C64S versus standard 4001 & stock 4003

[woodyng]

You can't get Squire's tone with an upside down headstock..".




V63 or wait for a CS to come along....either one would be closer in sound and feel to what you seem to indicate you want...
Edit as opposed to a 4003....the c64 would still be a good choice,too!

[woodyng]

Also,in case it hasn't been mentioned already,there is a really nice mg 4003s for sale right here on the forum for a very reasonalble price. You might contact the owner for the particulars.....johnallg is his member name.

[Colonel Sanders]

If it's the Chris Squire tone you want, you'll get it in spades from a C64, so it's not weird at all!

And while I don't know if it'll be identical to that tone, you can get a pretty close approximation from a 4003.

In addition, given your preference for some of the C64's aesthetic features, you may want to go with your first instinct on this one.

I guess in the end the ability to "nail" Chris Squire tone will also depend on the particular bass. In my case my 2011 4003 is much closer to give me this CS tone than my v63 (which can give me something already close in the first place).

My 1990 4003 cannot give me this tone at all.