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Ta - the laurel fingerboards bother me a bit but considering one of the maple neck (block inlay) 70s CV P-basses and potentially a pickup swap. But not sure if that's worth it vs a Player. Vintera might be a bit rich for me as a bass noob (actually, worse - a guitarist).
Usage is just going to be bedroom recording so no need for it to be super robust or anything, but I'd like it to be playable and have a good basic tone, and a good flexible tone would be even better.
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Just occurred to me it’s a Vintage Modified, not Classic Vibe, although I think CV was just the new name for the same range. A mate had a CV Jazzmaster, and it was good too.
The laurel fingerboards are actually quite nice, although not as refined as a good bit of rosewood. The main issue for me is the hardware - while it’s ok, it’s still standard Squier. The pickups aren’t amazing, I’d change them out if it was mine.
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Marcus Miller P7 if you have the budget. Bought mine a year ago and love it. V flexible tone. PJ bass, pre amp and double pick ups. Have got flat wound strings on it and love the tone.
rodan
dsalmon
My wife has a CV Mustang. It’s decent, although not as nice as a MIM Fender.