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Squier vs OLP vs Epiphone

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Dandy Warhol

Jul 20, 2008
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#1
I create this thread in order all of you can advise me as i'm considering to buy a new bass.
The problem is that I play in a band where punk rock, hard rock and some pop are the leading styles, and i'm not so sure which of this three basses would be the most suitable.

1- Squier
Squier Vintage Modified Precision
Body: Agathis
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 1 Duncan Designed™ PB101 Split Single-Coil Pickup with AlNiCo 5 Magnets

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2- Olp
Olp MM2 Stingray licensed by Musicman
Body: Basswood
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood (maple on natural)
Pickups: One Musicman style exposed pole

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3- Epiphone
Epiphone Thunderbird IV
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood
Pickups: 2-tb plus humbucker

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I hope you can forgive my bad english, but i'm a bit rusty

Thanks!
 
#2
I've got the Epi T-bird, but cannot comment on the other two...loved the sound but while gigging the neck dive was a big issue, not so much while playing as I would just let it sit in the lower palm (towards the wrist and it was not a problem) more of an issue between songs and during rests. Heavy tone, comes with heavy strings stock that I replaced with EB Super Slinkys and it was pretty aggressive sounding! The Super Slinkys are a bit small on that neck, which btw is LONG...but relatively fast. This is just from my experience hope it helps. I liked it but for my more country/rock style I prefer my MIM Jazz
 
#4
i would probably go with the OLP. i've had bad experiences with squiers in the past and the tbird is the only one out of the epiphone line that i don't really care for. plus the OLP would work well for the music you mentioned.
hope that helps:)
 
#5
They all three have different basic sounds...as far as build quality is concerned (having played all three) i would personally go with the vintage modified Squier P bass. (Fender has really stepped up their game with this vintage modified line)

I really liked the feel of the neck on the T-Bird as well (but i play a lot of 35" scale necks and like them long), but it was very dark sounding and there tends to be a wide swing in build quality with these basses, i have seen some that were put together well, and others that were falling apart....(although it seems to look the part)

The older OLP's seemed to be ok (I own one but it has been seriously modified new pickuops, hardware, jack, pots etc.) although of the ones i have played off the rack there seems to be a wide swing in build quality as well.

Straight off the rack again i would choose the Squier vintage modified P, they have a very good feel and sound (those Seymour designed pups sound really good) and build quality for a bass under $300.00

The more important question is which one do you like best? I say play all three and decide which sounds the best and feels the best to you (after all you have to play it we don't) when you find the one that feels and sounds good to you, buy it and don't worry about what is on the headstock, oe what we think....

Play what you like and like what you play....
 
#6
I had an OLP 5 that looked just like the four in the pic. Awsome bass. I leveled the frets and did a really decent setup and the thing rocked. In my opinion with what I did I think it rivaled a real MM. The pick-ups in those things are pretty hot too. It had more ouput than my yamaha with the Audere pre in it. If I wasnt so partial to six strings, I would probably still have it. By the way I picked mine up at GC for 150 bucks. For that money you can not beat it.
 
#7
I have heard that you may have to search through a few OLP's before you find a good one. I dont know, though, mine was the only one there and I had no problems. The neck also seemed to be much more stable that my Yamaha's(that may be due to the difference in width and extra tension of the six's though).
 
#8
i've seen and played an olp exactly like the one you have and i wasn't impressed. if you want to hear one recorded listen to myspace.com/offbeat.

warning i don't like their music very much at all, but i know them and the bass player has that exact bass.
 
#10
Hi! I own both an OLP MM2 and an Epi T-bird (the Goth model though). The OLP outruns the Epi. I throwed in a new pickup, SD BassLines-something and this thing smokes. If you want examples of how the OLP sounds with its new pickup, let me know.

The T-bird sounds very evil and dark. I have mahogany body in mine, and I don't think that the Epi T-bird standard has mahogany bodies. I think the sound is pretty similar anyway. The only advantage this bass has is that it sounds awesome through a tube amp. With some overdrive dialed in this is a real beast.
 
#13
I can only give you my $.02, and that is I recently purchased a Squier FVM Fretless. The quality of the FVM's are decent for the money, I think your going to find a good consistency amongst the Squiers - whether it be P-, or J-Basses. The choice is yours, good luck on whatever you choose.;)
 
#16
I have an Epi T-bird ... and love it. I'm a big guy at 6'3" so don't mind the l-o-n-g neck. I play mostly to back up acoustic combos, so the tone I want is a very acoustic-like sound. I get it by lightly plucking the strings at the point where the fretboard ends, in front of the neck p/u.

As another has said, it's neck heavy. A good double strap solves that problem.
 
#18
KsToaDangr said:
Where are you considering buying them from? I want to buy an OLP MM3, but can't find them anywhere.

Sorry for the hi-jack, but I don't feel I should comment about any of them since I haven't played any.
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sam ash sells them online

i have an mm3 and love it to pieces. ive contemplated getting rid of it but mine specifically has too much history behind it plus its an amazing bass for the money
 

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