Last week I picked up a Squier 40th Anniversary Vintage Edition Jazz Bass (seafoam green) on a closeout deal from Sweetwater, and it is really excellent. Setup right out of the box was great. I did end up lining the pickup/control cavities with copper foil because there were some RF interference issues, but the build quality and setup are - honestly - better than what I've gotten from Fender instruments that cost up to 5 times as much. (I also swapped on a tort pickguard because I don't really dig the gold anodized look.)
I tried the Vintage edition J bass in the store a couple weeks ago and I couldn't believe how good it was. I saw one on sale black Friday and I pulled the trigger. Can't wait for it to arrive!
A couple of months ago got the Dakota red vintage version of this bass. I played it straight for a month and a half. I think it’s the best squier I’ve ever played. I played it next to a fender player series and I thought the squire just blew it away. I then took the vintage hardware off and put gold hipshot tuner and bridge knobs neck plate and strap knobs of it. Not to mention les clay pool pachyderm gold emgs in. Absolutely amazing. Can’t stop playing
Great review. I reckon that scratchy feel will purely be the knob being installed too close to the pick guard. Loosen the grub screw lift it a tiny smidge and re-tighten.
I own the red version of the 40th vintage and it truly is a very nice PBass. One thing I'll mention, since they are closing these out and they are going on sale for a great price (at least at GC), the red version is NOT see-through as the blonde is. No grain or joints show through. I also own the Jazz version in sea foam green (which looks more turquoise to me) and it is a fabulous bass as well. The necks on these basses are phenomenal. I like them better than the gold versions. BTW, I compared the 40th to the CV 60s today for close to an hour. The 40th won in sound and play-ability, though the sonic blue CV 60s looked awesome. The red is growing on me. Not sure what I think of the metal pick guard on these.
“Nato” is a term that is often used to refer to Nyatoh, particularly in the United States. Nyatoh is the proper trade name for the hardwood timber of many species within the genera Palaquium and Payena. Nato (mora) is not to be confused with nyatoh (Palquium/Payena), though the two often are. Furthermore, nato (mora) is not to be confused with “eastern mahogany,” which is another name given to nyatoh. True nato wood (Mora excelsa and Mora gonggrijpii), is from the legume family (Fabaceae). This wood is native to northern South America, southern Central America and the southern Caribbean island.
Went to the store to give one a try. Wow! It's a great bass! They had a new Aerodyne P and this had a better feel and, in my opinion, better tone. I might just have drop back in his week to grab it, lol The hardware is gorgeous! As a nit-pick, I would love to have seen brass saddles on the bridge, but that's easy enough to do later :) Thanks for pointing me towards this bass, all the P I've been looking for!
I got the blue gold edition of this bass. Only adjustments i have made was loosen the grub screw on the volume knob and pull it up a tiny bit, and also a 1/4 turn on the truss rod to give the neck a very slight bow as i was getting fret buzz. Oh, and a quick tune, but thats safe to say any bass out of the box needs that. Pickup height, string height and intonation were spot on out of the box. No adjustments there.
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
I've got the 40th anniversary black and gold P bass and it absolutely rips! It's got that throaty, chunky midrange growl to it (same as yours) that nothing else can emulate, even my Fender American ultra jazz bass can't sound like these precisions!
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
I bought this bass right yesterday.... You can solve the pots shitty sound simply using a screwdriver and fixing it a bit away from the pickguard so it doesn't touch it when you rotate it, but the "transparent body colour finish" in my opinion was a very bad idea because on my bass the clear strip / green streakings are visible on the front and in the upper part of the body, while the back is perfect... The pickup sound is very good, mostly on high and mid end, but it's weak on low end, so I will replace it with Fender Pure Vintage 63, and the hardware is very very beautiful, with tuners working good. If I wanted to keep the stock pickups there wasn't enough foam under to raise them to proper Fender specs... The fingerboard is amazing but I found a fret a bit lifted up on one side so when you press the next fret the string makes a terrible buzz...I will bring the bass to my luthier to replace/fix the fret and (may be) to replace the transparent finish with a normal solid colour... I replaced the round strings with flats of course ;-) My bass weight is 9lbs/4.1kg
you comment on the pots being 'crackly' but I found that they are just needing adjusted up away from the pickguard as they are lightly rubbing if not assembled correctly. Great review and a great bass. Mine is simply beautiful and one of the best feeling basses I've ever owned regardless of price range!
I have a Fender Professional II Jazz Bass USA, a Fender Precision Bass Mexican and 2 months ago I purchased the Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Vintage Edition out of curiosity, well that's what I'm playing all the time. I love it!!! It has a spectacular neck and the sound is beautiful. Mine is heavier than my other basses by about 700g (1.54324lbs), weighs 3.7kg (8,1571 libbre) but still worth it. Squier has made a masterpiece with this bass. As much as I was satisfied with it, as a bass player, trusting in the same quality, I also purchased a Stratocaster 40th V.E. and a Telecaster 40th V.E. The only "defect" I found in my copy was the "dancer" volume knob. The hole in the knob is slightly larger than the potentiometer pin, and the needle-tipped screw doesn't help lock it in securely. As soon as it was received it emitted a slight noise which disappeared after having shimmed the potentiometer pin.
@@Ralferator I'm sorry, I got the numbers of my Stratocaster and Telecaster mixed up... The basses I own weigh: Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass weighs 3945g. (3,945 Kg), The Fender Precision Bass 4034gr. (4,034 Kg) and the Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Vintage Edition 4700gr (4,70Kg). But the point is always the same: The Squier with Nyatoh body weighs 700g. more than the respective Fender bass with Alder body, and they are quite a few, but otherwise it is an exceptional bass. Excellent in sound and spectacular in the "velvety" keyboard, and despite the 700g (0.7Kg) difference I will never sell it.
