Squier Debut Series

[PaulThePlug]

With the ease of returns to Amazon... if i were in the market, I'd order 2, keep the preferred, and return tother. 

[MartinB]

Can't find a single review of these anywhere yet. Come on, you lot - someone needs to buy one and report back!
The Strats are allegedly anywhere between 6.6lb and > 10lb 😮

[shoulderpet]

On 23/04/2024 at 11:02, PaulThePlug said:

Amazon Special... nothing on the Fender Website...

This Green Meanie for £175...

https://www.fender.com/en-GB/squier-electric-basses/precision-bass/limited-edition-squier-sonic-precision-bass/0373901535.html

Crying out for a Kawasaki ZX750RR logo...

That would look great with a painted finish black neck

[horrorshowbass]

Anyone tried one of these?

Tempted, reviews say better than affinity series

[neepheid]

5 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

Anyone tried one of these?

Tempted, reviews say better than affinity series

 

Reviews say a lot.  The one you get might be good or bad, "better" than an Affinity or "worse".

[horrorshowbass]

This is true

Sounds like a bit of a lucky dip quality wise

[hooky_lowdown]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

 

Reviews say a lot.  The one you get might be good or bad, "better" than an Affinity or "worse".

This applies to any mass produced instrument.

[hooky_lowdown]

49 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said:

This is true

Sounds like a bit of a lucky dip quality wise

Also depends on people's opinions on things. Some people have higher standards, and applying those without the context of the price point seems meaningless.

[Russ]

EBMM are getting in on the super-cheapo market too, with the "intro series" Stingrays. They're going to be US$250. 

 

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/08/20/sterling-by-music-man-launches-the-intro-series-stingray-bass/

 

[neepheid]

6 minutes ago, Russ said:

EBMM are getting in on the super-cheapo market too, with the "intro series" Stingrays. They're going to be US$250. 

 

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/08/20/sterling-by-music-man-launches-the-intro-series-stingray-bass/

 

 

 

[MartinB]

I was looking at a Debut as a modding base, but I ended up going for a Sonic instead (£30 more), because the average weights of the Sonics seemed to be lower. Mine came in at 8lb 11oz; not a boat anchor but more than I was expecting. Now that I've hacked a cavity in it big enough for a MM-type pickup, and some weight relief holes under the scratchplate, it's 8lb 4oz, and I should be able to get it down to 8lb with lightweight tuners.
Spent about £230 in total so far. Proper alnico pickup and 2-band Stingray pre-amp circuit. Definitely better value than those new passive ceramic pickup Sterlings at £349

Edited August 30, 2024 by MartinB
Typo

[PinkMohawk]

Having looked at the listing on Amazon, it seems like part of the price is from the digital lessons package they include with the bass, and apparently the body is thinned down from the usual to save even more weight. 100% a first bass type deal, which for the money, isn't a bad thing I don't think. Quality dependant, of course. 

[jd56hawk]

Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint.

[PinkMohawk]

1 hour ago, jd56hawk said:

Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint.

If that's house paint, I should give whoever did it a shout, they did a better job than the slumlord who owns the place I'm renting. 

[neepheid]

1 hour ago, jd56hawk said:

Someone said they looked like they're painted with house paint.

 

Someone's an edgelord (whoever wrote that tripe, not you jd) - what a load of hyperbolic nonsense.

[lemmywinks]

Saw this video recently where someone was converting a Squier P and Strat into a doubleneck, when he chopped part of the bass body off it revealed a sizeable void in the wood, kinda put me off the cheaper Squiers