Fender Vintera II Bass VI Did they fix it?

Hello! Today I look at the Fender Vinters II Bass VI. I reviewed the Squier Bass VI before and was frustrated by the bridge that would not allow you to intonate the bass properly. Does the Vintera II address this? Does it bass? Let me know what you think.
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[@armandosinger]

Excellent. This answered my question about whether this fixes the Squire issues and whether it’s worth the money. To fix the squire, I see people 1) replacing the bridge and tremolo 2) shimming the neck 3) replacing the pickups. If the pickups in the Vintera VI are great, then you eliminate the need for all those upgrades. I believe it’s still cheaper to do all of the above mods on the Squier (let’s assume your time is free). But then again, the Fender will have a much better resale value, so you should come out ahead with the Fender Vinetra especially if you’re not 100% sure you will keep it forever. Thanks for the info!

[@KPJohnson]

Glad to be of assistance! I had not seen anyone address the Squier in the videos that I hve seen, and since I had made an in depth one on it I felt that I should speak about the issues with the Squier and how it relates to the Vintera.

[@KPJohnson]

@@fvckfvce1838 Damn. You definitely got a bad one. Our experiences with the instruments are completely opposite. I got mine from Sweetwater so I don't know if their setup took care of any issues, but overall QC on mine was fine. I do agree about the vintage saddles and I may look into replacements.

[@Steadman711]

Picked up one of these a few weeks ago and have been waiting to see and hear more reviews. Love hearing about this from a bass player! I appreciate the content

[@nicolascrochet4093]

Great review, thanks for going into the comparison with Squier

[@ashtralplane777]

I wish they came in more colors

[@chickenlickin3820]

Hi Kevin, just came across your Channel today. i have the Bass VI, Ric 4001 Ray 5 and Ray 4! we must be tone twins!

[@KPJohnson]

You have fantastic taste!

[@simonsmith2642]

I primarily play an SG bass, short scale. But Im also a guitar player so this is very interesting to me. I wish they made a hardtail.

[@KPJohnson]

You should be able to adapt to it well.

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

I’ve got the Squier Vintage Modified version. Because I am fingers exclusive on both guitar and bass, it’s a challenge for me whenever I pick that one up to get it right and not be tempted to grab a pick (or to play it like a guitar). My main complaint is that the pickups could be hotter (without the bass cut). I used to have a similar Ampeg model to the bass amp you plugged into here, Kevin. It only had one cab, and the head could be overturned and stored in the cab for transit. I didn’t keep it because I couldn’t face the hassle of getting it refit with a fresh speaker come or a proper plug with grounding. I’ve still managed to include it on some of my official tracks under my real name (Eric Benjamin Gordon).

[@isherwoodme]

I have seen several people say flipping the bridge saddle assembly around fixes the intonation issue.

[@matthewf1979]

I can’t wait to pick one up. I’ve been waiting for Fender to re-release a non Squier/Custom Shop version forever. The used market for these things is crazy! I really love the sound of chords on Bass VI type instruments. I almost got that Ibanez right before they released these.

[@trailingupwards]

The two biggest issues with the Squier are intonation, and the terrible sounding pickups. After you fix those issues, purchasing new strings, mastery bridge, and lollar pickups, you've almost spent as much as the Fender Vintera II costs. You're still left with an inferior instrument due to plastic tuners, junk electronics, cheap neck, no locking tremolo, poplar body...

[@KPJohnson]

So you’re saying the Fender is a deal? I really wanted to like the Squier, but as you point out, it needed too much to make it usable for me.

[@trailingupwards]

@@KPJohnson The Fender is a fair deal considering it has alder body, locking trem, rosewood, 7.25 radius, good pickups, better bridge. It's playable as is, is a great base for upgrades, and will have a good resale value. I wish it had a matching headstock.

[@trailingupwards]

@@fvckfvce1838 I ordered some Pure Vintage 65 Jaguar pickups. I'm just trying to figure out what to use for the third pickup.

[@KPJohnson]

@@fvckfvce1838 It can be case by case. I couldn't get mine to where I was comfortable with how it intonated.

[@prismatic1239]

Honestly all you need is a new bridge

[@id.unknown1283]

You could have gotten a mastery bridge for the squire and an after-market trem for the squire. That's what I'm doing with the squire bassVI I just ordered. Sure, it's extra money, but the mastery components are better than anything fender makes, including their custom shops components.

[@KPJohnson]

I couldn’t find one available when I had my Squier or I would have.

[@jimix5708]

Are there aftermarket bridges that will work on the Squier?

[@KPJohnson]

@@jimix5708 yes, the Stay Trem will work but they are hard to come by. I ordered one in June but they said they are a few weeks out. 6 weeks and no update yet.

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful day also today is a fantastic day ❤😊

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

Glad you play it through a bass amp!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Fender 24-100 Gauge Strings really do help

[@KPJohnson]

Definitely if you want to primarily use it as a bass.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@KPJohnson Yes but as a Guitar it would be almost like playing a Bass VI version of a Light top heavy bottom set where the 3 Higher strings are easy to bend while the 3 Lower strings have extra tension to keep em in tune.

[@KPJohnson]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 yes, it’s a good compromise. The stock strings do not have enough tension on the bottom strings.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@KPJohnson But the updated 24-100 Gauge Strings do on the other hand & they sound Bassey.

[@nigellacey559]

Beard and hair 😮

[@mr.happytheman]

What about low strings buzz because of the lack of tension? My Squier suffers from it a bit especially past 9th fret.

[@KPJohnson]

It hasn’t been too bad. I adjusted the string heights and the buzz is not too bad.

[@stevepethel6843]

Thanks for playing and talking in detail it was great help. God bless you for sharing your thoughts and making your video and posting it.

[@michaelblaney4461]

Well this vintera Bass VI is the only option unless you want to pay stupid amounts for a Nash or a Custom Shop fender . The $1500 price tag is too much for a MIM fender.

[@user-di9he3nl5y]

Fanx man

[@isherwoodme]

Fingerstyle worked for Frankie Valli's bassist, although I've seen him play pick on 4-strings also. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3zXipqFgptlnM0si=EuQhMiNiNKB6Wgaa

[@nesjo7777]

This is a very sloppy (bs)player.

[@KPJohnson]

Thanks!

[@donnix1192]

Get bent, put up a video of you playing so we can judge how much you suck.