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E-Bay Punt - Pics and review of my gamble


bassatnight
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I won an auction for an upgraded Squire on the bay and managed to win it for £175, which I thought was a bargain as the ad described it thus:

[b]Squire P Body, Fender P/Jazz neck!?, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, Schaller Tuners[/b], and finished in an old gold colour that I have not come across before and it looks nice.

Ok, heres the review:

On taking it out of the gig bag I was struck by the nice finish of the body, really nice colour my other half say's it looks like French mustard gold! works for me!
The neck is a point of concern, it hasn't been fitted particularly well, there is a significant gap between it and the body, it feels fairly secure but I might have to whip it off and put it back on again with some loving care. Despite the sellers promise of buzz free neck I have had to adjust the bridge as the E string rang out something chronic.

The pups were very loose and not screwed down properly, I think I might removed them and have a check at the wiring as it seems a little slapdash.

I think overall its a fine bass but will require some attention to get it up to standard, it looks like someone had the right idea but rushed it. I intend to add some cheap upgrades myself and see what I end up with, as a project manager by trade I do like me projects!

I am not sure about the neck, he described it as a 'jazz' neck and it seems faily slim but wider than my two Fender Jazzes, the head has a Fender P decal which I am not sure about as there is no serial number on it at all I thought at first it was just the original Squire neck with a Fender decal attached but it would still have the Squire serial number and judging by the fit I think it's from something else. It's a nice neck though plays fairly fast.

My overall thoughts are it is a great buy for under £200 notes and with a bit of tlc an upgrade of the Squier bridge to a Badass or sinilar high quality bridge I will have a really nice P/J special. Very happy. I must also add he didn't charge me for shipping so you can't argue with that!

Anyone know what colour this is?

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As funds are low what with Christmas etc I thought I would start looking at possibly adding a decent Bridge, may think about changing the neck as this one is ok but not great and frankly not even sure what it is, my guy feeling is it is a cheap old neck with the Fender P decal added so might go for a MM Fender P neck or similar.

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Interesting find - nice one mate!!

My Squier Precision Special has a Precision body with an extra route for the Jazz pickup, and a Jazz neck (even though the headstock has a 'Squier Precision Bass' decal). Those SD pickups look awesome - it's something I might try in mine (if I ever get around to it) - certianly would expect them to be better than the stock pups :)

Let us know how you get on!

HTH, Ian

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