robroe wrote:are they ever going to get rid of those stupid fucking OBEY guitars ?
no one wants that shit
but they will fucking discontinue good ideas like Vista series and the 51 in only a year or two.
those ugly fucking OBEY modes have been around for the last 5 or 6 years
Rob, I don't think that you account for any of the douchebag Bros that wear tapout and affliction shirts, get tribal armband tattoos, watch ufc and drink busch light or beast ice that no one on this board hangs out with. Those are the people that buy obey guitars.
I just ordered one of these from guitar center. I'm excited as I tend to like the VM series from Squire and I like Jaguar style bodies. Supposed to arrive in early September (right around the corner).
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:38 pm
by serfx
when it shows up do an demo for us.
include doing an riff.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:54 pm
by soundofseventythree
serfx wrote:when it shows up do an demo for us.
include doing an riff.
I will for sure. I plan to do three videos. One featuring the instrument in a song, one "demo" with the instrument solo, and a review. This should cover most of the bases... or should I say basses. har har har
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:20 pm
by James
soundofseventythree wrote:I plan to do three videos. One featuring the instrument in a song, one "demo" with the instrument solo, and a review.
That sounds a very good way of doing but I would suggest doing all three in one video. Aim for three minutes per segment and you'll be golden.
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:04 am
by Billy3000
I saw it on the back of the musician's friend catalog that I got in the mail today. I still think it looks sweet. I don't know that I'd buy one, but I like it. Better than the Fender jaguar bass anyway.
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 2:34 pm
by SKC Willie
I went into a local shop today and they had one of these hanging on the wall.
The top horn did look wanky. I didn't get a chance to plug it in but I did get it down and play it acoustically for awhile. I wish the neck was finished like the necks on the Classic Vibe Series, instead it is that really thin finish that looks and feels like there is no finish. Pretty much no surprises: it looked goofy, felt goofy, and had typical Squier construction. I guess it would be a cool alternative to a Fender PJ bass but this thing doesn't compare to my Jaguar Bass.
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:13 pm
by avj
portugalwillie wrote:I went into a local shop today and they had one of these hanging on the wall.
The top horn did look wanky. I didn't get a chance to plug it in but I did get it down and play it acoustically for awhile. I wish the neck was finished like the necks on the Classic Vibe Series, instead it is that really thin finish that looks and feels like there is no finish. Pretty much no surprises: it looked goofy, felt goofy, and had typical Squier construction. I guess it would be a cool alternative to a Fender PJ bass but this thing doesn't compare to my Jaguar Bass.
After trying one this weekend, this fairly accurately echoes my sentiments as well. I feel like I may be biased in comparing it to my own Fender Jaguar Bass, but I suppose comparisons are inevitable since they gave the same name to an inferior product. Months ago before I bought the Fender Jag Bass, I demoed absolutely every Fender and Squier current production model I could get my hands on and ended up with the recently-discontinued Jag for $599.
The Squier Jag Bass just looked and felt wrong, even when compared to the other great basses in the CV line. The only reason to buy this over one of the other basses in the Squier line would be aesthetics, and in my opinion, that's where it fails the most.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:12 am
by SKC Willie
I agree.
Classic Vibe Series is twice the bass.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:31 am
by Mike
portugalwillie wrote:typical Squier construction
Qualify this, I have a Classic Vibe 60s P bass which is a quality instrument. I also owned a '97 Squier Jazz Bass which my mate J now plays in Sell Crazy - it's still holding up and sounding great
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:23 pm
by SKC Willie
I've never been a huge fan of the Squier guitars. I've owned three and I would say the classic vibe series is above average construction from Squier. It reminds me of the Japan days for Squier. Really the biggest things I don't like about Squier's guitars and basses are aesthetic. I don't like that finish on the necks. If they put a coat or two of some kind of clear coat it would make the neck took and feel so much better to me. And the tort was horrible. The Squier instruments I owned also didn't hold up to the test of time. My bullet last awhile and was the guitar I learned on but my Tele had frets popping loose and wouldn't stay in tune for 20 minutes.
This bass felt the same way to me. I'm probably unlucky. There's a lot of love for Squier here and I don't think it is for any other reason than because they do have good guitars.
Classic Vibe Series basses are a lot better than the Jag bass and for $50 more dollars, if someone was thinking about buying a bass, I would recommend that they buy the classic vibe unless they were completely set up on the pickup configuration or the Jag body. (which doesn't really look like a Jaguar body)
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:01 pm
by Mike
Classic Vibe necks are glossy as all get out.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:39 pm
by SKC Willie
Right, I love the classic vibe necks.
The vintage modified necks don't have any gloss. The Jag bass is in the Vintage Modified Series. (I think)
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:13 pm
by soundofseventythree
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For anyone who didn't see the new thread I started, here's my first video with the Jaguar bass. More to come.
The thing I think people are forgetting is that this is not the classic vibe. I think with this bass, and all the rest of the Vintage modified series, Squier shot themselves in the foot because now everyone compares them to the classic vibes as far as quality. I played one and I liked it. I didn't plug it in cause Guitar center was too busy and I didn't feel like being in there for any longer than I already had been, but it felt and played really nice. The tort on it was absolutely awful in person, I would definitely have to find an alternate pickguard for it, but other than that I liked it. I hope to go back next week and plug it in.
