NBD: finally landed a P5!

The moment I met my Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass V

As some have read here, I have found (non-boutique) 5-string P-basses hard to come by. Craigslist flakiness cost me a white one; last-minute eBay shenanigans cost me a red one; but Reverb finally came through! I wouldn’t have gone sunburst-and-tortoiseshell if I could afford to be picky, but I pulled the trigger as soon as I saw it (figuring ‘twas Father’s Day Eve and I deserved it!), and I don’t regret it. It might turn black-with-black-guard some day, as the wood under the burst doesn’t look extraordinary, but I finally have this sound and feel in a five and I love it. Stay tuned for mods, though, haha.

 

Dreamy rig! I admire your taste in gear. Here’s the rig that (oddly enough) finally turned me into a P-bass person, which should explain a bit.

 

295 USD plus shipping, basically new, decent gig bag included. I think I got my money’s worth and then some. I am surprised to hear anybody else saw this one—I didn’t let it stay on there long!

 

I haven't seen a black one of these, but mine might end up that way. I love the black-and-maple look, and it would match this pair:


I will probably eventually replace the pickup, pots, bridge, and tuning machines on this thing if I'm still this happy with it a while from now, but as they're all better than expected, we'll see.

 

I give up: what's a C.A.R. in this case?

 

Thanks for the clarification. Turns out I took a shot at each color, haha. I think of the three, I would go with the white if I had my choice. Whatever color, I'm considering mirror pickguard and chrome Lace Aluma-P down the line, bwahaha.

 

Thanks for the tip!

 

Ah, so you got the red one! It stings less to know you were on the hunt for a while yourself, and also because I got this one, haha. The red would have been extra fun because of this:

... but I have really bonded with this one. I forget why, but a friend's dad's 1972 P-bass (sunburst/tortoiseshell/maple, though it may have had a black pickguard at the time) came to live with me for a while as a teenager, and this one reminds me A LOT of that one, which is a good thing.

 

Oh, and a closer look suggests you didn't scoop me on eBay, unless you swapped out decals and string trees as soon as you got it.