LewisK1975 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 So - this happened yesterday, these were the sellers pics but you get the idea! Most folks on here know how good these are and I've wanted one for a while now. Judging by the serial it appears to be a 2013 build, and the fit and finish really are fantastic. Showed up locally on the Facebook marketplace and I was quick! Should put the GAS for a Pino signature to rest (for a while anyway!). I plan to put some TI Flats on it, give it a setup and that's about it really, possibly some flat top knobs but it's great as it is. May consider upgrading the loom to a Kiogon job in the future. Doesn't seem to need it but, you know.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzBass4624 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Nice lookin' bass! My only Squier experience sofar is with the CV60's strat I have and although I'm not really a guitar player I dare say it's a fantastic guitar on par with many Fenders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 These are quite simply killer - enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottastopbuyinggear Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Ooooh, Nice! I'm glad you bought this - I saw it on Gumtree just yesterday, and really didn't need it in my brain at the moment, especially since I'm expecting some cash from my band in the next few days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance. This. Classic colour combo finely executed on this model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Yeah I saw this and was tempted too! Glad it’s gone to a loving home. One would think that having a P would quell my P GAS but since my current P is strung with Nylon Tapes, I now want a second one strung with flats! It never ends 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Gah! My favourite P bass finish. I really regret not buying one when I had the chance. I first had my hands on one of these when a mate bought one on a whim for his home studio. Went round and had a go, told him to never sell it, but if he did, to sell it to me!! Sod went and traded it about 6 months later without offering it to me first! Wanted one ever since. Couldn't let this one slip by, it's in good nick, price was OK and it was 20mins down the road from me. No brainer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I now look upon Squiers with the zeal of the converted. Lovely looking bass! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I forgot how nice these looked, especially the Matt Freeman model. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottastopbuyinggear Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 7 hours ago, CameronJ said: since my current P is strung with Nylon Tapes, I now want a second one strung with flats! Oh good grief, why did you have to go and say that? I’ve already justified having two P basses by needing one with flats, one with rounds - I hadn’t considered tapes before! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 10 minutes ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said: Oh good grief, why did you have to go and say that? I’ve already justified having two P basses by needing one with flats, one with rounds - I hadn’t considered tapes before! Ha! Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Nice score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Nice bass, they really are very good, I had one for a while and it was just a great instrument all round, not just great for the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I had one in the same colour and I sold it... it's the one bass I regret selling. I even installed a P-Retro preamp on it. It was such a great bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davebassics Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I love mine. I spent years trying to replace it with a Fender (snobby i know) but couldn't find one for less than £1k that even compared. I'd like another one, get a fretless board put on so I can have twins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 48 minutes ago, Davebassics said: I love mine. I spent years trying to replace it with a Fender (snobby i know) but couldn't find one for less than £1k that even compared. I'd like another one, get a fretless board put on so I can have twins! I only replaced mine because... I wanted a maple neck. I now have a Fender Classic 50s whose neck I love (maple and bigger than that on the Squier, which I prefer)... but I still wish I had the Squier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 For anyone out there still GASing, there’s another one of these on Gumtree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikki_Sixx Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On 30/03/2018 at 13:10, CameronJ said: For anyone out there still GASing, there’s another one of these on Gumtree! Thankfully nowhere near me or I'd be having a falling out with my bank account! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindibona1 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Congrats. A nice bass indeed. My experience has been with a Squier VM 70's JB and after a few upgrades and fine tuning it plays way above it's pay grade. I think if I were to add a precision bass to my collection if very well might be the Squier CV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 02/04/2018 at 03:18, vindibona1 said: Congrats. A nice bass indeed. My experience has been with a Squier VM 70's JB and after a few upgrades and fine tuning it plays way above it's pay grade. I think if I were to add a precision bass to my collection if very well might be the Squier CV. In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Jono Bolton said: In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money". I agree. The VMs are not bad at all, and the Jazz I had was pretty nice... but every CV I tried/had has been a noticeable jump in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunovsky Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I love this bass so much. It's too bad that Fender has discontinued it. I tried one at a local store 2 years ago and I loved how it felt and sounded. Didn't buy it then and now I regret it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindibona1 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 10:33, Jono Bolton said: In my experience, the VM and CV ranges don't even compare; any VM I've had my hands on has felt cheap and sounded weak, however I've had 4 CV models (bass and guitar) and 2 Matt Freeman Precisions (made by the same factory that make the CVs) and they've all been excellent. As Lozz, great instruments, and not just "for the money". I dunno dude... Perhaps it's because I have a 2010 VM, given a choice between my VM and a MIM I'll take my VM any day of the week. With the new Aguilar pickups and fret level/setup and heavy bridge there aren't a lot of MIA JB's I'd trade for. I know they changed the recipe a bit in 2013 (particularly going to a gloss neck while mine is satin) so maybe that's part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 7 hours ago, vindibona1 said: I dunno dude... Perhaps it's because I have a 2010 VM, given a choice between my VM and a MIM I'll take my VM any day of the week. With the new Aguilar pickups and fret level/setup and heavy bridge there aren't a lot of MIA JB's I'd trade for. I know they changed the recipe a bit in 2013 (particularly going to a gloss neck while mine is satin) so maybe that's part of it. Most of the VMs I've tried have been the older ones with the satin neck. As stock they weren't that good IMO. Once you start modding a bass it skews the comparison. I never felt the need to mod any of the CVs/MFs that I've owned. I genuinely believe that they're better than MIM Standards as well, maybe not so with some of the higher end Mex Fenders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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