kodiakblair Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Well spotted @yorks5stringer Slab body too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 hour ago, kodiakblair said: Well spotted @yorks5stringer Slab body too ....and string through as well. Also unlike the Thomann one it has a decent headstock shape too. I've had to reshape mine but all will be revealed in a Build Thread some time soon...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 minute ago, yorks5stringer said: ....and string through as well. Also unlike the Thomann one it has a decent headstock shape too. I've had to reshape mine but all will be revealed in a Build Thread some time soon...! Look forward to seeing it. I've done templates for the Thomann PB-50,just clip on and run round with a router/guided cutter Only thing is none of the folks on here have used them with a router yet Was it the Freya or the HB you started with ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) HB, quick photo enclosed. As you can see did not slavishly copy the Fender shape as the HB does not have enough wood in the tip to do that so I did a bit of a mongrel.... Edited December 27, 2017 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Quality. Stained it too. My 1st had a lovely maple grain,almost roasted. The 2nd one is aging nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Think we need to take this elsewhere if we continue as we have rather hijacked the thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Aye good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 On December 24, 2017 at 11:11, Cato said: I've fancied one of those for a long time. It's one of those Squier models that I suspect got discontinued for being a little bit 'too' nice. Nice-looking bass. They sell over here in the US for $399 through Musician's Friend. No indication they've been discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Wylie said: Nice-looking bass. They sell over here in the US for $399 through Musician's Friend. No indication they've been discontinued. I think they stopped selling them in the UK around 2014/15? Nice to know it might still be possible to get a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Yes, an earlier edition, as I recall, was blue, and a very lightweight bass. I wonder if that one was pulled in favor of this one. I wonder as I wander . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Wylie said: Yes, an earlier edition, as I recall, was blue, and a very lightweight bass. I wonder if that one was pulled in favor of this one. I wonder as I wander . . . I once knew a Fish called Wanda... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/24/2017 at 17:57, AnAnInginAneAnA said: From checking it, tweaking a bit, and playing for a couple of hours so far, I could very easily believe that. I've played a good few basses that have retailed for 2/3/4 times what this one did that weren't even close to this level of quality. With the exception of a tiny little bit of shielding paint that trickled out the cavity onto the face of the instrument, fit and finish is pretty much perfect. The pickup does seem a little bit on the noisy side so far, but that's just par for the course with a single coil I guess. The only things I'm really thinking of changing out or modding are kinda just personal preference things really, replacing the tele jack cup with an electrosocket, getting a black or tort pickguard (haven't decided which yet), and maybe getting a chrome pickup cover to further reduce noise. Keep us up to date on those changes if you would be so kind I wouldn't be too surprised to see these changing hands at £300/£400 in a few years. Cracking basses, and I think Fender are currently lacking this style in an affordable range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAnInginAneAnA Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 11 hours ago, karlfer said: Keep us up to date on those changes if you would be so kind I wouldn't be too surprised to see these changing hands at £300/£400 in a few years. Cracking basses, and I think Fender are currently lacking this style in an affordable range. Aye, will do. Currently unemployed so even those wee mods might take some time. But there's nae big rush. Just noticed while playing on a big amp today that there's a horrific wolf note on the A# on the E, A, & D strings that wasn't noticeable on my practice amp. It was really pissing me off, so I think getting that sorted is definitely gonna take priority over the cosmetic stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnAnInginAneAnA Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Following some advice I found on a random web page, I loosened the string tree screw by a half turn and somehow the wolf note is now totally gone. So I've managed to fix the issue without spending a single penny. Which was nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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