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Post subject: Scratches
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:44 pm
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I have a squire jazz i like it a lot and it plays nicely.i've had it a little over a year and it really hasn't been through to much. but over time it's getting really scratched up! i've dropped it and got it repaired and every thing but there's always these minor scratches. Mostly on the back all over the place and in the middle and one the front around the left side. i came to think this finish just scratches easily but i have to ask do all basses get dinged up like this. do high grade basses like american standards and stuff get scuffed that often? the scratches really bother me just wanna see if i need to get used to them.
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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:00 pm
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I have a Squier Precision, I bought it in August 2008 and it looks mint. So no problems for me, only those darn fingerprints... But let's see what the others say.


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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:09 pm
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Scratches, dents, and dings give a guitar/bass some character. I leave them all alone and just keep on playing.

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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:05 pm
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I agree damn finger prints! My bass is black. As for the scratches... It's not dents it's more like little white lines all over it. Yeah the scratches give character but these you can only see from close up. There just annoying I can live with it though.


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Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:38 pm
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Well, fingerprints on black are always well seen from off the stage... extremely "well" on photos; polish cloth gives a good effect but i always hear "what is he doing? lol." :) and scratches... I cry whenever a new one appears. :?


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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:56 am
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The first picture I ever got of me on stage my. Bass is covered in prints smudges every were!


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Post subject: Re: Scratches
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:26 pm
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will pumpkin wrote:
Hey
I have a squire jazz i like it a lot and it plays nicely.i've had it a little over a year and it really hasn't been through to much. but over time it's getting really scratched up! i've dropped it and got it repaired and every thing but there's always these minor scratches. Mostly on the back all over the place and in the middle and one the front around the left side. i came to think this finish just scratches easily but i have to ask do all basses get dinged up like this. do high grade basses like american standards and stuff get scuffed that often? the scratches really bother me just wanna see if i need to get used to them.
Will


Hi Great Pumpkin, what color is your bass?

Darker basses show everything! Black looks really cool but hard to keep clean. The poly plaint used on about everything is really durable. The old nitro jobs are usually thinner and it is easier to get to the primer coat or even bare wood on a transparent or translucent finish where you see the wood. The finish on the current Fender Highway One's is thin satin nitro but aside from them almost everything else (except Custom Shop) is poly.

To get rid of finger prints on dark basses I use really old socks that have been washed like a 100 times. I just lightly rub the fingerprints away. You could also use the UNTREATED Fender polish cloth if you have one. The old socks are really just about as soft and pretty much disposable. I also use them to wipe down the strings too. I don't use polish, treated cloths or anything like that on my black basses. If I was going to put any sort of polish on, the Fender Instrument Care Kit with Meguiar products is really good and I do use it on my lighter colors, but I think any sort of polish leaves a film that makes the fingerprint issue worse rather than better on dark colors. I have a black bass and a sunburst bass. I don't use anything but a clean sock on them.

So far as the scratches on the Squier go, I agree that it adds character. Fender charges extra for the relic treatment! I wouldn't worry about it. Some instruments are clear coated. If yours is clear coated these lines may be scratches in the clear coat that don't go all the way to the color coat. It is possible some very careful hand buffing might reduce them.


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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:45 pm
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it could be your belt buckle, some players turn there buckles to the side when playing. now thats just a thought but you know people are paying high doller for scratches and dings, aka road woarn.


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Post subject: Re: scratches
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:58 am
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wilburcook wrote:
it could be your belt buckle, some players turn there buckles to the side when playing. now thats just a thought but you know people are paying high doller for scratches and dings, aka road woarn.


Instead of sliding your belt to the side get yourself a beer belly, that'll cover the buckle :lol: :lol:


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Post subject: Re: scratches
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:33 am
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andy_uk wrote:
wilburcook wrote:
it could be your belt buckle, some players turn there buckles to the side when playing. now thats just a thought but you know people are paying high doller for scratches and dings, aka road woarn.


Instead of sliding your belt to the side get yourself a beer belly, that'll cover the buckle :lol: :lol:


That is the method I use. VERY effective! LOL! Also big Hawaiian shirts work too. :lol:


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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:57 am
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most polishes will cover light scratches..but be carefull what polish you use on what finish... i recommend the polish i use, it's for any type of clearcoat and works very well. goes on easy and wipes off to a nice shine that helps prevent alot of fingerprinting as well!
goto Cowabungamusic.com and call them to inquire about their polish. it's good stuff. hope that might help!

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Post subject: Squier Forum?
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:43 pm
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Hi again Great Pumpin,
You might want to post this in the Squier Bass Forum to see if any other Squier Bass people have a similar experience. Just a thought.


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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:16 pm
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Scratches, dings and dents reflect the care the owner gives the instrument.
Ifyou wear large belt buckles or have studded shirts or pants that will add to the scratched up look.

Some are paying to have their basses reliced! Some do it naturally.

I have a Jazz bass that's 37 years old and it looks brand new. Why?because I took care of it since it was two years old. I watched out for the belt buckle that I wore and I didn't wear rings or other metal around my bass.

Some players scratch up everything they touch. Some will play for years on a bass and not leave a mark!- So think twice before loaning out your new Precision bass.

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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:34 pm
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will pumpkin wrote:
The first picture I ever got of me on stage my. Bass is covered in prints smudges every were!


that sucks i got the highway 1 in honey blonde to avoid that problem


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taylorhill623 wrote:
will pumpkin wrote:
The first picture I ever got of me on stage my. Bass is covered in prints smudges every were!


that sucks i got the highway 1 in honey blonde to avoid that problem


Taylor, can you describe that Honey Blonde? I've seen photos look almost yellow, some look tan like khaki tan and some look more blonde. I'm guessing that since it is translucent that some of the color of the wood accounts for some of that variance in the photos I've seen.


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