The word would be gritty about the pots. I have the gold 40th jazz bass, I think it's the best Squier yet. The wood and finish is different then this model of Squier, would you compare the two on your channel? Thanks for demo,
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
I made the mistake of picking up the Dakota Red version in a store. I couldn't put it down. I picked it up first as it looked so outstanding, and I was left with no desire whatsoever to try playing any other basses in the store as it felt and looked so good. So I had to buy it. I have a Fender that cost nearly three times as much and I would put the Squier in the same quality bracket. And yes... it sustains for days, it sustains so much it's almost embarrassing if you finish a song on an open note and forget to mute it, and it just goes on and on and on.
Glad you finally got a Squier that isn’t damaged and actually works!😀 Looks and sounds fantastic, even with flats. Great video as always Jonny. I’m already looking forward to the next one. 👍🏻
unluckly another story with mine...I have a fret a bit lifted up on one side so when you press the next fret the string makes a terrible buzz...I will get it fixed by my luthier...
Ok man, I totally went in intending to purchase one piece of gear with money I saved up for Labor Day sales, but I tried this bass out and ended up buying two of them because they were just THAT good, on sale for labor day, and I still saved some money! I do plan on painting the bodies and swapping pickups to taste, but Squier knocked these out of the park. They sound great and the neck....the neck is the best part, imo. It sits right between my 50's vintera pbass and my 40th anniversary gold edition jazz bass (another rad bass, BTW. Totally worth a review) But even more comfortable (to me) with the satin finish. It's already my favorite neck on a bass I've owned.
I own two of the 40th anniversary squiers bass. I got the blue p bass with gold hardware and ruby red/burgundy jazz bass. Both awesome basses. I sanded the back of neck on the jazz bass and it feels awesome now. I feel they are up there against my fender mim players series.
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
nice one. what would you rather go for, between this one or the Affinity PJ? better precision tone with one VS more flexibility and cheaper with the Affinity? thanks and keep them going!
I love you playing old school The Cure songs in this demo. I just got the red one today for $250 at GC. Previous owner put a black pick guard and black strings in it but I intend to restore it to its former gold and dakota red glory. Amazing bass, great neck and just a solid buy.
Great video as always and even greater idea to share its sound with flats. I wish you played the flats with direct input (no amp sim) and more in a vintage (Motown and early funk) way. Is it warm and mellow enough for that ? It seems it keeps its open, clearer tone wich is very good but not vintage enough for my taste. Any opinion on that particular point ? Please Squier, don’t apply translucent finished if you can’t select uniform grain woods ! For me it results in no buying a sunburst CV60’s nor a blond 40th anniversary wich would have been my first choices as I don’t really like mate red and white is fine but not 60’s/70’s inspiring for me. I’m really glad for people who feel that look defects can be perceived as own distinctive caracter.
I can honestly say squier is making great equipment as far as guitars, i play bass but am moving across the dark side, I recently picked up a strat maple, and it's all class, looking forward to adding to my gretsch (lawsuit) g2220, with a possible squier j bass in the future, im satisfied with their makes as far as guitars go, only time will tell
Just bought the Black and Gold version. first impressions are very good . It seems that Squier have pulled out all the stops with these Basses. Great review by the way.
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
They keep the cost down allegedly by using left over cuts from a furniture factory. My Squier CV 50s strat body is 7 pieces. 3 pieces on top, 4 pieces back. Drawback is the glue seams are sinking in even 'tho it has a relatively thick urethane finish. The sound that comes out of it is phenomenal for the price I paid. I thought that many pieces would affect tone but it doesn't seem to. Thru the center (on top) is one piece (flanked by narrower pieces) and then underneath that is 2 equal pieces of the 4 equal pieces on the back.
I planned on buying Fender Player p-bass, but I think I'm gonna go with this Squier, which is half the price. I still need to buy a new amp for playing with my band and I'm curently deciding between Rumble 800 and Rumble 200 (I think I'm gonna get the higher wattage one).
I'm a guitarist and I just bought this one as my first bass today. tried out a few in that price range and this one just spoke to me, it looks dope and most importantly feels really nice to play. and I think it has the kind of low end that I want for my recordings. I'm stoked. a flaw on mine is also that the volume pot is mechanically pretty scratchy, but I guess that's only a small issue
The P bass is absolutely top tier , in terms of basses to record with. The way they sit in a mix is amazing. They sit in this perfect range that is right between guitar and drums. There is a reason most studio engineers in NY and LA, in the 60s, basically required the session musicians to use P basses only. It just made mixing bass a breeze as they didn't have to fug around with it's sonic quality to adjust and change it's place in the mix. By default, it just sits in a perfect sonic place. So you definitely made the correct choice for recording
Glad to hear this! I’m strictly a guitar player but I’m looking for a simple, decent quality bass for an album with good lows and this caught my eye. Are you going to record direct?
next parts caster, all the parts you want for 960 euro , fender roasted jbasneck, back routed p body to paint, sandberg bridge and string tree, dimarzio pj pickups or pick a squier and put on sandberg bridge and string tree for 600? less work/less money?
@@phipschi4255 I never liked the fender bass bridges... it's like they made a temporary mockup to test the rest of the bass in the 50s, and they didn't bother doing decent design... hi mass bridge is a must on any bass above 600... for me. G&L Tribute knows 550, sandberg Electra knows...800 fender only knows above 1200 euro.... ....
@@w.callens1629 i mean the fender bass bridges aren't the most sophisticated ever created but they do the job just fine... they are good enough for roger waters for example lol
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
Hi Jonny! Great video as always. Do you know if there are any differences from the Gold and Vintage editions? Planning to buy the gold as my first bass after years being a guitar player.
Looks good, sounds good. Old school p basses always do. I got a 70s CV p bass last year, (the brown one with block inlays) and it looks and sounds good... but it is GLOSSIER than those twins out of Bros! I suspect this one would win on most counts, other than being brown. And block inlays...why am I a sucker for block inlays?
Hey rubber Johnny, just try one over at my local guitar shop. I think the neck on the 40th vintage addition is awesome! Have you found yourself adjusting the truss rod more than twice a year?
