Can We Make This $400 Bass Sound Like a $4000 Bass?
Today, Justin and I are gonna try and make this $400 squire precision bass sound like a $4000 american p bass. I’ve been in Nashville, TN for over 10 years now and have never owned my own Fender precision bass, even though that is the industry standard bass here.
So I decided I wanted to try and take this Squire Precision bass that I’ve had for a little while to see if I can make it sound like the precision bass I’ve always wanted.
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Originally posted by UCHUc4ksPHmLibjWtUIjKUeg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5HCMJsejKM
For those who are confused why I said "I never owned a P-Bass" that was mistake on my part in editing I meant to say "I never owned an EXPENSIVE P-Bass". Sorry for that!
The DiMarzio pickups, with the rounded corners. I had the Relentless Mids. Now I want the 60's ones for my Aerodyne.
The most drastic change you can ever make in terms of changing the tone of your electric guitar/bass is changing the neck. Another neck will give you a dramatically different sounding instrument.
What is the cost of the upgrade and how much saving over buying a $4000.00 bass?
Sounds really nice with mods
P Bass ❤
This is why I invested in a bass effects pedal.. I can make any bass sound like any bass
I want to like P basses….but I just don't…lol. I do love my Jazz basses…I am definitely a Jazz guy. But I have an old 70's no name Jazz copy that has been one of my main basses for years. The only thing that I did was add some Duncan quarter pounders and installed a new bridge that a friend gave me. $50, total invested other than the $125 that I paid for it. To me it is WAY better than any $1000+ Jazz bass I ever played.
I find it sad that we equate the dollar value with the quality of the instrument.
bought a Fender FSR Standard Precision Bass back in 2008 or so hated the original electronics. Had a P-Bass original series Pickup layering around so I bought an Obsidian wire solderless harness. broke it got ahold of Obsidian wire for parts and they simply send me (for free) a brand new harness.put the guts in and used a set of Rotosound Stainless Steel Round wounds Best bass I ever heard. somehow over the years the pickup broke so I replaced it with a Mojotone '70's clone P-Bass pickup. Not as good to me but still a great player.current string are about 14 years old and I Love the sound.
Strings in the BEFORE sounded older than the obviously-new ones in the AFTER.
Strings are a huge factor in how a bass or even guitar will sound.
Remount the neck making sure the pocket is clean and level, adjust truss rod, lower string height to just where it begins to buzz and adjust intonation perfectly, capacitor bypass on the volume pot…. Does wonders to a cheap bass.
Hey Travis. I’ve received buy a Squire Affinity Jazz Bass 5 string and I’m trying to upgrade with new strings, bridge, and new jazz pick up and preamps as well. What do you recommend
Brother, you make any bass sound good no matter how expensive or cheap it is.
Although the difference isnt a continental gap..The Upgraded one packed more punch.
Rocco Palladino rips on his squier jazz in every vid I see him in.
I didn’t hear much of a difference
I think the real question is would you pay 900 for a renovated bass or just save and get the 3400 bass
Lazy video my friend. Really annoyed by the fake thumbnail…
Can you buy pickups from temu
Leveled frets and changed strings to GHS flats on Squier VM. The star was born. That's it.
yes, it's definitely better sounding, but that's to much money for upgrade
I put hipshot tuners on my Fender Mexican P bass,a Fender high mass bridge,fender vintage P bass pickups and an Obsidian wiring harness from New Zealand.
One thing I would have loved to hear and see is you taking the Squire over to the guitar shop and doing a direct comparison with the vintage Fender.
My reno would’ve been just an ag5 pup, some nice strings and a setup and I would survive:)
it's not 400$ bass aleady
I have an Epiphone EB-0, which is a short scale bass that comes with a single pickup right up by the neck. Last year, I replaced that pickup and added a mini humbucker, both from Artec, near the bridge. I replaced the original volume and tone controls with concentric controls and wired it like an old Jazz bass, with a volume and tone for each pickup and no selector switch. I also replaced the large, vintage-looking tuners with smaller ones like I have on my Ibanez bass. It sounds great, gives me more options for sounds, and the total cost of parts was less than $100.
That cut to the infomercial ad for the $4k bass????????????????????????????
But seriously it did sound pretty good with the new setup
The Goku hoodie is so sick. RIP Toriyama
P Bass ❤
The Answer is Sire!!!!!!!
I’ve got a Squier Affinity PJ Bass; I replaced the pickups with the Seymour Duncan Qaurter Pounder PJ set, new Bourns Pots, and an Orange Drop Capacitor. I also removed the 2nd volume and replaced it with a switch. Next up, a Hipshot Drop D Tuner and maybe some new frets.
Beat bass I ever had was a 1962 Precision which I bought second hand for £75 in the late 60s.The previous owner had removed the original finish and had covered it with a horrible brown varnish. First thing I did was remove the varnish with Nitromors which worked a treat. I then gave it numerous coats of clear varnish which looked great against the torty pickguard.
Could you tell us what the chord progression was for the last demo you were playing? And I thought this video was awesome ???? this was a good video. Serious.
the brass saddles on the high-mass hipshot tuner change the subdued tone of the pbass into a snappy, bright, and more sustained tone, similar to a jbass.
You need to collab more with this guy!!
Nice, but what'll be REALLY impressive is if you can make a 4000 dollar bass sound like a 400 dollar one xD
hmm not much different with he sound, but that's cool!
Dude, I had a 77 p bass , modeling it off of a 70s p bass is not a bad idea. I can't get over they want 35 hundred when my 50s 3tone mim sounds just as good. If you want really good p pickup tom brantly is the man
I just traded for a squire p bass only to find out its been neck swapped with a true fender p bass neck and seymore duncan quarter pounders i traded some old junk for it
Over rated bass
little to no difference ! 😛
The modified squire played more distinct notes with a pleasing tone in contrast to the muddier sound of the original squire, which in your hands is t too shabby.
Your after strings are brighter. Probably because you removed them and put them back on. When you de-tension strings they lose a lot of the gunk in between the windings and get a breath of freshness (that doesn't last long). Hard to tell the difference when the strings sound different.
would never pay $4,000 for a Squire, no matter how many mods were made.
I have some questions. How old were the strings on the bass before the modifications? Were they the same brand and type of strings as the new ones put on after the modifications? How much was the setup changed from before to after?
I ask because I have a Squier Jazz bass, and with new strings and a good setup, it sounds fantastic. No one would know that the monster bass tone on St. [b]Anger was a stock Squier Jazz bass unless I told them.
You're a good player, you can make the instrument sound good just with your playing. If you just changed the strings, gave it a good setup, and covered up the logo on the headstock, everyone would think it's a $4,000 bass.