Looking for what to do next .... any suggestions?

Davebass · #1 10-30-2006, 03:37 PM

ive been playing the same bass (Squier Jazz ..... i know) for some time now and ive just got really bored with it. ive just taken the scratch guard of it for a change in cenary. any one got any ideas what else i could do to it?, not neccassaraly to make it sound better but to look better aswell.

i would go buy a whole new bass but i havnt got a pennt to my name

Cheers for your help

Dave

62bass · #2 10-30-2006, 04:00 PM

Do a flame job on it, or get some mylar film, the shiny aluminium stuff and sheath the whole body with it. Make yourself a matching hat while you're at it.

Luis Fabara · #3 10-30-2006, 05:46 PM

In all honesty I was like you some time ago.

You are obviusly bored about your bass. But how does it play? Badly? Sounds good? Bad?

Instead of changing the looks to make YOU feel better about your bass, take it to a guitar repair shop, and with the first $40 or $50 you got , do a full setup /cleaning changing strings.

Believe me, if the guitar tech is good, your bass will play and sound in a way you will feel better about it.

You started your sentence saying "Squier... I know" that means it is bad? The other day I played a properly setup Squier Jazz (made in indonesia.. the cheapest one) and it played great and the sound was actually very good.

Hambone · #4 10-30-2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luis Fabara

In all honesty I was like you some time ago.

You are obviusly bored about your bass. But how does it play? Badly? Sounds good? Bad?

Instead of changing the looks to make YOU feel better about your bass, take it to a guitar repair shop, and with the first $40 or $50 you got , do a full setup /cleaning changing strings.

Believe me, if the guitar tech is good, your bass will play and sound in a way you will feel better about it.

You started your sentence saying "Squier... I know" that means it is bad? The other day I played a properly setup Squier Jazz (made in indonesia.. the cheapest one) and it played great and the sound was actually very good.

This man has just given you the finest piece of advice anyone on these boards could recommend. This is truth in stone.

Davebass · #5 10-31-2006, 09:49 AM

thanks guys

reason for the squier i know comments ..... well i have a lot of mates (well people i kow) who play better basses i supose i just forgot what mine means to me.

its all set up how i like it really, but ive got a mate who is training to become a technician so ill ask his advice.

im thinking about coloring the scratch plate gold (body is black) .... but im color blind so i dont know

cheers lads

Vypor · #6 11-01-2006, 08:37 AM

I guess theres nothing wrong with playing on a squier, a guitar player I know has rigged his right hand squire and made it a left hand, then added all this ghetto stuff to it and you look at it and your like

"is that the guitar you smashed up on stage then threw in the pool?"

then he'll pick it up and plug it into his 75 watt crate and blow your mind...

Its the only guitar he has to.. and its rediculous. Never thought you could make a squire sound like that, if he can do that then you can do anything.

Davebass · #7 11-01-2006, 12:13 PM

i cant fly ...... yet