Bass VI — worth upgrading from a Classic vibe to a vintera II ?

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I've been playing my lake placid blue squier classic vibe bass vi a lot recently — It was a little underwhelming until I shimmed the neck and raised the bridge, but now it is a lot of fun to play.

 

It has a set of LaBella flatwounds on it and although I have not noticed any obvious shortcomings, however I can't help but wonder whether I should upgrade to the vintera II bass VI?

 

I'd appreciate any comments from anyone who has spent some time with both the classic vibe and vintera II versions of the Bass IV.

 

Edited September 22 by Jean-Luc Pickguard

[Inga]

wouldn't say it's worth the change, very similar in feel on both honestly, I'd just stick with what you've got and make it work

[Cosmo Valdemar]

I haven't played the Vintera VI, but having played the Vintera Precision it wasn't drastically better than the equivalent Squier.

 

I have a Squier VI and it is wonderful.

Edited Wednesday at 19:09 by Cosmo Valdemar

[Musicman666]

i was checking out the squires ...a couple or red flags being the potential intonation issues on the low e and some kind of acceptance that the neck pocket was a little open to neck swivel on the secondhand one i checked out ( maybe some would consider this a positive feature?) ...so i ended up paying about twice as much for a vinterra ...hard to point to any one particular thing other than to say the vintera just felt and played and sounded better ...why?   i have no idea ...maybe im just imagining it since i didn't have both side by side to compare at the same time but it does seem to ooze quality...

[Cosmo Valdemar]

8 minutes ago, Musicman666 said:

i was checking out the squires ...a couple or red flags being the potential intonation issues on the low e and some kind of acceptance that the neck pocket was a little open to neck swivel on the secondhand one i checked out ( maybe some would consider this a positive feature?) ...so i ended up paying about twice as much for a vinterra ...hard to point to any one particular thing other than to say the vintera just felt and played and sounded better ...why?   i have no idea ...maybe im just imagining it since i didn't have both side by side to compare at the same time but it does seem to ooze quality...

You've done the right thing - tried both and gone with the one that felt better. Congratulations, it's a beauty!

[BigRedX]

45 minutes ago, Musicman666 said:

i was checking out the squires ...a couple or red flags being the potential intonation issues on the low e and some kind of acceptance that the neck pocket was a little open to neck swivel on the secondhand one i checked out ( maybe some would consider this a positive feature?) ...so i ended up paying about twice as much for a vinterra ...hard to point to any one particular thing other than to say the vintera just felt and played and sounded better ...why?   i have no idea ...maybe im just imagining it since i didn't have both side by side to compare at the same time but it does seem to ooze quality...

 

The neck pocket on my Squier VM Bass VI was plenty snug enough. In fact so much that I chipped the finish trying the get the neck off to fit a shim. The biggest problem for me with all the Fender/Squier designs is that the neck is way too narrow. Mine is narrow compared with my guitars never mind something designed to use with bass strings which are twice as thick.

 

OoI what is the string spacing at the nut (E to E centres) on the Vinterra version?

Edited 2 hours ago by BigRedX