jd56hawk Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 5 hours ago, Highfox said: The P bass has landed. First impression are very good. Fit and finish seem to be spot on, out of the box it was setup better than a lot of the Fenders I have bought. Weight is ok. Tone and volume pots fully function. Everything seems good so far on this. That one looks pretty good as it has a definite gray cast to it. I don't like the brownish ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 On 18/10/2024 at 19:24, jd56hawk said: That one looks pretty good as it has a definite gray cast to it. I don't like the brownish ones. You really can't make any meaningful decisions about colour when viewing a digital photograph on a screen. Maybe if both the viewer's screen is hardware colour calibrated, the photographer had correctly set the white point on their camera and the forum software has correctly adjusted for any embedded colour profile, the resulting image will be reasonably close to what you would see if your were looking at it in real life. However 99% of the time at least one of those variables will be wrong or neglected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 A very unpleasant colour scheme!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 4 minutes ago, chris_b said: A very unpleasant colour scheme!! Personally I find in insipid pastel colours that Fender like to use far more objectionable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 I probably wouldn't pick it when looking online, but there's a local guy who uses one and when you get rid of that new gloss and it looks a bit worn in, the Antigua finish does start to look cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 I had already bought a used CV rosewood neck to stick on there. Might be all in the head, but it feels a little less sticky than the gloss and a little warmer sounding. The bass balances a bit better as well now with a slightly lighter neck. Think I'll keep it like this for a while. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 8 hours ago, BigRedX said: You really can't make any meaningful decisions about colour when viewing a digital photograph on a screen. Maybe if both the viewer's screen is hardware colour calibrated, the photographer had correctly set the white point on their camera and the forum software has correctly adjusted for any embedded colour profile, the resulting image will be reasonably close to what you would see if your were looking at it in real life. However 99% of the time at least one of those variables will be wrong or neglected. I've seen quite a few Antigua basses/guitars in real life. Some look grey, some look khaki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 There's something wrong with me, I keep coming back to these. I used to hate this finish but over the last year I've started to desire it. Hoping everyone else has found them so hideous they end up heavily discounted somewhere like the anniversary basses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopthebass Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 Hoping they bring out a jazz! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 3 minutes ago, Chopthebass said: Hoping they bring out a jazz! I'm glad they didn't - pretty sure I'd have caved & bought one by now. I keep looking at the Strat, though - big 70s headstock & everything... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 29 Share Posted November 29 1 hour ago, Bassassin said: I'm glad they didn't - pretty sure I'd have caved & bought one by now. I keep looking at the Strat, though - big 70s headstock & everything... Keep taking the tablets and the guitard-wannabe madness will pass. You’ll breathe out and say “wow that was a close one .. I almost …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 13 hours ago, Geek99 said: Keep taking the tablets and the guitard-wannabe madness will pass. You’ll breathe out and say “wow that was a close one .. I almost …. Waaay too late for that, unfortunately - I already have (mental count) 10 perfectly good guitars & an unspecified number of project ones. If I got an Antigua, I *could* sell one of the other Strats... But don't worry - I have far more basses. Genuinely lost count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Much much better with the rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 3 hours ago, Bassassin said: Waaay too late for that, unfortunately - I already have (mental count) 10 perfectly good guitars & an unspecified number of project ones. If I got an Antigua, I *could* sell one of the other Strats... But don't worry - I have far more basses. Genuinely lost count. Nice recovery…I have one bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 On 12/04/2024 at 21:46, Happy Jack said: I always felt that Baritone Guitar was a better (and more accurate) description. Different tuning though no? Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted December 2 Share Posted December 2 On 22/10/2024 at 13:56, Highfox said: I had already bought a used CV rosewood neck to stick on there. Might be all in the head, but it feels a little less sticky than the gloss and a little warmer sounding. The bass balances a bit better as well now with a slightly lighter neck. Think I'll keep it like this for a while. Lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 3 Share Posted December 3 On 12/04/2024 at 21:46, Happy Jack said: I always felt that Baritone Guitar was a better (and more accurate) description. If this is about the Squier Bass VI then IMO not at all. Baritone guitars are usually tuned B-B for 28" scale and A-A for 3" scale instruments. The Fender and Squier Bass VIs come fitted with strings designed to be tuned E-E one octave down from standard guitar tuning. That, to me, makes it a bass. The other thing is pickup placement and voicing. I've not tied stringing my Squier Bass VI with an A-A set, but given that the pickups work very well for bass guitar type tones, I'm doubtful that it would sound as good for guitar-type tones. The real test for me as to whether something is a bass VI or a baritone guitar is can you play full first position chords on the instrument with the supplied strings and get a clear but down-tuned guitar sound out of it? No problem at all for any of the 28" scale B-B baritone guitars I've owned/tried. A complete waste of time on the Squier with the supplied strings, or any other E-E set I've tried on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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