lee650 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Said it already, bought one of these on October and its the best £200 I ever spent I love it. still keep wondering about a Nordstrand though, but I can't put the thing down a great bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 Hindsight tells me it was a waste of time and money swapping the pickup. The difference is marginal. I may even put the original back in. It even had reproduction push-back wire! Plastic on the USA... Such a great bass, and not just for the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 My new squire vm p 5er The white one in pic lol Going to put round strings back on,tried the flats they are not for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydyG10 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 For those of you interested I've just popped mine up for sale, to help with the GAS ;-) http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257182-ftfs-squier-vintage-mod-pbass-v/page__pid__2708655#entry2708655 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Here's my VM P5, modded a bit to save weight. I've installed licensed by Hipshot Ultralite tuners and an aluminium A style bridge and aluminium knobs. (I'm not quite sure if the new bridge has altered the tone at all, which is a good thing too as it sounded great anyway, but it has made a difference to weight of the body which is all I was after there) I had my luthier mate rout out the body under the pickguard too. It weighed 9 1/2 lbs when I took delivery of it and now I've got it down to 8 1/2 lbs (I could've sent it back and kept looking for a lighter one I suppose but I was so pleased with the fit, finish and feel of this bass that I couldn't part with it!) I've also dropped an American Standard P5 pickup in that I picked up here on the BC classifieds along with a KiOgon wiring harness. There wasn't anything about the original pup and pots etc that made me want to change them, it's just the USA pup came up on here for a song and I had the wiring harness from an old project anyway. Played in isolation it does sound a little more refined but the original Squier pickup has it's own throaty quality that is equally valid. When cranked loud with a band the difference is negligible anyway I reckon. It plays,feels and sounds fantastic! Very pleased indeed I tried to get some decent pics of the finish in the sun today as the Candy Apple Red looks legit to me, as in it does look like a clear red over gold in a traditional way rather than just a thick coat of a single metallic red. It has some lovely coppery sparkles when the light catches it which my pics don't show too well unfortunately. A killer bass for the money even when stock. B-) Edit: I jammed last week with my two oldest friends who have heard me playing all my basses over the years, back to when I was young, free and single enough to be able to spend silly money on basses - they said this Squier is the best sounding bass I've ever had! (they're not the type to mince their words either) I have to agree. Edited March 7, 2015 by miles'tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1425683988' post='2709835'] A killer bass for the money even when stock. B-) [/quote] Tidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Christ just read all that back, please forgive the gushings Here's the condensed version : I bought a Squier P5, they are f**king ace. The end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1425683988' post='2709835'] Here's my VM P5, modded a bit to save weight. I've installed licensed by Hipshot Ultralite tuners and an aluminium A style bridge and aluminium knobs. (I'm not quite sure if the new bridge has altered the tone at all, which is a good thing too as it sounded great anyway, but it has made a difference to weight of the body which is all I was after there) I had my luthier mate rout out the body under the pickguard too. It weighed 9 1/2 lbs when I took delivery of it and now I've got it down to 8 1/2 lbs (I could've sent it back and kept looking for a lighter one I suppose but I was so pleased with the fit, finish and feel of this bass that I couldn't part with it!) I've also dropped an American Standard P5 pickup in that I picked up here on the BC classifieds along with a KiOgon wiring harness. There wasn't anything about the original pup and pots etc that made me want to change them, it's just the USA pup came up on here for a song and I had the wiring harness from an old project anyway. Played in isolation it does sound a little more refined but the original Squier pickup has it's own throaty quality that is equally valid. When cranked loud with a band the difference is negligible anyway I reckon. It plays,feels and sounds fantastic! Very pleased indeed I tried to get some decent pics of the finish in the sun today as the Candy Apple Red looks legit to me, as in it does look like a clear red over gold in a traditional way rather than just a thick coat of a single metallic red. It has some lovely coppery sparkles when the light catches it which my pics don't show too well unfortunately. A killer bass for the money even when stock. B-) Edit: I jammed last week with my two oldest friends who have heard me playing all my basses over the years, back to when I was young, free and single enough to be able to spend silly money on basses - they said this Squier is the best sounding bass I've ever had! (they're not the type to mince their words either) I have to agree. [/quote] Really nice mods, im still saving for a Nordstrand and a new harness, im not too bothered about replacing the bridge/tuners though. I think I'm lucky as mine is already quite light, ive been trying to source a gold anodised pickguard for mine! does anyone know if the US P 5 guard would work? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammeFriday Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1425717960' post='2709956'] Christ just read all that back, please forgive the gushings Here's the condensed version : I bought a Squier P5, they are f**king ace. The end. [/quote] No need to apologise - I liked the long version much better. V informative post - thanks for taking the time to write it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 [quote name='lee650' timestamp='1425718735' post='2709965'] Really nice mods, im still saving for a Nordstrand and a new harness, im not too bothered about replacing the bridge/tuners though. I think I'm lucky as mine is already quite light, ive been trying to source a gold anodised pickguard for mine! does anyone know if the US P 5 guard would work? cheers [/quote] Not sure about the Fender pickguard fitting but there is someone on ebay who does different pickguards for the Squier VM P5s. I was intrigued by the Nordstrand NP5 as well, but then I saw this vid on YouTube and decided that the Fender pup is the way I wanted to sound personally (Which is why I jumped on the one I saw on here). Both sound excellent to me though Fender American Standard Precision Bass V (Pickup Tone Test "Fender vs N...: http://youtu.be/OcEgYU0ysZc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 [quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1425721253' post='2709991'] No need to apologise - I liked the long version much better. V informative post - thanks for taking the time to write it! [/quote] Thanks, no problem.. Please excuse my French! :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Mine feels light anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 [quote name='jassbass' timestamp='1425723577' post='2710020'] Mine feels light anyway [/quote] Any ideas how much it weighs at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jassbass Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Sorry i dont,i havnt scales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Mine is just under 9lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LloydyG10 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 just dropped the price on this if anyone is interested :-) http://basschat.co.uk/topic/257182-ftfs-squier-vintage-mod-pbass-v-price-drop/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Cor, I had to scour the small print to find the new price! I'd recommend you put it in the title too. And if I hadn't just bought two fivers in the last week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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