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    00:00 - About the Bass
    10:00 Playing Examples
    14:25 - Conclusion
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  • @johnpdiddyo
    @johnpdiddyo ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I played this bass today in guitar center and could say that for price this thing rips!

  • @danadane2501
    @danadane2501 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I appreciate the honesty of this video. I've been playing for almost exactly 3 years. I learned on a cheaper off brand precision bass. Which is good because it forced me to learn how to do regular maintenance and setups. Including fret dressing and pickup swapping. 3 years doesn't sound like much but when you spend all tour free time learning more and more basslines as well as attempting to get all the old basslines perfected. Long story short I'm saving up for a higher end Precision Bass. Possibly the Steve Harris model or something similar.. I actually enjoy heavier bodies but when the time comes I will keep your store in mind for an order of that more expensive/higher end P Bass. I live in CA so I would have to get it shipped out. I say all this because of the straight shooting on all the videos your store puts out. No nonsense, no dishonest sales talk which is ehat I'm looking forward from a retailer.

  • @4stringz.
    @4stringz. ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Anthony always has the best bass demos on YT

  • @mrtambourineman6107
    @mrtambourineman6107 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The great thing about any string instrument is the sound is all in the fingers - everything else is just secondary so any good player can make a cheap stringed instrument sound amazing 👏

    • @geraldp494
      @geraldp494 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As my Wife always says ...its all in your Fingers!

    • @mrtambourineman6107
      @mrtambourineman6107 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@geraldp494 haha exactly 💯 🤣

    • @dddgdy
      @dddgdy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      go buy a $200 bass compare it to a $1000+

    • @mrtambourineman6107
      @mrtambourineman6107 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Matt-dg5iy ok, and then compare a good player with a $200 bass, and a crap player with a $1000 bass....my point being it really is all in the fingers - Nirvana did their 1st album on instruments way less than $200 for instance. That being said, I don't personally buy cheap crap because I need every advantage I can! Ha

    • @cacadordorio
      @cacadordorio ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@mrtambourineman6107nirvana sounds like crappy even with expensive instruments those gibsons basses of kovoselic used sounds worst than any squier

  • @ranger1959ful
    @ranger1959ful 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm about to buy the Sonic to start learning on. I had a bass back in the early 80s. I've never had lessons on bass. I've tried to learn bass listening to music. I think I'll have better luck learning from a teacher. I'm retired. So, I should have plenty of time to learn. Thanks for this video.

  • @MrSparks54
    @MrSparks54 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice sounding bass for the price. Thanks Anthony!

  • @michaelquillen2679
    @michaelquillen2679 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I caught a jazz combo of young cats (college age?) a few weeks ago. Bass player was playing one of these. As an individual who has played bass in many genres for the past 40 years, I found no problem with the product produced by this guy. Yes, he'll probably upgrade to a better bass someday, but hey, left's not knock equipment that young cats can play today and move upward.

  • @BassGeekz
    @BassGeekz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I purchased a Fender Vintera II 60s Precision Bass thanks to your influence nearly a month ago. This bass is just amazing I love it so much. And then I started to watch this channel and found this video. I was just amazed about this little blue guy. So I was so curious and purchased the same Sonic Pbass you introduce in the video. Today the Sonic arrived and I am just in shock. Everything you say in the video about the instrument is so true. It's just a fantastic entry level bass.... and maybe more.. :) Love for the first time. Keep goin'. Love your vids!

    • @EmpireMusicPgh
      @EmpireMusicPgh  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks!!! Very cool basses at that price. I think as long as people keep that in mind... these never fail. It's when someone wants/expects them to be a "cheat code" to a higher playing experience. Thanks for watching - Anthony

  • @pre-64winfordguy65
    @pre-64winfordguy65 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I too played this bass today and for the price it is a decent instrument. Couldn’t pull the trigger on it though - just love the older Korean and the Chinese elders to this bass.

