Minininjarob

Bought a new soldering stations which meant I could do the electronics. I think the black knobs look really good Oddly I had to drill out the control plate but only one hole - they were different sizes.

Not finished sanding there. ☺️

One last thing. I managed to sand the neck down so it’s nice and satin feeling - it was ok before but it had a long scratch and a dent near the head which you could feel quite easily. I used a damp cloth and an iron to lessen the dent depth and sanded it the rest of the way. I might sand all the finish off but it looks neat and feels great so will probably leave it cos I’m feeling lazy about it.

I know some people won’t like this but the Squire logo is gone and I have a Fender Telecaster Bass logo on the way to put on instead. It wasn’t so much to have Fender instead of Squire I just wanted Telecaster instead of Precision! I have no intention of ever passing it on as a Fender and have left the original serial number/origin country on the headstock.

So parts are going on….. Got some oil for the neck and I have to say it’s transformed!! Only had maple necks before so never had to do this. The electronics are a bit messed up so I bought 2 new CTS (came in Fender packaging which I didnt expect with new caps too!) pots which are the correct length with solid shafts. I just happen to have some really nice black solid metal knobs so will put those on. They will match the black 3 ply guard I have had to have custom made as mine didn’t seem to fit the standard templates for screw holes etc. EB Cobalts and a Hipshot bridge too. And a set of Schaller strap locks - just need a nice strap to match it but I can’t decide which one.

After looking at some pics online I think I’m gonna stick with black 3 ply. I can always get something different later. Was possibly going to go full black hardware to make it pop even more.

Your pics don’t work unfortunately.

I was going to just order a black pick guard but I’ve just seen this vintage mint green colour with a wide bevel, this could work couldn’t it?

So I’ve always loved the Telecaster bass shape, and I’m a big Mike Dirnt fan, but let’s be honest the Fender model he has is waaay too expensive and can be kinda heavy. I also have 2 other P’s so spending over £1k on the Fender version which ultimately will probably sound the same seems a bit crazy. This came up on the classifieds on here at a decent price, it needs some work on the neck cos you can feel a scratch and small dent on it, the pots aren’t matched either and feel all wrong, and the knobs aren’t right either. Also, and I know this will be controversial, but I CANNOT STAND tort pick guards. It has to go and be replaced with a black one (I have been tempted by other colours though……). The craziest thing about this is that it is bizarrely light. I measured it on some accurate scales and it’s 7.1lbz. My Fender P is 9.1lbs and that never bothered me so this feels like something is missing from it. Honestly I was tapping it to see if it was hollow! I might even sand the Squire decal off and put a Telecaster decal on. I’ll leave the Squire serial number on. Apparently it has different pickups on it to sound more like maybe a 1960 P - I’ll just leave them on and if they sound good then that’s perfect! As I set it up I’ll keep you all updated. (the fretboard is a lovely colour btw)

This one. I use a Cali 76 too. Not sure how it all works so well but I’m super pleased with the tone. I use a GK 400rb amp into any cab, I plugged into a ratty old Ampeg cab (maybe 2x12 or 4x10) and it all sounded glorious.

Playing punk with a pick - or any fast/hard music it’s a good technique to mute the E string. I only have small hands but I do it sometimes, works really well when you need it.

I found this was pretty much eliminated when I got my BassRig SV pedal. An expensive fix but I am loving it.