@@JonnyDibble ~ 👍🏼 prices is coming down to from 600 u.s. to 500! The stripe on the yellow that you mentioned on yours the was on the front. Looked a little nasty. Also at the red very very nice!
Bought one of these last month, got a full blonde one - no grain showing through on the front or back 😁 they are fantastic basses, I would pick this over my Fender Player bass if I had to sell one, neck is so comfortable to play, looks great, setup and intonated perfectly straight out of the box 👍 great job by Squier
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
@@easyabc1404 I got the Vintage Blonde version like the one in the video, not the gold one so I’m all good if something breaks (all feels pretty solid to me) but good point regarding the gold 40th anniversary versions
@@luigi.zanini sorry to hear that, not sure what Squier were thinking with that finish, why not just make it a solid finish like the red version. I emailed various music stores to get actual pictures of the one I’d be buying and there were some that looked like they’d barely finished them at all. Return it if you’re not happy with it as the ones with poor finishes don’t look like the perfectly finished stock photos of the bass that are advertised by most stores (had to do that with a Burl-top PRS once that looked nothing like the one advertised online)
@@thebeardedbassplayer I will show the bass to my luthier in order to know if it’s better to give back it or not, because if I give back and I order another one, there’s a probability that also the second bass will have green streaking, so may be it’s better for the luthier to paint it with solid color, thanks a lot for your suggestion! 👍🏼
The bass looks really great ...and sounds nice and p'ey too. I'm one of those 'don't quite get it' people with road worn / relic thing, although it probably wouldn't put me off getting one of these (if I had the cash). I'm very ok with worn, well used look when a bass has been well used and ends up with the relic vibe from use. I wouldn't want to buy a new car that looked pre worn.
I wonder if you'd like Ernie Ball Cobalt flats, just put a new set on my CV 60s PBass, sonically they're not like any other flats I've played, bright and resonant, more so than nickel roundwounds tbh.
Learn your scales, learn your pentatonic patterns, learn your whole tone scales and patterns, but you have to be able to hear it in your mind, in addition to playing it. Here is a bass exercise for you..., sing, and whatever you sang, match it with the bass exactly, same pitch , same rhythm!!. if you have trouble, start off with playing happy birthday in all 12 keys
@@JonnyDibble it's made in china in 2014. Before they switched to Indonesia. Inca silver with a matching headstock and has a beautiful rosewood fretboard 😍
Great demo Jonny! It’s a shame they didn’t go for a roasted maple neck in the whole line-up, like the Sire p5 u reviewed 🤤.. here’s a tough Q: which do you prefer? P5 or this one?
That would've been cool! I dig the classic look though. I'll be doing a vs video in the future 😉 at the moment the sound of the Squier is edging ahead but I'm in the honeymoon period to hard to say
Hey Jonny, would you be so kind to compare it to G&L SB-2. I am kinda torn between these two and I can use any insight from someone who had the opportunity to play test both. Regards
Great review! This bass looks awesome and sounds good! I also love how the green jazz bass looks but i'd be reluctant to spend 520 euros on a squier. I'm also curious about how this bass compares to the sire P5. Looking forward to your vs video!
The price of these is absolutely worth it. I have played all the models in Squiers CV and 40th Anni lines and they are absolutely in line with Fender Player series basses. These 40s and the CV 70s are, I can say confidently, a much better deal than the Fender Players in terms of Sound/Fit and finish to price. They sound fucking great, with nothing about them sounding worse than the Fenders. The fit and finish of those 2 specific Squiers is consistent and amazing for the price. The same cannot be said if Fender Player series instruments. There are some that are great and some that are just a mess. All in all, I can say with confidence and experience that the Squier name on the headstock of these does not indicate and inferior instrument, in any way, compared to the Fender Players. I would absolutely take a CV70 or 40th Anni over a Fender Player of the same year. It's fine to be a gear snob, in some cases. It used to be acceptable to think that Squier is sub par and Fender is better, flat out all the time. However, the last few years have come to reverse that sentiment and now, believing Fender to be better than Squiers full stop is flat out wrong. Go to a shop and pick up a CV 70 or one of these 40 p basses and then go grab a Fender Player P bass and play them back to back. I guarantee you, if you can put aside the discrimination in your thoughts, you will not be able to say honestly that the Fender is worth more money than these Squiers
@@JonnyDibble I have been looking at the Sires as well! Originally it was the D5 I was hoping for, then I was looking at the Paranormal Squire Jazz, but I kept coming back to either one of the Classic Vibe P, or maybe the G and L Fallout Tribute. I still haven't been able to try a Fallout though.
To my ear when using roundwound with 100% tone it sound too bright and with 0 tone it sound hongky, this bass really shines with flatwound on it. One more thing, does it have round edges neck?
I've just bought the red one, replaced the pickup with a Fender Original P Bass pickup (based on 62 ?), put Thomastiks Flatwound strings and Graphtech string tuners. It's Sweet. ❤❤❤
Oh, Jonny! You got 100% of my attention and envy! And the line in the back is so cool! I think it adds to it like a personal fingerprint! Does somebody want my G&L in exchange for that same bass? That bass sounds fantastic!
@@grantkoeller8911 thanks! Do you think that applies to a Tribute series? It's such a cool bass but I just can't get used to the tone other than with Rotosound flats.
@@franzturczynski4693 yes, all G& L will be more and more collectible in the future. Why, because of Leo Fender. Look at original music man basses!!!! They have shot up in value!
I currently have a Harley Benton J that weights around 12 pounds. It's going out because it has terrible fret buzz and been drooling over the black/gold Squier 40th P as it looks awesome to replace the HB J with, hence why I'm here 😅
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but! I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA! What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department... Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
Love the channel. Also, I wanted to share that I just bought one of these and I couldn't be happier. Your review was spot on. Thank you for sharing so much great bass content.
