Squier by Fender Classic Vibe 60's Jazz Bass - Laurel - Black

Squier Classic Vibe sunburst Precision bass review for 2019. It is a phenomenal value for the price of this bass. In my teens, I owned a Fender sunburst precision bass which I paid less for with a Fender case than I paid for this one. But I feel it plays a lot better than any of those, mostly because I had no idea how to set it up. It never occurred to me to touch the truss rod or understand its purposes. As a kid, we were always told it was just in case your neck got badly bent, what a load of crap! There are only two issues that I am having with the new Squier, the first one being a missing pickguard screw, which was replaced by Chicago Music Exchange. I haven't been able to find these screws at hardware stores. It's funny that it came with an inspection mark off sheet and one item on the inspection sheet Tell you that these people merely make checks, but none of the actual inspections are performed. There is also one tuning key that is a little notchy compared to the others but it seems to stay in tune once it is tunable. At first, both tone and volume control were really stiff and notchy, but after 2 weeks, both have become more user friendly. I find it annoying that one of the metal tone knobs is slightly pitted on top, which reminds me why it was even put Although the frets were reasonably smooth, there were some sharp edges on the bottom edges of the frets that I filed down with a file. There are a few small ripples in the painting, although they are not noticeable unless you look closely. I found this to be an odd thing, it is labeled 60's Classic Vibe Precision, yet there is no thumb rest like on all of those basses of the era, so it appears someone missed the mark on the Classic Vibe designation. Buying a Fender thumb rest and installing it myself in the same position it was originally back in the 60's (on the treble side) would give it just a little more of a classic vibe that's lacking in that regard, but The bass is a really nice bass once it is properly set up and you put better strings on it (I put Roto Sound round wounds on it). Since I've been using other basses, I’ve totally forgotten what a Precision bass is like to play. In my opinion, the American made versions are likely to be better, but that would cost around $900 more than the $350 I paid. However, I presume that you get all of the screws that go with your pickguard.

9. 20/19 Removed one star for the reason that one of the tuning keys no longer makes a complete rotation without becoming As a result, when it reaches that flawed point in its rotation, it jams against the worm gear, bringing it to a halt. Additionally, I am getting small pieces of metal There is no way to do this! I also replaced the bridge with a highmass Omega, getting much better sustain with a lot less work. The bridge replacement was tough because I had to drill new holes and fill in the old ones, but the guitar now is much easier to tune now. I sprayed WD40 inside the two pots and removed the chrome knobs (there are no set screws on the knobs to hold them in place), so they now rotate more smoothly. It looks like they are Alpha pots, perhaps not as good as CTS or some others, but for now they don't seem to be going anywhere. It looks really nice! Apparently Rosewood is on the endangered list because of all the tree cutting. I stained the Indian Laurel wood fret board with dark walnut stain and wiped off the excess to almost make it identical to the non-existent Rosewood. Instead of putting the nut in after shellacing the neck, they got lazy and went the entire way around the sides of the nut with shellac, resulting in a darker appearance. As well, the fret nut was not properly glued in, so it fell off when I changed It looks much better after I lightly sanded the brown shellac off of the nut, removing it from both sides to reveal the white underneath. the nut on with a few drops of superglue for a firm bond that can sustain and tone better. In any case, this is still a good bass for $350 as long as you are willing and have the know how to fix it on your own, perhaps even having to add some additional money to I wired in some Lindy Fralin pickups to make 10/ 3/19 sound a little more defined since the stock Squier pickups were a little boomy and muddy. I was in the middle between those and EMG Geezers, but it took a lot of back and forth Listening to the Fralins on YouTube and browsing the bass forums led me to my choice. With the price at $140, they were over one third of the price I paid for the whole In the body cavity where the old pickups once were, there was a lot of dust and it looked like a few spider webs had formed there. It was quick to clean out the wood cavity, solder in the new pickups, add some new foam to raise the pickups higher so that they would be more adjustable, and then plug it into my amp. Prayers answered, and the pickups As soon as I did I noticed more clarity with harmonic richness and a lot of "air" in the sound, in a similar fashion to how an extremely expensive stereo system sounds. No longer do I have the out of control bass heavyness in the E string I was getting from In terms of tone and character, it reminds me a lot of the Steinway Grand Piano. I love it! After being disgusted when I saw the chaotic mess of wire stuffed in the cavity of the guitar, I decided that I would address the poor soldering on the volume, tone and input jack. Of all the upgrades I had already made, this one was the most pressing. My last day of work is today, I installed a 920D Custom Shop prewired harness for my Precision bass. It cost me $42 after the discount of 15%. Throughout the assembly, the soldering is flawless, everything is of top quality, and the wiring is neat and tidy. It only took me a few minutes to solder the pickups and ground wires into the guitar. Even included were two new ALL METAL knobs that had set screws, something I did not expect. Considering that I could have bought new quality metal knobs for that price (Squier knobs are made of plastic, but are lighter than the stock knobs), the $42 I paid for the wiring harness turned out to be a great deal. With a broader tonal range, the Squier now sounds even better than before. The tone of my Treble EQ used to be set at about 2 before I added these pots When I push through at 30 on my amp, and when my tone knob on my bass is fully cranked, my bass sounds amazing. Thanks to the new pots, I have put the amp back in the flat 12 oclock position and adjusted the tone control on the Squier to about 85 percent. It's smooth as butter when you turn the knobs! My first impression of the Fender round wound strings included with the bass was not very favorable and I replaced them immediately after getting the bass. The strings didn't replace themselves today, and the problem turned out not to be the strings. It was such a pleasure replacing the pickups with new ones and getting rid of the old pots and electronics that I am going to buy a few more sets of Fender strings. My opinions are that I like them better than Rotosound 66 and DR high beams I previously used, which were more expensive and had found to lack tone after barely So with that being said, I have spent an additional $367 on this bass since I did all the work myself which I never really intended to do, and instead of having a bass that says Squier on the head stock, I could have had one that says Fender made in Mexico. I think I'll just ignore any snobbery I may encounter along the way for the "Squier" signature on the headstock and just enjoy this sleeper bass knowing I got a real steal for less than I spent on one of those basses. line, I am very happy with mine, but I had to gut it, put in a bunch of time/work/do a great set up and spend more than twice the amount of money I had anticipated to get it there. Whenever I made a change, I could hear a small but perceptible improvement in the sound of my bass, but when all of the changes were combined, I heard a huge difference in bass sound. There are Precisions that can cost up to $2,000 or even more, but that does away with any buyers remorse that one may have due to the extra cost. It sounds so great and is very easy to play that I'll put my $717 Squier up against any one of them any time! Even if I had not done anything to it other than do a really good set up, and replace the one tuning key that was bad, it would have been a really good purchase for $350, but that's not my style. It bothers me a lot when things are not quite right, and I wanted something that would be an asset to anyone, but I did not have the money for a premium Fender Precision, so I made this guitar. This review was hoped to be helpful please feel free to mark it as such below. While I really enjoyed this project, I am quite glad I have completed it now. Having completed the thing, I can finally sit back and let it do its.

