Squier P Special re-build!

[jimmykicker]

After converting mine to a PJ5, I made my own pickguard. 1/8" birch plywood from the craft store and ebony stain.

Man that is cool! Looks great!

 

[jimmykicker]

Still in beautiful shape!

Love the look of the soapbar pickups on your bass jimmykicker.

They DO look beefy don't they? I highly recommend it. It's a big improvement over the stock pickups. Thank you so much for your kind words about it.

 

[pie_man_25]

Legit, I've seen a job done almost identical to that one in a pawn shop, just red. I'm pretty sure the pickups weren't Barts either. Yours looks better by a mile

 

[Griev]

They DO look beefy don't they? I highly recommend it. It's a big improvement over the stock pickups. Thank you so much for your kind words about it.

I have Bartolini's put into mine, but no soapbars. I'd be interested to hear the difference.

 

[jimmykicker]

I have Bartolini's put into mine, but no soapbars. I'd be interested to hear the difference.

interesting. Those factory routes on the Special aren’t standard sizes. Did you have to modify the ears a little to fit them?

Nothing like putting a $200 set of pickups in a bass worth $100 is there? Bass plays phenomenal. Now it sounds like a million bucks.

 

[Griev]

interesting. Those factory routes on the Special aren’t standard sizes. Did you have to modify the ears a little to fit them?

Nothing like putting a $200 set of pickups in a bass worth $100 is there? Bass plays phenomenal. Now it sounds like a million bucks.

I used a dremel to widen the routes a little and to open the pickguard up a tiny bit more. The stock pickups are IMO pretty terrible so this is a great change.

 

[jimmykicker]

I used a dremel to widen the routes a little and to open the pickguard up a tiny bit more. The stock pickups are IMO pretty terrible so this is a great change.

Pretty terrible? I don't know if I'd say that...The most awful pickups ever installed in a quality bass? Yes. They weren't even good 4 string pickups. Major fail by Fender for allowing that. No one was fooled.

Glad to hear you have the Barts. They make all the difference. I figured you had to route it a bit. I also have a DeArmond Pilot V. 35" scale and it makes the makes the Squier look wimpy which is hard to do. Also had terrible, awful bad 4 string units. Terrible, just absolutely awful weak preamp too. Swapped in Barts too and Tone Monster Preamp. Dropped in with zero modification. Weird. It kills now. Like a completely different bass. Sold on the Bartolini pickups now.

 

[Malak the Mad]

interesting. Those factory routes on the Special aren’t standard sizes. Did you have to modify the ears a little to fit them?

Nothing like putting a $200 set of pickups in a bass worth $100 is there? Bass plays phenomenal. Now it sounds like a million bucks.

Ahhh, the dreaded "Squier Standard Blueprint" strikes again! Great mod-platforms…if you don't mind breaking out a Dremel and possibly a router!