Squier Precision Bass Shootout - classic vibe 60s vs 70s vs 40th anniversary gold vs vintage

www.soultonestudios.de
Today we are looking at 4 Squier P bass models from 2023 and how they compare to each other. It´s the Classic Vibe 60s and 70s as well as the 40th anniversary edition with the gold and vintage model.
I am not by any means claiming to be a great bassist. I am just very passionate about tone. So to remove any unneccesary distraction from my playing you will only see a picture of the live bass and the current setup in this video.
The bass signal goes into my Kemper and the dirctly into my Antelope interface. In the comparison I decided to do fingerstyle, pick, slap, metal style distortion as well as a mix scenarion with drums and guitars. Eventually there is also a comparison of the DI signal without a Kemper profile on it. I put compression and EQ on it though to bring out the differences in the basses. Snapshots of the settings will be on the screen as you get to it.
If you enjoy the video, like it, share it and subscribe if you want to.

[@luigi.zanini]

it’s very simple: the only sound difference between a CV 60 and the CV 70 is the fingerboard wood (indian laurels vs maple), the same for the 40th anniversary. But another big difference is the soundability and the comfort: the 40th anniversary beats all the other basses because the neck back is satin and not glossy, the tuners are amazing, the neck is like a butter and the tone pot is very progressive. 40th anniversary is (so far) the top level Squier basses (the same for the Jazz model)

[@gabedestellano]

I replaced the gold hw on my 40th with a Ray Ross bridge, plastic pickguard and upgraded the tuners. It's the only bass I play, now.

[@soultonestudios]

sounds cool! 40th gold or vintage? I actually came to like the gold pickguard over time although I´m not a golden boy usually :-9

[@soultonestudios]

So here is my personal opinion on the Squier p basses. The 60s is very round and full but still has a lot of top end. If you roll back the tone pot you get an absolutely nice vintage tone. The 70s is tighter and funkier, just as the musical period it is refrring to. It is a wonderful modding platform as I ve seen videos where people put in Musicman Humbuckers and basically turned them into Stingrays. I noticed that of all basses it has the most high end roll off and softest attack. The anniversary models have more presence and a clearer attack than the classic vibes. The gold edition is very tight and punchy and almost goes into a thunderbirdy/rickenbackery direction with reduced but super tight low end. The vintage edition offers a little more low mids When comparing them in a mix the differences become hardly noticeable. All of them did a good job at fitting into the mix - It´s a p bass after all.

[@soultonestudios]

What do you think? Which one did I keep?

[@crazywiener11]

Going by your username, the 70's classic vibe !!!

[@soultonestudios]

@@crazywiener11 🤣

[@soultonestudios]

@@crazywiener11 the username is actually the name of my studio www.soultonestudios.de www.soultonestudios.com

[@soultonestudios]

@@crazywiener11 I can´t deny that I really like the 70s model! I thinks it´s a great bass at this price point and it inspires me to play it. And it also begs me to mod it ;-)

[@crazywiener11]

@@soultonestudios Cool. I have the Squier 40th bass (Precision), gold hardware. It's a solid bass.

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

None of them, they're crap!😂

[@soultonestudios]

I think you can use all of them to make good music. Especially the price point is a strong argument for a squier instrument. I also own a Squier Jazzmaster 40th anv. edition, which I like. Thanks for commenting, though.

[@donnix1192]

I think you are a gear snob who can’t play at all. They are all more gig worthy instruments and sound as good as MIM or American fenders. You would know that if you could play.

[@bapt_andthebasses]

Keep two if you can, but don't get the same strings on both. Seriously, they sound so close to each other.

[@soultonestudios]

Matter of fact, I did replace the strings on one of the basses with flat wounds just to find out - once more ! - that flat wounds somehow just don´t work for me. I don´t know why but I have never played flat wounds and found myself smiling at the same time 🙂

[@bapt_andthebasses]

@@soultonestudios Try tapewounds!

[@soultonestudios]

@@bapt_andthebasses I might next time. Thx for the tip!

[@bapt_andthebasses]

@@soultonestudios also it took me time to appreciate flatwounds... I got three Ps: one with rounds, one with flats, one with tapes! Demanding what I play, one suits better