NBD, or should that be FBD.

[SimonC]

I asked for advice on buying this guitar and amp on another thread, and appreciate all the advice given.

 

Well, I bought it....my first bass.

A squire P bass and a Fender Rumble 25.

 

Stripped it all down last night and cleaned & polished the frets and fretboard, body, chrome hardware.

 

It was a bit too black and white for my liking, so put a matt black vinyl wrap on the pickguard. 

Put it all back together, and a new set of strings.

Well pleased with how it came out. Plays really well, now to try and learn how to play the thing.

 

Couple of before and after pics (hopefully).

 

 

 

 

[Geek99]

Leave it alone. Play it, if it doesn’t work for you sell it as-is

[SimonC]

Just now, Geek99 said:

Leave it alone. Play it, if it doesn’t work for you sell it as-is

I've already done it.....done it last night.

 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Geek99 said:

Leave it alone. Play it, if it doesn’t work for you sell it as-is

 

Vinyl wrap is 100% reversible.

[joel406]

Had one. Maybe 10/15 years ago. Actually quite nice.

 

Enjoy.

[Reggaebass]

I don’t have any squires myself but I set one up for my nephew, yours looks really good and the fender rumble is a great amp, well done, I think you’ve got a good setup there 

[BassAgent]

Excellent! I'm really impressed with the quality of the Affinity basses of the last few years. Enjoy that!

[Lozz196]

Nice one Simon

[lemmywinks]

Looks much better now, nice little home setup.

[Grahambythesea]

What did you use to cover the scratch plate? I want to do something to my white P bass plate but haven’t found anything quite large enough to cover it fully and have been nervous of getting a ripple in it.

[SimonC]

14 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

What did you use to cover the scratch plate? I want to do something to my white P bass plate but haven’t found anything quite large enough to cover it fully and have been nervous of getting a ripple in it.

I used DC-Fix matt black vinyl. Got it from B&Q, £8.00 a roll.

 

https://www.diy.com/departments/d-c-fix-plain-matt-black-self-adhesive-film-l-2m-w-450mm/1071137_BQ.prd

 

I took the pickguard off, then wetted it, and applied the vinyl to the wet surface....stops it sticking straight away. Then used a credit card to squeeze the water out, and any air bubbles.

I then used a craft knife to trim round the edge and to cut the holes for the pick-ups, input jack, the two knobs, and the screw holes.

There was also gloss black, but I liked the contrast with the matt.

 

 

 

[Geek99]

none more black …

[Stub Mandrel]

Personally... tortoiseshell 😁

[SimonC]

Just now, Stub Mandrel said:

Personally... tortoiseshell 😁

B&Q didn't sell it, and I wanted it done sharpish....as in straight away.

 

Even the missus says it can live in the living room now...

 

 

 

 

[Geek99]

Result !

[Reggaebass]

12 hours ago, SimonC said:

Even the missus says it can live in the living room now

That’s cool, I’ve always got a bass next to me in the living rooms, if it’s nearby I pick it up more often to noodle or practice things I’m learning 

[Grahambythesea]

Thanks for your quick reply, I was away at the time so have only just seen it. I’ll have look in B&Q and see what the options are.

[police squad]

I really like the matt black guard against the shiny body. Very cool

[Jolltax]

Great choice of first bass and cab - I have never had a Squire P Bass but I do have a Fender Rumble 100 and it is excellent. I use the Rumble for band rehearsals and also around the house for practice, sounds great and really light (v. important when you are old-ish).  I can carry my Rumble 100, my bass in a case and bag full of bits and pieces to a location / venue without giving myself a hernia 

[chrisba]

That's exactly what I started with about 15 years ago. ( OK, mine was red ,and the Rumble only a 10 )

Not got far from that really. Learned enough in the first few weeks to bluff my way through a gig or two, probably done about 50 more since, sometimes where the band has outnumbered the audience and sometimes to several hundred.

Replaced the Squier with a Fender MIJ P-bass and bought an Ashdown combo for gigs. Still use the Rumble for practice ( which I don't do much now )

Good luck with everything...