80Hz Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 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! 15 Quote
uncle psychosis Posted December 31, 2025 Posted December 31, 2025 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. 1 Quote
80Hz Posted December 31, 2025 Author Posted December 31, 2025 Nut width is 42mm and the profile feels very standard modern precision to me. Skinnier than my other P at 45mm! Quote
fergs40 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 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! 1 Quote
80Hz Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 7 hours ago, fergs40 said: Needs de-blinging (IMHO…) Ha ha I agree, the level of bling is not for everyone!! Quote
jd56hawk Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) 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 January 1 by jd56hawk 4 Quote
80Hz Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 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. 1 Quote
Supernaut Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Best bass in the Squier range today, IMO. No need to swap the pups out - the stock ones sound excellent. 2 Quote
80Hz Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 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. Quote
cetera Posted Friday at 12:16 Posted Friday at 12:16 I have the same bass, and one in black too. Love them, and the bling.... Enjoy! 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Friday at 23:03 Posted Friday at 23:03 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. 2 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted Saturday at 09:03 Posted Saturday at 09:03 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. 2 Quote
Supernaut Posted Saturday at 10:17 Posted Saturday at 10:17 Has anyone here swapped the pickguard out for a traditional 3 ply? Quote
floFC Posted Saturday at 11:25 Posted Saturday at 11:25 @Supernaut I have purchased a pick guard for my 40th anniversary seafoam green jazz , but haven’t fitted it yet. Quote
jonno1981 Posted Saturday at 11:37 Posted Saturday at 11:37 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. 1 Quote
fergs40 Posted Saturday at 13:57 Posted Saturday at 13:57 (edited) 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 Saturday at 13:58 by fergs40 1 Quote
80Hz Posted Saturday at 15:33 Author Posted Saturday at 15:33 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. 1 Quote
Supernaut Posted Sunday at 12:41 Posted Sunday at 12:41 22 hours ago, fergs40 said: 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. Did you have to make any mods to get the pickguard to fit? Quote
fergs40 Posted Sunday at 17:05 Posted Sunday at 17:05 4 hours ago, Supernaut said: Did you have to make any mods to get the pickguard to fit? None at all - all the holes lined up, neck cutout fitted perfectly and the supplied screws went into the existing holes snugly. 1 Quote
Schnozzalee Posted Monday at 14:31 Posted Monday at 14:31 (edited) Id put the G&L pickup in it - I dont think they'll be a collectable because theyre not made of the vintage timbers. Still better than the new Steve Harris Sig. Edited Monday at 19:27 by Schnozzalee Quote
80Hz Posted Monday at 14:55 Author Posted Monday at 14:55 14 minutes ago, Schnozzalee said: Id put the G&L pickup in it - I dont think they'll be a collectable because theyre not made of the vintage timbers. Still etter than the new Steve Harris Sig. Yeah I'm not worried about collectable value as such, there's too many of them out there for that. At the moment the stock pickup is no slouch - maybe the only slight weak spot is a lack super low thump, although normally I don't want too much of that anyway. I also have a Bill Lawrence / Wilde P pickup that along with the G&L might form and interesting comparison. 1 Quote
Supernaut Posted Monday at 20:49 Posted Monday at 20:49 6 hours ago, Schnozzalee said: Id put the G&L pickup in it - I dont think they'll be a collectable because theyre not made of the vintage timbers. Still better than the new Steve Harris Sig. Like those vintage Status basses... carbon fibre? It'll never catch on!! Quote
Schnozzalee Posted yesterday at 15:16 Posted yesterday at 15:16 18 hours ago, Supernaut said: Like those vintage Status basses... carbon fibre? It'll never catch on!! Twas crazy when they made their 'anniversary' bass out of... Carbon fibre. Coulda gone with polystyrene to mug people off. 'Classic' missed opportunity. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted yesterday at 17:40 Posted yesterday at 17:40 20 hours ago, Supernaut said: Like those vintage Status basses... carbon fibre? It'll never catch on!! Latest Status plastic basses 😉 Quote
ezbass Posted yesterday at 18:35 Posted yesterday at 18:35 52 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Latest Status plastic basses 😉 4 strings & 6 ‘saddles’ should raise one’s hackles. However, the pick retention cord, counters that nicely. 1 Quote
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