Squier Classic Vibe '50s Precision Bass

[Denis]

I think these in this color are really pretty basses. Any tried one of them? Thoughts?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251397090056?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

[gearHed289]

A friend of mine had one just like that, though I think she may have put a Duncan pup on it. It was OK, but the neck was like a baseball bat.

[ilan]

but the neck was like a baseball bat.

You say it like it's a negative thing... 

[copacetic]

Well you can shave the neck profile down. As long as the width ( and I know that is sometimes an issue for some depending on your hands) is not a problem you won't have to do fret work.

[gearHed289]

You say it like it's a negative thing... 

Ha!

The width seemed normal, it was just really round and fat front to back.

[dadagoboi]

Ha!

...it was just really round and fat front to back.

Sounds right to me.  It's supposed to be a  Classic Vibe '50s isn't it?

...You young pups, why in my day the necks had bark on them.

[hieronymous]

My early/mid-'70s Telecaster Bass has a fat neck - baseball-bat-sawn-in-half is always how I thought of it! I love it - I definitely play differently on it. My Duck Dunn Sig plays the role of the flatwound-strung P for me now.

[Thornton Davis]

Just bought my son a new Classic Vibe 60's Jazz bass (for a Xmas present). Amazing bass for the money!

I'd like to see them extend the series by adding more instruments and finishes to it.

TD

[gearHed289]

Sounds right to me.  It's supposed to be a  Classic Vibe '50s isn't it?

...You young pups, why in my day the necks had bark on them.

Nice! I've never played a 50s Fender, but I played a '57 re-issue a few years ago, and the neck was nice and flat. I don't usually care for P necks, but that one was great.

[dadagoboi]

Nice! I've never played a 50s Fender, but I played a '57 re-issue a few years ago, and the neck was nice and flat. I don't usually care for P necks, but that one was great.

57 is when they switched to a shallower neck profile, still the same width as the 51s, 1 3/4".  The 'Tele" bass reissue of the 60s had the same baseball bat as the 51 thru 56s.  Mine was a '55, contoured body, weighed less than 8 lbs.

[godofthunder]

 I was in love with one of these at the House of Guitars. Beautiful flamed maple neck, yeah it was beefy but in a good way and the LP blue finish looked killer. The fit and finish were excellent, you wouldn't know you were playing a $300 bass.

[tom grossheider]

Big necks, big fun.....

[Chris P.]

Not too fat...

[ilan]