Fender Vintera 60s Jazz vs Squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazz: which one?

[Marvin]

I'm looking to buy another Jazz bass and the 2 candidates (the only candidates) are first version of the Fender Vintera 60s Jazz or the Squier CV 60s Jazz.

 

I'd just be interested in opinions on either, especially what the necks are like. 

 

Thanks

[Geek99]

The cv is far cheaper - having tried both I wouldn’t say there’s an awful lot in it

[Marvin]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

The cv is far cheaper - having tried both I wouldn’t say there’s an awful lot in it

 

Would it be fair to say the Vintera is quite a bit of money to have a Fender decal on the headstock?

[Geek99]

1 hour ago, Marvin said:

 

Would it be fair to say the Vintera is quite a bit of money to have a Fender decal on the headstock?

Yes, in my humble opinion 

[HeadlessBassist]

Having played both, I'd say that they both feel of similar quality. My more recent experience is with the Squier 40th Anniversary Jazz and a nice example Firemist Gold Vintera Jazz that was for sale in a branch of PMT. The biggest difference you're going to find is in the pickups and the wood choices. The Squier pickups were the usual Duncan Designed ones which are, in isolation, pretty good. But the Vintera actually sounds like an alder 60's Jazz bass, much like my American Original with its Pure Vintage 64 pickups. You also get the tall and thin vintage reverse tuners on the Vintera. If you can find a nice one, a used Vintera 1 would be a great buy.

 

The neck profile of the Squier is a pretty standard modern C-shape, but the Vintera is a little narrower and thicker (fingers to thumb), again, like a 60s Jazz.

Edited 3 hours ago by HeadlessBassist