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| Author: | tim [ April 6th, 2016, 7:03 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Squier P/J $140 at GC | ||
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Squier ... 1979524.gc I have one of these and it's great! It's nice having one guitar that I don't care about dinging up when I tinker late at night. And hell, one that I can let my kids bang on when they want to join in the fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iggp6kD7Co
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| Author: | virtaGo [ April 6th, 2016, 7:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
And SOLD! I had to buy this since I'm still waiting on body and neck from Warmoth and I have shows coming up soon. Your video is what really sold me. Your kids have better technique than I do. |
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| Author: | tim [ April 6th, 2016, 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
Ha ha. Same here! My only consolation is that it takes them four hands to my two 
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| Author: | tim [ April 6th, 2016, 7:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
One thing to note if you want to upgrade the pickups: the bridge pickup is actually sized for a neck-sized jazz pickup. I had to have the opening routed to fit an aftermarket EMG P/J set. (FWIW, I wasn't crazy about the EMGs and sold them to a board member, so that's a G&L MFD in there now with no bridge pickup (a poor-man's SB-1  ). The MFD P is a drop-in replacement, but a bridge MFD would require further routing.)
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| Author: | paulo [ April 6th, 2016, 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
virtaGo wrote: And SOLD! I had to buy this since I'm still waiting on body and neck from Warmoth and I have shows coming up soon. Your video is what really sold me. Your kids have better technique than I do. Cool that was a good price! |
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| Author: | virtaGo [ April 6th, 2016, 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
tim wrote: One thing to note if you want to upgrade the pickups: the bridge pickup is actually sized for a neck-sized jazz pickup. I had to have the opening routed to fit an aftermarket EMG P/J set. (FWIW, I wasn't crazy about the EMGs and sold them to a board member, so that's a G&L MFD in there now with no bridge pickup (a poor-man's SB-1 ). The MFD P is a drop-in replacement, but a bridge MFD would require further routing.)That is good to know, I was not aware of that, and had I ordered the wrong size pup that would've been aggravating. The gigs I have lined up are for 60s Peruvian punk rock, so I'm thinking this bass may not need any upgrades just yet. I have Lollar's here, and however tempted I may be, I'm trying to save those for my parts build. |
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| Author: | tim [ April 6th, 2016, 4:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
virtaGo wrote: 60s Peruvian punk rock Interesting. Any recommended listening in this genre?
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| Author: | virtaGo [ April 6th, 2016, 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
tim wrote: virtaGo wrote: 60s Peruvian punk rock Interesting. Any recommended listening in this genre? 'Los Saicos' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8MVWaNxD_s Fun stuff. Most of the lyrics are gibberish, but if you translate some of the lyrics they're singing about eating chocolate in a mental hospital, and drinking blood from skulls 
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| Author: | tim [ April 6th, 2016, 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
Cool! I just listened to that whole thing. Did some reading too and it sounds like Lima had quite a scene back in the day. Good stuff. |
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| Author: | virtaGo [ April 12th, 2016, 8:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
Well, I guess this wasn't meant to be. I got a tracking number last week, and the package was never scanned. No record of it ever even being picked up in the UPS system. GC had to open a case for a lost package. UPS says the case is resolved, yet the guitar is nowhere to be found. I'm sure I'll get a refund, though. |
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| Author: | tim [ April 12th, 2016, 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
That's a major drag! Here's another. It's missing the J pickup, but the P is upgraded: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Left-Handed-20t ... 1925358106 Or you could try one of the cool-looking new Ibanezes. I bet the look would go with your sound. This one a b-stock at a discount: https://reverb.com/item/1999050-ibanez- ... -mint-3290 But if you just want a cheap beater to hold you over: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Austin ... -Guitar.gc |
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| Author: | tim [ April 15th, 2016, 6:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
Another Squier P/J at GC, this time in sunburst: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Squier ... 2001653.gc |
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| Author: | paulo [ April 15th, 2016, 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
tim wrote: Another Squier P/J at GC, this time in sunburst: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Squier ... 2001653.gc Never got to try one of those but as far as I've heard it's a good bang for the buck. |
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| Author: | zecacosta [ April 15th, 2016, 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
I second that: they are pretty good, well-rounded, lovable instruments of world domination. To my defense (for not keeping them), necks tend to shrink quite a bit when Canadian Winter hits and I grew tired of filling, sanding and truss rod adjusting... To their defense, I had to do it to pretty much all my basses
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| Author: | paulo [ April 16th, 2016, 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
How about this one? $100 bucks. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/msg/5532503360.html 
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| Author: | Yolly111 [ April 16th, 2016, 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
P only, not PJ
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| Author: | paulo [ April 16th, 2016, 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
Yolly111 wrote: P only, not PJ You can chisel out your own cavity on the 70's position! 
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| Author: | tim [ April 17th, 2016, 4:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Squier P/J $140 at GC |
That's why I'm saying. $100 basses are prime for chiselin'! |
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