I am currently thinking which should I get, Sonic P or Bacchus BPB1R ?
Both has 38mm J neck, but Bacchus has 12 radius fretboard and truss rod on neck heel.
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I am currently thinking which should I get, Sonic P or Bacchus BPB1R ?
Both has 38mm J neck, but Bacchus has 12 radius fretboard and truss rod on neck heel.
Whichever you prefer. Trussrod on neck heel isn't a plus at all.
So you must be that comment I've seen on Thomann! haha
I wonder what factory makes these, it's not Yaco, not Grand Reward... so which factory in China is this? The neck heel look weird compared to other Squiers
Some info to people interested in this series:
— Indonesian models have one piece maple necks with skunk stripe opening for the trussrod installation. Pretty cool to have one piece maple neck on budget basses.
— Chinese models are made in Reliance Musical factory and they cannot boast the same luxe, and are 2-piece maple necks with lesser finish quality as it seems.
— Indonesian models have one piece maple necks with skunk stripe opening for the trussrod installation. Pretty cool to have one piece maple neck on budget basses.
— Chinese models are made in Reliance Musical factory and they cannot boast the same luxe, and are 2-piece maple necks with lesser finish quality as it seems.
Anyone with a Sonic Precision, can you share side angle photos of the belly and arm contour area, as well as just a side view to show body thickness? There was a time when Affinity Squier bodies actually were a bit thinner than regular Squier or Fender, and sometimes you’d find one with nice deep belly/arm contours.
@dfp - I can tell you that mine feels normal thickness and the comfort cuts are perfect - I was so impressed that I went to the local GC to look at the Teles and Strats and they felt like toys compared to the P bass.
Not sure which ones you tried but the sonic strat hss in black that I got a month ago is super impressive for the price. So much so that I sold my classic vibe in favor of keeping the sonic.
So I got mine today! California Blue Precision Bass!! It arrived in a very light packaging, no double cardboard. Very impressively protected. Zero ding. Perfect finish for the given price. Nothing to complain at all. I tuned it and was amazed for the price point, again. Neck was straight as an arrow, fret job is 100% perfect, no fret buzz. I was thrilled. But I had other projects... let me show you through pictures.
Here are the initial unboxing photos:
Lots of pros, already :
A small list of cons :
Neck set. Let's remove pickguard, pickups, and the bridge.
Empty body, let's put better (in my taste) parts!
Fender vintage white pickguard, DiMarzio DP122 black pickups and...
And nickel plated Classic Vibe bass bridge, Thomastik Jazz Flats strings and voila.
What did you say, you want more photos? Okay, can do, can do :
These were taken outdoors on a cloudy daylight...
And a golden hour indoors one, showing the vintage white pickguard better than the precious indoors photos.
My goal was simple, having a poor's man International Colors Maui Blue Precision Bass, based on a 1978-1981, recently reissued by Fender Japan, looking like this:
I will be installing chrome bridge and pickup covers, as well as the thumb rest to be true to the late 70s era.
If you need any photos or any detail, feel free to ask me. Cheers
Here are the initial unboxing photos:
Lots of pros, already :
- Everything* (nearly) is spec'd to Fender modern sizes and shapes.
- Body is well finished, light, the blue paint isn't very thick, so it'll probably age better than most fix polyester/polyurethane finishes
- Neck finish is well satin'd, very smooth ... everything! nothing to complain about, the 2-pieces are well done, honestly impressive
- No defects, no dings, body feels good and the different Poplar pieces cannot be seen from the outside
- Neck was perfectly set: relief, action, amazing!
- California Blue is very close to the Maui Blue (from 1978-1981, you'll see why I mention that!)
- Fret job is top notch, didn't find anything bad!
- Tuners are better than the Classic Vibe 2nd gen (post 2019) ones. The paws that goes from the baseplate to the "clovers" is thicker than on the Classic Vibe models. These tuners feel good and rotate well.
- Chrome hardware is great, even the neck screws are solid and well made (sometimes they're bad on Affinity series, not here).
A small list of cons :
- No fingerboard rolled edges (very okay for the price, again), but the frets are well crowned so it passes entirely
- The "paws" on the ceramic split-coil pickup are larger than the Fender spec's, so if you do replace the pickup but not the pickguard, it will leave a gap. In my case I changed both so... let's show you that, I guess?
- Original strings are garbage. They're not D'Addario, like you find on the Affinity and Classic Vibe series.
Neck set. Let's remove pickguard, pickups, and the bridge.
Empty body, let's put better (in my taste) parts!
Fender vintage white pickguard, DiMarzio DP122 black pickups and...
And nickel plated Classic Vibe bass bridge, Thomastik Jazz Flats strings and voila.
What did you say, you want more photos? Okay, can do, can do :
These were taken outdoors on a cloudy daylight...
And a golden hour indoors one, showing the vintage white pickguard better than the precious indoors photos.
My goal was simple, having a poor's man International Colors Maui Blue Precision Bass
, based on a 1978-1981, recently reissued by Fender Japan, looking like this:
I will be installing chrome bridge and pickup covers, as well as the thumb rest to be true to the late 70s era.
If you need any photos or any detail, feel free to ask me. Cheers
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Congrats, and thanks for all the details and photos!
I was about to ask but you answered in the end.. so it was all about the body and the colour!
