NBD - Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazz Bass
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HNBD - I've always wanted to like a jazz but the typical neck profile (narrow and deep) puts me off. I do have a Squier Anniversary P, which is a lot like a Classic Vibe i think - It is an outstanding bass.
Inexpensive is a valuable thing to have these days. HNBD.
I already had a Squier Vintage Modified PJ bass, which is great. I just felt the need for a Jazz and well as a Precision bass.GoFish said:HNBD - I've always wanted to like a jazz but the typical neck profile (narrow and deep) puts me off. I do have a Squier Anniversary P, which is a lot like a Classic Vibe i think - It is an outstanding bass.
Guitar remains my main instrument, but I love basses and playing bass. Now I fancy a fretless :)
I bought a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Precision Bass a few months ago online from GAK and it's a fantastic instrument and I haven't stopped playing it. 
I decided that a Classic Vibe Jazz Bass was sufficient for me when I saw Mark Bedford (Madness) playing one on one of Jools Holland's tv programmes. One of the first run Chinese ones, I haven't even upgraded any of the electronics.
I wouldn't mind picking up the P-bass equivalent (in Fiesta Red, for Pino Palladino vibes), but they go for silly money now.
I wouldn't mind picking up the P-bass equivalent (in Fiesta Red, for Pino Palladino vibes), but they go for silly money now.
Love this, I’m a Squier fan.
I think it looks great & the tortoiseshell scratchplate looks perfect, nice & dark.
I think it looks great & the tortoiseshell scratchplate looks perfect, nice & dark.
I have one, a 2012 chinese white and tortoise. Just great fun. Sound of its own. Plays really well. Great colour congrats.
Just rip the frets out of that with a knife, fill the slots with wood putty and cover the fingerboard with boat varnish, and throw away the pickguard.stratman3142 said:Now I fancy a fretless :)
I fancy a fretless as well as, not instead of :)ICBM said:Just rip the frets out of that with a knife, fill the slots with wood putty and cover the fingerboard with boat varnish, and throw away the pickguard.stratman3142 said:Now I fancy a fretless :)
That's de-fretted.ICBM said:Just rip the frets out of that with a knife, fill the slots with wood putty and cover the fingerboard with boat varnish, and throw away the pickguard.stratman3142 said:Now I fancy a fretless :)
Fretless never had frets to begin with.
Me too, I bought it new after trying out every Jazz Bass in PMT including a USA Deluxe Jazz Bass.swiller said:I have one, a 2012 Chinese white and tortoise.
The Deluxe *just* edged it on sound (not feel) and I reckoned I could always swap the pickups. (I haven't)
I liked Steve's so much I bought the same one. Was a bargain £185. Early Chinese run, white and torty. 2008 according to the sn.
Has that bridge started to curl up at the back edge yet? Most of them seem to.
Seems ok
You want to see one of those old monkey metal Ricky bass bridges for curling up :)Funkfingers said:Has that bridge started to curl up at the back edge yet? Most of them seem to.
I watched a guitar manufacturer on youtube and they were paying a man to sort and organise sheets of wood into visual pairs. Lots of things going on that add to the price, but not to the playable value of the instrument.
That bass looks a comfy friend already.
That bass looks a comfy friend already.
I have one.PeteBo said:You want to see one of those old monkey metal Ricky bass bridges for curling up :)Funkfingers said:Has that bridge started to curl up at the back edge yet? Most of them seem to.
Me too. I’ve fitted a hidden string anchor which is screwed to the body under the back of the bridge - there is just enough space without cutting the bridge - after an attempt to straighten it, which was only partially successful (without risking going too far and cracking the bridge). It very noticeably improved the tone and sustain of the bass.Funkfingers said:I have one.PeteBo said:You want to see one of those old monkey metal Ricky bass bridges for curling up
Of course, originally these bridges were made from solid cast aluminium and don’t have this problem. The ones we have are hollow and made of cheese, which was clearly a cost-cutting measure. Who says RIC were not prone to the same sort of 1970s quality loss of CBS-Fender and Norlin-Gibson!
A friend has a near-identical 4001 to mine but about six months older, before the transition - the bridge is still absolutely flat to the body.
I've always fancied a Jazz bass and it was a bit of an impulse buy, after I saw that Andertons video where they there were having trouble hearing the difference between the Squier Classic Vibe and a Custom Shop £4K bass. Then I saw a few more good reviews of the Classic Vibe basses and decided to go for it.
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