All user reviews for the Squier Standard P Bass Special

My fellow bandmate purchased it for like 160 bucks at a local music store. It was a pretty sweet deal for the price.

This bass is perfect for the player who likes both Fender models (P Bass and J Bass). It has a Precision Bass body fitted with a Jazz Bass neck. The neck is a lot more playable than the Precision's thicker design. The pickups are a combination of a Jazz pickup at the bridge and a Precision pickup in the central position. By adjusting tone knobs, you can literally make one bass sound like two, plus its affordable to the average player.

There's some serious buzzing on a few of the frets. Also, the volume seems to randomly cut out from time to time. This only happens on low volumes, and it might be in the cable. The stock strings are kinda crappy, but our bass player doesn't plan on changing them.

Well made bass. Don't let anyone tell you that Squier's are of poor quality, because it's not true. The bass looks decent and can take quite a beating if used on tour.

Our bass player is planning to buy a Rickenbacker or some kind of Fender Humbucker model for his next bass, and he's going to sup' up his Squier Special. A friend of ours is going to paint it hot pink. It should be a replica of Mark Hoppus' sweet ass bass. But it will have more sound variety.

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I was in my hometown Gothemburg, Sweden to look for a new bass, because the bass I had at the time just was a piece of crap. I walked into my favourite music shop Musik Utan Gränser (Music Without Limits), and I decided to try a Fender Precision Bass. When I first tried it, it sounded like a dream (That´s because I was used to the sound of my shit bass...) It was kind of expensive, but I really wanted it. I came back to the store about a month later, and I decided to try another, cheaper bass. I picked up a Squier Precision Bass Special for about 300 dollars, and plugged it into a Fender Frontman bass amp. I started playing, and I was shocked! It sounded fucking amazing!! I decided to compare the two basses, and the Fender sounded dull. The Squier sounded clear, but also very bright. It was the exact sound I wanted, so I saved all my money to buy it. About two months later it was mine...

I like the mix of the P-bass pickup and the J-bass pickup. The bass is so versatile. The sound in the P-bass pickup is really great, and when you mix it with the Jazz, the sound is almost perfect. Even in small, basic amps, the sound is incredible. The neck plays like butter, and the action is sweet. I like the Precision body. It´s so solid. It feels great. I also love the price of this thing!!!!

There are only two things to complain about:
1. When I first got the bass, the frets were buzzing a little bit, but it was easy as a pie to fix.
2. The pickups picks up some interfearence sometimes, but it´s not a problem so it´s nothing to really complain about.

The construction is really great. The bass feels very solid, and it´s really easy to play. The quality is great, as far as I
could tell. I have dropped the bass a few times, and there is only some scratches on it.

This is a really great bass for an amazing price. It´s versatile and very easy played. I would recommend it for everyone who likes the Jazz bass neck, but who wants a clearer, brighter, fuller sound. It´s a great bass that I could give double the price to get it.

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I was in my hometown Gothemburg, Sweden to look for a new bass, because the bass I had at the time just was a piece of crap. I walked into my favourite music shop Musik Utan Gränser (Music Without Limits), and I decided to try a Fender Precision Bass. When I first tried it, it sounded like a dream (That´s because I was used to the sound of my shit bass...) It was kind of expensive, but I really wanted it. I came back to the store about a month later, and I decided to try another, cheaper bass. I picked up a Squier Precision Bass Special for about 300 dollars, and plugged it into a Fender Frontman bass amp. I started playing, and I was shocked! It sounded fucking amazing!! I decided to compare the two basses, and the Fender sounded dull. The Squier sounded clear, but also very bright. It was the exact sound I wanted, so I saved all my money to buy it. About two months later it was mine...

I like the mix of the P-bass pickup and the J-bass pickup. The bass is so versatile. The sound in the P-bass pickup is really great, and when you mix it with the Jazz, the sound is almost perfect. Even in small, basic amps, the sound is incredible. The neck plays like butter, and the action is sweet. I like the Precision body. It´s so solid. It feels great. I also love the price of this thing!!!!

There are only two things to complain about:
1. When I first got the bass, the frets were buzzing a little bit, but it was easy as a pie to

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I played it for about half an hour at Sam Ash on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. Didn't buy it, but it was selling for $219.99.

It sounds more like a P-bass than a Jazz, with the heavy bottom associated with the Precision model.

