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SVRDhand13 · February 27

drakeheuer14 · February 27

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 · February 27

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

SVRDhand13 · February 28

drakeheuer14 said:

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 said:

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

Thanks! One day I'll splurge for an actual Fender but these Squires have been treating me well.

dudeman · February 28

SVRDhand13 said:

drakeheuer14 said:

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 said:

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

Thanks! One day I'll splurge for an actual Fender but these Squires have been treating me well.

The Squiers from the last five years or so are surprisingly well done guitars. I remember the time when you would have to do a bunch of work on a Squier to make it playable. Now, many are good to go right out of the box.

I want to pick up one of those Squier J Mascis Jazzmasters one of these days.

SVRDhand13 · February 28

dudeman said:

SVRDhand13 said:

drakeheuer14 said:

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 said:

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

Thanks! One day I'll splurge for an actual Fender but these Squires have been treating me well.

The Squiers from the last five years or so are surprisingly well done guitars. I remember the time when you would have to do a bunch of work on a Squier to make it playable. Now, many are good to go right out of the box.

I want to pick up one of those Squier J Mascis Jazzmasters one of these days.

I have a Squire from 98 which is basically unplayable. I'm going to do some minor work to it since it's my childhood guitar, but it sucks compared to the new ones lol.

J Mascis Jazzmasters sound great too! I would have gotten one if the Classic Vibes didn't exist. Can't go wrong with either!

dudeman · February 28

SVRDhand13 said:

dudeman said:

SVRDhand13 said:

drakeheuer14 said:

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 said:

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

Thanks! One day I'll splurge for an actual Fender but these Squires have been treating me well.

The Squiers from the last five years or so are surprisingly well done guitars. I remember the time when you would have to do a bunch of work on a Squier to make it playable. Now, many are good to go right out of the box.

I want to pick up one of those Squier J Mascis Jazzmasters one of these days.

I have a Squire from 98 which is basically unplayable. I'm going to do some minor work to it since it's my childhood guitar, but it sucks compared to the new ones lol.

J Mascis Jazzmasters sound great too! I would have gotten one if the Classic Vibes didn't exist. Can't go wrong with either!

For sure! The Classic Vibes are nice guitars. I think they are at least as good as the MIM Fender Standard Series from a the 90's and 00's. A buddy of mine has a Classic Vibe Tele that just sings and it's a joy to play. Your new Jazzmaster looks awesome!

SVRDhand13 · February 28

dudeman said:

SVRDhand13 said:

dudeman said:

SVRDhand13 said:

drakeheuer14 said:

That’s purrdy

mcgruff10 said:

beautiful guitar Joe!!!!

Thanks! One day I'll splurge for an actual Fender but these Squires have been treating me well.

The Squiers from the last five years or so are surprisingly well done guitars. I remember the time when you would have to do a bunch of work on a Squier to make it playable. Now, many are good to go right out of the box.

I want to pick up one of those Squier J Mascis Jazzmasters one of these days.

I have a Squire from 98 which is basically unplayable. I'm going to do some minor work to it since it's my childhood guitar, but it sucks compared to the new ones lol.

J Mascis Jazzmasters sound great too! I would have gotten one if the Classic Vibes didn't exist. Can't go wrong with either!

For sure! The Classic Vibes are nice guitars. I think they are at least as good as the MIM Fender Standard Series from a the 90's and 00's. A buddy of mine has a Classic Vibe Tele that just sings and it's a joy to play. Your new Jazzmaster looks awesome!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

dudeman · March 2

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Just finished installing new pickups in this bass. It is an ESP LTD Surveyor that I've done a few modifications to. The new pickups are active EMGs.

These basses are total sleepers! Despite looking like any other run of the mill PJ-Bass out there, this thing is incredible for fast and aggressive playing. The fretwork and action make slapping, tapping and fast techniques as close to effortless as I have ever played.

dudeman · March 3

Tonight's project. Neither of these needed any adjustments. Just changed the batteries for the onboard preamps and they are otherwise good to go. Kind of thinking about changing the electronics in the one on the right. Right now, both basses have the same active EMG pickups and onboard EQs. The fretless is great as-is but the fretted one could be a little hotter and more aggressive. Probably going to try out an EMG BQS system.

dudeman · March 7

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This one started life as a black, 1994 Fender Standard Precision Bass. The body is the only original part and obviously, it has been refinished. I learned a lot from this one, both as a player and also from doing all of the modifications and repairs on it. The neck is a Fender replacement and it has a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound P-Bass pickup. The bridge and tuners are ESP parts.

drakeheuer14 · March 10

That’s rad. Just looking at it, i’m feeling inspired to play You Don’t Know How it Feels. For some reason they fit the vibe together

dudeman · March 11

These ones are ESP LTD Hybrid-300s from the early '00s. I replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Tele neck pickups in each one. The black one has a Seymour Duncan P-Rail in the bridge position and the sunburst one has a Seymour Duncan '59/Custom Hybrid humbucker. Jacks and switches were replaced with Switchcraft parts, they both have Graphtech bridge saddles, WD Custom pickguards and Hipshot locking tuners. These are really fun guitars to play!

lexicondevil · March 11

Nice!

mcgruff10 · March 11

Dudeman has a guitar museum in his house! Awesome bro!

dudeman · March 12

Can't remember if I posted this one already. It's an ESP Vintage Four bass. Made in Japan in 2007.

dudeman · March 12

Fender CB-60SCE Acoustic/Electric bass. It has D'addario black nylon tapewound strings and it sounds pretty close to an upright bass when plugged in. I bought it to have a cheap bass for taking places or to just grab off the wall for spontaneous playing.

dudeman · March 12

Last one. This is a Martin DCX1E. Bought it in probably '02 or '03. It has laminate back and sides and a solid spruce top. It gets played a lot and I have had it partially refretted twice due to play wear. Over the years, it has definitely opened up tone-wise. Lots of deep bass that just blooms into the room like a good acoustic should.

mcgruff10 · March 12

@dudeman

dudeman · March 12

mcgruff10 said:

@dudeman

Cool! One of my all-time favorite guitars. Not only does it sound great, but the way it is built makes it very stable in various climates and conditions. I played with mine at outdoor venues in Florida for years and it just shrugged off the excessive humidity and salt in the air. Never needs adjustments between summer and winter in the midwest either.

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