Quick NBD - Squier 40th Anniversary Precision

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I found a good deal on one of these locally and couldn’t resist snapping it up.

 

Love the blue - looks great in person and on camera! It just took a little setting up to get it playing well.

Sounds good too but I have a spare G&L MFD P pickup I’ve been itching to get into something.. hmmm 🤔 

 

Apparently these were made with laurel fretboards, but this particular one looks dark and rich unlike a lot of the dried out stuff I see.

 

Would these be considered Classic Vibe tier instruments?

 

Happy New Year to BC!

[uncle psychosis]

Nice! 

 

I wanted one of these for ages but I'm not sure I'd get on with the neck width. 

 

In my opinion these are better than a Classic Vibe. 

[80Hz]

Nut width is 42mm and the profile feels very standard modern precision to me. Skinnier than my other P at 45mm!

[fergs40]

Needs de-blinging (IMHO…) but beyond that it has more than usually solid bones which will take you a long way towards a bass experience which would otherwise be many times the price. Enjoy!

[80Hz]

7 hours ago, fergs40 said:

Needs de-blinging (IMHO…)

 Ha ha I agree, the level of bling is not for everyone!!

[jd56hawk]

Most people will say the Classic Vibe is the better bass, but most people probably haven't even tried the 40th-Anniversary basses.

I bought this one when they first came out and it's every bit as good as the CVs...I have to say the neck on this one is the best Squier neck made.

 

Edited Thursday at 12:42 by jd56hawk

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3 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

I have to say the neck on this one is the best Squier neck made

Yes I’m impressed with the build quality. It’s nice hunk of maple - perhaps they were a bit more selective on woods for the anniversary series.

[Supernaut]

Best bass in the Squier range today, IMO. No need to swap the pups out - the stock ones sound excellent. 

[80Hz]

24 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

No need to swap the pups out - the stock ones sound excellent

Yeah nothing is lacking, for sure. Any potential pickup swap would only need to be for “voicing” preferences.

[cetera]

I have the same bass, and one in black too. Love them, and the bling....

 

Enjoy!

[Stub Mandrel]

On 01/01/2026 at 12:41, jd56hawk said:

Most people will say the Classic Vibe is the better bass, but most people probably haven't even tried the 40th-Anniversary basses.

I bought this one when they first came out and it's every bit as good as the CVs...I have to say the neck on this one is the best Squier neck made.

 

 

Mine runs my AVII scarily  close for tone and may have the edge for playability. 

[HeadlessBassist]

I bought one of the 40th Jazzes from @Sean in the Summer for a pupil, so if the Precision is anything like the same quality, it'll be a very nice sounding, good quality bass.

[Supernaut]

Has anyone here swapped the pickguard out for a traditional 3 ply? 

[floFC]

@Supernaut I have purchased a pick guard for my 40th anniversary seafoam green jazz , but haven’t fitted it yet.

[jonno1981]

I played one of these at guitar guitar and it beat all their other basses hands down for playability and feel. It was way better setup than any of the US fenders they had. 

[fergs40]

3 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Has anyone here swapped the pickguard out for a traditional 3 ply? 

I put one of these 4-ply guards on my LPB 40th Precision - fitted perfectly, despite what it says in the listing about not fitting Squiers.

When I bought mine it was about €15 - not sure why it’s shot up to more than €60 when I looked just now, but other variants still seem to be cheaper. Link is for Amazon IE rather than UK, though it was delivered from the UK.

Edited 7 hours ago by fergs40

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1 hour ago, fergs40 said:

Link is for Amazon IE rather than UK, though it was delivered from the UK.

 

Might be better to see what it would cost direct from Musiclily: https://musiclily.com/collections/precision-bass-style-pickguards/products/musiclily-pro-13-hole-p-bass-pickguard-for-fender-american-mexican-standard-precision-bass-1-3-4ply-mx0355p

 

These days I often see if Amazon sellers sell direct.