cheap doesn't matter

[Michael B]

Reminds me of the time I was tryin out a guitar and the GC sales guy leaned over to make a tweak to the amp, and I was wearing shorts. ..the dude actually drooled on my knee. :/

Nice guy, bit I don't like being drooled on by anyone, let alone a GC sales dude.

Yeah that's worse. Going to resist snarky comment directed at said GC clerk for risk of rule breaking.

 

[reggie hall]

Yeah, and they're cheap, too. I don't know why Fender doesn't just roll them out with the things.

Cheap coming china ,now if you order some thats in usa there 9.99$ still not bad

 

[Lo-E]

Congrats on that bass. My friend has the 5-string version of the same bass. I've recorded with it at his studio a couple of times and I liked the stock pickups just fine.

His is strung with TI flats and sounds/feels great with them. If it were mine, I'd probably string it with Sunbeams if I was looking for a warm tone or Sadowsky Black Label nickels if I wanted a more even tone.

 

[twinjet]

Ok so i will just upgrade the strings

The Seymour Duncan pickups sound great as is. I own that same kind of bass and only changed strings. I strung it up with DR Pure Blues.

 

[Kragnorak]

I took my squier and my more expensive ibanez sr to practice to compare sounds, which fits better in the live sound. The whole band preferred the squier.

How old were the strings on the SR?

 

[JWMurrayJr]

OK, I give up. I'm new to the electric guitar scene but how come every time someone buys a new guitar they want to change all the hardware? Pickups, tuners, bridges, strings (Maybe I can understand that but why would the OEM put sorry strings on a good guitar?) What am I missing here?



Thanks,

 

[40Hz]

you already said you love it. leave the pups alone for a while. if you buy it, get them to throw in the strings. they will. make your choice there depending on whether you want more zip (steel, or a bright nickel) or mellow (flats), or maybe just something you haven't tried yet! If you're digging the growl, try the newer DR Pure Blues on it.

This. (Also +1 on the DR Pure Blues. That's what I've got on my Squire CV Jazz. Excellent match IMO.)

If you like it, leave it alone and play it as is.

If you think it needs something different, try some different strings first.

If that still doesn't do it for you, only then start thinking about getting different pickups.

 

[Kukulkan61]

These are great basses stock, I was lucky enough to find this here all modified already, note: this is a Squier...
That GC looks like it some knowledgeable employees...Good Story now play the S*** out of it!!

 

[Phil508]

OK, I give up. I'm new to the electric guitar scene but how come every time someone buys a new guitar they want to change all the hardware? Pickups, tuners, bridges, strings (Maybe I can understand that but why would the OEM put sorry strings on a good guitar?) What am I missing here?



Thanks,

When you buy a cheaper (less expensive ) Bass, they use cheaper pickups , hardware and strings. If you do it right you can get your bass to a sweet zone for 50% or more off the expensive version. For instance I picked up a Vintage Modified Squier for $267 on sale ($299) the neck felt great. I adjusted the relief, replaced the cheap Duncan Designed pickups with Bill Lawrence hand-wound $125, Replaced the bridge with a Babicz $100 and put EB Colbalt flats on it. For under $530 this plays better than the American Jazz ($1300-1500)or the MIJ Getty Jazz ($900+?) (IMHO) and sounds great

As long as you like the feel of a less expensive bass most everything else can be improved with after market items.

 

[reggie hall]

These are great basses stock, I was lucky enough to find this here all modified already, note: this is a Squier...
That GC looks like it some knowledgeable employees...Good Story now play the S*** out of it!! View attachment 848033 View attachment 848034 View attachment 848035

Looks good

 

[Morris2103]

How old were the strings on the SR?

I'm guessing around 5 months. I think they're elixir coated strings. They still sound as bright as when they were new. Great strings. Expensive though

 

[Kukulkan61]

Looks good

Sounds really good too, it's the only jazz I've ever had...

 

[tbplayer59]

Nice,where did you get the knobs

I got mine at Sam Ash.

 

[reggie hall]

I got mine at Sam Ash.

Online?

 

[hobosong]

OK, I give up. I'm new to the electric guitar scene but how come every time someone buys a new guitar they want to change all the hardware? Pickups, tuners, bridges, strings (Maybe I can understand that but why would the OEM put sorry strings on a good guitar?) What am I missing here?



Thanks,

Not all of us do...I would suspect most of us don't do that.

 

[tbplayer59]

Online?

In the store. They have all sorts of little replacement parts.

 

[reggie hall]

In the store. They have all sorts of little replacement parts.

I have one about 50 mins away

 

[reggie hall]

Not all of us do...I would suspect most of us don't do that.

How much were they

 

[hobosong]

How much were they

How much were what?

 

[jaybones]

I'm gasing for that exact bass!! I built a partsbass J copy, and it has Bartolini 18V pups and preamp in it. I like the sounds, growls and snarls when I want it to, has thump, slap and pop when I want it to. And that's through a 20 year old Peavey TKO 115 with broken bass and treble knobs (like that when I bought it) and a self patched speaker cone (also like that when I bought it).

We'll see how much better it sounds when (if) I get a late 70's Fender PA 135.