Squier Precision Restoration

[HillBillyWannaB]

Yeah, that blue is the worst color they have IMO. I did wind up buying a few upgrades, here's what's going on there...

Fender chrome pup/bridge covers
Squier CV P-bass tuners
Fender Original '62 pickup
Fender 250k pots & Fender output jack
Fender tug bar

I think that's it. I'll probably put my Gotoh 201 bridge that I have sitting around on there too. There's a plating place down the street from my firehouse, so I make take the tuners and pup/bridge covers down there to see if they'll nickel plate them for me. If I take the fire engine and go in uniform, they'll probably do it for free. I love the look of nickel vs chrome.

I'll keep you posted...

[1SHOT1HIT]

Looks great, and may be just the motivation I needed to get back to work on my own.

[Cosmeticplagues]

...what's a tug bar?

[danomite64]

It's a thumbrest.

[parsons]

Originally Posted by bassbenj

No doubt he HAD to because everybody knows that your band mates will consider you some noob hack if you show up with a Squire bass.

On the other hand covering instruments with ratty-looking stickers really makes the band look pro... Didn't we have a thread on that a while back?

The bands on that bass are friends of mine and Im pretty sure I know the person who owned this at one time. None of them could give a flying piece of dog poop if anyone thinks theyre professional or not.

Originally Posted by HillBillyWannaB

Thought I'd post a couple pics and progress on a Squier Precision I picked up today. It's a 2000 Affinity series, got it off craigslist for $40.


Wish me luck!

What was the persons name who you purchased this from?

[HillBillyWannaB]

Don't remember his name. It was in baltimore.

[HillBillyWannaB]

Originally Posted by danomite64

It's a thumbrest.

On the G string side.

[HillBillyWannaB]

Color sanded, polished and shielded today...

[thedudebrah]

I like where it's headed! Can't wait to see finished pics!

[HillBillyWannaB]

Thanks dude...I'm GASsing for my own bass!

[Doner Designs]

Originally Posted by HillBillyWannaB

Body was stripped (which I'll never do again), sanded and painted.

Amen to that! I did it once too. Never again.

Nice work though. Love white/tort combo.

[braud357]

Looks great ! - hope that the headstock decal police leave you alone!!

[lavmonga]

Lookin' good!

[HillBillyWannaB]

Got it all wired up last night. Fitted all the covers, tug bar and the pickguard today, had to hit the pickguard with the dremel and drill new holes to make it fit, but it looks great. I LOVE the pup/bridge covers on there. May go with a tort guard down the line, but that black is sharp! Just waiting for the CV tuners to get it strung up and the action/intonation set up on it. Hopefully a few more days, love the way it looks so far.

[HillBillyWannaB]

Hoping to get the tuners by Saturday so I can get this thing strung up and set up. Resisting the urge to put the original Squier tuners on there just to play it.

[bassgod76]

I'm not huge on the pickup cover or the black pick guard, but you're doing a fantastic job.

[HillBillyWannaB]

I do like the tort better, and I'd like to keep it true to the original 62 so that will be in the future. That black is pretty sharp looking though, the pics don't do it justice. And don't worry, I'm not big on red precisions - but your rebuild was awesome! Thanks for checking in.

[Diesel Kilgore]

Looks really good! You really turned that junker into a gem. Now get it strung up and enjoy it.

[HillBillyWannaB]

1am and I just got it done. This is such a great neck, had it set up in no time, sounds amazing. Those '62 Fender original pups have got to be the best value on the market. I'll snap some finished pics tomorrow and post them up. Couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.

[Diesel Kilgore]

Nice! Its the Squier before Christmas!