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Thoughts on Squire Basses for Professional Musicians?

#62
gary m said:
Forget the name brand snobbery...the true test is how it feels and sounds when YOU play it. Let the rest find their bass happiness for themselves, wherever that may be.
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This.

My local buyers market is VERY snobby, there is a great deal of fender elitism, squier and MIM are looked at like firewood by some of these guys.

I know a guy who's always played a squier, I Ted to stay away from fender period. I have one, I sold my other. Don't care for the tone personally but f I could find a squier with a sound/feel that grabs me Id be all over it. If someone's going to look down on me do the bass I play, I don't want to play with them - they're clearly not focusing on what's important.
 
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#63
I gigged for years on a '74 Fender Jazz and then an '81 G&L L-1000 as my main basses. For the past few months I've been gigging with a Squier Jaguar Short Scale. With a Dimarzio pickup upgrade, some setup time and a set of Chromes flatwounds, I'm really happy with the Squier...can't see a reason not to make it my #1...especially after a shoulder injury and some hand problems, the smaller reach and lighter weight are quite welcome!
 
#66
Why not a squire. I just love the feel of my Squier Jag short scale. Of course I also have a MIA P/J, CIJ P/J and a Warwick Corvette Short Scale. I dunno but I have used the Squier on several gigs with the Warwick on backup....(I know I know the shame....) but hey it sounds and feels great and it's much lighter :)
 
#67
blues_bassist said:
Did somebody actually correct me on how to spell "Squier?" Haha
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Dear me, if you are even thinking about buying a Squier the first thing you must know is that there is a small group of people here on TB whose only reason for living is to correct the spelling of Squier! You can spell any other word, any other brand name, and other model name any way you like and no one will notice but don't you dare say Squire because that name is holy above all others. :scowl:

Anyway, as to the basses they are fine, perfectly serious instruments. However, if you mean to be a professional bass player then you will often have to do whatever the people paying the bills want you to do. If that means playing anything other than a Squier then that is what you do. On the other hand you can play anything you want until someone offers to pay you to play and once they give you a check you can buy what they want. So, if there is a Squier that has your heart, buy it and play it until someone hands you a beat up old studio Precision and says "here kid, play this instead".

Ken
 
#68
blues_bassist said:
What are your thoughts on serious or professional musicians using Squire products? I'm in a serious band and I'm looking at buying a Squire Vintage Modified Tele Bass but I have a sort of negative view of Squire. So what do you all think of Squire?
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I just purchased a fretless jazz and the quality is great....I have played for over 30 years and perform in local clubs and most of the public as well a other musicians have loved the sound it has....
 
#71
The recent Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified Squiers are fantastic.

Guitar genius Chuck Prophet has rocked a Squier his whole career

Also, from more than 10 feet away, nobody is going to know what the hoot brand your bass is. And on top of that, nobody in the audience cares - except other bassists. And like Shock-G says, "We don't play for other hip-hop crews."
 
#72
To a real bass tech the Squiers are good for the money but no more. Doesn't mean you can't enjoy playing them, it just means you can't tell the difference between a well constructed bass and a fair bass. No snobbery involved, it's just a fair bass.
Sorry.
 
#76
I have a Squier PB but do not use it too much since my main bass is a Rick and second choice is a Dano. I also have a Squier Strat which I use a lot and it is no less useful than my Les Paul Custom. If either Squire were stolen then I could easily replace it - the bass as well. An instrument played well by a professional musician would be less noticed than a top model instrument played badly.
 
#77
play whatever you want to play....if its a squier then so be it, if its an alembic and you can afford one go for it!

dont let the man tell you what to play :ninja:
aston barret rocks out with a $100 bass and i dont see Jah complainin' :bassist:

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#78
If it sounds good and is reliable, nothing should stop you from using it live. I gig my SX occasionally because I've put a lot of work into it to make it sound and play tremendously well. The same can be done with squiers, and many are great out of box too (mostly recent series, mind you).
 

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