Squier by Fender Classic Vibe Precision Bass 60's, Sonic Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)Stunned, awesome, and the greatest bass purchase I have ever made. I've owned many in 40 years of playing. I have a VM Jazz for three years now and loved it til
I picked this thing up. I guess I got lucky because this item right out of the box, came in ready to play condition and is beyond cool and sounds just like the P basses of old. Available for 350 everywhere on the planet I walked into Best Buy and saw it labeled for 270 dollars. The model on the wall had been beat up by countless players so I asked if there was one in the box. There was! I opened and inspected right there and Voila I bought it! I just played it on my first gig last night and boy o boy oboy......Bandaroake never sounded better.....now the VM is the backup and the looks from the band guys were wow....you paid how much? they couldn't believe it....not one defect on this one....PLUG and Play.....Motown songs never sounded better! I would give it a six star rating if I could....

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Squier by Fender Vintage Modified Jazz Bass '77, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)The Squier Vintage Modified '77 Jazz Bass is an inexpensive jazz bass from Indonesia with good features and very good workmanship and is a great value for the money. Although mine was shipped with round-wound strings, I put on half-rounds for a somewhat mellower sound. But if you like rounds, you will love what you hear right out of the box.
The bass is black on black, with 'vintage' knobs, decent tuners, and the standard Fender-type bass bridge. I swapped out the bridge for a Gotoh 201 C and the difference was amazing: added clarity, better tone; and the 201, at $35, is heavy, solid, and inexpensive (from Warmoth). The swap is direct. Be aware that the 201 barrels are bigger than the ones you're replacing; a neck shim may be in order. (Not a big deal.)
A heavy bass, but nicely balanced. I use a broad leather strap with an unfinished underside for good grip, and I have no problems. Pickups are 'Duncan Designed' -- take that for what it's worth. Each alone is unremarkable, but when dialed up together the great, punchy jazz bass tone comes through.
The fretboard is nicely bound in white; fret markers are 'pearloid'; why don't they just call it plastic? The neck is satin-finish maple, narrow but not too shallow, very comfortable. Strap buttons are nice and secure, and all other hardware is snugly in place; nothing stripped, broken, or improperly aligned.
For my money, this is a bass that can do it all. Half-rounds mellow the tone a bit, but I can get a nice deep round tone or an aggressive punch simply by varying attack and juggling pickup tones.
$285 from a wholesaler that has 'sweet' in its name, plus $35 for the new bridge. Great value.

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Squier by Fender Classic Vibe Telecaster 50's, Vintage Blonde Review

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(More customer reviews)i own a 1995 gibson les paul and this guitar out plays my les paul out of the box it even feels better to play best 350.00 i ever spent

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Squier by Fender Classic Vibe Duo-Sonic 50's, Desert Sand Review

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(More customer reviews)This is just a sweet, sweet little guitar. It's a short-scale guitar and the neck slides really well, you can do some really cool slinky stuff between the light string tension allowed by the short scale and the quickness of the neck. The fit and finish are perfect, just perfect -- the thick 50's-formica-yellow finish is flawless, the frets have no rough spots, everything is beautiful. The sound is classic Fender single-coil bite, sort of between a Strat and a Telecaster, except without the humm. I was initially dubious about the 50's-style 3-barrel bridge and the "classic" tuners, but once I learned how to deal with them they work perfectly and add to the character of the guitar. I've played a lot of guitars over the years, but this is by far my favorite -- it's light and comfortable for long gigs, it sounds great, it plays wicked good, and it looks great. And for this price, what a bargain!
Only downside: It comes with ridiculously light strings. I replaced the original strings with #10 Elixir Nanoweb teflon-coated strings, which are still plenty slinky due to the short scale but make it slide even better than the original strings and it's possible to play *in* tune if you so desire (the originals are #8 strings, you just can't play them in tune on a short scale guitar like this one).


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Squier by Fender Standard Telecaster, Vintage Blonde Review

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(More customer reviews)The photo makes it seem like you can see the grain through the finish, however it is an opaque finish that is more yellow than the photo. It also weighed a ton. Three stars is an average rating and not a bad rating. I have other Squire telecasters so I have nothing against the name.
The neck felt ok and the finish was fine. I didn't search hard for flaws before sending it back, but I didn't see any glaring flaws either. My main issues were the extreme weight and the discrepancy between the finish in the product photo and the actual guitar.


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