P Bass on a budget - anything better than squier classic vibe?

Magnum

Peavey Fury.......USA build.......

pintspiller

Are you looking for a keeper bass? One to upgrade as you see fit over time? One to get you started and move on to "better" if you want to stick to playing bass?

Funkfingers

pintspiller said:

Are you looking for a keeper bass?

Too late. The thread starter made his purchase in late July. (See sub-page 1.) 

Snap said:

I've been twitching for a Squier Classic Vibe 70s, thinking I'd put a SD SB3 in it and a Hi Mass bridge

I tried the Fender Hi-Mass (BadAss-alike) brass bridge on my Squier VM PJ Bass. It dulled the tone. I quickly reverted to my usual all-steel Gotoh 201B.

The Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound Precision Bass pickup has high output and a tone that is somewhat removed from a vintage P. IMO, the SPB-2 Hot or SPB-4 Steve Harris models might be a better compromise. The Duncan Antiquity and Fender AV pickups adhere to the traditional 11k formula.

YMMV.

Snap

Funkfingers said:

pintspiller said:

Are you looking for a keeper bass?

Too late. The thread starter made his purchase in late July. (See sub-page 1.) 

Snap said:

I've been twitching for a Squier Classic Vibe 70s, thinking I'd put a SD SB3 in it and a Hi Mass bridge

I tried the Fender Hi-Mass (BadAss-alike) brass bridge on my Squier VM PJ Bass. It dulled the tone. I quickly reverted to my usual all-steel Gotoh 201B.

The Seymour Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound Precision Bass pickup has high output and a tone that is somewhat removed from a vintage P. IMO, the SPB-2 Hot or SPB-4 Steve Harris models might be a better compromise. The Duncan Antiquity and Fender AV pickups adhere to the traditional 11k formula.

YMMV.

Thanks for this info. Funny, I'd decided that the Gotoh would be a better bridge option, so is good to hear first hand that you preferred it to the Hi Mass.

Pickup - fair point. I have a Stingray which has all the power in the world, so it makes sense to stick to something more " P bass" in terms of output and tone I guess. Of course, I'm making the assumption that the stock pup is not good enough in the first place, and it could be spot on.