Squier Precision CV 60's: what is it really worth?

[Yahboy]

You're a living P-Bass encyclopedia, man! Respect !

Btw, any thoughts on that concerning the stock Fralin P-Bass pups?

Since I love the china made CV bass on 2012 , and I learn every single detail on them.

About the Fralin pup, I highly recommend to you since she has nice transparent p vibe than others pbass pickups I been own in past.
But, my favorite p vibe on my previous CV60P are the combination of C'S59+ Ti flat and Pibora P+ Pre-mexico Fender 7150XL.

 

[Thornton Davis]

This my 2013 MIC 60's CV. Special run produced for a national guitar store chain in this country. Currently has a SD SPB-3 pickup installed and Fender flatwound strings. I call it my Blues Breaker.

Such a lovely instrument.

TD

 

[Syl_Funky_bass]

Back to back comparison:

Squier CV 60's P-Bass stock pickups vs Lindy Fralin stock pickups.

(bassline: Disco Ulysses, Vulfpeck)

Isolted bass tracks:


In a mix with the bass at full volume & the backing track volume at 80%:


No effects nor compression used.

My conclusion: the Squier stock pickups are very good!

P.S: I recorded this exclusively for the sake of comparing the pickups. So please excuse my sloppy playing. I did this as quick as I could this morning. My playing gets sloppier as I start demoing the Fralin, which is quite unfortunate...

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Back to back comparison:

Squier CV 60's P-Bass stock pickups vs Lindy Fralin stock pickups.

(bassline: Disco Ulysses, Vulfpeck)

Isolted bass tracks:


In a mix with the bass at full volume & the backing track volume at 80%:


No effects nor compression used.

My conclusion: the Squier stock pickups are very good!

P.S: I recorded this exclusively for the sake of comparing the pickups. So please excuse my sloppy playing. I did this as quick as I could this morning. My playing gets sloppier as I start demoing the Fralin, which is quite unfortunate...

Stock pickups for the win !!

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

This my 2013 MIC 60's CV. Special run produced for a national guitar store chain in this country. Currently has a SD SPB-3 pickup installed and Fender flatwound strings. I call it my Blues Breaker.

Such a lovely instrument.

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TD

Those are nice and even more rare than the Sonic Blue and Fiesta Red. I know they had them in Canada at Long & McQuades as well as Guitar Center here in the US.

 

[Heavy Blue]

This my 2013 MIC 60's CV. Special run produced for a national guitar store chain in this country. Currently has a SD SPB-3 pickup installed and Fender flatwound strings. I call it my Blues Breaker.

Such a lovely instrument.

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TD

Nice! What do they call that colour?

 

[Thornton Davis]

Nice! What do they call that colour?

It's called "Golden Bronze".

TD

 

[Thornton Davis]

Those are nice and even more rare than the Sonic Blue and Fiesta Red. I know they had them in Canada at Long & McQuades as well as Guitar Center here in the US.

I have a good friend who works for L&M and he checked their sales records on this model and discovered that they had sold 163 of them across the country between 2013-14.

Here's the link to the original product posting on L&M's website for it.

Fender Musical Instruments - FSR Classic Vibe P-Bass - Golden Bronze w/Tortoise Pickguard

TD

 

[PJ Muzikmansky]

Back to back comparison:

Squier CV 60's P-Bass stock pickups vs Lindy Fralin stock pickups.

No effects nor compression used.

My conclusion: the Squier stock pickups are very good!

I agree, very good indeed, and while I think the Fralins might have a slight edge overall, it's so miniscule as to be hardly noticeable.

 

[C Stone]

Hey,

Any idea whether this is one of the much praised 1st gen Chinese made CV basses?

The serial number starts with CGR while the serial on my recently acquired fiesta red Classic Vibe starts with CGS.

Strange because I was initially told that the C stands for China, the G for the factory and the S for Squier...

Also, I thought these much sought after Chinese made CV 60's P-basses were only available in Fiesta Read or Sonic Blue...

CGR 'C' China, GR 'Grand Reward' (factory in China) the MIC CV basses are pre 2013 and have either 'CGS' or 'CGR' also a dead giveaway is the large brass saddles and high mass bridge...

Squier Classic Vibe series guitars/basses serial numbers start with CGS, CGR are 'rumored' to have the same attention to detail, fit and finish as Fender Modern Player Series.

The new or current versions of the CV line are made by Cort in Indonesia and are not nearly as nice as the original and highly coveted Chinese CV basses. My Indo is very nice (ICS) my Chinese (CGS) is remarkable!!! Nice score(s)...

 

[satjhmo]

Thanks for your feedback man.

I get that the China made CV P-basses were great. But still how does it make the Indonesian model that bad or 'worth nothing'?

