I have three VM Squiers and never have to do more than the occasional "Tweak" of the truss rod during season changes, other than that they're very stable.
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squier neck stability??
- Thread starter PeaveyPlayer
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I'm currently fixing up my buddy's 14yo Affinity P. The neck was very, very bowed when I got it, but it's life has not been typical to that of most well taken care of instruments. It's never even had a string change, that coupled with the fact that it heated up and cooled down in a car for at least two days in southern Texas is what I attribute to the heavy bowing. Anyway, I took the strings off and got in a few turns of the truss rod, which was so stiff I actually broke an allen wrench in the process. After I fixed another issue with the electronics, I strung it up again last night before plugging her in for the first time in over a decade. It's still slightly more bowed than what is desired, you can fit about 2 business cards under the twelfth fret when pressing the first and last frets , but still so, so much better than it was. It is quite playable now, and I must say, she absolutely sings, and the tone is surprisingly good.
I don't really know where I was going with that, I guess something along the lines of "it would take an outstanding amount of neglect to render a Squier completely unplayable and beyond repair", or something. YMMV.
I don't really know where I was going with that, I guess something along the lines of "it would take an outstanding amount of neglect to render a Squier completely unplayable and beyond repair", or something. YMMV.
Pretty much exactly a stable as a Fender neck.
My Squier stays in tune better than my Fender.
YMMV
My Squier stays in tune better than my Fender.
YMMV
Where did you get such nonsense?
And if it were true, they most certainly would warp, and in far less than ten years.
I have owned 4 Affinity Jazz V basses (currently still have 2 of them) and the necks have been (as others stated) - dead solid. The oldest current Affinity Jazz V I have is from 2007 and the other is from 2010. No warps, twists, nothing - no issues to date. They just keep delivering. Stays remarkably in tune for very long periods of time as well.
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I actually have seen a supposed example of what OOD is talking about on this very site, even the headstock on this particular bass was warped, but I do not at all believe it is a wide spread phenomenon.
I used mine at every gig. It has a special tuning, and I've played it in every show for about three years or so. I haven't played a gig for awhile, but when I do, I'll probably pull that bass out again. It's been in the case for a couple of months, but I'm going to bet when I pull it back out, it will still be in tune.
Other than the initial set up to my preference, I've never had to touch the truss rod on my Squiers, unless I make a radical string change. I do give them a turn up and back once a year or 2 just to make sure they don't bind up (as I've always done with ANY bass). Tuning holds VERY well!
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Sadly, I have a CV 60's p bass with a wonky neck. I love this bass, but the neck is unstable. I've had 2 techs in town look at it and it's no bueno.
I don't buy the green wood theory at all. If it was the case they all would twist and bow. Like I said the MIK Squier II were bad for me all the rest solid as any MIA or MIJ I have ever had. I play all my basses with flats which are higher tension also.
The only other neck issues on a bass I have owned were SX and belive it or not a higher end Carvin which had a neck like a willow branch.
The only other neck issues on a bass I have owned were SX and belive it or not a higher end Carvin which had a neck like a willow branch.
I said you MIGHT not NOTICE for ten years. If it's going to warp it will most likely do it slowly over time. Yes it will START warping sooner but if the bass is taken care of it will take a while to actually make playing it uncomfortable. Green wood does what it wants to do. You may be able to slow it down but you can't always stop it.
Green wood doesn't always want to warp. I would assume that necks tend to not warp when they have even tension applied to them (strings). But either way, wood that has not had around ten years of drying will want to move. It is in wood's nature to move when it's wet.
Do you honestly think squier lets their wood dry completly before they put their basses together??? (Maybe the CV basses A BIG MAYBE)
I'm not saying it will happen to every squier because it won't. It will happen to the unlucky basses that have wood that wants to twist.
It probably happens to few people, although it has happend to me. Even though it has happend to me, I still think it is worth the risk because it might not happen at all.
I love squiers. I'll probably buy at least ten more if I live long enough, but the necks are green. I'm okay with that it doesn't make 'em bad basses.
One of the techs that looked at my CV 60's P talked about Squiers and green wood. He showed me a few streaks of green in my neck.
Don't know for sure. I'm just repeating what the tech told me. Earlier in the thread I think someone had an explanation for it.
You said "Most squiers have green necks and tend to..."
I'm sorry, but unless you have some statistics to back that up, it was an irresponsible thing to say.
Lots of people read these threads and we don't want to spread misinformation.
Tend to MOVE. I didn't say they tend to warp. I said they tend to MOVE.
Green wood moves. That's not misinformation it's a fact. I don't need statistics to back up a fact like green wood moves.
ANSWER MY QUESTION.
Do you honestly think squier lets their wood dry completly before they put their basses together?????