Marshall McCullough

| May 14, 2021

This bass has the following qualities that I like *Brief description here A quick, fast delivery and well packed. 1. *br. 3) I swapped out the strings for flatwounds, and right out of the box it sounded authentic and balanced . 4
I liked the vintage looks and felt comfortable using the instrument. Compared to what I had played earlier in my career, the neck did a better job at improving what I saw as a baseball bat version of the P-type. 2) Replaced the Squire pickups with Bartolinis. There you go, woomp. There is no end to the tone. The pickups from the stock pickups were also okay, but I must admit they were better. I. 6. beginner, this bass is the perfect choice. Having been a musician for a number of years, I consider them to be wonderful and at a great price. This is why they are worth so much Those who dislike 2. Specifically, 1. There aren't There could be a bit more smoothness on the edges of the frets. I would do frequent slides if I were someone who did them. A bit of pain would result from it. However, I consider that a minor issue. Please specify 2. I don't have anything I There has been a lot of progress for Squire. There is much to be said about both the Chinese and Indonesian vintage series. In total, I have four across the two series, and perhaps at some point I will get the 1950 P Bass.

Roberto Archer

| Sep 12, 2020

My bass is a good instrument in general, but after I bought it, the wiring of the pickups broke off. Another tuning key was stripped off the car when it was delivered. One of those came from Fender and I could install it. The bass now sounds much better after I changed the factory pickups for Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders.

Ramon HEWITT

| Feb 19, 2021

For the money it's good. The defect in the pickguard, shown in the pictures, originally led me to give it only 3 stars. I am satisfied with my purchase because it isn't terribly noticeable, and Amazon customer service was able to rectify the issue. It's nice to work with.

Vincenzo Stanley

| Aug 06, 2020

Those beginner bass can ship on point the same way! I have placed an e-mail in the All I can say is that I wish I had kept it for my grandson.

Callum Lyons

| May 01, 2021

Having played professionally in Nashville for almost 30 years, I am familiar with the city. An old-fashioned photograph There are a lot of hits and misses in the game of baseball. A series like this is rare and This is an excellent finish As an example- As for tonality and action, everything is in good working order - the frets are clean and the edges are smooth. When it comes to the sound, this P-90 is actually better than my 1960 original vintage P-90 I play bass.

Amelia Adams

| Jan 07, 2021

It is a solid P bass especially for the price. It is also a good weight and good In comparison with the Fender version, the Jazz Bass neck is just a tad narrower, but thicker than a jazz bass. That bass would have been perfect for me to start with.

Robin Carpenter

| Jan 02, 2021