Squier Owners Club

[60bass]

We are too cool for numbers here, just put "Squier Owners Club" in you signature and you're in.....and remember, the new guy has to bring the beer......

Done. Is Stroh's OK for the beer? I can kick in some Vernor's too if you have some Seagrams to mix in.

I'm an old Michigan boy myself. Born Mt. Clemens, raised most of my early life in Port Huron. Moved to AZ and ended up back in MI and graduated from Algonac HS. Went back to AZ after HS and settled down. I miss the fall there in MI but don't miss the snow one bit.

One of the highlights of my years there was a trip to the now famous Fox Theater in Detroit to see Berry Gordy's Motown Revue. I think it was winter of 68. Every huge Motown act was there and the show was awesome. I was just another kid back then and wasn't into music like later years. Knowing what I know now, I wonder if it was Jamerson playing that night? I do remember the sound in there was very good, you could hear everything. The bass was really pumping even where we were up in the balcony.

I see you're in the UP so I won't ask if it's cold up there. I will say that here in AZ it was around 70 and the sun was out today

Keep Low

 

[mrtn400]

My first full-sized bass was a Squier MB-4.

The neck is warped and it has a pretty muddy tone, but I still use it for gigs in bad neighborhoods.

I also have two Squier Fat Strats to mess around on.

 

[king_xanadu]

My first full-sized bass was a Squier MB-4.

The neck is warped and it has a pretty muddy tone, but I still use it for gigs in bad neighborhoods.

I also have two Squier Fat Strats to mess around on.

what was your first non-full-sized bass?

 

[Hot Rats]

I got a number a long time ago, but the images were deleted. So i will repost them.
My 1983 Squier. Sold it. Stupid, stupid mistake!

My 1984 Squier with a black pickguard.

How it is today....Alder body....same 1984 neck. It is one of the best necks I have ever had the pleasure of playing on.

 

[9mmMike]

That's sweet. Where did you get body?

 

[Darkstrike]

Greetings from Norway,
I would like to join the Squier owners club, I am now the owner of a "Squier by Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass Active V 5-String Bass"
as the ad says .
I got it second hand from a guy who bought it new a year ago, and he hated it so I got it dirt cheap. Its easy to understand why he hated it, the setup was awful, or rather, it was never set up correct.
I used an hour on adjusting it and now its much smoother, but I am going to let a qualified guitar tech do the setup good and proper.

I hope I am not hijacking the thread by asking for advice on choice of strings for this bass?
I play mostly blues, blues/rock and use a Markbass amp.

On my fretless Godin I use Rotosound flats, which sounds very good, can one use flats on this jazzbass?

cheers

I have the same bass in Black, and it is rocking with a nice set of flats, I have Chromes on it now.

 

[Hot Rats]

Thanks, it came from Warmoth.

 

[9mmMike]

I had no idea that alder was such a lovely wood. Nice and light too I bet. Good job!

 

[Hot Rats]

I had no idea that alder was such a lovely wood. Nice and light too I bet. Good job!

It came in at 4lbs...so the bass just an couple oz. under 8 lb. Yes, nice and light.

 

[mrtn400]

what was your first non-full-sized bass?

It's some kind of 3/4ish scale Samick with one P pickup. It's actually an ok bass.

It's pictured here with my MB-4 and my red Strat:

 

[king_xanadu]

holy crap its smaller than the guitar!
i know size isn't every thing but DANG!

 

[mrtn400]

holy crap its smaller than the guitar!
i know size isn't every thing but DANG!

Yeah, and I've had it since it was barely taller than me.

 

[king_xanadu]

hows it sound?

 

[mrtn400]

hows it sound?

Like Invalid Link Removed. Please excuse the bad playing. It's kind of hard to play it because of the small fret spacing.

It was DIed out of an 80's Marshall Lead 12 MicroStack (which is what I used to play it through). It's such a neat little guitar amp.

(This photo isn't of mine, but it gets the idea across.)

 

[rptrsn2]

just got this deluxe V, plays and sounds beautiful.$175 at pawn shop. Can I join?

 

[GreaserMatt]

Vintage Modified P bass

 

[Bassplayer_479]

THE FOOT OF DOOM!

 

[king_xanadu]

nice shoes
and jamies

 

[Marcus]

Note the tape holding on the pickup cover ^_^;; i have double-sided tape under the cover and the other tape over it.. it feels nice, thankfully ^_^;;;;;;

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[Rama]

Note the tape holding on the pickup cover ^_^;; i have double-sided tape under the cover and the other tape over it.. it feels nice, thankfully ^_^;;;;;;

Tape? anyways nice bass.

Here's mine:
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