Well if you really cherish that squier...why not get a replacement neck? Or not. I figure getting a new bass and salvaging the squier for parts would be your best option.
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First Bass is dead, need replacement
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Well if you really cherish that squier...why not get a replacement neck? Or not. I figure getting a new bass and salvaging the squier for parts would be your best option.
Go to Rondo and look at their P copies. I got a J and love it. i used to have a 64 Fender Jazz, and since I got the SX, I no longer gas for the '64! The prices are amazing and the wood is fantastic!
I sold a '75 Jazz bass in 1981 because a pickup had died, the frets were worn out, and I wanted a Rickenbacker instead. There was no luthier within 200 miles who could replace the frets properly; Fender wasn't doing aftermarket or replacement or repair parts; and a set of DiMarzio J's were literally the only game in town.
Fast forward to present: everybody, including Fender does parts. And I have not one, but two luthiers close by that do excellent work.
The point being: before you purchase a new instrument, use the money you have to make sure all of your instruments are in top condition, properly set up with fresh strings, including all repair or replacement parts as necessary. Then play them. At gigs. So you can make more objective assessments as to whether to play them or sell them to get others.
I also have a spare neck, body and other miscellaneous parts around that I need to get put together before purchasing anything "new."
Fast forward to present: everybody, including Fender does parts. And I have not one, but two luthiers close by that do excellent work.
The point being: before you purchase a new instrument, use the money you have to make sure all of your instruments are in top condition, properly set up with fresh strings, including all repair or replacement parts as necessary. Then play them. At gigs. So you can make more objective assessments as to whether to play them or sell them to get others.
I also have a spare neck, body and other miscellaneous parts around that I need to get put together before purchasing anything "new."
Can you replace the neck? Did you like the bass enough to do so? Looks like a new neck from the 'bay may be significantly cheaper than a whole new bass. Leo designed them to be modular, after all...
Thank goodness it was a Squier Affinity you lent and not a more expensive bass.
I would treat yourself to a a better bass though instead of getting a replacement neck. Use this opportunity to move up the ladder. I would get a used Squier CV P bass or a MIM P bass. I got my MIM P Bass for $300 used- perfect condition and already upgraded with Badass II bridge and Seymour Duncan pickup.
Try to see it as an opportunity.
Since Fender/Squier basses are modular, you have the option of not only getting a replacement neck that
can bring it back to it's old self, you also have the option of a J neck or even a fretless, to give you other playing options.
Since Fender/Squier basses are modular, you have the option of not only getting a replacement neck that
can bring it back to it's old self, you also have the option of a J neck or even a fretless, to give you other playing options.
If you don't mind their incredibly flat fretboards, that is. For better or worse, jumping from a 9.5" radius to a 14" can be quite a difference to some peep's hands.
well the Foundation also would have been originally pegged as a higher end, MIA bass...not really a fair comparison imho
Broken neck is nuffin. A friend of mine was rear ended by a drunk on the way home from a gig, Pbass in the back seat. The neck was broken at the nut, snapped clear off, no idea how.
The next morning his drunk friend in the passenger seat noticed a big lump on the back of his head. CSI was called in (ok, maybe not) and some of his hair was on the headstock. Mystery solved, the bass broke over his head
I found a Pbass neck on eBay for $150 and stuck it on. Insurance paid for $800 a replacement bass.
If you're looking for an excuse to get a new bass, you have it. But the bass is far from dead. If you don't want to fix it put it in the classifieds and let someone who needs it give you a few bucks for it.
The next morning his drunk friend in the passenger seat noticed a big lump on the back of his head. CSI was called in (ok, maybe not) and some of his hair was on the headstock. Mystery solved, the bass broke over his head
I found a Pbass neck on eBay for $150 and stuck it on. Insurance paid for $800 a replacement bass.
If you're looking for an excuse to get a new bass, you have it. But the bass is far from dead. If you don't want to fix it put it in the classifieds and let someone who needs it give you a few bucks for it.
