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CWB: 23 TBD
- Thread starter etoncrow
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$50 is a great price for that ...put some Dimarzios in it and upgrade pots i bet you change your mind about thatPicked up a "new" bass today. I'd been kinda GASsing for a p-bass, and yesterday I found a listing for a Squier p-bass on craigslist. I got in touch with the guy and he sends me pictures of a pretty decent looking Squier Precision Special. I went over today to look at it..a little dirty, fretboard was pretty dry, but otherwise in decent shape and the electronics weren't shot. I brought my GK MB Fusion and 210 to test drive it..sounded pretty good through the rig, so I gave the kid 50 bucks and left with it.
I cleaned it up, quenched the wood's thirst, and did a rudimentary setup on it until new strings show up. I played it for about an hour. The precision tone all by itself isn't my cup of tea, but with that jazz p/u, it makes it more pleasant to my ears. I definitely dig the jazz profile neck on this bass..hate the chunky p-bass profile.
It won't be my main bass, but I will certainly bring it to gigs for songs that would sound better with that p-bass thump.
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DT, if I were you I would investigate Wilde Pickups by Bill Lawrence.
http://wildepickups.com/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/b...i-review-best-p-pickup-ive-ever-tried-528005/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/official-bill-lawrence-wilde-pickups-club-1020210/
Look him up. He is a legend. He and his wife, Becky, wind these in their home and because it is a
"cottage industry" they are relatively cheap but you will be hard pressed to find a better pup set
http://wildepickups.com/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/b...i-review-best-p-pickup-ive-ever-tried-528005/
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/official-bill-lawrence-wilde-pickups-club-1020210/
Look him up. He is a legend. He and his wife, Becky, wind these in their home and because it is a
"cottage industry" they are relatively cheap but you will be hard pressed to find a better pup set
I'll keep them in mind. I cannibalized the ESP 5'er for it's p pickup. I regret ever yanking the frets out of it. Anyways..I put it in the Squier and gave it a test drive..
Holy cow..it sounded soooo much better than with the original pickup. Clear, punchy, deep, and articulate.
Holy crap , that was pretty neat. First time I've ever seen a set up like that.
Thanks for the link BG
Yeah, I thought itwas pretty awesome too!
Had a feeling there would be a receptive audience here. Neat stuff.
Had a feeling there would be a receptive audience here. Neat stuff.
hay all, Thought I would stop in and say HI. Been busy, and not getting any playing time in but expecting things to slow down soon
Awesome!
The spot that we usually play is opening a second location..we got asked to play their opening night..which is tomorrow night!
I put new strings on the Squier and am going to use that tomorrow night. Can't wait!
So we played tonight. The open mic was quite busy as you might expect. They let the younger folk go first. One band of high school age kids did a nice "Whole Lotta Live" and then followed that up with an original tune that was really good. Not my style but it was performed well and I still enjoyed it. Apparently they have an audition with America's Got Talent or maybe the Canadian version of same.
We played "Money" (Beatles, not PF) and the Psycho Killer. Proud to say that we were the only band that moved some people to get up and dance! A good night anyway.
We played "Money" (Beatles, not PF) and the Psycho Killer. Proud to say that we were the only band that moved some people to get up and dance! A good night anyway.
