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Squier Vintage Modified Precision V: who's got one?

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Ok, so we have a gig tomorrow, after practice on Wednesday I took my P5 home so all I had to pack tonight after practice was my pedalboard. That left me with my VM P5 to play since I decided to use my Zon as a backup and already had it at home. The band REALLY liked the VM P5, as did a guitarist who was there to listen. He said he heard every note I played and that I cut through really well. On the way home, my carpooling lead guitarist said the white bass really sounded good.

So anyway, it makes me a little frustrated I don't get those comments about the P5 or Zon 5/1. Maybe they get used to hearing them and noticed the different tone? The last bass I played which got that big of reaction was my Signature Roscoe SKB 3005, which would list at over $6,000 to build! Oh well, a nice compliment for a $299 bass.
 
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Gig report. The neck feels really comfy and on par with my '04 American Deluxe JV. I was really easy to play. I have pretty low action and no buzzing anywhere. I'm rather stupefied that this $299 investment plays so well. The basswood choice for the body has higher resonance to it, it's not a thick focus in the lows that you would get with alder. It has more upper snap like Ash. I installed Nordstrand NP5V's but because this bass has higher frequencies inherently dominant in it's voice I may install a Bartolini pickup instead. But overall it cut through VERY well. The low mids are kind of thin, in the 150-250 range so bumping those on the EQ helped significantly. The bass looks great in white (It's supposed to be Oly white but looks Arctic white to me) and the mint pickguard lends some cool green vibe. Overall, a no brainer. If you need a five string P in your arsenal, no need to spend $2500 on a Sadowsky especially if you aren't going to depend on it for your main player axe.
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
I will just say that although there has been a whole lot about modding VMP5s, these basses are very nice out of the box. A simple change of strings made mine darn near perfect to my ears, and the ears of some other folks I know who are P-bass fanatics.
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This is true Dr.C. Not sure that I will change Pups in mine, I'm going to be using mine at more gigs before I make a decision. In the end, the Pups I am reading about are a theoretical improvement, not a given. They are just words on a page, which are up for interpretation!

The only certain mod I will be doing is a 3 string retainer changed in for the basic bar on the head stock.
 
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Rocksolid said:
This is true Dr.C. Not sure that I will change Pups in mine, I'm going to be using mine at more gigs before I make a decision. In the end, the Pups I am reading about are a theoretical improvement, not a given. They are just words on a page, which are up for interpretation!

The only certain mod I will be doing is a 3 string retainer changed in for the basic bar on the head stock.
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The stock bar retains 4 strings just fyi.
 
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With the new Hipshot A bridge and Nordys installed along with a great set up and some Ernie Ball flats, I took it to the studio for a few tracks. My engineer was a bit skeptical at first and asked if I brought anything else in case it sucked. After hearing it in context he was convinced it was badass. We've done four tracks now and the five string P bass killed it every time. Simply turn both knobs all the way on and let'er rip. Dude can take out the freqs he doesn't want later but they are all there in the beginning. Also used it at the gig through a large PA.......solid as a rock! It may be the most bang for the buck ever. The Nordy pups seem to put out a more focused sound than the stock pups ( which I liked too). You can hear it on recordings quite well. The Hipshot bridge probably has something to do with the tone as well. We were recording through the Aguilar bass pre amp into an Altec compressor and then into the Neve board that George Lucas mixed Star Wars on. Badass. PS this bass has already paid for itself three times after owning it for two months!
 
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Moe Monsarrat said:
With the new Hipshot A bridge and Nordys installed along with a great set up and some Ernie Ball flats, I took it to the studio for a few tracks. My engineer was a bit skeptical at first and asked if I brought anything else in case it sucked. After hearing it in context he was convinced it was badass. We've done four tracks now and the five string P bass killed it every time. Simply turn both knobs all the way on and let'er rip. Dude can take out the freqs he doesn't want later but they are all there in the beginning. Also used it at the gig through a large PA.......solid as a rock! It may be the most bang for the buck ever. The Nordy pups seem to put out a more focused sound than the stock pups ( which I liked too). You can hear it on recordings quite well. The Hipshot bridge probably has something to do with the tone as well. We were recording through the Aguilar bass pre amp into an Altec compressor and then into the Neve board that George Lucas mixed Star Wars on. Badass. PS this bass has already paid for itself three times after owning it for two months!
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That bridge will tighten up the tone for sure. The stock bridge is a little soft sounding to my ears
 
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