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For $89, it was tough to resist...
- Thread starter Dark Horse
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Hey, I've got one that was just like that. I removed the stock pickups and went with first a Morch soapbar then a Wylde/Lawrence P46 in the P position. Now it's always 1 or 2 in the rotation. Probably 1 as it is always in a gigbag ready to go.
I feel like I overpaid as mine was $125, iirc.
Enjoy that Sasquatch approved neck.
I feel like I overpaid as mine was $125, iirc.
Enjoy that Sasquatch approved neck.
Good deal!
I got a seriously beat on and dirty one for $40 once, good bass but damn that neck was to wide for me, 2 inches at the nut I think.
I got a seriously beat on and dirty one for $40 once, good bass but damn that neck was to wide for me, 2 inches at the nut I think.
I know another bassist who has 2 of those Squiers. They've been modded, but he prefers them to many of his much more expensive basses.
At $89 I GUESS it would be tough to resist! That looks like my "special" [two jazz pickups] precision bass 5 string which is what I think it is. Note mine (and most others I've seen around here) are going in the $200 range used!
Mine was burst. Problem with it was those jazz pickups don't quite cover the 5 strings leaving G and B a bit low. So I turned mine into a P/J by swapping the Bridge for a Dimarzio Ultra jazz (only takes a tiny bit of sanding to make it fit) and a new pickguard and a NOS Fender USA 5 string P pickup. Ended up like this:
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If you think this is not a killer Squier bass, you'd be WRONG!
Local GC had one of these for a while but at 179usd. I really liked the fretboard and how it played but the pickups seemed extraordinality weak and unbalanced and all the pots crackled. I now have a Squier Protone V in my hands with the same width fretboard...the pups are underwhelming but workable.
Nice score. BTW, that bass is stock...yes the Indo standard Squier Precision 5 strings came with two J pickups....and oddly enough they're 4 string pickups. I bought a filthy one from a pawn shop, a good cleaning revealed a nicely figured fretboard.
Thanks guys. Yep, its completely stock for now. I have a inexpensive 2 band (Vol-blend-bass/treble) preamp I may put in there just for kicks. I'll probably mess around with it sometime next week.
Nice find! I tend to shy away from extra strings but I woulda jumped too. Maybe under the same circumstances I will stick a toe in the water after all these years of just 4 strings...I know, I'm a bit of an anomaly but it's how I is. Enjoy it!
