thinman

Does Thompson say what he's quoted as saying in the Patrick Humphries biography? IIRC it was along the lines of "all he [Drake] needed was a bacon sandwich and a good shag".

I'd consider either the Classic Vibe 60s P or jazz too if your budget will stretch. Just got the P and in its standard form I think it was far superior to my MIM Jazz.

As the others have said the obvious upgrade is better pickups. Wizards are popular round here. I've got 84s on the Jazz. Maybe a better bridge too - either a Gotoh or Badass II.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='713043' date='Jan 14 2010, 08:54 PM']Well, who knows, but my bet is still that they are D'Addarios. There's several threads on Talk Bass that mention VM Squiers not having the strings that the Squier website says - specifically not having Fender Super Bass 7250ML.

It's would seem odd if they are D'Addario but I can't myself see what else they are.

Maybe what you are calling yellow is what I am calling brass, and maybe that black is a dark blue. The colours as I named them is what D'Addario calls them and they are exactly the same as other D'Addario strings I have used.

I really don't think they are Fender Super Bass 7250ML. But who knows?[/quote]

Thanks for your efforts - I'll take a punt on some D'Addarios since I need some new ones for the Jazz. I've gone off Rotosound strings - they lose their zing too quickly. Shame as I almost live next door to their factory!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='713037' date='Jan 14 2010, 08:49 PM']I'm not sure what you mean. This is a relatively simple bassline and groove. Very straightforward.[/quote]

Maybe I just don't have the groove. It's the fact it's an open E that I find it a little difficult to control so that it "thumps" rather than "rings"?

I'm trying to play Banbarra's Shack Up.

See [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQnvj2EWNcI"]Shack Up[/url] for some groovy dancing, shirts and hair too.

It's seemingly simple but the two 16ths played at the beginning of each bar on an open E is quite difficult for me to get really controlled - it needs to be plucked and damped very quickly and I can't get it to sound "snappy".

Any tips?

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='712074' date='Jan 13 2010, 11:16 PM']Well, I just dug out the strings that came on my CV Jazz and I'd say they have typical D'Addario colour coded ball ends: green - G, black - D, red - A, and brass - E, and no silk wraps.

If you look at the enlarged picture on the Squier website for both the CV Jazz and the CV precision, you see the same colour coded ball ends and no silk wraps.[/quote]

Hmm. On mine there's no silk wraps - ball ends are yellow, red, blue and green E to G respectively.

Does anyone have an idea of the make of strings fitted to a Squier CV P as standard? I quite like them and would like to know what make they are.

The only clue I can give is that the "balls/bullets" (?) at the bridge-end are colour-coded.

[quote name='Golchen' post='693525' date='Dec 25 2009, 11:34 PM']I get totally put off by the squier name. Don't like any knock-off brands really.

Having said that, if I tried one that was a good price and it was amazing I'd probably buy it![/quote]

Not sure that Squier can be classed as a "knock-off" brand given that Fender own them?

I've just bought a 60's CV P and I'd say the quality is as good, if not better, than my MIM Jazz, e.g. the standard bridge on the Squier is far better and I think the standard pickups are too (got Wizard 84s on the Jazz now). My only gripe was the factory setup but that's readily fixed.

I bought the CV as a standby bass but after one practice session it's definitely going to get gigged and I've suddenly lost my slight misgivings about Squier being a "toy" brand.

As someone said here I'm quietly hoping the CVs will become sought after.

Bought from new from Digital Village - have owned this for only a week now and used at band practice for about 3 hours.

[b]Features: 9[/b]
Well, it's a P fitted with a finger rest under the strings and complete with an ash tray over the bridge.
Much as I liked the look of the ash tray it was taken off within 5 minutes as I like to mute when picking with the side of my hand but this has the downside of leaving two screwholes in what is a fantastic paint job.

The hi-mass bridge appeared to be well made and a vast improvement on the standard Fender pressed version. The saddle adjustments move freely (maybe too much so?). The pots have a nice damped feel.

It's a basic P so there's not much to say on the features.


[b]Sound: 9[/b]

Growls nicely with a rich tone that grew on me by the minute. The bass was virtually noiseless even at very high gains and the pickups seem quite hot (but, expectedly, not as much as the Wizard 84s on my Jazz).

I like the factory fit strings (they have coloured bullets - anyone know what make these are?) They seem to have a much lower tension than the Rotosounds on my Jazz.


