Title says it all, my first bass, a squier affinity P Bass has played it's last note lol. I have owned 2 other bass since then first a fender jaguar and now a blacktop jazz, I love it. I would like to replace the P just because I like slapping and popping on it but don't want to spend a tone of dough. Any recommendations for anything other than a affinity but in the relative price range? I don't need anything much better as I don't gig or anything, I just play for me and with my daughters on guitar and piano at home. I'm just not that up on the entry level basses available these days and knew this was the place to ask. If anyone has something used I'm not opposed to that as well. Thanks in advance
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First Bass is dead, need replacement
- Thread starter sydandpaigesdad
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Squier Vintage Modified , best bang for your buck, only reason I didn't buy one was an unexpected tax return meant I could get an MIA Fender P Bass.
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I've never met a dead bass. What is wrong with it?
My thoughts exactly. Leo Fender designed these things to be easily repairable, bolt on neck, controls on the pickguard.
What's wrong with sticking with the Blacktop, specifically and/or in general? Certainly, I know solo'ing the neck pickup isn't exactly like a standard P-bass, what with it being a smidge closer to the neck.
What I mean is, if you already have a bass you really dig, and you don't have to be armed and ready for gigs, why seek out a replacement for a $100-$200 bass? It sounds like you already have a keeper at home.
What I mean is, if you already have a bass you really dig, and you don't have to be armed and ready for gigs, why seek out a replacement for a $100-$200 bass? It sounds like you already have a keeper at home.
If OP means the pickups won't work...then that's also replaceable. Honestly, there isn't anything on a Fender/Squier bass or guitar that can't be replaced because Fender's website offers ALL sorts of replacement parts for somewhat cheap...pickups, bridges, saddles, tuners, necks, bodies, strings, whammy bars, etc....
Why not just solo the neck PU on the Blacktop? You should get pretty close to the P sound. To answer your question, Rondo SX get great reviews and the definitely look nice. Otherwise if you can fork over more $$ get a used Fender Standard. You can sometimes find them on CL for $200, though it's usually closer to $300.
I'm sorry to hear that, but are you sure? It may simply be resting, or pining for the fjords; I've never seen a "dead bass" before. You can usually resuscitate them.
I'm glad I'm not the only one wondering how a the bass is "dead". My first bass, a Peavey Unity, it 25 years old. Although I don't play it, it's still playable. I've played 50 year old basses that still work.
Unless the neck is broken it's worth fixing.
Unless the neck is broken it's worth fixing.
Beautiful plumage though.
Has it been nailed to it's stand?
Lol. The neck is indeed broken, I let my nephew use it for middle school band and I'm not quite sure the while story, he was so nervous telling me I just laughed it off so he wouldn't cry and told him it was ok. I think it was probably not in the case and it got something dropped on it or someone fell on it but big crack for somewhere lol. I did enjoy the coffin posts, made me spit out my cereal a little
