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Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:39 pm
by aen
HEY ITS MAH BIRFDAY!
And in celebration of the blessed event, dear wife presented me with this

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Let me tell you why you want this bass.
Humbucker in the neck is LOUD and BEEFY. and VERY DARK! It's almost like having flats on the bass. I've got the stock roundwounds on, though i usually use flats.

Bridge pickup is bright and spanky. Just like some wierdos like on their Jazz bass for clanky spanky toanz.

The scale is 32" easier to work than a 34" but more snap and definition than a short scale. A lot better low frequency response than my mustang bass. The neck is almost "P-bass" wide, but I found it usable. It might be due to the shorter scale that I fit with this, and not a ful scale P.

With Fuzz: The humbucker kind of overpowers some of my fuzz pedals. BUT switching to middle or bridge makes it plenty snarly again. I played it through an 8x10, with my Surrender Dorothy and Baby Thundaa pedals.

SUMMATION: Its got a lot of sounds, an easy scale, and it's cheap, as far as nice basses go. It's kind of ugly, I'll admit. But I'd rather have the electronic options than the better looking single pickup model.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:26 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
UGLY? You are so wrong, it's beautiful and I want it. I love what they've done with squier recently, I kind of want at least half of them, and the prices are all legit. Congrats on the sweet new bass dude.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:35 pm
by dubkitty
NOT UGLY

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:52 pm
by space6oy
dubkitty wrote:NOT UGLY

+1, that's pretty hot.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:37 am
by Gone Fission
It is ugly. I'd rather have the '51 P style pickup at the bridge for visual aesthetics. Ugly duckling ultimate versatility might be one of those or a P pickup in the middle. This has the potential to be a favorite modding bass for perverts.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:08 pm
by rot gut
not down with where the controls are located.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:44 am
by McSpunckle
I loved my old VM bass that had that humbucker. Those things are amazing, and frankly should be sold separately.

That bass is hawt shiz.

Re: Squier VM tele bass

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:54 pm
by kbit
I played a Fender Modern Player Tele Bass today that has those pickups in it and they were so big, and dark, and just.... BLOOOOOOOM.