Squier Deluxe Dimension Bass (IV & V string)

[tubatodd]

Parts questions:

1. Does anyone know where we can order the heavy Fender bridge they are using on the Squier Dimension basses?
2. Does anyone know if the 5 holes are spaced the same as the other Fender 5 hole bridges?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Just got mine today through Amazon. Absolutely love it! It took a little bit to get it setup properly but once I did I really enjoyed playing it. I haven't purchased a new bass in ages and haven't played a Squier in even longer so I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the bass. The tone is a little different than I'm used to with my Warwick Corvette Rockbass 5 but I like it. If you play with a pick right over the pickups you get a very aggressive sound that would do well with some distortion. I bought this bass because I wanted a bass with a maple fretboard and something that was a little different from what I had. I'd say mission accomplished, especially for the price!

I have had mine since April, and I still think it is a great bass, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a Stingray style bass for little money.

 

[rafitoprtx]

I try one five string yesterday and im very impress with the quality. Im thinking of buying one.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I try one five string yesterday and im very impress with the quality. Im thinking of buying one.

It's killer for the dough.

 

[dinodino]

Would love to see one of these A-Bed with the Sires for build quality. It's a great time to be alive if you are a cheap-o like me!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

This bass simply has the one of the best B strings I have ever played on a 34" scale bass. I have a/b'ed it with a Sadowsky Metro and a Stingray 5, it can hang with basses 7 or 8 times its price.

 

[selowitch]

This bass simply has the one of the best B strings I have ever played on a 34" scale bass. I have a/b'ed it with a Sadowsky Metro and a Stingray 5, it can hang with basses 7 or 8 times its price.

Impressive. I wonder how it stacks up against the MIM and MIA Dimensions. I doubt Fender wants customers who would normally the latter two models to buy the Squier instead.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Impressive. I wonder how it stacks up against the MIM and MIA Dimensions. I doubt Fender wants customers who would normally the latter two models to buy the Squier instead.

I'd rather have the Squire than the Mexican Fender. The American version is definitely made with nicer wood and hardware.

 

[selowitch]

I'd rather have the Squire [sic] than the Mexican Fender. The American version is definitely made with nicer wood and hardware.

Why do you feel that way?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Why do you feel that way?

I think the MIM has a bad preamp with treble settings that are too extreme. The hardware and fit and finish don't seem that much better either. You can get some nice ash on the MIM version.

 

[selowitch]

I think the MIM has a bad preamp with treble settings that are too extreme. The hardware and fit and finish don't seem that much better either. You can get some nice ash on the MIM version.

Interesting. That makes sense. Have you had an opportunity to play the MIC Modern Player and/or the MIA versions?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

The Modern Player version is entirely different. It is passive with a triple coil pickup. The American is very nice, like the American Deluxe Jazz series.

 

[selowitch]

The Modern Player version is entirely different. It is passive with a triple coil pickup. The American is very nice, like the American Deluxe Jazz series.

I have played the MP and liked it much better than the MIM Standard Dimension. The American Deluxe is super-nice, really sounds and plays great. I think I’m a fan of the asymmetrical neck shape.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Here is a Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

This is a surprisingly dull clip from the Fender Demo guy on a Squier Dimension V.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Here is a Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover.

This guy certainly goes for more of a Stingray vibe. I have been getting a much thicker and darker tone for church.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

Here is a Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover.

Not a RHCP fan, but I believe this man has played bass before.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

This bass simply has the one of the best B strings I have ever played on a 34" scale bass. I have a/b'ed it with a Sadowsky Metro and a Stingray 5, it can hang with basses 7 or 8 times its price.

That's certainly a more woody, organic, almost upright tone than most of the clips I've heard. It doesn't sound like the peamp has affected the tone too much there. I had a Fender Precision Special (the ones that looked like a Precision Lyte crossed with a Telebass) in the 90s and the preamp was the weak spot, I thought. You could add a ton of low end, but the treble boost added harshness as much as it did treble and I replaced it with passive 1984-ish Japanese Fender P.

 

[tubatodd]

The @SBMM SUB series basses have a treble knob that is more of a high-mid. What is nice about that is you can make the bass super mellow if you roll the the treble (high-mids) off (full cut). Even with my treble and mid on the Dimension rolled completely off, it is still not as mellow as I'd like. It still rather aggressive. The only way I can smooth it out to a more "organic" tone is to roll off the high-mids on my amp. On my Carvin BX250 it is specifically the 1khz that needs to be cut pretty significantly.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

The @SBMMon the Dimension rolled completely off, it is still not as mellow as I'd like. It still rather aggressive. The only way I can smooth it out to a more "organic" tone is to roll off the high-mids on my amp. On my Carvin BX250 it is specifically the 1khz that needs to be cut pretty significantly.

Given that I play through effects units such that I could change EQ song-to-song, that might be less of an issue, but having something that starts out in the right ballpark always helps.