Telebass Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Tidy. Is the one on the left actually a slab body or were you pulling mah legz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Been wanting to sound one of these out ...........any samples available of the 51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Lovely stuff, I really dig these basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Nice,although I'm not digging the scratchplate on the one on the left-2 ply would have looked better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Cool! I wonder what they'd look like with the other P bridge cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Have you ever thought of changing the pups to, say the SD replacement vintage single coil, or a Darkstar for the Squire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 (edited) No, wouldn't change a thing on either. The 51 is indeed a slab. The Squier is a slab with an arm contour only, a la Mike Dirnt, whose sig is now a Squier model also. Why change to the SD antiquity? It's no different at all to the stock pickup. We have a Sting in the shop here with that pup, and it was a swap for no reason...I love the big fat sound of the humbucker on the Squier, so why change it for a single coil? A modern amp can control the mud, so no problems with it as-is. And the other bridge cover would just not be right for this style P. I love 'em! Edited September 27, 2007 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 lovely. how do they compare in a fender vs. squier deathmatch scenario? paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 They are too different for that, really. That big 'ole mudbucker is a world away from the single coil of the 51, which is different again from the split coil humbucker in the standard Precision. This way, I have three totally different basses, all with "Precision" on the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 excellent precision utilisation! but what about playability and build quality etc? i shouldn't really be asking...i feel a bout of GAS coming on. paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 The 51 can hold its own build-wise with any Fender, no matter where it was built. The Squier is remarkably well put-together for something that cost 249 or less. The neck on the Squier is really nice! It would appeal to those who fancy a slab, but prefer J necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 haha they actually are slabs and everything! Granted they are nice looking slabs tho. Ever since i saw the la's vido "there she goes again" i've always been curious as to how one of those basses with the massive humbucker in the neck actually sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 very nice, especially the 51. im guessing its not a real 1951 precision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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