Did you by any chance weight it with stock components?
I am thinking about it because of the colour, the jazz (maple) neck and the (supposedly) low weight... (Or maybe the bronco...?)
I was about to ask but you answered in the end.. so it was all about the body and the colour!
Did you by any chance weight it with stock components?
I am thinking about it because of the colour, the jazz (maple) neck and the (supposedly) low weight... (Or maybe the bronco...?)
3.6 Kg (8 pounds) but the body is light, so you get neck dive. That's harder to make lighter necks without ultralite tuners. The neck I put is 300 grams more, making the grand total 3.9Kg. Neck dives even more!
So I got mine today! California Blue Precision Bass!! It arrived in a very light packaging, no double cardboard. Very impressively protected. Zero ding. Perfect finish for the given price. Nothing to complain at all. I tuned it and was amazed for the price point, again. Neck was straight as an arrow, fret job is 100% perfect, no fret buzz. I was thrilled. But I had other projects... let me show you through pictures.
Here are the initial unboxing photos:
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Lots of pros, already :
I paid 186 euros (200 usd) shipped. Isn't that AMAZING FOR THAT PRICE??
- Everything* (nearly) is spec'd to Fender modern sizes and shapes.
- Body is well finished, light, the blue paint isn't very thick, so it'll probably age better than most fix polyester/polyurethane finishes
- Neck finish is well satin'd, very smooth ... everything! nothing to complain about, the 2-pieces are well done, honestly impressive
- No defects, no dings, body feels good and the different Poplar pieces cannot be seen from the outside
- Neck was perfectly set: relief, action, amazing!
- California Blue is very close to the Maui Blue (from 1978-1981, you'll see why I mention that!)
- Fret job is top notch, didn't find anything bad!
- Tuners are better than the Classic Vibe 2nd gen (post 2019) ones. The paws that goes from the baseplate to the "clovers" is thicker than on the Classic Vibe models. These tuners feel good and rotate well.
- Chrome hardware is great, even the neck screws are solid and well made (sometimes they're bad on Affinity series, not here).
A small list of cons :
And that's it for the cons!! See?? Great value. Here we go for what I did with that bass... first of all, bye bye maple neck, welcome old rosewood CV60 neck??
- No fingerboard rolled edges (very okay for the price, again), but the frets are well crowned so it passes entirely
- The "paws" on the ceramic split-coil pickup are larger than the Fender spec's, so if you do replace the pickup but not the pickguard, it will leave a gap. In my case I changed both so... let's show you that, I guess?
- Original strings are garbage. They're not D'Addario, like you find on the Affinity and Classic Vibe series.
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Neck set. Let's remove pickguard, pickups, and the bridge.
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Empty body, let's put better (in my taste) parts!
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Fender vintage white pickguard, DiMarzio DP122 black pickups and...
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And nickel plated Classic Vibe bass bridge, Thomastik Jazz Flats strings and voila.
What did you say, you want more photos? Okay, can do, can do :
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These were taken outdoors on a cloudy daylight...
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And a golden hour indoors one, showing the vintage white pickguard better than the precious indoors photos.
My goal was simple, having a poor's man International Colors Maui Blue Precision Bass
I will be installing chrome bridge and pickup covers, as well as the thumb rest to be true to the late 70s era.
If you need any photos or any detail, feel free to ask me. Cheers
Doesn't count without the thumbrest!
HNBD. Looks like a keeper.
Just got my sunburst in today ordered online from Guitar Center. Made in Indonesia, 8lbs 11oz. Out of the box, it was intonated and with proper action. Smooth fret ends with zero sprout. With a quarter turn of the truss rod to lower the action to my taste, I checked every fret and confirmed no fret buzz at all! The pickup heights still need a little tweaking for even tone, and I could lower the bottom strings a bit more from the saddle, but overall I’m impressed.
I’ve wanted a precision bass for a while, but the neck profiles even on the Squire PJs didn’t work well in my hands compared to the Js. Now with the exact same neck profile as my Squire J, I had to give it a try, and it was exactly what I needed to comfortably go between both basses.
This was also the first bass I bought brand new out of the box, and it’s great to have the OEM Allen wrenches that my local GC just throws away and never includes. The truss rod wrench is shaped significantly differently than the sets typically sold at the hardware stores, making it an easier adjustment. The saddle set screw wrench is also the perfect size. I could never get my standard or metric wrenches to fit right.
I’ve wanted a precision bass for a while, but the neck profiles even on the Squire PJs didn’t work well in my hands compared to the Js. Now with the exact same neck profile as my Squire J, I had to give it a try, and it was exactly what I needed to comfortably go between both basses.
This was also the first bass I bought brand new out of the box, and it’s great to have the OEM Allen wrenches that my local GC just throws away and never includes. The truss rod wrench is shaped significantly differently than the sets typically sold at the hardware stores, making it an easier adjustment. The saddle set screw wrench is also the perfect size. I could never get my standard or metric wrenches to fit right.
Quite the beauty! I've been eyeing the California Blue.
For my taste, I think a gold anodized pickguard would be beautiful on there!
(No, I'm not a UCLA Bruins fan, I just think the color combo would be great! Could be where they got that shade of blue.)
Without seeing the headstock back, I can happily say this in INDONESIAN.