Fender Squier Sonic Series

#21
Thank you for the photo and the details
cashmoneywill said:
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My guess for weight is right at 8 lbs or a bit below
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Is the body thinner than a normal p bass as advertised?
Can you provide exact weight or only a guess?

I am thinking of getting a short scale mainly for the weight, not so for the scale itself. If this is under 8lbs would be a good candidate (my Harley Benton jazz bass is 10lbs)
 
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george bel said:
Thank you for the photo and the details

Is the body thinner than a normal p bass as advertised?
Can you provide exact weight or only a guess?

I am thinking of getting a short scale mainly for the weight, not so for the scale itself. If this is under 8lbs would be a good candidate (my Harley Benton jazz bass is 10lbs)
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Put it up against my CIC P-Bass, same body thickness. I know for a fact it is either 8 lbs or in the high 7 lb range, at it weighs similar to my short-scale stingray. I can weigh it later this week to check, but either way super light and absolutely zero neck-dive. I am really impressed with it overall. Only thing I am set on changing is the 1-ply white pickguard, which just cheapens the look imo.
 
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Hello everyone !

Mine came from Thomann and arrived this morning.

I bought it only to get a Pbass neck with the Jazzbass dimension and the satin finish.
For 188€ (shipment included), how could I go wrong ?

Given the price, the paint job is very decent and the overal setup was pretty good out of the box.
They could have put a black pickguard instead of that boring white one.
Frets are properly leveled, and decently 'crown', they just need some rockwool to look better.
The position of the nut is kinda weird and will be replaced soon.
Back of the neck shows the poor quality wood selection (the price, again) but it feels strong in your hand. Only time will tell...
Tuning machines feel ok and I don't see any difference with the Squier CV and VM models.
Regarding the sound, the pickup has a good dynamic response.
Since I'm used to flatwounds, it's difficult to judge now with those nickel roundwounds.
It should be enough for any beginner.

My only complain is about Fender promoting the weight and the body thickness.
On their website, the first line of the specifications shows "Thin and lightweight body"...
Thickness of the body is exactly 4cm.
My Mexican Jazzbass from 1998 is 4,4cm and my Squier CV 70 is 4,2cm.
So, yes, it's thinner but not THAT thinner... come on !
Same goes for the weight as this bass weights exactly 3,6Kg... it's a normal weight !
Just to give you an idea, my fiver Yamaha BBN5-II weights 3,4Kg (alder body).
Honestly, it's just the same thing as before... just another scam from Fender ;-)

For those interested : CRNC23002137

Bref, all in all, it's a great instrument for the price !
 

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r3b0rn80 said:
Hello everyone !

Mine came from Thomann and arrived this morning.

I bought it only to get a Pbass neck with the Jazzbass dimension and the satin finish.
For 188€ (shipment included), how could I go wrong ?

Given the price, the paint job is very decent and the overal setup was pretty good out of the box.
They could have put a black pickguard instead of that boring white one.
Frets are properly leveled, and decently 'crown', they just need some rockwool to look better.
The position of the nut is kinda weird and will be replaced soon.
Back of the neck shows the poor quality wood selection (the price, again) but it feels strong in your hand. Only time will tell...
Tuning machines feel ok and I don't see any difference with the Squier CV and VM models.
Regarding the sound, the pickup has a good dynamic response.
Since I'm used to flatwounds, it's difficult to judge now with those nickel roundwounds.
It should be enough for any beginner.

My only complain is about Fender promoting the weight and the body thickness.
On their website, the first line of the specifications shows "Thin and lightweight body"...
Thickness of the body is exactly 4cm.
My Mexican Jazzbass from 1998 is 4,4cm and my Squier CV 70 is 4,2cm.
So, yes, it's thinner but not THAT thinner... come on !
Same goes for the weight as this bass weights exactly 3,6Kg... it's a normal weight !
Just to give you an idea, my fiver Yamaha BBN5-II weights 3,4Kg (alder body).
Honestly, it's just the same thing as before... just another scam from Fender ;-)

For those interested : CRNC23002137

Bref, all in all, it's a great instrument for the price !
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Glad to see they are pretty level at around 8lbs on the dot. As far as body thickness, I really do believe that Fender just forgot to remove the "Squier Bullet" descriptions, in which they were promoted as being thinner than usual (Which was at least true for the guitars in that line).

tvbop said:
Not to rain on the parade but its the bigger neck size that gives a P its tone. P with jazz neck dont sound the same.
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Not to start something, but I don't really see how that could be true, the string spacing is exactly the same at the pickups and both are split-coil. The playing experience will be different, yes, but I challenge anyone to find a sonic difference there.
 