  • @Ben_Mdws
    @Ben_Mdws ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have a Squier Affinity from 2002. It has a Squier 20th Anniversary stamp on its neck plate. It’s stood the test of time well. Neck needs adjusting more regularly than a standard Fender. Good instrument.

    • @bobt5778
      @bobt5778 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've got an 05 Affinity P and it plays great too but yes the neck shifts more than a Fender. I put a Fender original 62 pickup in it and it sounds great.

  • @TehDFC
    @TehDFC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds great.

  • @Brati999
    @Brati999 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for great and honest video. Mine needed setup too. But otherwise its perfekt. This bass has a awsome neckfeel and where its shines 🎸⚘️🎶

  • @mikoajspendel5141
    @mikoajspendel5141 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I bougth one in Europe from thomman. I was thinking about P-bass with jazz bas neck, long time and when I saw this one just couldn't resist ;-).
    Mine was setup near perfectly, for sure playable. I Changed the Nut for a Bone one (stock was really bad soft plastic) and unglued the magnets in pickups and replaced them for a neodymium. Also had to work on frets little bit, they were leveled perfectly but there were some slight tool marks.
    But in the end I got really great playing bass, super comfortable, sounding more than Ok (maybe not so full and rich but maybe it will age nicely ;-)).
    And the bigest pro for me is that this one is the lightest long scale bass I own, and also realy well balanced, no neck dive at all.
    Great job Squier. :-)

    • @paultraynorbsc627
      @paultraynorbsc627 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wonderful

    • @bobt5778
      @bobt5778 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the neck dive report! I hate fighting the dive.

    • @Ronno4691
      @Ronno4691 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had an Aria STB P-bass and a Mexican Fender Precision once. The Aria bass was lighter than my Squier Affinity Precision, which was also pretty heavy to lug around in a soft gigbag and the Mex Fender was as light as a feather. Too light for me as it didn't feel like it had any 'heft' to it. I lost the Aria STB P-bass and have been trying to replace it with a white one (for the Sid Vicious look).

  • @Mrmemphisbones
    @Mrmemphisbones 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For years i wanted an entry lvl P bass. Affinity offered only PJs the latest years. i ll most probably go with the sunburst with maple neck. I like the indian laurel, just for a change i ll go maple ! Thank you !

  • @brettthebassist
    @brettthebassist 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A great honest review. This will be my spare bass!

    • @EmpireMusicPgh
      @EmpireMusicPgh  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I try my best be a dealer and as non-biased as I can be. Cool basses though, well worth the price! Thanks for watching - Anthony

  • @marcosneves6519
    @marcosneves6519 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sensacional 💥 👏🏻 💥 👏🏻 💥 👏🏻 💥 👏🏻 💥 👏🏻
    🤜🏻Ⓜ️🤛🏻

  • @geraldp494
    @geraldp494 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best Reviews on TH-cam

  • @classicalthrasher
    @classicalthrasher ปีที่แล้ว +9

    To be fair to Squier, my 40th Anniversary Precision Gold model is pretty great! Play on it most of the time (did change the pickups, which sounded good but I had planned to do so from the beginning.) I feel like these Sonic basses could be great modding platforms. The price is too good, and I am sure many would be happy even with it all-stock.
    Thank you. 👍

    • @mecoate
      @mecoate 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What pickups do You used?

    • @classicalthrasher
      @classicalthrasher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mecoate Dimarzio Relentless P, gold covers, to match the bass hardware. It was partly aesthetics-looks great to me at least-but does sound absolutely wonderful, and it always feels like home. Mr. Larry does ceramic pickups right, IMHO. The ramp/radiused design from Mr. Billy makes them quite unique in the market (there are *very* few others), and a joy to play fingerstyle over the pickups.
      Any of these affordable Squier basses (whether these "cheap" Sonic series, Classic Vibe, 40th Anniversary, etc.) properly setup and paired with such quality pickups can make a pleasant difference. I love my more expensive, all stock MiM Vintera P bass as well-that Vintera pickup sounds amazing-but the cheaper Squier 40th Anniversary Precision with the Relentless P pickup is the one I've been using-and enjoying-the most. Not a slight on my other beloved bass-it has flats and it's awesome. Just that the Relentless P pickup bass has become my #1, and there is nothing about it I dislike. Love the looks, sound, and feel. Would very much recommend those basses a lot based on my happy experience (and despite not being the one reviewed here-however, the Sonic P is a great value bass!)

