I do like the gold. I will probably try a different color at some point.
Yeeeetttthhh! I was thinking about adding the “Squier” logo for that special touch... Sarc.
Great web site! I am looking at a few on there!
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My P Bass Refurb
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Nice pick guard, I like it. Looks nice against the color of your bass.
The real advantage to these is being able to tell how much volume or tone I am rolling off at any point.
She was right! Looks great...& happy wife, happy life, eh
I agree...it's like tending to a bonsai tree, something zen like about the process and you do feel pretty good bringing a bass (or guitar) back to it's former glory.
Nice bring-back, nice looking bass.
My first reaction to the pickguard was decidedly negative, but the more I look at it the more I like it.
My first reaction to the pickguard was decidedly negative, but the more I look at it the more I like it.
To be quite honest I didn't really like it but was thinking she has great taste in men, me! So I went with her selection. It is growing on me.
I couldn't get these other classy clear knobs off the eBay bass.
So settled for metal.
Let chaos ensue!
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Very nice, congrats! She's a beauty.
I love that about P basses, they are a democratic instrument, you don't need a $2,000 bass to sound good at all.
You mentioned you kept the pots; you might gain a little more tone by upgrading to the standards CTS. It's another $12 investment but in my experience it makes a difference. That being said, if you like the way she sounds, keep her as is!
I love that about P basses, they are a democratic instrument, you don't need a $2,000 bass to sound good at all.
You mentioned you kept the pots; you might gain a little more tone by upgrading to the standards CTS. It's another $12 investment but in my experience it makes a difference. That being said, if you like the way she sounds, keep her as is!
I think it's fine right now. This bass was barely ever palyed. It's obvious by no fret wear. It just sat around for years.
I had a "black label" MIM. I gutted it (had tiny little pots and super thin wire and the Strat-style knobs. Made a new wiring harness, shielded it, new $10 pick guard I got off Amazon and dropped in an old American Standard pickup I had lying around and strung it with some LaBella flats. Came out great and sold into a buddy of mine.
I love those old black label p basses! In fact my main P is a black label. It’s been tweaked but I love the necks on those.
I guess I’m weird. I loved mine with the white pickguard and strat knobs, but reluctantly changed them out to a black guard and chrome knobs to fit the look for a tribute band.
Mine is heavily modded, but is my favorite player. Great find!
I guess I’m weird. I loved mine with the white pickguard and strat knobs, but reluctantly changed them out to a black guard and chrome knobs to fit the look for a tribute band.
Mine is heavily modded, but is my favorite player. Great find!
Actually, the early MIM basses had white witch hats. I’ve had several older MIM J’s with them, so i’m ass-u-me ing the early MIM P’s did as well.
Yes, not just the MIM P's either.Actually, the early MIM basses had white witch hats. I’ve had several older MIM J’s with them, so i’m ass-u-me ing the early MIM P’s did as well.
The same knobs look pretty strange on Jazz basses in my opinion - they used them on my MIM Fender Black label Squier series jazz, blended too much with the pickguard I changed them right away. I don't particularly care for the pickguard itself either, but decided to keep it on for it's uniqueness - also didn't scrub away the "Squier series" on the headstock for the same reason.
I did replace the pots and output jack though as it was very difficult to dial in the the volume, they would change in volume drastically rather than smoothly. I opened the bass up and realized it had 500k pots. I doubt if these were the original ones, so replaced them with 250k CTS ones. Great improvement.
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Those are 500 K pots in the one I just refurbed. I have a set of 250K Dunlop pots I bought and didn't use I could put in there but I don't know exactly how to install and which capacitor goes on the tone knob.
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Those are just the 90's MIM knobs. Fender switched back to chrome around 2000.
I like those knobs! Keep em, be U Nee Q. They look like old Amp knobs. Nice job on the clean up.