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Sorry but that nut slot is pretty alarmingly off-looking from the photo. Is it really that far out from perpendicular, or is there a height difference from the E side to the G side giving the illusion?
 
#29
For folks with experience with Affinity basses. Are Sonic basses feeling similar in quality/fit-and-finish? Or do you find them to be a very noticeable step down from Affinity offerings?
 
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r3b0rn80 said:
Hello everyone !

Mine came from Thomann and arrived this morning.

I bought it only to get a Pbass neck with the Jazzbass dimension and the satin finish.
For 188€ (shipment included), how could I go wrong ?

Given the price, the paint job is very decent and the overal setup was pretty good out of the box.
They could have put a black pickguard instead of that boring white one.
Frets are properly leveled, and decently 'crown', they just need some rockwool to look better.
The position of the nut is kinda weird and will be replaced soon.
Back of the neck shows the poor quality wood selection (the price, again) but it feels strong in your hand. Only time will tell...
Tuning machines feel ok and I don't see any difference with the Squier CV and VM models.
Regarding the sound, the pickup has a good dynamic response.
Since I'm used to flatwounds, it's difficult to judge now with those nickel roundwounds.
It should be enough for any beginner.

My only complain is about Fender promoting the weight and the body thickness.
On their website, the first line of the specifications shows "Thin and lightweight body"...
Thickness of the body is exactly 4cm.
My Mexican Jazzbass from 1998 is 4,4cm and my Squier CV 70 is 4,2cm.
So, yes, it's thinner but not THAT thinner... come on !
Same goes for the weight as this bass weights exactly 3,6Kg... it's a normal weight !
Just to give you an idea, my fiver Yamaha BBN5-II weights 3,4Kg (alder body).
Honestly, it's just the same thing as before... just another scam from Fender ;-)

For those interested : CRNC23002137

Bref, all in all, it's a great instrument for the price !
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With Vintage modified like tuning machines rather than the Indonesia version( cortex) which has same shape found on Indo CV bass .

I think I will grap the CIC one soon.

On my view, seem nothing wrong with the nut .

Edit
Recheck the image again, the nut placement seem a bit crooked.
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Yahboy said:
Yeah, made in china !

With Vintage modified like tuning machines rather than the Indonesia version( cortex) which has same shape found on Indo CV bass .

I think I will grap the CIC one soon.

On my view, seem nothing wrong with the nut .

Edit
Recheck the image again, the nut placement seem a bit crooked.
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As long as the nut is parallel to the frets the angle it's set in doesn't matter. Post a pic a bit wider out so we can see the first fret as well as the nut.
 
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Verne Andru said:
As long as the nut is parallel to the frets the angle it's set in doesn't matter. Post a pic a bit wider out so we can see the first fret as well as the nut.
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Point taken, but this is not a fanned fret neck… and that nut sure looks crooked, but, maybe it’s the bevel on the end of the fingerboard past the nut that’s crooked, giving the illusion of a crooked nut… I’d measure from the nut to the first fret at the E side and the G side and if not substantially the same distance return the bass as defective.
 
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#35
Funny, I have seen the Sonic P both made in China and Indonesia now (check the photos on Fender USA website.) The price is so low I am tempted to get a blue P-even though I really do not need it and happy with the ones I have. If the nut is properly cut, and the frets are right, I would be satisfied at such an affordable price point-like that blue one very much.

Also looking at that white Bronco-but I think I would need to buy a ramp for it, and change too many things to make it work for me, adding to the final cost. The Precision is more " Plug N Play" for the way I play my music. Have nothing against shorties, though, and the Bronco is still intriguing due to the price.
 
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Yahboy said:
Yeah, made in china !

With Vintage modified like tuning machines rather than the Indonesia version( cortex) which has same shape found on Indo CV bass .

I think I will grap the CIC one soon.

On my view, seem nothing wrong with the nut .

Edit
Recheck the image again, the nut placement seem a bit crooked.
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I gave a second look at the nut and it's fine :-)
The way I took the picture does look like an optical illusion.
 
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