solo4652 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Folks, I've been offered an early '90's MIJ Squier P. I've been looking for a good, cheap CIJ/MIJ P for a while now as a knockabout backup to my USA P. The alternative is a MIJ Ibanez Blazer. Any thoughts? Steve Edited August 14, 2011 by solo4652 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) If the Blazer's in good nick, it will probably be the finest P-style bass you will ever own! I picked one up for £200 a couple of years back and it soon became my number one. Even the ultra-sarcastic tech/luthier I go too was impressed (Aside from a little giveaway on the fretwork of it's budget origins). Gutsy, growly tone- a bit more balls than the usual Precision tone. Probably down to the DiMarzio pickup and heavy brass bridge. No contest between this and the Squier IMHO. Edited August 15, 2011 by Cosmo Valdemar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' post='1340698' date='Aug 15 2011, 02:21 PM']If the Blazer's in good nick, it will probably be the finest P-style bass you will ever own! I picked one up for £200 a couple of years back and it soon became my number one. Even the ultra-sarcastic tech/luthier I go too was impressed (Aside from a little giveaway on the fretwork of it's budget origins). Gutsy, growly tone- a bit more balls than the usual Precision tone. Probably down to the DiMarzio pickup and heavy brass bridge. No contest between this and the Squier IMHO.[/quote] Thanks for your comments. I'm definitely leaning towards the Blazer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Blazer. This is all. (Still need another one, miss mine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I've heard lots of good stuff about Blazers and MIJ Squiers are great too (I have a Jazz). But one thing you can't can do with Blazers but you can do with Fenders is upgrade them with standard Fender parts. It's one of the reason I bought an old MIJ Fender instead of a Blazer when I was loooking for a P bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 [quote name='gjones' post='1341311' date='Aug 15 2011, 11:03 PM']I've heard lots of good stuff about Blazers and MIJ Squiers are great too (I have a Jazz). But one thing you [s]can't can[/s] don't need to do with Blazers but you [s]can[/s] have to do with Fenders is upgrade them with [s]standard[/s] non- Fender parts. It's one of the reason I bought an old MIJ Fender instead of a Blazer when I was loooking for a P bass.[/quote] Fixed it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatEric Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Go for the Blazer! Set up your amp for the USA P and then plug the Blazer in! Come back and tell us all what happened. I know the answer already, as I have done it before but I'd be interested to hear what you say about it. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 [quote name='FlatEric' post='1342671' date='Aug 17 2011, 08:00 AM']Go for the Blazer! Set up your amp for the USA P and then plug the Blazer in! Come back and tell us all what happened. I know the answer already, as I have done it before but I'd be interested to hear what you say about it. Cheers. [/quote] OK - I accept the challenge. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solo4652 Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 [quote name='FlatEric' post='1342671' date='Aug 17 2011, 08:00 AM']Go for the Blazer! Set up your amp for the USA P and then plug the Blazer in! Come back and tell us all what happened. I know the answer already, as I have done it before but I'd be interested to hear what you say about it. Cheers. [/quote] Well, I bought the CAR one. Having fettled it and done an initial setup, I plugged it into the amp and I'm very impressed, considering what I paid for it. It really isn't far behind my USA P in terms of clarity of tone. The A string's a little dull at the moment, but I'm still fiddling with neck relief, saddle height and pickup height. It'll be a few days before it all settles down. It has a lot of punch and power - probably a bit more volume and attack than my USA P, but possibly lacking a little bit of depth and subtlety to the tone. But hey - as a backup to the P, it'll be absolutely fine. It's quite nice to have a bass that you're not too concerned about catching on the ceiling or floor too. The G side of the neck is fairly marked and the lacquer's worn off. Is there something easy I can do to smooth it a little? Wet and Dry and polish?? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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