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Tricked Out Squier Club

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DubnBass said:
Not modded much but... Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pups (Wiring done passive/active switch instead of slap switch)
Oh & do the very bright pink DR's count? ;)
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You, sir, are currently in possession of my ideal bass.
 
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Not exactly tricked out, but I've made small changes to my Squier Precision Standard Special.

Changed the knobs to Jazz style ones, and the bigger strap pegs that I like on all my basses.

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I've also got to put some spacers between my bridge saddles so that my strings align with the pole pieces. My bridge is not aligned straight, so I had to push my G string saddle all the way down. Anyone else have this problem? Its annoying me because now I cannot just drop in a Gotoh bridge.
 
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That is a plastic mirror pickguard that came with the Squier. It is supposed to be some Special Edition with a matching headstock. Its the same price as a regular Squier Standard P/J, so I got it instead.

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Before changing the knobs:
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I was looking for a P/J and the matching headstock won me over.
 
#586
The spacers idea -

I just tilt my outer two adjusters to make them push toward the inner barrels and they are very stable. Do that by running the outer allen screws in a little and if you need to, the inner screws a little further out to compensate.

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Iggy the dust there - I am playing my scales at the moment and took this pix.

Works for me - but I am an easy picker too.

I don't actually see any misalignment there, but you are there and I am here.

Still - I've seen 4-string p'ups on 5-ers and no problems in volume or quality of sound and I just gotta say that I'd bet a lot of money that they aren't anywhere near close to perfect alignment.
 
#587
The misalignment is quite slight. Just a couple of millimeters off. Yeah, there was no effect on the sound. I guess I am just being anal. The bass plays great.

Thanks for the tip, Joe. I'm gonna give that a try.

BTW, thats the bass that I got instead of a VM Jag, it looked and played great and was significantly cheaper, so I took the plunge.
 
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arsie said:
The misalignment is quite slight. Just a couple of millimeters off. Yeah, there was no effect on the sound. I guess I am just being anal. The bass plays great.

Thanks for the tip, Joe. I'm gonna give that a try.

BTW, thats the bass that I got instead of a VM Jag, it looked and played great and was significantly cheaper, so I took the plunge.
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I think ya done good.

Very sexy - in a non-human way, of course.
 
#591
Yup, with the Chromes. Weighed on a kitchen scale that goes up to 11lb. Its not the most accurate way to measure, but even if its off by a 4oz margin, its still win.

I have a little bit of luck with light basses, my EBMM SR4 is just a touch under 9lb.
 
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