@WS Guntoro the "vintage" has aged hardware and all satin necks and bodies vs the gloss bodies and necks on the "gold" ones. I belive it's different body woods and better quality control compared to the Classic vibes (CVs are all gloss finishes I believe too)
People buy this bass! It’s one of the best p bass I’ve owned , and I owned many over 30 years. The beck is to die for. Classic p tone sounds like a fender all the way. I bought mine new for 350.00 bucks. Buy the gold p you will love it
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EDIT: The bass is 8.4lbs/3.8kg 😆🤪
Yeah. 8.8kg would break your back LOL ;-)
Still a bit on the heavy side for me. My old Mexico Standard P Bass is 7.8lb. And I used to have a 1962 P Bass which was even lighter.
Hello 😉
Elle pèse Vraiment 3,8kg?... (I'm French🐸)
Thank's 😆😉
Last week I picked up a Squier 40th Anniversary Vintage Edition Jazz Bass (seafoam green) on a closeout deal from Sweetwater, and it is really excellent. Setup right out of the box was great. I did end up lining the pickup/control cavities with copper foil because there were some RF interference issues, but the build quality and setup are - honestly - better than what I've gotten from Fender instruments that cost up to 5 times as much. (I also swapped on a tort pickguard because I don't really dig the gold anodized look.)
I’m so interested to see this bass with a tort guard, I don’t get the appeal of the gold.
Started with lobster and now I've subbed to the 4 horsemen of bass. Life is good
I tried the Vintage edition J bass in the store a couple weeks ago and I couldn't believe how good it was. I saw one on sale black Friday and I pulled the trigger. Can't wait for it to arrive!
A couple of months ago got the Dakota red vintage version of this bass. I played it straight for a month and a half. I think it’s the best squier I’ve ever played. I played it next to a fender player series and I thought the squire just blew it away. I then took the vintage hardware off and put gold hipshot tuner and bridge knobs neck plate and strap knobs of it. Not to mention les clay pool pachyderm gold emgs in. Absolutely amazing. Can’t stop playing
Great review. I reckon that scratchy feel will purely be the knob being installed too close to the pick guard. Loosen the grub screw lift it a tiny smidge and re-tighten.
Good advice. Thanks!
I own the red version of the 40th vintage and it truly is a very nice PBass. One thing I'll mention, since they are closing these out and they are going on sale for a great price (at least at GC), the red version is NOT see-through as the blonde is. No grain or joints show through. I also own the Jazz version in sea foam green (which looks more turquoise to me) and it is a fabulous bass as well. The necks on these basses are phenomenal. I like them better than the gold versions. BTW, I compared the 40th to the CV 60s today for close to an hour. The 40th won in sound and play-ability, though the sonic blue CV 60s looked awesome. The red is growing on me. Not sure what I think of the metal pick guard on these.
“Nato” is a term that is often used to refer to Nyatoh, particularly in the United States. Nyatoh is the proper trade name for the hardwood timber of many species within the genera Palaquium and Payena. Nato (mora) is not to be confused with nyatoh (Palquium/Payena), though the two often are. Furthermore, nato (mora) is not to be confused with “eastern mahogany,” which is another name given to nyatoh.
True nato wood (Mora excelsa and Mora gonggrijpii), is from the legume family (Fabaceae). This wood is native to northern South America, southern Central America and the southern Caribbean island.
Went to the store to give one a try. Wow! It's a great bass! They had a new Aerodyne P and this had a better feel and, in my opinion, better tone. I might just have drop back in his week to grab it, lol
The hardware is gorgeous! As a nit-pick, I would love to have seen brass saddles on the bridge, but that's easy enough to do later :)
Thanks for pointing me towards this bass, all the P I've been looking for!
I got the blue gold edition of this bass. Only adjustments i have made was loosen the grub screw on the volume knob and pull it up a tiny bit, and also a 1/4 turn on the truss rod to give the neck a very slight bow as i was getting fret buzz. Oh, and a quick tune, but thats safe to say any bass out of the box needs that. Pickup height, string height and intonation were spot on out of the box. No adjustments there.
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
I've got the 40th anniversary black and gold P bass and it absolutely rips! It's got that throaty, chunky midrange growl to it (same as yours) that nothing else can emulate, even my Fender American ultra jazz bass can't sound like these precisions!
That's awesome!!
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
@@easyabc1404 you can get gold hardware from third party companies
@@easyabc1404you need Jesus
Could you please do a video on the Vintage Edition Jazz Bass as well!
I bought the 40th Anniversary Ruby Red Jazz Bass, and I love it. I hope to run into a 40th Anniversary P bass on sale. Great review. Thanks!
I bought this bass right yesterday....
You can solve the pots shitty sound simply using a screwdriver and fixing it a bit away from the pickguard so it doesn't touch it when you rotate it,
but the "transparent body colour finish" in my opinion was a very bad idea because on my bass the clear strip / green streakings are visible on the front and in the upper part of the body, while the back is perfect...
The pickup sound is very good, mostly on high and mid end, but it's weak on low end, so I will replace it with Fender Pure Vintage 63, and the hardware is very very beautiful, with tuners working good.
If I wanted to keep the stock pickups there wasn't enough foam under to raise them to proper Fender specs...
The fingerboard is amazing but I found a fret a bit lifted up on one side so when you press the next fret the string makes a terrible buzz...I will bring the bass to my luthier to replace/fix the fret and (may be) to replace the transparent finish with a normal solid colour...
I replaced the round strings with flats of course ;-)
My bass weight is 9lbs/4.1kg
you comment on the pots being 'crackly' but I found that they are just needing adjusted up away from the pickguard as they are lightly rubbing if not assembled correctly. Great review and a great bass. Mine is simply beautiful and one of the best feeling basses I've ever owned regardless of price range!
You make great content. As a bass player I really appreciate your work.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it 😊
@@JonnyDibblewhat do you use to get that tone?