So if I understood well the biggest difference lies in quality control, right? Which to me means that not all Indonesia made Squier CV Precision basses are poopie. Some might still be close to the quality level of China made models and some don't, I guess?

Many people apply hype and overreaction when on the internet. They say things like "this bass is the most amazing thing in the entire world, but this virtually identical bass made of the same or similar materials and put together under the guise of the same company, is the worst thing in the known universe". Helpful.

So ignore all that fluff, and try a new one out for yourself. Unless you're spending someone else's money, yours is the only opinion that counts.

 

[Syl_Funky_bass]

Are the Chinese made Classic Vibe 70's as good as the 60's ones and are all the appreciation remarks mentioned in this thread concerning the 60's also valid for the CV 70's models?

There is one in mint condition for sale in my area at $420 (345 €) - new price of an Indo made is 385 € ($ 465) here. I find it a bit too pricey and the seller says he doesn't want to lower his price.

I feel very happy with my recently acquired Fiesta Red 60's and I'm not sure I really need a Chinese made CV 70's but if it's a real bargain I might pull the trigger.

My CV 60's is strung with Thomastik-Infeld flat and the idea would be to grab another P-Bass to string it with roundwounds.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

They are nice but they don’t feel or sound the same. The neck is thicker and the sound is a lot brighter. Pickup is voiced slightly hot or aggressive. It’s will be more snappy due to this and the maple fingerboard. If you like a more chunky neck and that 79’s grind go for it . I didn’t care for it myself. But that’s just me. They are just as well made though. If you see a Matt Freeman they are very similiar. I think the Freeman has a pickup made only for it. Same ballpark tone just won’t have the blocks on the neck. Those are highly sought after just like the 60’s models.

 

[blmeier7]

I have a 60’s CV P fiesta red and the Matt Freeman P (70’s style P). Both are made in China. I keep flats on the 60’s P and stainless rounds on the 70’s, so it’s not a fair comparison tone wise. But the 60’s does seem warmer and rounder sounding. It should also be noted that the nut width on the 60’s is the wide P width, where the 70’s is the typical width most of us are used to with modern P basses. And the 60’s P has vintage fret wire, so there are some neck differences. My advice is that if you have the option to buy either at a fair price, do it.

A Matt Freeman P came up for sale locally about 5 years ago and I still regret not buying it. I’ve had a couple newer Fender US P basses within the last few years and I kept the Chinese CV’s over the US Fenders after doing side-by-side comparisons.

Don’t get me wrong... I’m not saying the MIC CV’s are better than US Fenders. I just preferred the sound and feel of the CV’s, so I let the US basses go.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I have a 60’s CV P fiesta red and the Matt Freeman P (70’s style P). Both are made in China. I keep flats on the 60’s P and stainless rounds on the 70’s, so it’s not a fair comparison tone wise. But the 60’s does seem warmer and rounder sounding. It should also be noted that the nut width on the 60’s is the wide P width, where the 70’s is the typical width most of us are used to with modern P basses. And the 60’s P has vintage fret wire, so there are some neck differences. My advice is that if you have the option to buy either at a fair price, do it.

A Matt Freeman P came up for sale locally about 5 years ago and I still regret not buying it. I’ve had a couple newer Fender US P basses within the last few years and I kept the Chinese CV’s over the US Fenders after doing side-by-side comparisons.

Don’t get me wrong... I’m not saying the MIC CV’s are better than US Fenders. I just preferred the sound and feel of the CV’s, so I let the US basses go.

Exactly!!

 

[Juicyanalog]

My China vs. Indonesia experience, was that they were BOTH a shadow of what they Appear to be- compared to the ‘real deals’ (which i Own..yup-my benchmarks are high)
But to give a productive statement, I would personally rip out whatever Cheapo Tonka-toy guts that are in the control cavity, and put in the correct CTS/Switchcraft/.047uf/Cloth Wiring electronics in both, before doing Any A/B test with them..

 

[electricGstring]

I have an Olympic white 60’s CV Indonesian and I personally couldn’t be happier with it. Once set up, it plays as well as any MIM or US made P bass I’ve played. I’m not really concerned with collector value down the road or swapping out components, at least not at my current level of proficiency, which is pretty low right now, honestly. I’m sure once I get up to a higher level my thoughts will adapt, but for a beginner, this bass does everything I need it to, and more.

 

[sonojono]

Anybody wanna pay up?

Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision Bass | Gear Baron | Reverb

 

[electricGstring]

Anybody wanna pay up?

Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision Bass | Gear Baron | Reverb

Somebody apparently already did… it’s listed as “sold” now.

 

[yankeeblues]

Just bought a 2010 CV fiesta red in excellent condition. Anyone swap out the pickup or wiring harness? Thinking about a CS62 or maybe EMG Gzr (with labella flats)