NBD: 94 Fender Squier Series P

Swooped up this ‘94 Fender Squier Series Precision Bass today! Saw the ad on Craigslist and just about reflexively asked about availability. When they promptly got back saying it was still available, I was out the door! Paid the full asking price of $225, but man I tell ya this thing is in good shape for being 25. Only a few light dents, a few scratches on the body but no real ugliness. It’s not of the same quality as my 06 MIM P bass; there’s big gaps on the side of the neck, the body overhangs the neck heel a little on the treble side, and the body isn’t as rounded, but it sounds good! The issues are nothing I can notice while playing it, either. The neck on this bass feels really nice. Since I swapped the 06’s pickup with a vintage voiced AlNiCo one, it’s nice to have a modern sounding bass again. I bought it intending to flip it, but I might just sit on it for a while. For the money I paid, it’s even kinda tempting to use this as a parts donor, idk...what I do know, This thing is cool!

 

Yeah, at $300ish I’d Probably opt for a new Squier CV p bass.

 

Yeah, doing the MIM/squier partscaster route can get a little hairy as somethings aren’t perfectly interchangeable. $475 still seems a bit high for a mim standard. I only paid $280 for black one pictured in the OP.

 

Little tone demo
(I need to practice w/ a metronome, I know)

 

It’s a Hartke kickback 12, swapped out the speaker about a year ago with a cheapo ~$40 car subwoofer because I blew the original aluminum speaker.