I have a Fender Professional II Jazz Bass USA, a Fender Precision Bass Mexican and 2 months ago I purchased the Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Vintage Edition out of curiosity, well that's what I'm playing all the time. I love it!!! It has a spectacular neck and the sound is beautiful. Mine is heavier than my other basses by about 700g (1.54324lbs), weighs 3.7kg (8,1571 libbre) but still worth it. Squier has made a masterpiece with this bass. As much as I was satisfied with it, as a bass player, trusting in the same quality, I also purchased a Stratocaster 40th V.E. and a Telecaster 40th V.E. The only "defect" I found in my copy was the "dancer" volume knob. The hole in the knob is slightly larger than the potentiometer pin, and the needle-tipped screw doesn't help lock it in securely. As soon as it was received it emitted a slight noise which disappeared after having shimmed the potentiometer pin.
your other basses weigh only 3kg??? Most P or J basses are around 4kg and the lightest I have ever heard of were 3,5kg
@@Ralferator I'm sorry, I got the numbers of my Stratocaster and Telecaster mixed up...
The basses I own weigh: Fender American Professional II Jazz Bass weighs 3945g. (3,945 Kg), The Fender Precision Bass 4034gr. (4,034 Kg) and the Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Vintage Edition 4700gr (4,70Kg). But the point is always the same: The Squier with Nyatoh body weighs 700g. more than the respective Fender bass with Alder body, and they are quite a few, but otherwise it is an exceptional bass. Excellent in sound and spectacular in the "velvety" keyboard, and despite the 700g (0.7Kg) difference I will never sell it.
The word would be gritty about the pots. I have the gold 40th jazz bass, I think it's the best Squier yet. The wood and finish is different then this model of Squier, would you compare the two on your channel? Thanks for demo,
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
I made the mistake of picking up the Dakota Red version in a store. I couldn't put it down. I picked it up first as it looked so outstanding, and I was left with no desire whatsoever to try playing any other basses in the store as it felt and looked so good. So I had to buy it. I have a Fender that cost nearly three times as much and I would put the Squier in the same quality bracket. And yes... it sustains for days, it sustains so much it's almost embarrassing if you finish a song on an open note and forget to mute it, and it just goes on and on and on.
Glad you finally got a Squier that isn’t damaged and actually works!😀
Looks and sounds fantastic, even with flats.
Great video as always Jonny. I’m already looking forward to the next one. 👍🏻
Cheers Dave! I'm a big fan of this one 😄
unluckly another story with mine...I have a fret a bit lifted up on one side so when you press the next fret the string makes a terrible buzz...I will get it fixed by my luthier...
Yeah the paint job on mine was so poor but 200$ I wasn't gunna send the bass back.
Ok man, I totally went in intending to purchase one piece of gear with money I saved up for Labor Day sales, but I tried this bass out and ended up buying two of them because they were just THAT good, on sale for labor day, and I still saved some money! I do plan on painting the bodies and swapping pickups to taste, but Squier knocked these out of the park. They sound great and the neck....the neck is the best part, imo. It sits right between my 50's vintera pbass and my 40th anniversary gold edition jazz bass (another rad bass, BTW. Totally worth a review) But even more comfortable (to me) with the satin finish. It's already my favorite neck on a bass I've owned.
I own two of the 40th anniversary squiers bass. I got the blue p bass with gold hardware and ruby red/burgundy jazz bass. Both awesome basses. I sanded the back of neck on the jazz bass and it feels awesome now. I feel they are up there against my fender mim players series.
Awesome! I sanded my CV p bass neck down too, such an improvement!
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
As a guitar player playing a bass once in a while: this is the one for me😊 great machine indeed
nice one. what would you rather go for, between this one or the Affinity PJ?
better precision tone with one VS more flexibility and cheaper with the Affinity?
thanks and keep them going!
just bought a used one in mint condition for 300 including a gigbag - great instrument! it´s a keeper
I love you playing old school The Cure songs in this demo. I just got the red one today for $250 at GC. Previous owner put a black pick guard and black strings in it but I intend to restore it to its former gold and dakota red glory. Amazing bass, great neck and just a solid buy.
That must’ve been a total coincidence! I just make up baselines for the videos 🤪 Glad you like it!!
I have a Fender Vintera 50's Precision Blonde!! They look 99% the same. I love it and same for me!! Dream bass!! Glad you have it!! Enjoy!!
I love that bass! Yeah this one has a slightly more tinted neck that's a bit slimmer. Love 50s looks 😍
Man the neck on this beauty is very very nice! I wonder if any good ol cream PU cover will fit on this?
Those fender designed PU are sweet!
The nut width appears to be close to a Jazz nut width. My main axe is a Jazz, and I love that narrow width.
Yeah, it's a really comfy neck!
Lovely neck but definitely wider than a Jazz.
Fully understanding this is quite old: curious whether you prefer this or the rascal?
Great video as always and even greater idea to share its sound with flats.
I wish you played the flats with direct input (no amp sim) and more in a vintage (Motown and early funk) way.
Is it warm and mellow enough for that ?
It seems it keeps its open, clearer tone wich is very good but not vintage enough for my taste.
Any opinion on that particular point ?
Please Squier, don’t apply translucent finished if you can’t select uniform grain woods !
For me it results in no buying a sunburst CV60’s nor a blond 40th anniversary wich would have been my first choices as I don’t really like mate red and white is fine but not 60’s/70’s inspiring for me.
I’m really glad for people who feel that look defects can be perceived as own distinctive caracter.
I can honestly say squier is making great equipment as far as guitars, i play bass but am moving across the dark side, I recently picked up a strat maple, and it's all class, looking forward to adding to my gretsch (lawsuit) g2220, with a possible squier j bass in the future, im satisfied with their makes as far as guitars go, only time will tell
If you get good ones, they're GREAT!
Just bought the Black and Gold version. first impressions are very good . It seems that Squier have pulled out all the stops with these Basses.
Great review by the way.
Just got the same one, it’s really legit
Are the necks slimmer than the players edition? They seem easier to navigate..
