{"id":12462,"date":"2018-10-16T09:08:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=12462"},"modified":"2018-10-16T09:10:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:10:07","slug":"bass-of-the-week-squier-precision-bass-4-string","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-squier-precision-bass-4-string.html","title":{"rendered":"[Bass of the Week] Squier Precision Bass 4 String"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This week&#8217;s Bass selection is from Steve. He took a Squier out of the box and then made it his. Here&#8217;s the story in his own words&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t a build (I&#8217;m not a builder), but a refinish and reboot. I bought a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass because I like the physical specs i.e.: neck thickness, body size, headstock, etc&#8230;Pretty sleek. It played pretty damn good out of the box, but the whole point is to customize and have some fun in this life, right?\u00a0 I stripped it, refinished it, did a bunch of fine tuning work and outfitted with all new hardware and electronics&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finish: Chameleon Metal Fade (Green\/Gold Fade Sparkle)<br \/>\nPickups: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/dimarzio-jazz-bass.htm\">Dimarzio Split P DP127 and Ultra Jazz DP148<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/dimarzio-jazz-bass.htm\">More Details&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\nElectronics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/switches.htm\">Volume, Master Tone, 3 way selector switch, Series \/ parallel switch<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/switches.htm\">More Details&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\nTuning Machines: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/tuning-machines\/shopby\/gotoh.htm\">Gotoh GBR640 in Cosmo Black<\/a> (Made In Japan)\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/tuning-machines\/shopby\/gotoh.htm\">More Details&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\nBridge: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-kickass-4-string-bass-bridge.htm\">Hipshot Kickass in Black<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/hipshot-kickass-4-string-bass-bridge.htm\">More Details&#8230;<\/a>)<br \/>\nString Retainer: Gotoh in Cosmo Black<br \/>\nPickguard: WD single ply thin black Precision<br \/>\nCustom Squier Precision Bass (70s style) decal<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1859-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1858-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1854-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1853-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1861.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1861.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1861-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1861-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/> <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_1857-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bD66iuDmzz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well done!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want <i>YOUR<\/i> bass to be featured for Bass of the Week?<br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week-entry-form\">Submit yours now using our easy web form<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Bass selection is from Steve. He took a Squier out of the box and then made it his. Here&#8217;s the story in his own words&#8230; &#8220;This isn&#8217;t a build (I&#8217;m not a builder), but a refinish and reboot. I bought a Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass because I like the physical specs i.e.: &#8230; <a title=\"[Bass of the Week] Squier Precision Bass 4 String\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/bass-of-the-week\/bass-of-the-week-squier-precision-bass-4-string.html\" aria-label=\"More on [Bass of the Week] Squier Precision Bass 4 String\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12471,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12462\/revisions\/12471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}