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Squier Sonic P-Bass! Believe it!
- Thread starter dougjwray
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I LOVE it!
Photos are under artificial lighting - the Emerald Green is so much more GREEN in reality
Photos are under artificial lighting - the Emerald Green is so much more GREEN in reality
Not sure if there's any decals available, otherwise just put Fender in it.
Lovely!
Green splatter-ish. Better than the usual red tortoiseshell.
I ordered a sunburst one, but the seller couldn't deliver it, so I switched to the California Blue one. It'll arrive one of these days.
I'll swap the bridge and pickguard, for starters, and strings.
For pickguard I have a 3 ply black one, or a black aluminum one. I'll see which one looks best.
I used GIMP and this photo:
To make this:
And this Emerald Green one for me:
I have the .xfc files if anyone wants them (although I'm not sure how to share files on here) &/or can change colours on request
Then I think its just a matter of getting decal paper for the printer
To make this:
And this Emerald Green one for me:
I have the .xfc files if anyone wants them (although I'm not sure how to share files on here) &/or can change colours on request
Then I think its just a matter of getting decal paper for the printer
Thanks!
Inspired by this bass of course
Nice.I used GIMP and this photo:
To make this:
And this Emerald Green one for me:
I have the .xfc files if anyone wants them (although I'm not sure how to share files on here) &/or can change colours on request
Then I think its just a matter of getting decal paper for the printer
Thanks!
Inspired by this bass of courseView attachment 7184772
I refurbished a cheap Harley Benton P-bass to use with my band.
Kinda weathered metallic black, and tuned down to F#BEA, 'cause we play low & slow.
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I have decided not to paint the headstock as I already have a Satin Black bass (BKS Sire V3), but have ordered a 'Simonon' skull and crossbones sticker from AxetremeCreations. This is how it will look
I also put on the Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 Monel Flats, love 'em!
I also put on the Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 Monel Flats, love 'em!
It finally came in today.
Not the 2 tone sunburst I initially ordered, but the blue version.
Luckily the store gave me a €20 discount on that, so €160 for a brand new bass, sounds like a good deal to me.
Replaced the pickguard and the bridge with a 3 ply black pickguard and a black Hi-mass bridge.
Slapped on a little metallic Fender decal as well.
Put on some Rotosound 77 flats as well, and the trussrod did need a good turn.
Perhaps I'll replace the tuners and string retainer with black ones to match in the near future.
It plays well, very lightweight, no sharp fret edges, just a little rough in some places, but perhaps it just needs to adjust to temperature, we'll see.
Stock pickups sound good enough to me, but just in case I have some Wilkinsons for backup.
As it is now, I'm good with it, although the flatwounds do need some time to break in.
They are VERY tight and stiff though.
Not the 2 tone sunburst I initially ordered, but the blue version.
Luckily the store gave me a €20 discount on that, so €160 for a brand new bass, sounds like a good deal to me.
Replaced the pickguard and the bridge with a 3 ply black pickguard and a black Hi-mass bridge.
Slapped on a little metallic Fender decal as well.
Put on some Rotosound 77 flats as well, and the trussrod did need a good turn.
Perhaps I'll replace the tuners and string retainer with black ones to match in the near future.
It plays well, very lightweight, no sharp fret edges, just a little rough in some places, but perhaps it just needs to adjust to temperature, we'll see.
Stock pickups sound good enough to me, but just in case I have some Wilkinsons for backup.
As it is now, I'm good with it, although the flatwounds do need some time to break in.
They are VERY tight and stiff though.
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Big fan of the Sonic P. Heres mine with gold alu pickguard. Got roto flats on it currently.
Yep, 3.56 kilos.
Very light, to my experience. Most basses sit around 4 kilos or above, with my 1970's jazz bass at a whopping 5.5 kilos.
After setting it up, in which I made a little scratch to the paint, because I'm an idiot, so I decided to cover it up with some leftover copper tape and stickers I had lying around, I have to say:
It plays really nice.
With the Rotosound 77LE flatwounds on, tone next to off, it's great for reggae/dub bass.
Tone fully open and a pick, and some dirt over the amp, works great for (punk)rock as well.
I really like those flatwounds, usually I use rounds, but switching to flats just works evenly well for me.
Just tried it for some dubby postpunk-like basslines with some delay & reverb over a slightly driven Orange terror bass, delicious.
It's a nice and lightweight bass, not to much neckdive, and it has a really comfy jazzbass like neck, which I prefer over standard P-bass necks, they're playable, but a little too chuncky for my hands.
Set up was a little frustrating, though, I had to level a few frets to take out some buzz & dead spots.
In the end I had to raise the action a tad more, due to this neck's radius, but it's okay.
The flats do have a very high tension, but play like butter.
It plays really nice.
With the Rotosound 77LE flatwounds on, tone next to off, it's great for reggae/dub bass.
Tone fully open and a pick, and some dirt over the amp, works great for (punk)rock as well.
I really like those flatwounds, usually I use rounds, but switching to flats just works evenly well for me.
Just tried it for some dubby postpunk-like basslines with some delay & reverb over a slightly driven Orange terror bass, delicious.
It's a nice and lightweight bass, not to much neckdive, and it has a really comfy jazzbass like neck, which I prefer over standard P-bass necks, they're playable, but a little too chuncky for my hands.
Set up was a little frustrating, though, I had to level a few frets to take out some buzz & dead spots.
In the end I had to raise the action a tad more, due to this neck's radius, but it's okay.
The flats do have a very high tension, but play like butter.
Should have put out a pbass model and a jazz bass model with nut widths that are generally associated with those basses imho
A good looking el cheapo though
A good looking el cheapo though
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I had a few stickers lying around to decorate the bass with.
Maybe it's not the prettiest this way, but I kinda like it.
Anyway, it plays deliciously.
The neck is brilliant, even more of a jazzbass neck then my actual jazzbass' neck, which is a big hefty 1970's neck.
The nut of this Squier is 38mm, my old jazzbass' nut is 41mm, more like a Precision.
Maybe it's not the prettiest this way, but I kinda like it.
Anyway, it plays deliciously.
The neck is brilliant, even more of a jazzbass neck then my actual jazzbass' neck, which is a big hefty 1970's neck.
The nut of this Squier is 38mm, my old jazzbass' nut is 41mm, more like a Precision.
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All sonic P I been setup and own are weight within 3.4kg-3.7kg.
My two have stickers, sort of.I had a few stickers lying around to decorate the bass with.
Maybe it's not the prettiest this way, but I kinda like it.
Anyway, it plays deliciously.
The neck is brilliant, even more of a jazzbass neck then my actual jazzbass' neck, which is a big hefty 1970's neck.
The nut of this Squier is 38mm, my old jazzbass' nut is 41mm, more like a Precision.
My Surf Green one has one of my favorite beard brand products sticker. The color sort of matched the pickguard.
The Graffiti Yellow got a set of hand cut black vinyl Rumble BEAD stripes.