@@joeyschreiner re neck - curious if you were able to confirm this
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
They keep the cost down allegedly by using left over cuts from a furniture factory. My Squier CV 50s strat body is 7 pieces. 3 pieces on top, 4 pieces back. Drawback is the glue seams are sinking in even 'tho it has a relatively thick urethane finish. The sound that comes out of it is phenomenal for the price I paid. I thought that many pieces would affect tone but it doesn't seem to. Thru the center (on top) is one piece (flanked by narrower pieces) and then underneath that is 2 equal pieces of the 4 equal pieces on the back.
Maybe IKEA should make guitars!
I played one for the first time the other day and was blown away.
If I ever see one for sale at Music go round in Toledo, I'm gonna snap it up.
I have the money tucked away just for it.👍
I planned on buying Fender Player p-bass, but I think I'm gonna go with this Squier, which is half the price. I still need to buy a new amp for playing with my band and I'm curently deciding between Rumble 800 and Rumble 200 (I think I'm gonna get the higher wattage one).
I'd definitely recommend this over the Player P!
Just picked one of these up new at GC for $220. Smoking deal!
I'm all over those grimey knobs. Relic jobs are cool and I don't care what anyone else says.
Grimey knobs tee coming soon
Another very nice review Johnny thank you very much.
Thanks very much!
I'm a guitarist and I just bought this one as my first bass today. tried out a few in that price range and this one just spoke to me, it looks dope and most importantly feels really nice to play. and I think it has the kind of low end that I want for my recordings. I'm stoked. a flaw on mine is also that the volume pot is mechanically pretty scratchy, but I guess that's only a small issue
The P bass is absolutely top tier , in terms of basses to record with. The way they sit in a mix is amazing. They sit in this perfect range that is right between guitar and drums. There is a reason most studio engineers in NY and LA, in the 60s, basically required the session musicians to use P basses only. It just made mixing bass a breeze as they didn't have to fug around with it's sonic quality to adjust and change it's place in the mix. By default, it just sits in a perfect sonic place. So you definitely made the correct choice for recording
Glad to hear this! I’m strictly a guitar player but I’m looking for a simple, decent quality bass for an album with good lows and this caught my eye.
Are you going to record direct?
next parts caster, all the parts you want for 960 euro , fender roasted jbasneck, back routed p body to paint, sandberg bridge and string tree, dimarzio pj pickups or pick a squier and put on sandberg bridge and string tree for 600? less work/less money?
all comes down to your preference lol, you dont need to upgrade the bridge with that overkill stuff, its just fine. hi mass bridge maybe
@@phipschi4255 I never liked the fender bass bridges... it's like they made a temporary mockup to test the rest of the bass in the 50s, and they didn't bother doing decent design... hi mass bridge is a must on any bass above 600... for me. G&L Tribute knows 550, sandberg Electra knows...800 fender only knows above 1200 euro....
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@@w.callens1629 i mean the fender bass bridges aren't the most sophisticated ever created but they do the job just fine... they are good enough for roger waters for example lol
@@phipschi4255 I'm no Roger waters, ... but everything on a bass has been designed, shaped in a way, an L bridge seems out of place...
@@w.callens1629 eh if you think so... For me its just a rather basic design which kinds works
That tone is SICK!!!!!!
Thanks!
I can't decide whether i want the p bass gold edition or the vintage ones
For the satin necks, vintage ones get my vote 😃
I just got the gold and ruby j bass , plays and sounds great . Your review makes me want the P bass too .
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
Hi Jonny! Great video as always.
Do you know if there are any differences from the Gold and Vintage editions? Planning to buy the gold as my first bass after years being a guitar player.
Hi! I believe it's just the satin necks/body's that differ! Spec wise they're the same I think
How about the fret job? No high / low fret ? Low action possible ?
Looks good, sounds good. Old school p basses always do. I got a 70s CV p bass last year, (the brown one with block inlays) and it looks and sounds good... but it is GLOSSIER than those twins out of Bros! I suspect this one would win on most counts, other than being brown. And block inlays...why am I a sucker for block inlays?
I’m a sucker for block inlays too, but even more when there’s binding to go with it!
@@italicbass2426 that's just filthy talk you beast!! 😁
Jonny, great vid thanks. WhT amp sims did you use on the slap tone please?
Thanks! All the same amp sim - Gallien Kruger head going into an Ampeg SVT 810 cab 😄
Hey rubber Johnny, just try one over at my local guitar shop. I think the neck on the 40th vintage addition is awesome! Have you found yourself adjusting the truss rod more than twice a year?
Hi 😆😅 No I haven't made any adjustments since owning it!
@@JonnyDibble ~ 👍🏼 prices is coming down to from 600 u.s. to 500! The stripe on the yellow that you mentioned on yours the was on the front. Looked a little nasty. Also at the red very very nice!
Bought one of these last month, got a full blonde one - no grain showing through on the front or back 😁 they are fantastic basses, I would pick this over my Fender Player bass if I had to sell one, neck is so comfortable to play, looks great, setup and intonated perfectly straight out of the box 👍 great job by Squier
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
@@easyabc1404 I got the Vintage Blonde version like the one in the video, not the gold one so I’m all good if something breaks (all feels pretty solid to me) but good point regarding the gold 40th anniversary versions
you were very lucky having no grain showing through on the front...I have them on the front, upper and downer side 😞
@@luigi.zanini sorry to hear that, not sure what Squier were thinking with that finish, why not just make it a solid finish like the red version. I emailed various music stores to get actual pictures of the one I’d be buying and there were some that looked like they’d barely finished them at all. Return it if you’re not happy with it as the ones with poor finishes don’t look like the perfectly finished stock photos of the bass that are advertised by most stores (had to do that with a Burl-top PRS once that looked nothing like the one advertised online)
@@thebeardedbassplayer I will show the bass to my luthier in order to know if it’s better to give back it or not, because if I give back and I order another one, there’s a probability that also the second bass will have green streaking, so may be it’s better for the luthier to paint it with solid color, thanks a lot for your suggestion! 👍🏼
It's not the 40th anniversary but I finally have my p-bass! It's a new Squier 60s CV with a dent for $250.