  • @Faygo33
    @Faygo33 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    amazing review you nailed it on the head with squier and it needs to be said a lot more with these instruments there is a possibility that it won't be perfect out of the box sometimes they're perfect but for the price you can't beat it could probably tour with it fine with some upgrades it would be perfect too

    • @EmpireMusicPgh
      @EmpireMusicPgh  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perspective on the pricepoint always works! The slightest amount of TLC and these are generally great instruments. With or without any mods... rock solid (generally speaking). Thanks for watching - Anthony

    • @Faygo33
      @Faygo33 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EmpireMusicPgh couldnt agree more

  • @bobt5778
    @bobt5778 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another straight forward review Anthony thanks very much! I mod my basses but keep the stock parts and reinstall them when I sell.

    • @EmpireMusicPgh
      @EmpireMusicPgh  ปีที่แล้ว

      We all do it different and that's why I love my job and basses. Thanks for watching - Anthony

  • @Hexspa
    @Hexspa 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you're saying the harmonic content among the lines is different then let's get a shootout with a spectrum analyzer. We'll also need the samples level-matched and blind so we don't know which is which. And ideally you provide lossless downloads so we can line them up in our DAWs to do our own tests. I got a Squier CV Jazz 60s and it's not lacking any harmonic content. Plus, with a P Bass, if you're rolling the tone down or playing with flats, all that harmonic content goes away anyway. But yeah, with Rotosound 66 on this J, no lack of harmonic content at all.

  • @Hidudesupman
    @Hidudesupman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy is amazing

  • @drob281159
    @drob281159 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My home studio set-up (Warwick, J-Bass) missed the P-bass tone. For less than $300 This one filled the gap perfectly.

  • @hi__1980
    @hi__1980 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    hi, which one is better squier sonic p bass or squier affinity pj bass new? thk all, please

  • @biktbass
    @biktbass ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm really torn between getting this in same blue color or the bronco on coral. Never had a short scale and seems fun but this P bass really seems like a mod platform. Only bass as of now is a GSR200 from ibanez ):

  • @ohmyer
    @ohmyer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ThaNk i alway search for listen to this model

  • @ianlittler7560
    @ianlittler7560 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    get some Seymour Duncan SPB-4 Steve Harris Signature P-Bass Pickups fitted to that thing, High mass bridge and Gotoh tuners

  • @johnrigby6924
    @johnrigby6924 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anthony, the fact is you make everything sound good. Makes it hard to digest which is the better buy. Keep it up, the wallet is weakening......

  • @markdeckman4110
    @markdeckman4110 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Was really considering buying it, but this video legitimately talked me out of it.

  • @tomlbass
    @tomlbass 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Easy to figure. Just changing the head stock label is all that is needed between one of these hybrid bass guitars. Not reconfiguring their neck machine. Business sense. I like the feel of my fat neck 72 precision. It seems to resonate better thru the bass.

  • @Sixstringssick
    @Sixstringssick 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Have this squier pbass body got the same measures that fender MIM pbass (player series)??? If somebody Knows, I'd appreciate a comment

  • @Roberta_Esposito
    @Roberta_Esposito 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    P bass with Jazz neck = Precision Special, i have that too

  • @Salvo-g7m
    @Salvo-g7m 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im order mine recently for 179.00 from guitar center on sale now

  • @garychait3353
    @garychait3353 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a '69 Fender Custom Shop Precision w/Jazz Neck at the time custom color, Ocean Turquoise, block inlay on rosewood neck/bought at the music store I worked for in 1969. 2024 and Fender Custom Shop says "Sorry we won't touch it because you don't have a receipt"; although I do have owners manual with name of "assembler - E Paxton", only Custom Shop in Colorado is HB Woodsong, Boulder. I thought Fender had control of their channel. I believe HB Woodsong is telling Fender that no receipt, no work. If they would do this to a Senior, think what they'll do to YOU. Buyer Beware.