Not inviting to the hand. My stolen ESP B-104 bass, and the OLP MM-2 I played subsequently, both have a nicer feel. And all the pots, volume and tone, crackle. This was not a singular incidence -- I played two Squier P-bass Specials in the store with different finishes, and all the pots have this crackle. And it wasn't the cable or amp, since the OLP bass was fine. Squier has never given me a good impression on the electronics front, and these two P-basses and my old Squier Strat are living proof. For my purposes, having both Jazz and Precision pickups wasn't particularly useful.

Mediocre. The finishes and woods are okay as far as I could tell, but the controls and hardware feel iffy.

Pay a little more money and just get the OLP MM-2, or a Fender Precision Deluxe.

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purchased from Music Mall for $189.00

I like the P/J pickup combination, the feel of the Jazz neck on a P-bass body, and the look of the bass which is sunburst

I did not like the tuners (cheap!) and the action was too high. Also there was an annoying buzz at the 5th fret of D string. I replaced the tuners with Precision butterfly tuners and replaced the bridge with a Badass II bridge and reset the action

Nice rosewood fretboard and I believe an alder body but I could be wrong. The cord jack is cheap and comes loose a lot. Nice chrome knobs and good pickguard

After replacing the tuners and bridge, this bass sounds great. I currently run it through a ZOOM effects box into an Ampeg BA-115 amp. Great sustain and tone. Great harmonics and buzz is gone. My next step will be to replace PUP's with seymour duncan quarter pounders and jazz bass bridge PUP's

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Low factory in Asia, South Korea or Indonesia I believe, in short, deemed not necessarily, but having said this bass has an excellent finish considering its purchase price (320 euros left, 300 in right if I m abuse).

On delivery I had a problem, a strap made of webbing that for ballads, a larger screw and it was good. Other than that, absolutely no problem.

a pickup Jbass type and another type of Precision; two volumes corresponding to them, and tonalite. The handle is of type Jbass, slightly thinner than a Precision.

there's not a huge choice of color

UTILIZATION

To use the information above, the handle is of type Jbass, I personally find it very pleasant, very thin frets which is very comfortable and allows a lot of game types ... mine is setup strings are very near the handle, that's what I love.

access to acute not extra extra, personal Finally I do not care a bit ...

this bass is quite heavy, not too, but I find it very nice to play standing up, there's no sharp edges but it depends on your body ... may be slightly large, which is noticeable by the player if it is very up ... Anyway you see the body of the precision, it is still very low as very beautiful I found.

SOUNDS

I play all kinds of stuff in the rock group, a little punk disney but the old metal, and to advance his own funk stuff.

There's good about it probably not as much authenticity as US fender, but frankly, this bass has a really cool, although she has.

in pickup, accurate sound, which emphasizes the "acute" (necessarily!), a little style "transparent" I know it will just say anything but good thing you can imagine.'s quite a slap in fits and other techniques that require something clear.

micro Plow, a warmer sound, with less contour, but more raucous, more aggressive and I must say, very nice ... I will soon change the micro with a seymour duncan SPB3 (that of Mark Hoppus) to highlight this side punchy and powerful, but the original c cool.

the two sets microphones: sound a little dirty, staff not very nice but ... I use a combo amp Peavey 210TX, 200watts, and a multi-effects ZooM BFX708 ... the amp is terrible, but also the pedal simulators amp a little bland ...

BRIEF FOR THE PRICE ITS EXTRAORDINARY.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since ... oh, a year!

Frankly I love this bass, beautiful, playable and great for the price it provides really, compared to Cort or the same price Yamaha is really the right choice, as many others have never Personality ... The only fault? there are no marks on it ... but fender it does not matter!

I am glad I chose!

site of my fuckin 'group "http://www.forcerima.fr.st (pictures of my bass)

Everything has been said ...

UTILIZATION

A little heavy for my taste (I have not used the bass, I'm guitarist)

Acute accessible and enjoyable round.

SOUNDS

I use it for bass that are composed of my pop or rock ... It sounds pretty good thanks to two separate microphones ... Moving from a soft to a more aggressive very easily!
I like practicing with a pick, especially ...

OVERALL OPINION

I for 1 year and as I'm not a bass player, I was looking for a bass with a good quality / price ratio for my recordings. I'm not disappointed!

I hate its weight up to play but I'm glad I have the sound for the price I put ... Obviously, for a "real" bass player, I think it's not a great product ... It is far from a real fender jazz bass ...

A bass made in Asia like precision
3 knobs volume and tone of each micro

UTILIZATION

The handle and relatively agable property that must be rules because the basic settings are bad. ACCESS is a normal fever is 21 boxes.
it is a little heavier than normal.
we obtain a sound quite easily.
by BMOL against big finishes are a shit I had many problems all my knobs lach me one by one the nuts that hold them have all broken ... and I had to redo all the internal electronics as there were false then contacts the Tone change alone:-s what a little disturbing ...

