I Bought a Bass

[Robostyle]

They are $100-$200 basses at best.

Don't put flats on it dude.

It was almost free lol
Strings that are on it sound good enough for what i'll be using it for

 

[japetus]

I'll tell you a nice shortscale bass I had, it was the Squire Jag bass, the hardware was not the best but, overall the intonation was spot on. It was not bad.

 

[BeZo]

You guys are mean. Basses are instruments too. So are kazoos. Have a little respect.

To the OP, a buddy of mine put Duncan QPs in a Squire and it ripped. That's his recording bass. I'd rewire it and call it a day.

 

[Robostyle]

To the OP, a buddy of mine put Duncan QPs in a Squire and it ripped. That's his recording bass. I'd rewire it and call it a day.

That's the plan. And thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I'll tell you a nice shortscale bass I had, it was the Squire Jag bass, the hardware was not the best but, overall the intonation was spot on. It was not bad.

I currently have a Jag and a Mustang short scale. They're both okay. I never bonded with short scale basses. Ironically they both have flats on them.

 

[VonBonfire]

To the OP, a buddy of mine put Duncan QPs in a Squire and it ripped. That's his recording bass. I'd rewire it and call it a day.

Current bassist has the QP in his 70's Precision and it sounds killer.

 

[rsm]

I have a Ric 4003 in Fireglo, an Ibanez Ergodyne EDA900, Ibanez SRF700 4-string fretless that I call the "shitburst" due to the color, and my main bass, an Ibanez EHB1005F 5-string fretless, headless

 

[Robostyle]

This is the first bass i ever bought. Always was able to borrow one in the past.

 

[Floyd Eye]

I have a Ric 4003 in Fireglo, an Ibanez Ergodyne EDA900, Ibanez SRF700 4-string fretless that I call the "shitburst" due to the color, and my main bass, an Ibanez EHB1005F 5-string fretless, headless

I have a lot of basses. 3 really great ones. ‘74 4001, 2015 Spector Euro (Starr) and a late 90s American Deluxe J bass.

 

[rsm]

I have a lot of basses. 3 really great ones. ‘74 4001, 2015 Spector Euro (Starr) and a late 90s American Deluxe J bass.

I got back into fretless again a few years ago, only reason I have so many now, two fretless, one 4-string, one 5-string, and the two fretted 4-strings.

I sold my original 4-string Steinberger XL2 last year, I owned it since new, early/mid '80s

 

[Floyd Eye]

I got back into fretless again a few years ago, only reason I have so many now, two fretless, one 4-string, one 5-string, and the two fretted 4-strings.

I sold my original 4-string Steinberger XL2 last year, I owned it since new, early/mid '80s


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My Spector is essentially an NS-2. NS standing for Ned Steinberger.

 

[Monkey Man]

If you have a noise-reduction plugin I'd try recording it and using that first before messing with wiring and whatnot.

You might be surprised how good it sounds through a decent amp-and-cab sim.

 

[Exo-metal]

Personally I have no issue with the bass if it played right. There are few who make the mark. The ability to alter phrasing is often forgotten, most simply follow everyone else.

 

[shredi knight]

....Might need a pickup swap, not even sure what would even fit but we'll see.

Obviously, the only pups that are going to look and sound right in that are some Dimarzio Dubble Kremes.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I like it, reminds me of my Hofner Galaxie bass.

If you go to swap out the pickups those are mini bass humbuckers. You should be able to find something that fits. The down side is any set you get will probably cost as much or more than you paid for the bass itself. If it were me I'd leave them in there. I suggest swapping out the electronics, putting on fresh strings and giving it a basic tune up.