If they put a black pickguard on it, it would look too good for a Squier - need to save the best looks for Fenders.
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I don't mean to be rude
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Because it's "paranormal" and the pickguard looks like a ghost in a white sheet with its arms raised saying "boo".
I’m less of a fan of 3-tone sunburst than the pick guard.
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I like it, but when they're aiming for a sort of '54 vibe they should have used a 2-tone burst IMO.
Like all new, white pickguards it's a bit bright looking now but it will look great in a couple of years (as long as it's not kept in a dark closet).
Like all new, white pickguards it's a bit bright looking now but it will look great in a couple of years (as long as it's not kept in a dark closet).
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I'm annoyed that the stacked pots have been replaced!
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Agreed. Part of the attraction with this particular model is the stacked configuration.
However, the stock pots on these basses are unfortunately very poor quality so new pots aren't necessarily a bad thing here. Finding good quality, solid shaft, stacked 250k/250k log pots isn't easy. I gave up and ended up installing 250k/500k pots in mine, with 500k for the tone controls. But the stock pots had to go, total junk. Even if they had been decent quality, what MORON at Fender decided to use split shaft pots with set screw knobs??? The stacked knobs wobbled like crazy because of this and got stuck into each other, making them essentially useless. Amateur night at Fender HQ.
Apart from the pots these are really nice basses for the money (they're generally quite heavy though!). The pickups are perhaps slightly underwhelming but J-bass pickups can be easily upgraded, if needed.
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I do mean to be rude. You're wrong. As others have mentioned, that is the classic color combo, the one I grew up with on my brother's '54.
I think this is a repro, couldn't find any original authentic pics. Wish we'd saved some of my brother's...
I think this is a repro, couldn't find any original authentic pics. Wish we'd saved some of my brother's...
For the win!I do mean to be rude. You're wrong. As others have mentioned, that is the classic color combo, the one I grew up with on my brother's '54.
I think this is a repro, couldn't find any original authentic pics. Wish we'd saved some of my brother's...
Or maybe some cowhide.
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The concept of taste is entirely subjective. I mean look at the way golfers dress.
There just ain't enough eye-bleach in this here world for me to ever do that again!
You can try putting a 500K resistor across the outer lugs of the 500K section, which should bring it down to 250K.
The split-shaft pots need something to fill the gap. Effects builders will sometimes clip the anti-rotation tabs off pots and put the tab piece in the gap, if they want to use set-screws.
I kinda thought it was based on the concept of "the dare", kinda like traditional Scottish Cuisine! hehe heheI always thought that was to distract their opponents
The thing is, they do use black pickguards.
As for saving the best looks for Fender, try comparing the ho-hum Fender Player series basses to the exciting Squier 40th-Anniversary line. The Squiers look far better.
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Thanks!
I actually liked 500k tone pots more than I though I would on this bass (with standard wind Lollars and flats) so I didn't bother messing more with the electronics. If I want a darker tone it's really just a matter of twisting the tone knobs, they will hit 250k (and lower) at some point even though they're 500k at 100%. As long as the volume pots are 250k I'm happy.Yeah, I tried filling the gap in the split shaft but the knobs still wobbled. Set screw knobs will never be perfectly centered on split shaft post, even if you fill that gap. I even tried those brass sleeves you can get for split shaft pots. The knobs didn't wobble badly enough to have bothered me with non-stacked pots but with stacked pots it was enough to make the upper/lower knobs get stuck into each other, which meant that both the upper and lower knobs moved when I only wanted to adjust one of them. The stock pots were poor quality so I wanted to replace them anyway.
Not a bad look at all, might even make the "Classic" look grade - but not quite up there with "Iconic".
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What you want for set screw knobs on knurled shafts is those little filler brass cylindrical washer adapters. The come with some knobs (QParts), but are kind of hard to find, so I always order extra. Solves the "not centered on shaft" problem, and stays on better too.Thanks!
Yeah, I tried filling the gap in the split shaft but the knobs still wobbled. Set screw knobs will never be perfectly centered on split shaft post, even if you fill that gap. They didn't wobble badly enough to have bothered me with non-stacked pots but with stacked pots it was enough to make the upper/lower knobs get stuck into each other, which meant that both the upper and lower knobs moved when I only wanted to adjust one of them. The stock pots were poor quality so I wanted to replace them anyway.
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