Grassie Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 So I've been looking for a cheap(ish) precision bass for a while now, as a back up and occasional gigger. I've looked at (mainly) Fenders and Squiers on the net, but always prefer to buy "in person" if possible. So today I went down to my local guitar emporium where I tried out a VM Squier P (white with black guard) which was very nice, for £259, and then this: [attachment=107381:SX1.JPG] [attachment=107382:SX2.JPG] [attachment=107383:SX3.JPG] SX Vintage Series Precision bass in 3TSB and a rather naff colour tort pickguard (that's going...). Lighter than the Squier but sounds great, gig bag included for £159 new! Pleased I am... Thanks to Ian at Strings Guitar Centre Isle of Wight for sorting me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 (edited) Always nice to get a new bass. I've owned SX gear before, and they're grand bits of kit, highly recommended. I've never seen a SX bass with a proper Fender styled headstock before. Unless of course you have a very early model? I know they had to change them because of a lawsuit from Fender. Somebody more experienced I'm sure will pipe in and give the full story. Edited May 8, 2012 by derrenleepoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 [quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1336491674' post='1646380'] Always nice to get a new bass. I've owned SX gear before, and they're grand bits of kit, highly recommended. I've never seen a SX bass with a proper Fender styled headstock before. Unless of course you have a very early model? I know they had to change them because of a lawsuit from Fender. Somebody more experienced I'm sure will pipe in and give the full story. [/quote] If I'm going to buy a Fender copy, it has to have the correct (or very near) shaped headstock, don't know why, it just has. Can't be doing with pointy things (unless it's one of those Schecter Model-T's) Ian also had a very nice used Squier P-Bass Special with the J pick-up for the same price as the SX but I'm a purist (kind of) and it was P only or nothing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Nice score, that p/g looks fine in the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1336498378' post='1646507'] Nice score, that p/g looks fine in the photo. [/quote] It's brown tortoise shell but has a weird orange colour (almost flourescent) underneath the brown. I'll live with it for now, but will probably change it at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBbass Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Congrats! WD do the best repro (pre cbs) tort on the net. There's a thread on offsetguitars about it. Little pricey though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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