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Tricked Out Squier Club

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#341
Well, it's finally here!! 2 day shipping was a bite...thankfully MF refunded my shipping cost. Ordered last Thursday, got here Wednesday of the following week. Ugh.

Anyhow:

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It's completely stock now. Plans are:

-Tort pickguard
-EMG JVX pickups (this replaces the pots and wiring as well)
-BadAss V bridge
-Hipshot ultralite tuners

:hyper:

Pick guard is getting ordered first paycheck. Can't wait to get started, but too bad I'm a poor college student. :ninja:
 
#342
Hippos Melas said:
Well, it's finally here!! 2 day shipping was a bite...thankfully MF refunded my shipping cost. Ordered last Thursday, got here Wednesday of the following week. Ugh.

Anyhow:

DSC00274.jpg


It's completely stock now. Plans are:

-Tort pickguard
-EMG JVX pickups (this replaces the pots and wiring as well)
-BadAss V bridge
-Hipshot ultralite tuners

:hyper:

Pick guard is getting ordered first paycheck. Can't wait to get started, but too bad I'm a poor college student. :ninja:
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me and you are on the same road
I'm a poor high school student :(

oh well looks nice! how does it play? I've heard good things about squier 5 strings
 
#343
I recently bought this VM just for the purpose of modding it:
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At the moment it's with the peson who will be modding it with following upgrades:
-CTS pots, Sprague orange drop and Switchcraft jack
-Gotoh 201 bridge
-Bone nut
-Replacing those Strat-knobs
-Last but not least: Hanson J-Sonics:D

The Fender decal was already on the bass when I bought it and it also has a Fender neckplate.
Next week the routing will be done for the J-Sonics.
We've ordered a bunch of J-sonics/Chi-sonics with our Dutch bass forum, but Hanson has already confirmed my J-Sonics will be ready earlier. That way he'll send them before the rest is finished.

To give you an impression what it will look like:
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That's the Läkland of a fellow forum member.
 
#344
Awkwardturtle! said:
me and you are on the same road
I'm a poor high school student :(

oh well looks nice! how does it play? I've heard good things about squier 5 strings
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Sucks having little cash, doesn't it? If there's a "poor bassist" club, I'm joining that. :rollno:

It plays really smooth. My Sterling has that satin finish to the back of the neck and this feels really similar. Not as smooth as the Sterling, but far from a super sticky neck. The pickups are nice and actually SOUND like a Jazz Bass should (I've owned previous Squire Jazz models dating back to 2003...stock, this would be a serious upgrade from any of them without changing companies!)

Also, it's in your best interest to change the strings. They're medium gauge, but ironically, despite the stiffer nature of the medium strings (I typically play Super Slinkies 45-100, these are probably 50-125) the B is floppy. I just put Super Slinkies on. Problem solved. Nice B with great definition. The problem was definitely not the bass!

Steps to success with this bass:

-Buy it
-Change strings
-Mod it to your tastes of pups and pick guard
-Rock out with a sweet budget 5 :bassist:
 
#346
Nice club guys. I have a 1983 Squier p-bass, sunburst, Leo Quann II bridge, Drop D tuner, Duncan SPB-2 pu, Dunlop Straplocks....This bass is the best playing bass I've have for the 25yrs! I have 2 other custom basses and would trade them for another 83ish squier in a heartbeat!...Some nice pics here guys...
 
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Whoo! lets keep this thread going!

anywho thats my stock squier P/J
I need some help modding it
( I want to play Post-hardcore, Metal that kind of stuff)
This what I'm thinking

-Black Gotoh 201
-Quarter pounder P pups with STK-J2/Dimarzio DP126
-Black Pickguard (thinking about it)
-New tuners (Do you guys know what size fits the standard series?)
-CTS 250k Pots (when I figure out how to install them)

So those are the pickups I'm thinking of. Which one would be more punchy? I'll take different suggestions
 
#348
So, my modded Squire story begins as a favor for a friend. He had this Squire P-bass that was poorly setup and annoying to play. He also was interested in a few lessons to get him started. With nothing better to do I jumped onboard and told him I'd help him make his bass a dream to play. Shortly after I got ahold of this thing and started cleaning it up, he lost the bass bug and needed some cash to buy a guitar.

