NBD. Nice little early Xmas present to myself.

[kodiakblair]

Well spotted @yorks5stringer Slab body too

[yorks5stringer]

1 hour ago, kodiakblair said:

Well spotted @yorks5stringer Slab body too

....and string through as well. Also unlike the Thomann one it has a decent headstock shape too. I've had to reshape mine but all will be revealed in a Build Thread some time soon...!

[kodiakblair]

1 minute ago, yorks5stringer said:

....and string through as well. Also unlike the Thomann one it has a decent headstock shape too. I've had to reshape mine but all will be revealed in a Build Thread some time soon...!

Look forward to seeing it. I've done templates for the Thomann PB-50,just clip on and run round with a router/guided cutter  Only thing is none of the folks on here have used them with a router yet  Was it the Freya or the HB you started with ?

[yorks5stringer]

HB, quick photo enclosed. As you can see did not slavishly copy the Fender shape as the HB does not have enough wood in the tip to do that so I did a bit of a mongrel....

Edited December 27, 2017 by yorks5stringer

[kodiakblair]

Quality. Stained it too. My 1st had a lovely maple grain,almost roasted. The 2nd one is aging nicely.

[yorks5stringer]

Think we need to take this elsewhere if we continue as we have rather hijacked the thread!

[kodiakblair]

Aye good point.

[Wylie]

On December 24, 2017 at 11:11, Cato said:

I've fancied one of those for a long time.

It's one of those Squier models that I suspect got discontinued for being a little bit 'too' nice.

Nice-looking bass. They sell over here in the US for $399 through Musician's Friend. No indication they've been discontinued.

[Cato]

1 minute ago, Wylie said:

Nice-looking bass. They sell over here in the US for $399 through Musician's Friend. No indication they've been discontinued.

I think they stopped selling them in the UK around 2014/15?

Nice to know it might still be possible to get a new one.

[Wylie]

Yes, an earlier edition, as I recall, was blue, and a very lightweight bass. I wonder if that one was pulled in favor of this one. I wonder as I wander . . .

[yorks5stringer]

4 hours ago, Wylie said:

Yes, an earlier edition, as I recall, was blue, and a very lightweight bass. I wonder if that one was pulled in favor of this one. I wonder as I wander . . .

I once knew a Fish called Wanda...

[karlfer]

On 12/24/2017 at 17:57, AnAnInginAneAnA said:

From checking it, tweaking a bit, and playing for a couple of hours so far, I could very easily believe that.

I've played a good few basses that have retailed for 2/3/4 times what this one did that weren't even close to this level of quality. With the exception of a tiny little bit of shielding paint that trickled out the cavity onto the face of the instrument, fit and finish is pretty much perfect. The pickup does seem a little bit on the noisy side so far, but that's just par for the course with a single coil I guess.

The only things I'm really thinking of changing out or modding are kinda just personal preference things really, replacing the tele jack cup with an electrosocket, getting a black or tort pickguard (haven't decided which yet), and maybe getting a chrome pickup cover to further reduce noise.

Keep us up to date on those changes if you would be so kind 

I wouldn't be too surprised to see these changing hands at £300/£400 in a few years.

Cracking basses, and I think Fender are currently lacking this style in an affordable range.

[AnAnInginAneAnA]

11 hours ago, karlfer said:

Keep us up to date on those changes if you would be so kind 

I wouldn't be too surprised to see these changing hands at £300/£400 in a few years.

Cracking basses, and I think Fender are currently lacking this style in an affordable range.

Aye, will do. Currently unemployed so even those wee mods might take some time. But there's nae big rush.

Just noticed while playing on a big amp today that there's a horrific wolf note on the A# on the E, A, & D strings that wasn't noticeable on my practice amp. It was really pissing me off, so I think getting that sorted is definitely gonna take priority over the cosmetic stuff.

[AnAnInginAneAnA]

Following some advice I found on a random web page, I loosened the string tree screw by a half turn and somehow the wolf note is now totally gone. 

 

So I've managed to fix the issue without spending a single penny. Which was nice.