  • @TommasoBass96
    @TommasoBass96 ปีที่แล้ว

    U reccomend this bass for fun ?

    • @SnarkyRC
      @SnarkyRC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh hell yeah

  • @Consulting-vf9ev
    @Consulting-vf9ev ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful and cheap,can you tell me how much it weighs exactly?

    • @Tytb_
      @Tytb_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      7.5 lbs i think

  • @rccontabil4922
    @rccontabil4922 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How thick is the body?

  • @DOGOID
    @DOGOID 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doesn't look like you took off the plastic pickup protection film ?

    • @EmpireMusicPgh
      @EmpireMusicPgh  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We generally do not take it off for the videos, as we film w/ products that are still for sale. Thanks for watching - Anthony

    • @DOGOID
      @DOGOID 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EmpireMusicPgh gotya.

  • @TomislavHristicmchrile
    @TomislavHristicmchrile 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even if you learned to play the bass, it would be a great show.

  • @Bassdriver71
    @Bassdriver71 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well, you can exaggerate it...Fender is giving away the next basses😅😉

  • @Actionmom69
    @Actionmom69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This one or bronco bass?

    • @SarahKate365
      @SarahKate365 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also stuck between this one and the bronco

    • @Actionmom69
      @Actionmom69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SarahKate365 I've decided to buy the precision as it is more versatile and has more gain. The bronco isn't so comfortable without thumb rest 🤭

  • @anotherstart1
    @anotherstart1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I got this yesterday and am returning it. The affinity series is miles above this one. It’s really cheaply made at $219. You can buy a used one or a Harley Benton and be better off. Neck is warped with no relief. I could not get action to lower and not buzz without it being a mile high. I absolutely Love Squier Bass/Guitars but this is absolute crap 💩

    • @BukanIbuMu
      @BukanIbuMu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mine works fine. No warp. The factory action is low, no buzzing.

  • @dentninja
    @dentninja ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Or you could get a sire v3 for $200 more dollars and have 1000x better bass. That being said, squires make great chassis for upgrades

    • @Invictus13666
      @Invictus13666 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What makes you feel Sire’s 1000 times better?

    • @mrtambourineman6107
      @mrtambourineman6107 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sire ??

    • @dentninja
      @dentninja ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t knock it till you try it!

    • @dentninja
      @dentninja ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Invictus13666 tone, craftsmanship, bridge, neck, bone nut. All for the same price and some models cheaper. The cheaper model also has a pre amp with a active/passive switch. Something you have to spend 700 or more on a fender to get let alone you will never get on a squire!

    • @Invictus13666
      @Invictus13666 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dentninja 😂 point taken! Not certain it’s +1k but okay. 👍🏽 Thanks 🙏

  • @Roberta_Esposito
    @Roberta_Esposito 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i bought one of the first Am Dlx Precisions and it had PLASTIC tuners , Squier has metal , so….

  • @user-jo7mv9mn3d
    @user-jo7mv9mn3d 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The pick up is good, but his neck is awful...

  • @SnarkyRC
    @SnarkyRC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I have this bass in limited edition Surf Green. I made it a solid bass just by adding a High mass bridge, Hipshot HB7 turning machines, EMG Geezer pickups and flat wound strings. What a difference a few upgrades make.

    • @bassplyr13
      @bassplyr13 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How's the paint job and weight?

    • @roblawson2311
      @roblawson2311 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same one here. Came set up perfectly. No mods. Love it