Squire bullet

[skygzr]

Did you know that people pay good money for the faux-relic look? Yours is real! Leave it as is.

 

[scuzzy]

Not my bass, so my opinion matters little, but if it was mine, I would play the heck out of it and hope/pray that it chipped away more. Natural mojo is sweet. Like a fine patina.

 

[bumperbass]

Certain things make me cringe, like people who don't even know the correct spelling (squire) for a piece of equipment they own.
Oh, my main player is a Fendre.
No offense, OP. It's just tiring even having to read hundreds of posts that misspell "Squier".

 

[MCF]

I suggest not touching that body with power tools. All you can do is remove more wood than intended and/or cause damage. Using stripper (or heat, if it's a poly finish, which it probably is) and a scraper would be the wise approach. After that, hand sanding (no power tools) to cause as little change in the body shape as possible.

BTW, I agree, not dropped or there would be visible damage on the contact point.

There are tons of pickguards available for Fenders and Squiers, and many of them have screw placements that don't match the original PG. That's probably what you have going on. As long as a PG covers the old holes, not a big deal.

Like he says. Unless you want to do what Chris Squier did to his original Ric. Legend of that bass is that it was wallpapered, at least twice, with the removal processes shaving off wood and weight. It’s not like a bullet needs to lose weight though...

 

[Chris76]

Certain things make me cringe, like people who don't even know the correct spelling (squire) for a piece of equipment they own.
Oh, my main player is a Fendre.
No offense, OP. It's just tiring even having to read hundreds of posts that misspell "Squier".

My bad. I've had it a little over 24 hrs now and to be honest, didn't even pay attention. Next time I will be sure to not only spell check, but I'll make sure to do thorough reseach on topic at hand before posting in your lane from here on.

 

[Nickweissmusic]

Hello all. I recently recieved this squire bullet in bad shape. The top (if there is a seperate one on these) has cracked in 3 diff places. Not sure if this sort of thing can be fixed or if I'm going to need to get a new body. So far I've pulled all the electronics out and replaced with emg GB passive, replaced the pick guard, and of course FLATS. Not too shabby for free. View attachment 3122660 View attachment 3122661 View attachment 3122662

Just play it, those are tone slots.

 

[BassholeKI]

fill the cracks (have to do some research on what materials to use)

If I were going to refinish that bass, I'd scuff sand the top, fill the cracks with drywall compound (cleans up with water and sands well), level sand then spray. The black would make a nice smooth surface, and properly prepped and filled those cracks would probably be next to invisible.

You could probably also use Bondo, but my experience when using it to modify rifle stocks is that it'll smell for MONTHS as the polymers harden and gas off.

The reason its not noticeable on a car's body is that the car is OUTSIDE.

I used some to build up a cheek rest on a bench rest target rifle, and every time I opened that case I'd get a whiff of that solvent chemical smell. And every time I shot it, when I put my cheek against it I could smell it.

So bad that I was worried about losing brain cells.

Ended up taking the cheek piece off, and modifying it a different way (cut into the wood and installed studs and allen head threads to adjust it to fit me).

 

[Aidenn7]

Really the only thing that separates modern fender from old fender besides pick ups and bridge is a nitrocellulose finish.. It's a lighter more fragile finish the myth is it's suppose to the breathe more or sound more lively.. Lol..

 

[higain617]

I would just leave it. It doesn't look too worrisome.

 

[Bourbongangster]

If you're thinking about stripping it, just scuff sand it, fill the cracks with something and then repaint it. 99% of the time, it's way more trouble than it's worth to strip it. I stripped a bass body once, only because I wanted to be able feel some wood grain texture. If I could do it over, I would have just saved up for a brand new unfinished body rather than stripping the polyester finish off of it.

 

[kentiki]

If you're thinking about stripping it, just scuff sand it, fill the cracks with something and then repaint it. 99% of the time, it's way more trouble than it's worth to strip it. I stripped a bass body once, only because I wanted to be able feel some wood grain texture. If I could do it over, I would have just saved up for a brand new unfinished body rather than stripping the polyester finish off of it.

^ This +1000.

 

[Pilgrim]

There was an earlier post that mentioned using super glue to fill the cracks. That's not a bad idea, and you can modify a razor blade to make a scraper which will level the cracks.

I've often wondered what a bass body would look like painted with Mirage paint which changes color depending on the light and the angle of the light. Readily available at auto parts stores... https://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-EMP403000-Red-Blue-Mirage/dp/B00076PVBK

 

[Maxdusty]

Certain things make me cringe, like people who don't even know the correct spelling (squire) for a piece of equipment they own.
Oh, my main player is a Fendre.
No offense, OP. It's just tiring even having to read hundreds of posts that misspell "Squier".

To be fair, there is no such word as "Squier" so people, or sometimes spellcheck changes the spelling of it.
The way I remember it is "Billy Squier not Chris Squire".

 

[bumperbass]

To be fair, there is no such word as "Squier" so people, or sometimes spellcheck changes the spelling of it.
The way I remember it is "Billy Squier not Chris Squire".

Honestly, had I thought for 10 seconds, I would not have posted what I posted. I didn't mean to come off as a smartass to intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
I just cringe when I see it spelled Squire. No biggie, OP. Sorry.

 

[Chris76]

Honestly, had I thought for 10 seconds, I would not have posted what I posted. I didn't mean to come off as a smartass to intentionally hurt someone's feelings.
I just cringe when I see it spelled Squire. No biggie, OP. Sorry.

I gotta say that MOST if not all intent is lost in text or through messaging. I've said a thousand times that if someone were to see my expression as I'm saying something, they wouldn't have taken the message the way they did. I actually had to tell my old lady that we no longer will talk about finances through text because she gets severely P.O.ed at most, if not all, of my responses which are normally done out of humor to lighten the subject. She doesn't see it that way unless we're face to face.

On the SQUIER side of things, I took it to rehearsal last night and I do believe I have a NEW #1. Finish be damned, with the new electronics and overall feel, it beats my Schecter in both tone and play-ability for the moment. Not to mention it weighs about 10 lbs less. (over exaggeration but not much)

 

[Chris76]

There was an earlier post that mentioned using super glue to fill the cracks. That's not a bad idea, and you can modify a razor blade to make a scraper which will level the cracks.

I've often wondered what a bass body would look like painted with Mirage paint which changes color depending on the light and the angle of the light. Readily available at auto parts stores... https://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-EMP403000-Red-Blue-Mirage/dp/B00076PVBK

I actually had an idea for a car (firebird) that I was going to paint it a siverish blue and the phoenix on the hood was going to be an iridescent silver so that the bird appeared and disappeared depending on the angle you looked at it.