[b]Action, Fit and Finish: Fit and Finish 10, Action 5[/b]

I'm incredibly impressed at the build quality and can't really fault it at all. The paint work is excellent, the neck fits precisely, all of the screws are dead square with no sign of any stripped heads. All of the metalwork looks substantial and well chromed. The paint and laquer is virtually perfect.

My only disappointment was the delivery setup. The action and/or kneck adjustment is obviously out - the action was very low but there was considerable rattle around the 3rd fret on all strings. However, I'm confident that a bit of tweaking will improve this.


[b]Reliability/Durability: ?[/b]

Can't say but the build quality would lead me to think it will mature nicely.

Overall Rating: 10 - for the price - fantastic. After a couple of hours playing it was putting a real smile on my face. I must admit I was suffering a bit of brand snobbery and thought I'd only use this as a backup what with the Squier name on the headstock. Now I'm thinking I'd be more than happy to be seen with this.

Actual pictures:

[quote name='tom1946' post='701703' date='Jan 5 2010, 03:16 PM']do you have a good pic of the actual bass please?[/quote]
I'll take one and post it if I can sort out my Photobucket account. Bear with me...

[quote name='Anthony Joseph Waczek III' post='699231' date='Jan 3 2010, 01:37 AM']this is what i would happily trade my epiphone t-bird for if your interested mate[/quote]


Sorry - not interested in a trade at present - have bought a Squier CV 60's precision and I need the cash to help fund that.

Bump it up.

Bump. Any sensible offers?

Bump in desperation.

I did a Post Office/BT apprenticeship many years ago and wire/cable stripping, especially co-ax stuff, was major part of it!

Outer sheathing can either be cut with lots of small nips using sharp cutters or by using a very sharp knife (but not in the way you would sharpen a pencil - you gently make a cut around the cable so that it goes most, but not all, of the way through the sheathing such that a bit of bending does the final tearing of the sheath.

Normal insulated wires are best stripped with a decent pair of strippers.

Christmas bump...

Wayne - I love the look of that CV Jazz but the white is the only colour they do it in according to the Squier website. I've just ordered the CV 60's P after a lot of agonising over that or the Jazz.

[quote name='bigjohn' post='689686' date='Dec 20 2009, 12:41 PM']I thought they were 2x12s?

I've been looking for one for one for ages... Lucky git![/quote]

Definitely 2 x 15" plus tweeters. I think there was a 2 x 12" version though.

An aquaintance of mine found an Ampeg SVR-215 (I think) in the electricals section of our local tip.

It's in full working order and in reasonable condition.

It's the one with the drivers facing in opposite directions.

Are these any good and what is one worth? It's got a section in the yop of the cabinet where an amp might have gone so were these available as a combo?

Lucky git is all I can think.

One more bump before I give up for Christmas...

[quote name='Earbrass' post='687501' date='Dec 17 2009, 04:59 PM']Hi,

I tried to check/set the intonation on my bass last night, and was having big problems getting the E string right - however far back I moved the bridge saddle, the note at the 12th fret remained obstinately sharp. Eventually I realised that when the open E string was in tune, the notes on [b]all[/b] the frets were sharp, and by about the same amount.

No problem on the other strings. I checked these results with 2 electronic tuners, so its not "tuner error". I tried changing the E string for a new one, but the problem remained unchanged. I can have all the fretted notes in tune, or the open string in tune, but not both.

The only explanation I can come up with is that the length of string between the first fret and the point in the nut from where the string starts to vibrate freely is too long: I can't see any damage to the nut, but perhaps the bed of the slot is not even, and the string is vibrating from a point within the slot rather than the "bridge-end" edge of the nut?

Is that possible? Should I try gently filing the slot to make sure it's even? I'm a bit non-plussed as I have a gig tomorrow night, and don't want to do anything that could make things worse or cause another problem. I'm not the world's greatest with tools of any kind, and am a bit nervous about trying out a new (to me) procedure.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks!

Earbrass[/quote]
Weird - is the action very high?

[quote name='oldslapper' post='686135' date='Dec 16 2009, 10:45 AM']Is it a fretless horse, could be interested?[/quote]

Fretted I'm afraid - 22 of them. I don't think they do a fretless version.

Flogging a dead 'orse!

Played our first central London one Thursday at The Old Queens Head in Islington. Nice venue but what a bloody shocking journey. Booked a van that didn't turn up to take us there, finally got another one and it took almost 4 hours to get 17 miles through a gridlocked Docklands. Took nearly as long to get home afterwards. Took the shine off it a bit. Will stick to the provinces for a while I think.