Marvin Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Also available in black apparently 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4stringz Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) A very hopeful yes. Especially given what the original Rascals now go for. It'll be a different beast to the Fender version by the look of the PUs and controls with just a vol and tone and a selector switch. Hopefully it’s not stupidly heavy either. Like the green, love it in black (I always do with basses). A mirrored or black scratchplate on one of these would look ace. Edited April 30, 2023 by mr4stringz 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Looks like it could be a very fun but big sounding bass. Imo it looks great already. I'll probably buy one as I have no shorty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, SurroundedByManatees said: Looks like it could be a very fun but big sounding bass. Imo it looks great already. I'll probably buy one as I have no shorty I have to remind myself at times that my Fender Rascal really is short scale. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 That would look fabulous in seafoam green with the pearly plate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurroundedByManatees Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Burgundy mist would be a no brainer for me. Would even buy it if I didn't play bass.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I'd be very interested to hear some clips. If this does a decent imitation of the Gibson shortscale neck mudbucker thing I may find it difficult to resist. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 That’s very cool….. I’ve never heard of them. Sonic Blue with an off white pearl plate….. I’d buy one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 15 hours ago, Rich said: That would look fabulous in seafoam green with the pearly plate. +1 Plus maple neck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 13 hours ago, Rayman said: That’s very cool….. I’ve never heard of them. It's part of Fender's Squier Paranormal Series which according to Fender brings several forgotten gems from the Fender archive back to life although the Squier Rascal is a quite a bit different to the Fender Rascal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Yes! Another short scale! And for once with great upper fret access. Could totally see myself getting one of these, and maybe even in that metallic green of the one pictures in the OP. I assume, judging from how the pole pieces are arranged, that the 2 humbucker essentially are 2 P pickups under the cover, which would be right up my alley as well. Though it would have been even better though if the pole pieces had been arranged as a reverse P, so that the natural tone difference between the 2 thicker lower string and 2 upper thinner strings would have been equaled out some instead of being emphasized. And if the black one had had the same cream pickguard as the green one, instead of pearl. Edited April 30, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I wonder why they chose those pickups when the original had 3 lipsticks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I assume, judging from how the pole pieces are arranged, that the 2 humbucker essentially are 2 P pickups under the cover, which would be right up my alley as well. Nope. It appears to be using the humbucking PUPs used on the Squier Tele Bass. They appear to be a modern ( lower cost?) version of the PUPs used on the '72 Fender Telecaster bass. The Squier Tele bass PUPs had a much wider tonal range than the originals, an extended top end but lower output. I love the '72 PUPs I have on an all original '72 Fender Telecaster Bass and also an original '72 PUP graphed into a Mike Dirnt MIM bass. I would be very happy to own one of these Squier Rascals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: I assume, judging from how the pole pieces are arranged, that the 2 humbucker essentially are 2 P pickups under the cover, which would be right up my alley as well. Difficult to say for sure. The pole piece arrangement on the covers is how fender traditionally package their humbuckers. This is my 72 Thinline tele from c2000. Regardless of what the pole pieces might indicate there's a traditional double coil humbucker under there. I think they started doing it with the Tele Deluxe in the early 70s, maybe to diffentiate their humbuckers from the standard Gibson PAF type. That's not to say it won't eventually turn out to be a split coil in humbucker housing, but we won't know until the specs are released. Edit: Note to self, clean tele pickups at next string change. Edited April 30, 2023 by Cato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Anyone knows what the strings spacing is likely to be at bridge, the standard 19mm spacing, as 4 string P and J Basses, or more likely 17mm like for instance the Mustang and Bronco short scale basses? Also fretboard radius? Edited April 30, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I love Danos so the original had some appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Here's way too much info about the "Wide Range" humbucker: https://lawingmusicalproducts.com/dr-lawings-blog/the-wide-range-humbucker-and-the-genius-of-seth-lover I had a short scale Fender with these pickups (Starcaster) and it was mud city. Played it live once and stayed on the bridge pickup the whole night just to try and get some cut through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Anyone knows what the strings spacing is likely to be at bridge, the standard 19mm spacing, as 4 string P and J Basses, or more likely 17mm like for instance the Mustang and Bronco short scale basses? Also fretboard radius? Looks like they've put a Mustang bridge on it, so I'd say it'll be the same. You'll probably need to wait for the actual release date to get the fretboard radius though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Just had an email from Andertons, they're available for pre-order now. https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/squier/paranormal-series/squier-paranormal-rascal-bass-hh-sherwood-green https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/squier/paranormal-series/squier-paranormal-rascal-bass-hh-metallic-black @Baloney Balderdash they're 9.5" radius. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 (edited) I need to get that green one! Unsure how I will get on with the 9.5" radius fretboard honestly, I really prefer a flatter fretboard radius, ideally 12", but just about every other aspect of this bass, from the looks, it looks just absolutely stunning to me, to the relatively tight 17mm Mustang string spacing, the great upper frets access, and of course it's 30" short scale length, which is the main attraction to me, I wouldn't even consider it to begin with had it been a regular 34" long scale bass, and, yes, as said, just about everything else, is right up my alley, and for a quite reasonable price even, that I would actually be able to afford. Love it! Thomann got it up for preorder as well, says it'll be in stock in 4 to 5 weeks, so just about 1 month waiting time: https://www.thomann.de/gb/squier_paranormal_rascal_bass_hh_swg.htm At an ever so slightly higher price though, but for someone like me who live in a country within EU it'll still be cheaper to order from Thomann for me. Edited June 1, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 These look great! IMO all guitars with dark fretboards should have painted headstocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray_stinger72 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 These look pretty cool. Squier paranormal stuff in general is a really good idea There is also a 12 string jazzmaster for this year thats veeery nice looking imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 On 30/04/2023 at 15:41, Grahambythesea said: I wonder why they chose those pickups when the original had 3 lipsticks? I think the whole point of the "Paranormal" series is to create instruments that could have been, but hitherto have not existed. As in "spooky, I dreamed about a bass like that" type of thing... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 There's also a shell pink one 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Jono Bolton said: There's also a shell pink one Ohhh, have you seen that Shell Pink one anywhere online? Can't seem to find it on the Squier site or any other retailers. GAK have the Sherwood green one for £380 and that's mighty tempting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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