Squier Matt Freeman P-Bass

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roscoestring

roscoestring

Squier-Nut
Nov 6, 2011
834
Dixie, Georgia
Just curious, why are you considering the Matt Freeman p bass? Will it be better than say a VM p bass? or even their $179 p bass?

I'm not big on owning a signature series anything. I could really care less about who has played one before me. I'd much prefer to save my money and maybe even mod a cheaper bass to be what I wanted it to be. With that said, I do own a Mike Dirnt P bass that I like really well. I bought it because it was cheap and I liked the look though. But I hate the star on it. Nothing that the Sharpie didn't fix.

OK, y'all school me on this.
 
ns2joel

ns2joel

Squier-Meister
Feb 21, 2010
478
Brownsville,Tx
@ Roscoe haha i know what you mean about the star. im a pretty big fan of Matt Freeman so i would buy that bass. ive actually been lusting over it for a while...aside from that is the color scheme of it. @Jromero i havent tried it yet but have heard good things about it from all of the reviews out there.
 
tabdog

tabdog

Squier-holic
May 2, 2011
4,200
Little Rock, AR
I like the Vintage Modified better.
The VM has the Duncan design
pickup that just sounds better to
me.

Just my opinion.

You should try one.

Tabdog
 
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jromero

Squier Talker
Nov 2, 2011
17
Los Angeles, CA
Thanks for the input. I'll probably go to GC later today and try out some p-basses. I'll probably do what roscoestring said and save my money and mod one to my likings. We'll see what happens.
 
ns2joel

ns2joel

Squier-Meister
Feb 21, 2010
478
Brownsville,Tx
the vm bass is actually pretty good, i was considering getting that one instead. but my wife told me i should get the MF as i wanted that one first.
 
tabdog

tabdog

Squier-holic
May 2, 2011
4,200
Little Rock, AR
Congrats JMo,

I bet you're going to love it.

Hopefully you can give us a an update on
your impressions, once you get acquainted
with it.

Tabdog
 
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soulman969

Banned
Nov 30, 2011
198
Colorado
roscoestring said:
Just curious, why are you considering the Matt Freeman p bass? Will it be better than say a VM p bass? or even their $179 p bass?

I'm not big on owning a signature series anything. I could really care less about who has played one before me. I'd much prefer to save my money and maybe even mod a cheaper bass to be what I wanted it to be. With that said, I do own a Mike Dirnt P bass that I like really well. I bought it because it was cheap and I liked the look though. But I hate the star on it. Nothing that the Sharpie didn't fix.

OK, y'all school me on this.
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OK here's from an "Old School Guy" with a very good friend whose a Fender Rep. :)

FWIW the signature or endorsement of that bass has nothing to do with it pricing or it's quality. It's a marketing idea to bring punk players over to that bass.

There's a huge quality difference between an Squier Affinity or Squier Standard and their CV series basses. The Matt Freeman model is essentially a CV PBass spec'd more to a 70's look and feel than a 60's. It gives players the choice of a straightforward black or vintage white color with a maple board that the CV 60's PBass doesn't offer. The level of quality and pricing is that of a CV series Bass.

The Squire VM's are a level below the CV's and IME compare with Fenders MIM Standards in quality whereas the CV line compares more favorably with their MIA Standards for hundreds of dollars less. I own a CV Jazz and I can attest to that.

If you're gonna signficantly modify a bass then maybe an Affinity or Squier Standard body is where you start. At the quality level of the CV's there is little or modification needed. If someone want a 70s style PBass with a maple board they'd find that Matt Freeman model a great buy.

Five minutes with a razor blade and it's no longer even a Matt Freeman signature model. It's just a really nice PBass in black or vintage white with a maple board. :D
 
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jromero

Squier Talker
Nov 2, 2011
17
Los Angeles, CA
soulman969 said:
OK here's from an "Old School Guy" with a very good friend whose a Fender Rep. :)

FWIW the signature or endorsement of that bass has nothing to do with it pricing or it's quality. It's a marketing idea to bring punk players over to that bass.

There's a huge quality difference between an Squier Affinity or Squier Standard and their CV series basses. The Matt Freeman model is essentially a CV PBass spec'd more to a 70's look and feel than a 60's. It gives players the choice of a straightforward black or vintage white color with a maple board that the CV 60's PBass doesn't offer. The level of quality and pricing is that of a CV series Bass.

The Squire VM's are a level below the CV's and IME compare with Fenders MIM Standards in quality whereas the CV line compares more favorably with their MIA Standards for hundreds of dollars less. I own a CV Jazz and I can attest to that.

If you're gonna signficantly modify a bass then maybe an Affinity or Squier Standard body is where you start. At the quality level of the CV's there is little or modification needed. If someone want a 70s style PBass with a maple board they'd find that Matt Freeman model a great buy.

Five minutes with a razor blade and it's no longer even a Matt Freeman signature model. It's just a really nice PBass in black or vintage white with a maple board. :D
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I appreciate the input.:)
 
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jromero

Squier Talker
Nov 2, 2011
17
Los Angeles, CA
It finally came in today. Coincidentally, it came in on my b-day. I played it for about 30mins and immediately loved it. Great tone an very little setup was required.

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