Telebass Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) Ok, it was yesterday, or maybe the day before... Cheap and pretty damned cheerful! After some basic tweaks, it played well. Will do a more extensive setup once the Fender 9050 flats turn up. Squier Sonic Precision Bass in California Blue. Edited October 20, 2023 by Telebass 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Looks lovely. Big fan of the blue. Congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thump Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Really nice blue , hope it plays as good as it looks 😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I'm a big fan of blue basses, I have three of them. That is a nice shade of blue, congrats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Lovely John 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minininjarob Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Nice! Blue basses are officially better and their owners 134% cooler than other bass players. I don’t make the rules! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 This thread made me realise I've owned oodles of basses, but only one Blue example, a MIMP, sold on here, mirror scratchplate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) OK, a bit more info. Two sets of Fender 9050L flats arrived, one set for each P. Did the new one first, not much adjustment needed, quite pleased. Did the older bass then, equally easy to dial in. One thing I noticed was that the BBOT on the Squier looks noticeably heftier than the MIM 2003 original on the Fender. This irritates me somewhat, and I may yet replace both bridges. The Gotoh 201B-4 is the current favourite. Plugging in and noodling through the Tascam trainer: the Squier is as loud, but is quite harsh-sounding compared to the Fender, and the controls are not wonderful. So I have a Tonerider pickup and a KiOgon loom here, and once I've spent the next set of free time rebuilding the PC i'm typing on, I'll rework the Squier. My expectations are not high, I'll be entirely happy if it just smooths things out a bit. Edited November 16, 2023 by Telebass typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Telebass said: OK, a bit more info. Two sets of Fender 9050L flats arrived, one set for each P. Did the new one first, not much adjustment needed, quite pleased. Did the older bass then, equally easy to dial in. One thing I noticed was that the BBOT on the Squier looks noticeably heftier than the MIM 2003 original on the Fender. This irritates me somewhat, and I may yet replace both bridges. The Gotoh 201B-4 is the current favourite. Plugging in and noodling through the Tascam trainer: the Squier is as loud, but is quite harsh-sounding compared to the Fender, and the controls are not wonderful. So I have a Tonerider pickup and a KiOgon loom here, and once I've spent the next set of free time rebuilding the PC i'm typing on, I'll rework the Squier. My expectations are not high, I'll be entirely happy if it just smooths things out a bit. Have you tried it through an amp? Other than that, this Tascam bass trainer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 23 hours ago, Telebass said: OK, a bit more info. Two sets of Fender 9050L flats arrived, one set for each P. Did the new one first, not much adjustment needed, quite pleased. Did the older bass then, equally easy to dial in. One thing I noticed was that the BBOT on the Squier looks noticeably heftier than the MIM 2003 original on the Fender. This irritates me somewhat, and I may yet replace both bridges. The Gotoh 201B-4 is the current favourite. Plugging in and noodling through the Tascam trainer: the Squier is as loud, but is quite harsh-sounding compared to the Fender, and the controls are not wonderful. So I have a Tonerider pickup and a KiOgon loom here, and once I've spent the next set of free time rebuilding the PC i'm typing on, I'll rework the Squier. My expectations are not high, I'll be entirely happy if it just smooths things out a bit. The harshness could most likely be the electrical parts, I have similar with my Mustang basses, the Squier having way more top end than the JMJ. A look at the schematics showed 500k pots in the Squier rather than 250s that Fender usually use, so similarly a KiOgon loom with 250s is waiting to be installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 On 17/11/2023 at 20:02, Lozz196 said: The harshness could most likely be the electrical parts, I have similar with my Mustang basses, the Squier having way more top end than the JMJ. A look at the schematics showed 500k pots in the Squier rather than 250s that Fender usually use, so similarly a KiOgon loom with 250s is waiting to be installed. That makes a lot of sense, will check when I do the swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 17/11/2023 at 09:13, jd56hawk said: Have you tried it through an amp? Other than that, this Tascam bass trainer? That's what I use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Oh dear... New Blue Bass has a faulty truss rod. Back it goes. CV 70s P incoming! There will doubtless be a thread entitled New Brown Bass Day in the very near future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Telebass said: Oh dear... New Blue Bass has a faulty truss rod. Back it goes. CV 70s P incoming! There will doubtless be a thread entitled New Brown Bass Day in the very near future... Brown? Shame, that is a bit of a retrograde step. After blue, you should be progressing to shell pink or metallic lime green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 5 hours ago, BillyBass said: Brown? Shame, that is a bit of a retrograde step. After blue, you should be progressing to shell pink or metallic lime green. Okay. "Walnut"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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