Picked this up for $20!
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headstock (proof that it's a Squire)
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So I tore it down to barebones, polished out most of the scratches in the finish (as there were quite a few), cleaned it up, and started modding.

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Added the bridge and pickup covers, tugbar, black pickguard, and Seymour Duncan Quarter-pounders. Finished it up with a professional setup and some flatwounds (not in this picture though).

Here's a closeup:

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So far i have a grand total of $140 into this and could not be more pleased with the results. By far my least expensive bass, but has a great vintage vibe and is a blast to play. Pulled some riffs outta this that I never woulda though of before, that alone made the cash outlay worth it.

Next I'm thinking an Am. Std string-thru bidge and a refinish will complete this bad-boy!
 
#350
I have a used VM fretless 'tricked out' with a series parallel switch. The stock pickups are a bit thin sounding when parallel, though, and I can't seem to get the neck sanded out well enough...
 
#353
Well, I finished modding my other Squier as well.
Replaced the neck, added a Ric-pup and the covers and straplocks and a Gotoh 201
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The gray Squier on the left is also modded, it has Dimarzio's and a Gotoh201
 
#358
No bashing intended...simply trying to follow the vibe here. I don't understand why you'd want to trick out a Squire when--by the time you spend the money on it--you could have bought an actual Fender. Maybe Squires are better than I thought they were? :confused:

No doubt some of these basses do look awesome.

I'm a non-Squire owner so I really don't have a frame of referenceon this. I own one Fender and it's a Strat so it doesn't count. So can someone explain the logic to me? :help:

Is it the "cheap project bass" thing?
If that's it, that's cool...I can dig that.
 
#359
totallyfrozen said:
No bashing intended...simply trying to follow the vibe here. I don't understand why you'd want to trick out a Squire when--by the time you spend the money on it--you could have bought an actual Fender. Maybe Squires are better than I thought they were? :confused:

No doubt some of these basses do look awesome.

I'm a non-Squire owner so I really don't have a frame of referenceon this. I own one Fender and it's a Strat so it doesn't count. So can someone explain the logic to me? :help:
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A new squier classic vibe Jazz bass is 350$ and a new MIM Jazz bass is 600$ (this is just an example of why). Personally I (and others) feel the new squiers at least the CV's are better instruments. SO right off the bat for me its the fact the CV is a better built instrument. If one wants to argue with the fact they think MIM's are better then there is still the fact they cost almost double the price, an extra 250$ to be exact. I can take a CV which IMO is a better bass and add 250$ in parts, tuners, pickups,pots , new guards etc and sell of all the old parts and have a superior bass for under 600$ dependent on what mods you do etc.


Of course all these numbers are if you buy new, its pretty simple to to pick up CV's for 200$ and VM squiers in the 150-180$ range, eBay , here, craigslist, used guitar center is a good place. So basically a 200$ bass, minus the price you get selling the old parts and you mod it with what you want. My CV P cost me about 260$ after selling the old parts and adding my new ones, and hands down it was a great bass and better then the MIM I just sold.

So i hope that helps a bit.:D
 
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#360
totallyfrozen said:
No bashing intended...simply trying to follow the vibe here. I don't understand why you'd want to trick out a Squire when--by the time you spend the money on it--you could have bought an actual Fender. Maybe Squires are better than I thought they were? :confused:

No doubt some of these basses do look awesome.

I'm a non-Squire owner so I really don't have a frame of referenceon this. I own one Fender and it's a Strat so it doesn't count. So can someone explain the logic to me? :help:

Is it the "cheap project bass" thing?
If that's it, that's cool...I can dig that.
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Part of it is low-cost-of-entry. You don't have to lay out as much cash initially. Also, some Squiers are superior to many Fenders, though it's often dependent on the model and the individual instrument.
 
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