Evil Undead

Had a last minute gig last night at a local pub, and it was awesome! I played my Squier P, and oddly enough I got far more compliments about my bass' looks and sound in one evening than I have in numerous gigs with my Warwick... me no understand!

Blue/green for me

I used to spend more money per week on cigarettes. Now I've got a much healthier and more fun hobby, I don't mind shelling out a bit for it here and there

Sold Grant a hard case, with no issues at all! Cheers boyo

Thank you sir

I've read that the rags used with boiled linseed oil have a tendency to spontaneously combust before the oil on them dries. Some kind of chemical reaction. In all honesty, I don't know how true that is, but I've always been really nervous about using it since then.

Here it is! It's even better than I thought it would be to be honest. Plays like melted chocolate, and sounds really good. Quite full sounding, with more of a variety of tones than I expected. Build quality is awesome, the frets are nice and level with no sharp edges. The colour in person is a darker cream than in the photo, more vintage looking. I really like that. It's a rich colour and really easy on the eye.

I decided to go for the Matt Freeman Squier after a lot of thought It should arrive later today, so I'll let you guys know what it's like! Also, thanks for the offer Gareth! I completely missed that before, sorry!

Tough one! I recently decided that I wanted a P bass, so I built one from parts. Then I decided it wasn't good enough, so I'm buying one. Hahaha!

[quote name='Johnston' post='1240762' date='May 22 2011, 08:31 PM']I paid less than three for an ex demo (Fender not Squier) Mike Dirnt inc postage on the Bay.[/quote] Wow, nice deal! I may well end up going for the Squier Matt Freeman Precision. If it's as good as the reviews, and is CV quality, then it's likely to be well worth the £370 they're asking for it. And it's pretty

[quote name='gareth' post='1240714' date='May 22 2011, 07:41 PM']what is the maximum you can afford?[/quote] Afford? About £1.50 lol But probably around £400 is what I could stretch to which wouldn't get me far in Fenderland

[quote name='Ed_S' post='1240198' date='May 22 2011, 12:05 PM']I say do it! Then again, I would; I play Fender P's exclusively these days But that Freeman looks ace for the money... I'd pick the black one personally, but both look good and Squier's come a long way quality-wise in the last 10 years or so. I was amazed when I got my VM Precision last year; I expected it to be good enough to try out BEAD tuning for a while but then end up needing replacing with another MIM when I was sure I liked it, but it's turned out to be an absolutely great little bass, and totally gig-worthy.[/quote] I've heard that the latest Squiers (CV and VM series) are just as good as the MIM Fenders... don't know how true that is? The black one is great, but I've had my heart set on the vintage white one since I first saw it... looks just like a mid-70's. Mmmmm What's your take on the latest Squiers? Would you be willing to gig them without a backup?

It's gotta be For Whom The Bell Tolls for me. Simple but awesome \m/

[quote name='RhysP' post='1240128' date='May 22 2011, 11:01 AM']I can't understand why if somebody has decided they want a Fender & absolutely nothing else will do why they have to start yet another f***ing thread about it.[/quote] Because it's a forum... you know, to discuss stuff. You don't have to read it. I started the thread to get opinions, and although I had pretty much decided I want a Fender, if 90% of people had said "don't get a Fender" I probably would have rethought my decision. No need to be quite such a jerk about it.

Cash? What's that?

Great communication and speedy delivery! Traded a bass neck with Ste. Thanks EDIT - I've now also bought a Markbass cab from Ste, and got the same service - excellent. Cheers mate!

Howard custom-made me a pickguard for my project bass. Awesome job, great fit, great price, no issues! I'll be contacting you again sir

The blue/green one looks like ripples on an ocean Stunning