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The musiclilly was an idea given to me from another thread on Talkbass.
It sounds great to me and I dont like bright
Found this Vintage Modified Sq P/J for cheap in a pawn shop with damaged blue body. Stripped it, filled the cavity, vintage bridge, and finished in gold. Ive had a ton of p basses but this light weight beauty with the Duncan Designed PU's will see me out.
So a few years back, after 30-odd years of only five strings, I bought the Squier James Johnston Signature as I was a total sucker for that matching headstock Lake Placid Blue finish. Fine as it was, but I really had a slightly different look in mind . . . .
I'd always admired that white pickguard/white pickup shell look Fender used on Strats and some other guitars, but they rarely used it on basses. So here's the white pickguard and shells from Bass Parts Resource, the Shaller-copy chrome witch hats from AllParts, and I had it rewired with CTS pots Vol/Balancer/Tone and takeout Fender Yosemite pickups over at Corner Music here in Nashville. The brass saddle bridge was OEM.
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Tricked out, and louder than hell in every way possible-Sonic Squier P-Bass: 
*Only I* could love this bass, but am happy and excited about it. The Split P is tremendous, and the finish is a "bit" loud. This is the summary:
Stock parts-pickguard screws, Squier logo neck plate and screws, grounding wires, Graffiti Yellow finish body-that's it!
Modifications:
-Excellent MiM neck from a Player II Modified P-bass (radius is 9.5, already comes with TUSQ nut)
-Hipshot Xtender BT7
-Pre-wired DiMarzio Split P pickup alongside 250k pots, chrome knobs, and output jack
-DiMarzio Straplock (short, Vai design)
-Fender HiMass bridge with zinc saddles
-Carmedon pickguard (third pickguard it has, the second was included in the DiMarzio pre-wired kit)
-Rotosound Roto Bass 35 strings
I know it's truly a parts bass, but for me, it still is a Sonic Squier P bass-the original neck was a jazz width one, but mine had an issue so I decided to go all out and change almost everything. It's a very nice exciting to play bass, everything works well together.
Also have a modified Sonic Bronco, and a black/gold 40th Anniversary P bass, all modified quite a bit (thought not to the extent of the above bass.)
Please continue to trick out your Squiers as you see fit.
*Only I* could love this bass, but am happy and excited about it. The Split P is tremendous, and the finish is a "bit" loud. This is the summary:
Stock parts-pickguard screws, Squier logo neck plate and screws, grounding wires, Graffiti Yellow finish body-that's it!
Modifications:
-Excellent MiM neck from a Player II Modified P-bass (radius is 9.5, already comes with TUSQ nut)
-Hipshot Xtender BT7
-Pre-wired DiMarzio Split P pickup alongside 250k pots, chrome knobs, and output jack
-DiMarzio Straplock (short, Vai design)
-Fender HiMass bridge with zinc saddles
-Carmedon pickguard (third pickguard it has, the second was included in the DiMarzio pre-wired kit)
-Rotosound Roto Bass 35 strings
I know it's truly a parts bass, but for me, it still is a Sonic Squier P bass-the original neck was a jazz width one, but mine had an issue so I decided to go all out and change almost everything. It's a very nice exciting to play bass, everything works well together.
Also have a modified Sonic Bronco, and a black/gold 40th Anniversary P bass, all modified quite a bit (thought not to the extent of the above bass.)
Please continue to trick out your Squiers as you see fit.
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This is just a wild plan at the moment, but ..
I love what I have heard of the sound of the Nordstrand Acinonyx 'Cat Bass' and would really love one, but they are sooo expensive and rare here in EU/UK
So, I thought of getting another Bronco and putting some similar (or even actual) pickups in the equivalent positions (wrt scale length, as in string length not end of fretboard position)
CatPups
The CatPups is a ceramic and steel single coil pickup which uses a single steel bar and 2 ceramic magnets arranged in a classic P90 style configuration.
Does that idea have any chance of giving a similar, or at least acceptable result?
Any comments?
I love what I have heard of the sound of the Nordstrand Acinonyx 'Cat Bass' and would really love one, but they are sooo expensive and rare here in EU/UK
So, I thought of getting another Bronco and putting some similar (or even actual) pickups in the equivalent positions (wrt scale length, as in string length not end of fretboard position)
CatPups
The CatPups is a ceramic and steel single coil pickup which uses a single steel bar and 2 ceramic magnets arranged in a classic P90 style configuration.
Does that idea have any chance of giving a similar, or at least acceptable result?
Any comments?
It will not have the same Mojo as the Nordstrand. No way.
But the Bronco could be cool. But not like that 5 string.
Nice.Tricked out, and louder than hell in every way possible-Sonic Squier P-Bass:
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*Only I* could love this bass, but am happy and excited about it. The Split P is tremendous, and the finish is a "bit" loud. This is the summary:
Stock parts-pickguard screws, Squier logo neck plate and screws, grounding wires, Graffiti Yellow finish body-that's it!
Modifications:
-Excellent MiM neck from a Player II Modified P-bass (radius is 9.5, already comes with TUSQ nut)
-Hipshot Xtender BT7
-Pre-wired DiMarzio Split P pickup alongside 250k pots, chrome knobs, and output jack
-DiMarzio Straplock (short, Vai design)
-Fender HiMass bridge with zinc saddles
-Carmedon pickguard (third pickguard it has, the second was included in the DiMarzio pre-wired kit)
-Rotosound Roto Bass 35 strings
I know it's truly a parts bass, but for me, it still is a Sonic Squier P bass-the original neck was a jazz width one, but mine had an issue so I decided to go all out and change almost everything. It's a very nice exciting to play bass, everything works well together.
