NBD Incoming - Squier Precision Surf Green

[kcrknp]

I've been looking at cheap Squier and Sterling basses for a couple months to add to the collection since I haven't bought one in 10+ years. Saw this one recently and bookmarked it, went back today to see it was on sale so I pulled the trigger! Looks pretty sexy with the block inlays on maple. Probably going to put a Duncan in it with the money I saved. Also might put a pearl guard on it so it matches my surf pearl Strat. Will update with pics when it arrives.

 

[Mincer]

Beautiful bass. Look forward to seeing the upgrade process.

 

[Artie]

Nice color. Even nicer price. That should be sweet.

For what it's worth, QP's would go nice in that. They're what I recently installed in mine. Nice punch, but still clean and tight.

https://www.seymourduncan.com/single-product/quarter-pound-p-bass-4-string

 

[ICTGoober]

One of the few green colors I like on guitars.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Surf green rocks! Especially nice with a maple board in aged clearcoat.

 

[kcrknp]

Artie: Thanks brother, I listened to some clips and the QP sounds like the tone I'm looking for. The Steve Harris also sounded good. I like my bass sound to have a controlled low end and a clear high end.

 

[kcrknp]

Just ordered the QP pickup from Musician's Friend, they're 25% off with the coupon code if anyone else is looking for pickups. The QP jazz set is on sale as well. Getting lucky with the deals this week.

 

[Mincer]

The QP will sound massive in that bass. Let us know how the modification goes!

 

[Artie]

Just ordered the QP pickup from Musician's Friend . . .

Cool. Let us know how you like 'em.

 

[kcrknp]

It arrived last night. It's a little more blue than my surf pearl strat but I love it. I took it out and tuned it up, made a couple adjustments and tried her through a compressor pedal and one of my powered 15 PA speakers and it sounds great already! Busy this morning but pics and sound clip coming later.

 

[Mincer]

It arrived last night. It's a little more blue than my surf pearl strat but I love it. I took it out and tuned it up, made a couple adjustments and tried her through a compressor pedal and one of my powered 15 PA speakers and it sounds great already! Busy this morning but pics and sound clip coming later.

Always nice to hear of a successful transplant. Look forward to the pics!

 

[kcrknp]

Here it is next to my surf pearl strat with JB. The Squier surf green is definitely more blue but it looks good.

 

[Mincer]

Great looking pair! You gotta collect them all now.

 

[kcrknp]

Here is the bass with the stock pickup, through a Joyo Compressor and Mosky Preamp (both $30 chinese pedals). Some processing with Waves Scheps Omni Channel plugin. I'll post a clip with the same process and Quarter Pounder when I install it.

https://soundcloud.com/logik-design/squierpclip

 

[Mincer]

Wow, that sounds great!

 

[kcrknp]

Thanks! This summer has not been great for rehearsal or shows. I usually jam with my father (drums) and his older buddies on classic rock songs. I've been working on the recording and production side of things instead. Its paying off.

I ordered a new soldering iron I'm waiting for it to arrive to put in the QP. Should be here in a couple days.

 

[Erlend_G]

Nice bass!

I don't know about you. But personally I think it looks cheap, with a bridge like that, where the ball ends show .

But the neck with inlays, and colour, is really beautiful.

Congrats.

-Erlend \m/

 

[kcrknp]

I don't like the stock bent metal bridge either, definitely going to replace with a high mass at some point. Also probably going to change the tuners out, these feel pretty cheap. I might go all black with the hardware to match the pickguard and block inlays. I'm hoping to have time to change the stock pickup out for my QP today.

 

[Mincer]

Going to all black hardware would look great on that bass.

 

[alex1fly]

Love the block inlays. So much in fact that I've put these block inlay stickers on two of my instruments: https://www.inlaystickers.com/collections/guitars/products/jazz-bass-blocks
Super helpful to seeing fret markers without too much eye-aversion.

I'd consider leaving the stock bridge and not going high mass. High mass can absorb vibrations of the strings and you don't get as much wood resonance. OR, you get more wood resonance. There's no way to know beforehand. But if this is a project instrument, heck, try everything!

Since it seems like you're going for a modern, zingy type of bass sound, can I make a recommendation that you didn't ask for? These La Bella RX roundwound strings are a blast: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...x-n4d-rx-nickel-bass-strings-045-105-4-string
Tight lows, super balanced, a real joy under my fingers. YMMV