Squier CV Bass VI LRL 3TS

Fun to play

As a guitar player, this bass feel much natural to me than a normal bass. Scale length wise it is like a short scale, but the distance between strings brings it closer to the guitar experience. With the original strings and setup it was pretty poor though with plenty of fret noise and bad intonation, but after stringing it with La Bella flats and fixing the setup it became a useful tool. It is baffling though that company like Fender produce a guitar with such a lousy bridge, it is so bad that you simply cannot get a good intonation without modifications and the main problem is that the pin have a different diameter than the hole in which they are supposed to fit. Result is that the bridge will lean forward and elevate the intonation problem. They must have known this after the first prototype. The machine heads are also to small and a low gearing makes it hard to tune. Maybe they don't think it is important to have a bass in tune.

Good one from Squier!

Needs fatter strings and some setup to reach its full potential, but if you have basic knowledge of guitar and bass setup, you’ll be up and running in less than an hour. If you plan to buy one of these, buy a 1° neck shim and a set of jeavier strings while you’re at it!

Inspired by Get Back

As soon as I saw John Lennon using a Fender bass VI I had an overwhelming urge to get one. Didn't have the cash for an original but a Squier will do me. Quality of a Fender , and sounds brilliant.

A quality instrument, held back by an underwhelming bridge

Pros:

1) Comfortable neck

2) Good-sounding pick-ups

3) Solid, satisfying switches

4) Well-cut bone nut

5) Stable tuning machines.

6) 3-ply pickguard

7) Delightfully retro style

8) Spotless finish, tasteful sunburst, nice flame along the neck

9) It sounds evil

Cons:

1) Strings - too thin, needs a new set out of the box.

2) Bridge - lacks for an extra 2-3mm of adjustment on the lower strings. This leads to intonation foibles.

3) The body is made out of 4 pieces. If you care about that sort of thing then get one in a solid color.

4) Some rough edges on the pickguard.

5) The knobs feel a bit light.

6) The instrument is altogether quite microphonic, though I think of it as a charming quirk rather than a flaw.

I like it. It's my first Indonesian-built instrument, and I am thoroughly impressed by both the build quality and the finish, as they are miles above those of similarly-priced instruments of the 80s and 90s. I will probably replace or modify the bridge to assuage the intonation issues, but the instrument is playable out of the box. For how much it costs, it's a pretty good deal. Would recommend.

Great little curiousity and worth the price.

I had been playing guitar for over two decades, and bass for about a decade before I bought this item. Inspired, as I'm sure so many others were, seeing its big sister in the Beatles Get Back documentary by Peter Jackson.

This is a fun little toy. I won't deny it takes some getting used to. It's not a guitar, nor is it a bass. The best I could describe the feeling is like playing a guitar with bass strings, but even that is not fully accurate. I always play bass with my fingers, never a pick, and so the closeness of the strings means that you kind of have to adapt your playing a little bit.

Also, you can play chords on it, but again, it feels a little weird as a guitarist due to the thicker strings.

Where it really comes in to it's own is when you hybridise your playing style. I like to play it as a bass but with a pick at the lower end, then do chords up past the 12th fret. It really sounds great at both once you get used to the feel. Soloing feels lovely on it too.

The sound is quite good, there is a nice bit of versatility between the three pickups.

The tuning can feel a little finnicky and I did have to do a good bit of setting up of the bridge when it arrived as the intonation was way off. This was pretty straightforward however.

Overall this is a great instrument for the price, and I'm very happy that I bought one.

Very interesting instrument!

It take a bit time to accomodate the playing but it is sure very fun!

Might need a little tweeking.

I am goin to return playing it right now!