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12-28-2012, 05:19 PM
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Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | NBD Wife's Xmas gift - Squier Katana bass
My wife's Christmas gift arrived today. I didn't know what the item would be, only that it would be "pointy". She got me a Squier Katana bass. I've looked it over. For a 1985 bass, it looks good but it's not fully original. The original bridge was replaced at some point and it looks as though the body was sanded down to stain & varnish. It looks ok from the front, but one dried varnish drip shows on the back, near the cavity panel. Overall, it just needs to be wiped down, cleaned up & new strings.
Play-wise, it's basically a "V" shaped P-Bass. It's got a real sweet slapping spot just ahead of the pickup. The strings are dead but slapping that sweet spot still brings out some nice harmonics. I bet it'll sound killer when I put a set of new strings on it.  
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12-28-2012, 05:27 PM
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12-28-2012, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by smogg  Nice, now you have to learn some Def Leopard to go with it. | Rocket! Yeah! Satellite of love! lol
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12-28-2012, 05:41 PM
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12-28-2012, 05:48 PM
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12-28-2012, 05:51 PM
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12-28-2012, 05:57 PM
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12-28-2012, 06:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | They are getting rare.
Nice find.
I always think of that bass when people say, Why doesn't Fender ever come out with something different?
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12-28-2012, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by hdracer They are getting rare.
Nice find.
I always think of that bass when people say, Why doesn't Fender ever come out with something different? | And at that, Fender Japan made it. I suppose I'll have to track down a Fender Performer now, but they're usually on the slight expensive side.
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12-28-2012, 07:06 PM
| | | | TOTALLY cool, congrats :]
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12-28-2012, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by smogg Nice, now you have to learn some Def Leopard to go with it. | Hahahaha. This made me laugh.
Never knew such a Squier existed. Nice to know its as old as I am and has a few touch ups too.  Sweet gift!
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12-28-2012, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel Kilgore
Hahahaha. This made me laugh.
Never knew such a Squier existed. Nice to know its as old as I am and has a few touch ups too. Sweet gift! | lol @ "as old as I am" - Other TB'ers, including myself are older than '85. Haha!
I will reserve this bass for a Def Leppard tune. lol
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12-28-2012, 08:21 PM
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Endorsing Artist: No. (I wish) lol | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | Noodling around with this bass a little longer. It's becoming apparent the neck is much heavier than the body. I already have the strap up high. I'll have to find a way to counter the weight somehow. For the time being, I've taken to resting the elbow of my plucking arm on the top body wing. That's working a bit, but I will have to come up with something more useful in the long run.
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12-28-2012, 08:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Modesto, CA | | So you "old timers" really know how cool things were in '85.  I know, I know I am a youngin, I get warm and fuzzy nostalgic feelings for the mid 90s. Haha Its a cool thing that Squiers were good and unique back then. I am happy they have come around now. If it was like it was in my high school days I wouldnt have the signature I do.
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12-28-2012, 09:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | Haha that is very cool! Really unique instrument. Wives who buy basses are awesome :-D
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12-28-2012, 09:22 PM
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12-28-2012, 09:23 PM
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12-28-2012, 09:59 PM
|  | aka Marc or Marky Potatoes | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States | | | Wow. Hard to believe that's a product of Fender. Congrats on the find, your wife is really cool.
Another bass that no one talks about is the Squier HM5 - there are two on eBay now for under $200.
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12-28-2012, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist4dalord Haha that is very cool! Really unique instrument. Wives who buy basses are awesome :-D | Yes, as an added bonus wives that allow us to continue playing bass and letting us buy one here and there are also awesome!
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12-28-2012, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ggvicviper Wow. Hard to believe that's a product of Fender. Congrats on the find, your wife is really cool.
Another bass that no one talks about is the Squier HM5 - there are two on eBay now for under $200. | Thanks! Wow, until reading your post, I was unaware of the HM5. Very interesting.
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