Jono Bolton

I tried one today; unfortunately not the charcoal as it had been sold, but they had fiesta red in stock. Nice build quality, great sound, but the matte finish on the neck is not for me.

I was going to have a shot of that one at lunchtime today but wasn't able to make it over. If it's still there on Tuesday when I'm next in the office I'll have a swatch.

I like gloss necks. I hate it when necks have a satin or sanded-back finish. The more poly, the better.

Don't worry, I'm sure the MiUSA prices will go up accordingly

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Spotted this on Instagram this morning. The Charcoal Frost looks great, but I'd want to check out the neck on it. I know everyone was a big fan of the original road worn models from 10 or years ago but I had the 50s precision neck on a build and I really didn't get on with the finish on the back.

Put this bitsa up for sale a while back but (thankfully) no takers. It's the first one I reach for now:

They still do that tint but it's on the Indonesian ones. These are Chinese, like the original classic vibes, though the serial points to it being a different factory. I'll definitely check these out. I'm a big fan of the original CVs and I really like my Vintera Tele Bass so I'd be interested to see what the Squiers are like.

There were medium scale JVs as well: https://bassbros.co.uk/sold-basses/squier-jv-precision-bass-rare-medium-scale/

Just noticed that the body has contours and chamfers. The slab body can be hard going at times.

In the Thomann images, these have Made in China on the headstock, rather than Indonesia.

I've got a Vintera Telecaster Bass and it's a hard pickup to define. It's not overly muddy, certainly has more focus to it than my old EB-3, but it's not as articulate as a P Bass. It drives my amp with very little effort. "Built for power, not for speed" is how I saw them described once.

Bargain. I've had four of them over the years, one was my main gigging bass for years. I bought one at the end of last year but I've gotten used to lighter basses and rounder radiuses in the intervening years so could really gel with it unfortunately.

Where are you based? I've seen someone selling a mint Chinese Classic Vibe P Bass in Sonic Blue for £300, but they're up in Lochgilphead which isn't really near anywhere.

I'm looking at something with a Pau Ferro fingerboard but I've never tried one before. The colour of the wood notwithstanding (I find it to often be too light and streaky for my taste but the one I'm looking at is quite dark and even), what's the grain and texture like compared to the traditional rosewood? I've tried instruments with Indian Laurel fretboards before and really didn't like it; it felt very dry even when it had been recently oiled and had a very open grain that you could comfortably stick a fingernail into.

It was a black poly finish to match the body of my Squier Bass VI.

Dave's done three basses for me (and one headstock). Thoroughly recommended. Telebass in black: Bitsa in Sonic Blue: JV in Shell Pink: