Not to derail the thread, but I own a Babicz on my modified Jaguar bass, and I think it's an awesome bridge for the money. I bought one because I couldn't find a badass in stock anywhere. Now I think I'll be putting babicz bridges on my other basses.
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Not to derail the thread, but I own a Babicz on my modified Jaguar bass, and I think it's an awesome bridge for the money. I bought one because I couldn't find a badass in stock anywhere. Now I think I'll be putting babicz bridges on my other basses.
Here was my first go at modifying my p-bass. Added:
- Babicz Full Contact Bridge
- Hipshot Bass Xtender
- Dunlop Straplocks
- Purple Pickup Covers
hi, very nice bass.
could you tell me the exact model of this hipshot Xtender key?
is it perfect match to the squier bass or need some drilling? and if it line with the other keys?
thanks.
bwb guard for sure!
And with the original dome knobs!
now with b/w/b guard!
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excuse the slight grubbiness of the guard and the flash
+1
I was actually going to buy a b&b j neck when yhou had one for sale.
Got beat to it though.
If you get another one, let me know.
I might just buy a squier vm j bass, keep the neck and part it out.
Ha!
Seriously, the plate feels like any Fender plate. The brass saddles are what I like. I cannot say they change the sound or anything, but brass saddles are supposed to increase sustain. And since I changed so much on the 2 basses I have now used them on, and since I play with flats...well, I dunno.
I do like the vintage look of the brass though. The best part is the Wilkinson stuff is good, and at a great price!
Open notes ring out real nicely when you have a brass nut and brass saddle combined. Sustain for days...depending on neck/body material, of course.
Okay Squire fans, time I show you what's been hiding out at my house for the last year and a half....
It's a Standard P Deluxe that I picked up off of Craigslist on the way to a big jam session. I had been bragging about the quality of the newer Squiers (not sure how new this is), and a buddy saw this post on CL early that morning. Three hours later (and minus $120) I had it in hand and headed for the jam. When I pulled it from my gig bag it shocked several of the guys that were told about the CL listing. They were talking about it as I began unzipping the gigbag! Most of the guys there were pro level players, and they were really amazed by the feel and tone of the instrument. At that time it was completely stock, strung up with Fender 7120 strings. There were a few folks not impressed (primarily because of the logo on the headstock, and for no other reason). I decided then that I would trick it out a bit, leave the stock electronics (eventually, I had to swap out the pots...too scratchy) and NEVER remove the Squier logo, just to prove a point about the quality of these low-buck instruments!
Specs:
Black Hipshot Tuners
Black Hipshot A Bridge
Black Hipshot Knobs
Black Neck plate
Black Neck screws
Black Pickguard screws
Black Strap Buttons
Black Input Jack
Black Jack plate
Purple Candy Crush Pickguard
Stock Pickups
CTS 500K mini pots (volume)
CTS 250K mini pot (Tone)
Sprague Orange Drop .047 Capacitor
Still need to install the black nut (misplaced in my bedroom somewhere) and the black straplocks.
Total investment still falls short of a MIM Fender; feels, sounds, and looks better too!
I just wish that I could ID that color! I have had no luck. It is not a refin, but I have never seen the color before. Its not Shoreline gold, Egyptian mist, or Pewter (at least I don't think it is). I have been asked a couple of times, but I have no answer. Would love to get a J bass the same color, but I don't know what it is!!!!
It's a Standard P Deluxe that I picked up off of Craigslist on the way to a big jam session. I had been bragging about the quality of the newer Squiers (not sure how new this is), and a buddy saw this post on CL early that morning. Three hours later (and minus $120) I had it in hand and headed for the jam. When I pulled it from my gig bag it shocked several of the guys that were told about the CL listing. They were talking about it as I began unzipping the gigbag! Most of the guys there were pro level players, and they were really amazed by the feel and tone of the instrument. At that time it was completely stock, strung up with Fender 7120 strings. There were a few folks not impressed (primarily because of the logo on the headstock, and for no other reason). I decided then that I would trick it out a bit, leave the stock electronics (eventually, I had to swap out the pots...too scratchy) and NEVER remove the Squier logo, just to prove a point about the quality of these low-buck instruments!
Specs:
Black Hipshot Tuners
Black Hipshot A Bridge
Black Hipshot Knobs
Black Neck plate
Black Neck screws
Black Pickguard screws
Black Strap Buttons
Black Input Jack
Black Jack plate
Purple Candy Crush Pickguard
Stock Pickups
CTS 500K mini pots (volume)
CTS 250K mini pot (Tone)
Sprague Orange Drop .047 Capacitor
Still need to install the black nut (misplaced in my bedroom somewhere) and the black straplocks.
Total investment still falls short of a MIM Fender; feels, sounds, and looks better too!
I just wish that I could ID that color! I have had no luck. It is not a refin, but I have never seen the color before. Its not Shoreline gold, Egyptian mist, or Pewter (at least I don't think it is). I have been asked a couple of times, but I have no answer. Would love to get a J bass the same color, but I don't know what it is!!!!
Here was my first go at modifying my p-bass. Added:
- Babicz Full Contact Bridge
- Hipshot Bass Xtender
- Dunlop Straplocks
- Purple Pickup Covers
Daft Punk fan?
I KNOW, RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
I won't be able to for about a week or so. It's down at my rehearsal spot, and projects have me so backed up, I wont be able to get down there until at least Thursday.
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Here's a picture of my Squier Affinity P-Bass. I paid $50 on eBay back in 2007, and now the only things left that are original is the neck, tuners, and body. It plays and sounds really nice, and I must admit it's a real looker as well! It's my main gigging bass, and I've never heard a bad word said about it!
BTW, that garbage can in the back is just for bottles!
Here's a picture of my Squier Affinity P-Bass. I paid $50 on eBay back in 2007, and now the only things left that are original is the neck, tuners, and body. It plays and sounds really nice, and I must admit it's a real looker as well! It's my main gigging bass, and I've never heard a bad word said about it!
BTW, that garbage can in the back is just for bottles!
I thought I had posted my Squier Bronco but I can't find the post - maybe it didn't take. At any rate, here is is. Stripes are chrome auto striping tape, and the pickup is a TV Jones Gretsch 2202...sounds fantastic! Next mod is a black pearloid pickguard.
ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO FIND REPLACEMENT SQUIER AFFINITY JAZZ BASS PICKGUARDS IN DIFFERENT COLORS THAN WHITE?!? 
ANYBODY KNOW WHERE TO FIND REPLACEMENT SQUIER AFFINITY JAZZ BASS PICKGUARDS IN DIFFERENT COLORS THAN WHITE?!?
Based on a few tips here, I bought an MIM standard for my 5-string Affinity Jazz. There's the slightest gap at the neck pocket but its not noticeable - black finish with tort guard.
I thought I had posted my Squier Bronco but I can't find the post - maybe it didn't take. At any rate, here is is. Stripes are chrome auto striping tape, and the pickup is a TV Jones Gretsch 2202...sounds fantastic! Next mod is a black pearloid pickguard.
I love the V8 on the pickguard!
Are those white stickers on the fingerboard? I can't imagine they'd be real inlays....
It went from that
to this
It was a fine bass before, but I was 14 and wrecked it. So after a few years I went back and modified it.
to this
It was a fine bass before, but I was 14 and wrecked it. So after a few years I went back and modified it.
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