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terryc

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The story of a humble Squier P Bass
« on: August 04, 2022, 06:03:13 AM »
This bass which I bought in the late 80's was a Squier P bass with a JV serial number, one of the early ones made in Japan(now quite sought after!). It has gone through a few changes since then, the first was an Alembic P/J installation with twin volumes, bass & treble, it then gained a Baddas II bridge(also getting rare as they are not made anymore). It was handed to my son in this form when he began playing in bands at the age of 15. He is now 34 and still playing but now this bass sports a Fender roasted maple neck but just recently the neck has been modified by a local luthier in Teesside UK. My son took my MK Signature to him where he measured the fingerboard radius and Phillip(my son) e mailed Mica to inquire about what fret wire they use at Alembic. The luthier got some of the aforementioned fretwire and has reshaped the fretboard profile as the same as the MK and installed the frets. The only parts that remain are the tuners and the body!

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Re: The story of a humble Squier P Bass
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2022, 07:08:07 AM »
wow Supped up P bass! I like it. I didn't know the Baddass bridges are no longer made. I have 2 precisions and one Jazz. I never put Alembic pickups on them. How do they compare to the P bass pickups?
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Re: The story of a humble Squier P Bass
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2022, 07:11:03 AM »
The P pick up is extremely powerful, I think Mica has said it is the most powerful pickup they make!, the jazz one is more subtle in it's sound, the total sound of this bass has always been asked about at gigs!