Also have a modified Sonic Bronco, and a black/gold 40th Anniversary P bass, all modified quite a bit (thought not to the extent of the above bass.)
Please continue to trick out your Squiers as you see fit.
I have those Split P Dimarzio P bass pickups on my Fender P bass. I like them. Surprising pickups.
Most of these have kickass hip shot bridges and ultralight tuners. A few have drop tuners. Most have the geezers except the ADJ which has emgs and an obp3. The passive jazz is a parts mashup of squier neck and body. I put a tusqnut on the ADJ.
That's quite a collection! I really like how you gave the Deluxe Active Jazz a splash of color by way of the strings!
A few questions;
- Is the P-Bass Special all the way to the left (I'll call it #1) a ProTone?
- Are #2 and #3 Squier Standards, as in a Black & Chrome edition and a straight-up Standard?
- If so, did you widen the bridge pickup slots to accommodate a larger bridge pickup?
Great pickup, relatively underrated relative to the Model P, which no doubt will still be more popular than even the newer Relentless P, due to it.being such an iconic pickup. The Split P is often disliked because it's "too hot", but people should know that, adjust settings accordingly, and take advantage of its strengths, rather than focusing on what it's not. I do love my vintage pickups as well, but I truly enjoy the Split P-it's "dark" in terms of the super high end, but more than clear enough with all those big mids. In my rig, there is no mud with them, even wired standard (series), and with the 250 volume pot. It just has more than enough clarity , and as advertised, does hear every nuance of your roundwound strings for a while, with great sustain. Many, many other pickups are brighter indeed, but do not have this quality. Hard to describe until one plays them!
Not many love them, but the few that do, really like them a ton, so there is evidently a place for this now "classic" DiMarzio offering (it's quite old by now!) Highly recommended to those that know what they will be getting into.
Not really tricked out as they were virtually perfect (for me) but here they are
Paranormal 54 Jazz
Only changes are a 3 string tree and Fender HiMass bridge.
Paranormal Rascal
Again no major changes, the pickgusrd is mirrored vinyl overlay that I applied while I was waiting on a custom made mirrored one, when the mirrored one arrived it didn't look as good (to me) so never got fitted. The only other change was a set of aluminium4 new knobs.
Paranormal 54 Jazz
Only changes are a 3 string tree and Fender HiMass bridge.
Paranormal Rascal
Again no major changes, the pickgusrd is mirrored vinyl overlay that I applied while I was waiting on a custom made mirrored one, when the mirrored one arrived it didn't look as good (to me) so never got fitted. The only other change was a set of aluminium4 new knobs.
Squier Contemporary Jazz HH 5 string .
Nordy big blade pickups , Audere 3 band EQ , Hipshot A bridge and Hipshot Lic Ultralite tuners .
Killer bass
Nordy big blade pickups , Audere 3 band EQ , Hipshot A bridge and Hipshot Lic Ultralite tuners .
Killer bass
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I just put a Dimarzio Model P in my new Squier Mini Precision bass project bass guitar.Great pickup, relatively underrated relative to the Model P, which no doubt will still be more popular than even the newer Relentless P, due to it.being such an iconic pickup. The Split P is often disliked because it's "too hot", but people should know that, adjust settings accordingly, and take advantage of its strengths, rather than focusing on what it's not. I do love my vintage pickups as well, but I truly enjoy the Split P-it's "dark" in terms of the super high end, but more than clear enough with all those big mids. In my rig, there is no mud with them, even wired standard (series), and with the 250 volume pot. It just has more than enough clarity , and as advertised, does hear every nuance of your roundwound strings for a while, with great sustain. Many, many other pickups are brighter indeed, but do not have this quality. Hard to describe until one plays them!
Not many love them, but the few that do, really like them a ton, so there is evidently a place for this now "classic" DiMarzio offering (it's quite old by now!) Highly recommended to those that know what they will be getting into.
The Model P is a very loud pickup. I’m not sure how hot it is but it is loud. The Model P sounds great. I like the way it works in my rig.
Nothing was wrong with the sound of the stock pickup. I put the Model P in because I want to.
The whole thing is nice now. Fixed up.
I so wanna attack it with some vinyl Jockomo inlays to give it a visual thru-line between the body and headstock!
I so wanna attack it with some vinyl Jockomo inlays to give it a visual thru-line between the body and headstock!
That would look cool !I
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I have two Squiers. One is a CV 50’s Precision that is mostly stock that I will probably change the pickup.
And this Bronco which now has a tinted neck and a generic ebay single coil 50’s
Style pickup and now a bridge cover.
And this Bronco which now has a tinted neck and a generic ebay single coil 50’s
Style pickup and now a bridge cover.
You are correct on the protone and the black and chrome- It came to me with a green peal guard, and I put on the black pearl. The 3rd is a parts bass from a standard body and a P bass neck. I believe I did a little bit of slow sanding to fit the geezer J's.That's quite a collection! I really like how you gave the Deluxe Active Jazz a splash of color by way of the strings!
A few questions;
- Is the P-Bass Special all the way to the left (I'll call it #1) a ProTone?
- Are #2 and #3 Squier Standards, as in a Black & Chrome edition and a straight-up Standard?
- If so, did you widen the bridge pickup slots to accommodate a larger bridge pickup?
