Nibody Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) Years ago (1996 to be exact) I bought a maroon-ish coloured brand new MIK Squier as a backup to my 76 P bass. It never really got played much and was sold on when I quit and sold all my gear around 2000. Fast foreward to this week, and this comes up on ebay - same year/model/colour. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Squier-P-Bass-Korean/254711420265?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648 Arrived today - oh god was it dirty - gunky fretboard, dirty body and neck, collapsed pickups, crackly pots. Upside is the neck is fine aside from a lot of grime and dings, Truss rod works great. Basic clean up done and stage 1 of upgrades (Gotoh 201B, SD Quarter Pounders, Sprague/switchcraft/CTS loom). Gold mirrored pickguard due and more cleaning. Edited November 10, 2020 by Nibody 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Midnight Wine I think, lovely colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Congrats, def a well kept secret, the MIK Squiers, very decent instruments indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Congrats, def a well kept secret, the MIK Squiers, very decent instruments indeed Its a later one too so its the solid alder (I believe) body rather than the composite/ply they used on the earlier ones. Also need to change the tuners as they are pretty much past their sell by date - but I do have a set of Wilkinson 70's style that I bought from here on a whim about a year or so ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Nice bass but is that a Banksy on the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 8 hours ago, ead said: Midnight Wine I think, lovely colour. Correct, around 1996/7 Fender offered a 'full' range of Midnight Wine guitars and basses. IIRC Jazz, P , Strat, & Telecaster were of Mex origin with Alder bodies, maple necks and white pickguards. They were mainly sold in the US market through a handful of major retail chains. I still own a Strat bought from Guitar Centre in San Jose in 1997 while working there. The MIM builds were of a surprising higher quality. The success of the exclusive deal with the major retailers prompted the demand for an entry-level range Squier Midnight Wine guitars and basses. Enjoy your lovely bass, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman67 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Here is my 1989 S9 MIK Squier Precision with a nice gloss neck and, licensed by Schaller machine heads & a heavy plywood body. It was bought by my Girlfriend twice for me in 1998, & again in 2008 when I was lucky enough to get it back from my friend who I sold it to. It now resides in a padded gig bag in the loft as it doesn't get played much &, I'm not a fan of the thinner Squier bodies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, luckman67 said: Here is my 1989 S9 MIK Squier Precision with a nice gloss neck and, licensed by Schaller machine heads & a heavy plywood body. It was bought by my Girlfriend twice for me in 1998, & again in 2008 when I was lucky enough to get it back from my friend who I sold it to. It now resides in a padded gig bag in the loft as it doesn't get played much &, I'm not a fan of the thinner Squier bodies. Nooooo not the loft!!! Hope it’s warm and dry loft! Edited November 11, 2020 by Nibody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 14 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: Nice bass but is that a Banksy on the wall? My secrets out..... SHHHH.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 And after Gotoh GB2 tuners, Gotoh string trree, a gotoh 201B Bridge, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, complete CTS/Switchcraft/Sprague rewire and a gold anodised pickguard to top it off.. here she is.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Very nice bass. Great for the money. On 11/11/2020 at 10:36, luckman67 said: Here is my 1989 S9 MIK Squier Precision with a nice gloss neck and, licensed by Schaller machine heads & a heavy plywood body. It was bought by my Girlfriend twice for me in 1998, & again in 2008 when I was lucky enough to get it back from my friend who I sold it to. It now resides in a padded gig bag in the loft as it doesn't get played much &, I'm not a fan of the thinner Squier bodies. I had one of those once, but I sold it. That was a few years ago and I still regret it. One of the nicest basses I've owned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakester Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Nibody said: And after Gotoh GB2 tuners, Gotoh string trree, a gotoh 201B Bridge, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, complete CTS/Switchcraft/Sprague rewire and a gold anodised pickguard to top it off.. here she is.. Oof, that is lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Jakester said: Oof, that is lovely! Cheers. It does look rather tasty. Sounds good too. I can't get over how nice the neck is to play - not at all how I remember my old backup bass of the same age/model/colour. I did lightly sand the neck and "round over/roll" the edges slightly, don't kno if that was what made the difference. Been playing 5 strings solidly for a couple of years but this has really put me back in love with P Basses. Last thing I need to do is replace the nut but Im not in a rush to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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