Year Squier's were crap

[BlueTalon]

That's a trick since Fender didn't begin making Squier guitars until 1982. Before then it was a brand name for strings.

Maybe it was Fender I was thinking of then. Those were crap too.

 

[bigthemat]

....057912

why the numbers?

 

[ejaggers]

Play it.

Does it play like crap? Does it sound like crap?

If you answered no to both questions, the bass is not crap.

Great basses and crap basses can come from any mass produced maker, in any year.

@Bob Clayton, see post #8.

why the numbers?

@bigthemat see post #11 => Neck-Thru Bass Design Topic | TalkBass.com

 

[stuntbass77]

I wo t say it was crap but my first bass which I believe was a 91’ p bass had a plywood body. I’m not talking like 3-5 pieces glued, I’m talking like 20 pieces glued just like a 4x8’ plywood sheet from menards. I know this as I went to do a re-fin on it and that’s how I found out. I was suspicious as when I told the neck off I could see what looked like plywood. I think it was about $150 or so. The ones they make now are heads above the stuff they made back then. Again, not saying it was crap but glad they don’t do that anymore. I will say buy rosewood board while you can because the day will come when pau Ferri will be all that’s offered alongside maple. I don’t mind Pau Ferro but prefer rosewood. Honestly I don’t think there is an audible difference when compared against rosewood. If you like cool

 

[Element Zero]

Why are these so bad? I started on one of them.

The build quality. Scratchy frets, uneven fretboards, poorly cut nut slots, grinding tuner gears, volume and tone pot nuts not tightened down, loose pickup screws… I tried my best not to sell those Squier bass packs that came with everything in the box purely because of how many would come back within in days if not the same day with these issues.

 

[MarMar]

The build quality. Scratchy frets, uneven fretboards, poorly cut nut slots, grinding tuner gears, volume and tone pot nuts not tightened down, loose pickup screws… I tried my best not to sell those Squier bass packs that came with everything in the box purely because of how many would come back within in days if not the same day with these issues.

I guess that's why my nut somehow managed to find its way to be off center. I think I had both loose screws on the pickups and the pickguard as well.