2021 line a bit more brown in the mix, is your new acquisition "Crafted in China" Does the serial start with CMHC?

I have noticed the bodies don't seem to match the necks as well as Indo made CV's. So China?
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Idk, mine is Indonesian. Serial number starts with ICSB etc.
 

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