That’s a great price!
Greetings. Do you notice any neck dive in your bass? Great videos!
Hello! I've not noticed any, no 😊 Thank-you!
there is a neck dive but very weak
Have you ever tried a Squier JV then?
Got one of these bad boys, I absolutely love it! Thinking about replacing the pups, any thoughts on that Jonny? I was looking at the Dimarzio DP122
I will replace them with Fender Pure Vintage 63, I already have tjem on my CV60 and they are much better on low end
The bass looks really great ...and sounds nice and p'ey too. I'm one of those 'don't quite get it' people with road worn / relic thing, although it probably wouldn't put me off getting one of these (if I had the cash). I'm very ok with worn, well used look when a bass has been well used and ends up with the relic vibe from use. I wouldn't want to buy a new car that looked pre worn.
Haha I don't think used reliced cars are desirable 😆 unless.... there's an untapped market 😝
Correct , who wants a new bass that looks trashed out of the dumpster!
This is hardly "roadworn", though. It's just aged
you can't compare a pre worn car with a relic. like, at all.
I wonder if you'd like Ernie Ball Cobalt flats, just put a new set on my CV 60s PBass, sonically they're not like any other flats I've played, bright and resonant, more so than nickel roundwounds tbh.
absolutely right sbout the gold. cheaply made.
I just got a 40th vintage J and it is the best Jazz Bass I've owned.
Squier superlative on this one.
i wish my mind was creative enough to come up with basslines like you do. i can basically just learn songs.
On the contrary, I don't spend enough time learning songs!
Learn your scales, learn your pentatonic patterns, learn your whole tone scales and patterns, but you have to be able to hear it in your mind, in addition to playing it. Here is a bass exercise for you..., sing, and whatever you sang, match it with the bass exactly, same pitch , same rhythm!!. if you have trouble, start off with playing happy birthday in all 12 keys
I imagine they are the same quality as the classic vibe. Which is great! I have a inca silver CV jazz bass and love it!
What year is that one? 😍
@@JonnyDibble it's made in china in 2014. Before they switched to Indonesia. Inca silver with a matching headstock and has a beautiful rosewood fretboard 😍
exept yours was way cheapper to buy......
Wich parts would you change to improve ir??
I'm undecided, does it sound better than the Classic '60s vibe? Thanks
It's hotter, but I prefer it overall compared to the 60s
Hey Johnny, can you review a Cnz Audio mini jazz? I wanna get one but there not a lot of reviews, but the few there are, are good.
Hi Ben! I'll reach out to them and see what they say! 😁 Cheers
Thanks for the video jonny.
I was really looking forward to it for weeks, what make of flatwound strings are you using ?
Ah yes I forgot to say! They're Thomastik Infelds 😊 Cheers!
Great demo Jonny! It’s a shame they didn’t go for a roasted maple neck in the whole line-up, like the Sire p5 u reviewed 🤤.. here’s a tough Q: which do you prefer? P5 or this one?
That would've been cool! I dig the classic look though. I'll be doing a vs video in the future 😉 at the moment the sound of the Squier is edging ahead but I'm in the honeymoon period to hard to say
Beautiful Squier Sound
So good!
Hey Jonny, would you be so kind to compare it to G&L SB-2. I am kinda torn between these two and I can use any insight from someone who had the opportunity to play test both. Regards
Great review! This bass looks awesome and sounds good! I also love how the green jazz bass looks but i'd be reluctant to spend 520 euros on a squier. I'm also curious about how this bass compares to the sire P5. Looking forward to your vs video!
Thanks mate! Yeah its a big ask, but Fenders are on the rise too 🥲
The price of these is absolutely worth it. I have played all the models in Squiers CV and 40th Anni lines and they are absolutely in line with Fender Player series basses. These 40s and the CV 70s are, I can say confidently, a much better deal than the Fender Players in terms of Sound/Fit and finish to price. They sound fucking great, with nothing about them sounding worse than the Fenders. The fit and finish of those 2 specific Squiers is consistent and amazing for the price. The same cannot be said if Fender Player series instruments. There are some that are great and some that are just a mess.
All in all, I can say with confidence and experience that the Squier name on the headstock of these does not indicate and inferior instrument, in any way, compared to the Fender Players. I would absolutely take a CV70 or 40th Anni over a Fender Player of the same year. It's fine to be a gear snob, in some cases. It used to be acceptable to think that Squier is sub par and Fender is better, flat out all the time. However, the last few years have come to reverse that sentiment and now, believing Fender to be better than Squiers full stop is flat out wrong. Go to a shop and pick up a CV 70 or one of these 40 p basses and then go grab a Fender Player P bass and play them back to back. I guarantee you, if you can put aside the discrimination in your thoughts, you will not be able to say honestly that the Fender is worth more money than these Squiers
Thats a beautiful bass
Now that is beautiful. I have been trying to decide on which P-bass to get as a beginner, and I think maybe this one is it.
If you have the budget, this and the Sire P5 are a great choice
@@JonnyDibble I have been looking at the Sires as well! Originally it was the D5 I was hoping for, then I was looking at the Paranormal Squire Jazz, but I kept coming back to either one of the Classic Vibe P, or maybe the G and L Fallout Tribute. I still haven't been able to try a Fallout though.
as a beginner, go to pawn shop and look for a Crate bass, or a Samick bass.
this is not a beginning bass!
@@grantkoeller8911 I am a beginner, but I am 55 years old and had a Rickenbacker 4001 for 20 years, so I don't particularly want a Samick.
same neck dimensions as gold ones?
Jonny, direct question and please choose 1. This squier or marcus miller p5 ? Thx
DON'T DO THIS TO ME! Right now? Looks and sounds to Squier, playability and feel to Sire
I feel EXACTLY the same way about mine. I've had it for two weeks and I can't put it down!! My other two basses must be soooo jealous...