SOUNDS

The sound is quite good I find what sounds trs trs good for this price range.
the sound is rather typical of the grain it is a little aprciable ac drive trs sounds good for punk rock and the ac tonal background gives her a nice round trs for root
and funk. on the other hand you have to forget the slap on this bass is not really made for.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 years. I used to play rock. I do not know if I refer this choice because of pb I had ac and low to find a left-handed is not obvious I had no choice but bcp but I'm happy with the trs possess today. I also have a yamaha bb bass 405L.

"It's a Squier, I can not say exactly where it is made.
Two-microphone, a precision and a jazz
A micro-volume and one tone General

UTILIZATION

The handle is great, really! Very typical fender, although it is slightly less wide, which I appreciate. Nothing to do with my old Ibanez SR-200 to handle bad.
Access to acute is normal, I would say.
Very good ergonomics. It is quite heavy, which makes me say "ha's not junk, that!"
Easily obtained a very good sound, hot and rock'n'roll baby. I love it. The slap comes out very nice as well.

SOUNDS

It should quite my style is rock / pop.
I play with a Hartke HA3500 (350w) and a Hartke cabinet carry 115 "which the speaker has been changed by a peavey. It gives a round, but there is no grain for my taste. A preamp ampeg solve in the future This concern, and a 2nd cabinet (a 210). The sound can be very heavy playing on the EQ of the amp and the tone knob bass.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month to replace my old ibanez.
I love it for its looks, great with the head black. And the sound ... wouaaaa ....
I tried other low, including a black Epiphone Thunderbird ghotique, which suited me at all, and a Yamaha, which did not suit me either. The Squier was love at first sight when I saw it.
Very good value for money.
This choice I would do without hesitation, eyes closed.

Manufactures in Asia.
21 frets, 2 micros simple, 1 PB (splitter), 1 JB.
Traditional easel.
3 knobs (vol, vol, tone)
Channel type jazz bass.

The body is agathis wood crate = as luthiers. That's why I'm not trsgnreux on the note (5)

UTILIZATION

The neck is perfect, thundering in its price range. The frets are enjoyable and finish worthy of an official copy of Fender. End, fast, prcis. Access in acute correct.

Ergonomics is a Precision but amnche better. In my opinion perfect.

The sound is that the apche. You must use it as a Precision with the micro PB (I reminds that this is not a double but a simple Splitt in 2 pieces)

The micro JB is nasal, less powerful and downstream by the PB.

SOUNDS

This should lower Blues-Rock style o the contribution of micro JB (bridge) is not crucial.

It apprcie serious well rounded, well-Defines and mediums Submitted. Low JB dcouragera the slappeurs.

Precision that plays on? Sting, Steve Harris, Adam Clayton ... these sounds will be available (as a bass of this price, Obviously)

OVERALL OPINION

We love the handle, weight, ergonomics gnrale, colors available, the Fender-Touch, the microphone Precision.

The bridge pickup is too undersized. Only useless: nasal, subject to the breath. quickly covered by Precision.

Prtendent luthiers, and I am inclined to believe that Agathis is a wood that ages badly. A kind of fir hmisphre south.

My opinion: acqurir hand and change the pickups for Fender true, because the violin is good.

Basically: a micro-Precision
A micro-Jazz (its more nasal, less powerful) over the bridge I use prs trs just because it's not my style of sound.
-A volume knob for each (I always put the micro precision, the two shuffled little or no use, jazz as eaten by the precision)
Tone-a button for all
I put 10 because everything is stable, the bass is solid (after a year and a half no problem)

UTILIZATION

Channel pais too, so he is easy to play. It is also refined by the end of round (cot serious), allows a less tiring in the bass.
Access in acute not very easy.
It is quite heavy, but balance. Any fawn must build muscles a bit ...

Rglage the tone trs trs sensible! (It radically changes your sound)

SOUNDS

Perfect for rock, pop ... I find versatile ...

Play with Rumble100 (100w amp, HP 15 ')

I would say to sound both warm and prcis it is perfect.

OVERALL OPINION

I have especially chosen for its original color in its price range.

Excellent quality price, the Squier line is the for a!

With the exprience I would do this choice because APRS test of Fenders I have not heard of that MRIT diffrence to slam 1000euros supplmentaires.

- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
20 frets (about the only flaw) in a Jazz Bass bridge micro and micro precision at the center of the plate
- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
The most basic is that, so what?
- What are the settings (volume, tone, micro switch ...)?
volume for each microphone and overall tone

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
Incredibly, despite its length
- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Yes
- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
Excellent, it is not very heavy yet very well balanced (as usual Fender) and its large size and its effective form and color simple but oh so fine you give the class what happens ...
- Gets it easy to sound good? ...
Better than that, we get easily a hundred different sounds good

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
Absolutely (I'm the punk)
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
An Ampeg B3 (any combo transistor 120Watts)
- What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
I get all the sounds I want: fat and a bit yucky with the distortion and lots of mids on the amp and the bridge pickup volume to zero, round tone and coating with zero and low and few treble on the amp, slamming and energetic with treble on the amp, ...........
- What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
I prefer the sound fat and yucky and I hate to sound sharp, but it's snapping a purely personal choice

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
6 months
- What is so special that you like most and least?
I like its shape, color, size, sound, weight, ... I do not see what's left to hate
- Have you tried many other models before buying it?
4 or 5
- How would you rate the quality / price?
Around a thousand times better than the equivalent United States Fender
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Altogether.

Fender Squier Precision Bass Special RW AB,
skirt hard Maple Neck, silk-matte,
Fingerbaord Rosewood, 20 Frets,
bridge with 4 adjustable single riders,
Tortoise Pickguard,
Butterfly "machines,
chrome-plated hardware,
2potards: 2 Volumes (2micro + 1 Tone)
Pickups: 1 Micro Micro 1 Jazz Bass Precision Bass
Couleurr: Antique Burst
Made in Indonesia

UTILIZATION

-The handle of this bass is very nice, rather late, a run of quality, to set apart the veneer of the handle (on the frets) that tends to come off and the handle becomes a bit green (noticed in several models Squier used, including my own)
-Access to treble is very simple
- Lower has good ergonomics, the handle will "pique" not to the ground, it is very light, you can play with for hours without the horrible aching shoulders
- For an entry-level, this low thanks to its two knob achieves a very good sound, a condition very sure to have a good amp (for me Hartke A100)

SOUNDS

-The bass is very versatile, thanks to these two little microphones with which to play to get his sound, notably by cutting the treble for the acoustic or both knobs a background for a more Péchu.
For my part I play everything with (Funk, Rock, rock ... Had)

"I used this bass on a Hartke A100 and I use a Boss overdrive or saturation or by amplification. I added a set of Ernie Ball strings Hydrid's pulling the same origin (45-105) and the sound is just great, a good slap in the slamming, the sound ery Péchu mediator and very suitable for Thurs finger.

"I greatly IAME sonoritésde this bass apart in the acute or it sounds really bad ...

OVERALL OPINION

- I use this bass for a year now, it's my first bass and if j'avias to remake that choice, I would do without hesitation
Value-priced suitable

Mine was manufactured in Indonesia, factories Cort.
This is a config "bastard" between Precision and Jazz Bass: JB neck (rosewood fingerboard 20 cases), body PB, PB a micro side handle, a hand microphone JB bridge, one volume micro and a general tone.
Side finish is perfectly fine for the price range, although some parasites due to a brief screening sometimes appear.

UTILIZATION

This is a low bit heavy, but nothing insurmountable. The neck profile is comfortable Jazz.
The settings are simple and intuitive.

SOUNDS

Despite the mix with the Jazz Bass, it's still close to the spirit of a Precision Bass. The micro PB provides ample sound, responsible young mediums and serious and well defined.
The micro JB only shows itself only sour and almost unusable. Mixed with the PB he adds a little sharp, it allows you to vary the sound a bit basic.

OVERALL OPINION

It is a charming low, with ergonomics and good sound. A better mic it would be sharp and perfect in its price range.
Guitarist, I bought it used to put me on bass and I do not regret a single moment my purchase. On occasion I will offer him a micro update it deserves.

On the aesthetic level, it throws its colors. In addition, it has exactly the same form as a Fender strings and also pickups are Fender. She has maintained the same brightness.
With 3 settings there is a lot of things, but adding a pedal (I chose a ZOOM 506 II BASS) so there we are really pleased.

UTILIZATION

At the holding, it is very well balanced. The neck does not dive when you raise your arms to applaud the public for example. With the right shoulder no back problems or shoulder. For treble damages but there is not too often with a bass!

SOUNDS

I use an amp AMPEG 100 WATTS.
I play Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Reggae, Funk, Disco

OVERALL OPINION

I use this bass for 18 months.
Excellent value for money
With experience I will redeem the same without hesitation.