So nice right?!
@@JonnyDibble By the way, the Dakota Red finish is not transparent. So if anyone is nervous about that, they could do well to look at the red ones.
And also no crackling on the knobs on this end.
That amp sim is so clean tho
Great review, Johny! Does it have a neck dive?
Cheers! Not to me, no 😄
yes there is but very weak
I love Squier And I have a Beautiful Squier Classic Vibe 70s Jazz Bass Sunburst And it's Sounds Great 👍
If you get a good one, Squier can be so so good!
what's the body thickness for the Jazzbass ?
I bought the 40th anniversary J bass. This is every bit as good as my MIM J bass, the quality has improved greatly. Thanks for the test drive
Amazing to hear!
Same thing bro. I got the blue p bass with gold hardware and ruby red/burgandy jazz bass. It's up there against my fender mim player series p bass.
To my ear when using roundwound with 100% tone it sound too bright and with 0 tone it sound hongky, this bass really shines with flatwound on it. One more thing, does it have round edges neck?
No rolled fret edges, but no sharp frets ☺️
I've just bought the red one, replaced the pickup with a Fender Original P Bass pickup (based on 62 ?), put Thomastiks Flatwound strings and Graphtech string tuners.
It's Sweet. ❤❤❤
Oh, Jonny! You got 100% of my attention and envy! And the line in the back is so cool! I think it adds to it like a personal fingerprint! Does somebody want my G&L in exchange for that same bass? That bass sounds fantastic!
Oozing character 😍
Keep your G&L
They will go up in value and be collectible in the future.
@@grantkoeller8911 thanks! Do you think that applies to a Tribute series? It's such a cool bass but I just can't get used to the tone other than with Rotosound flats.
@@franzturczynski4693 yes, all G& L will be more and more collectible in the future. Why, because of Leo Fender.
Look at original music man basses!!!! They have shot up in value!
@@grantkoeller8911 will keep it in mind. I'm in no rush to sell it. Thanks for replying!
Hi Jonny! I think the weight you mentioned was in pounds, because 8.8 kg is A LOT for even a 6 strings bass.
I dont even think that there are basses with so much weight 😂😂 even peavy t-40s are lighter than that
I currently have a Harley Benton J that weights around 12 pounds.
It's going out because it has terrible fret buzz and been drooling over the black/gold Squier 40th P as it looks awesome to replace the HB J with, hence why I'm here 😅
Really want the LPB and gold one!!!
Love that they've don't these!
@@JonnyDibble yeah I played one at guitar center the other day and it sounds and plays amazing. Definitely worth the money IMO
The gold ones are very good looking. But... Because there is a big but!
I searched everywhere to see if we can purchase a golden bridge or tuners looking like Squier-Fender ones. That don't exist! Like a good cop in USA!
What if you drop the bass on the floor and you break a tuner??? What if the tuner is broken by itself one year later? What if you want to upgrade but still have the Squier-Fender look with the tuners or the bridge?? Nothing goldie on Fender site on the parts department...
Big but... So i went to a Vintage one! A zillion chrome tuners looking like Squier or Fender everywhere!!!! So your doomed mister... Bad thinking...
what different with black gold edition
The gold edition has gloss body/neck, aged hardware and the neck is not tinted like the vintage ones.
Hey Jonny, i am thinking of the same bass guitar. However i have heard that there are some issues with hum because of pickguard, any idea ?
not in my case
Love the channel. Also, I wanted to share that I just bought one of these and I couldn't be happier. Your review was spot on. Thank you for sharing so much great bass content.
Congratulations! Still loving mine 😁 Thanks very much!
For all intents and purposes I'm pretty sure this is Squier's version of the Vintera series.
It is! They shouldve dome the seafood one too, like they did for the jazz 🔥
i remember seeing your dad on Top Cat, years ago .... how is the old brugga these days ??
He's now Chief Constable Dibble
damn that pbass looks so pretty!
Question. Vintage version are different to Gold version? Sorry my english
Slight differences, yes. The Vintage is all satin compared to the gloss body/neck the gold one has
Gonna sell my CV51Bass and Paranormal Bass to Buy one of these!!!!
Is there any significant difference between the regular one with the 40th anniversary except aesthetic?
Do you mean between the "gold" basses and the "vintage" edition ones?
@@JonnyDibble yes, and the classic vibes
@WS Guntoro the "vintage" has aged hardware and all satin necks and bodies vs the gloss bodies and necks on the "gold" ones. I belive it's different body woods and better quality control compared to the Classic vibes (CVs are all gloss finishes I believe too)
@@JonnyDibble thanks :D
Love it!! :)
BIG fan 😍 Cheers Cici
@@JonnyDibble Aww you legend Jonny! Thank you!! The feeling is mutual :)
Amazing Video Johnny! But jeez 8,8kg sure as hell would break your back.
I've had heavier 😭😭 cheers!
The 70s Classic vibe is also great
Block inlays 😍
@@JonnyDibble yeah I had a MIM fender just like it. To my surprise the Squier feels and sounds better than the one I had.
@@danlewis4886 rhe satin neck is enough for me 😍
This is good to be my first bass purchase? Im not a beginner
Definitely!
People buy this bass! It’s one of the best p bass I’ve owned , and I owned many over 30 years. The beck is to die for. Classic p tone sounds like a fender all the way. I bought mine new for 350.00 bucks. Buy the gold p you will love it
Madness, right?!
Ciao..which brand flat string you used?
Great question! They're Thomastik Infelds
@@JonnyDibble absolutely the best and lightest
i love this bass besides an awful hum/buzzing sound that comes through
Unfortunate about the paint and grain lines. But still very impressed and excited about possibly getting one!
Yeah, it's fine on this one though honestly, wonder if others might not get so lucky though?
I was more unfortunate: grain lines on the front, upper and downer side, no line on the back :-(