Lovely Bass 
I really like that colour!
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Yeah agree with @terb, a Squier P/J is an excellent and versatile choice to start with. Nice choice!
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I have the same bass but red @ian321 and I love it! Don’t underestimate what you have. That’s an amazing bass and I love the tone and feel of it!
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Congratulations @ian321 ! You have excellent taste in instruments.
(I have the exact same bass. 
)
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oooo is that shade what they call tobaco burst ? I might smart smoking again and get blistered fingers. Grea
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oops, sorry, crippled ring finger (and not only obviously). So great @ian321, I’m sure you will enjoy both this bazzbuzz joint and playing this beauty. Let us know by all means 
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Hey @crippledring , really enjoying the course, on lesson 2 module 2 at the moment, going well, bass feels and sounds great but have a few questions.
My strings range in “action”( just learnt that) from E to G, where the G string is close to the pickup more so than the other strings and the E string is higher than the rest, is this normal? Can see my saddles on the bridge (hope that’s right) do range in height to the strings, again , not sure if this is correct?
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Hi @Ian321, this is definitely a technical question and what you express is right and founded. I would suggest you speak with a fellow bass player. However, if your current “action” feels comfortable reaching your E string and the same is true with the other strings then OK. Don’t be too much in a hurry if I may say. Some bass players love their strings as close as feasible to the fretboard, some others as remote as possible. The sound and play feel will vary accordingly. Maybe lesson 2 is a little early to be fully acquainted with such esoteric, also physical concepts. Let us know and “bon courage”
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There’s a lot of really great info on these threads:
Tons of great info in there, and there’s some nice videos as well if you scroll far enough!
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This is normal. The larger the string, the more it will disrupt the magnetic field of the pickup making a difference in how loud that string is.
Unless you are having an issue with one of your strings being louder than the others, It’s nothing to be concerned about.
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…and if it is an issue, you can adjust both string and pickup height very easily on most basses.
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Yeah brother. That should get you well on your way. You will get plenty of life out of this for sure.
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Awesome, happy learning 
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I went and picked up a squier a couple of weeks ago as well. I love it. The sound it produces is spot on for what I’m going for. Don’t worry about Squier being on the lower end financially, it’s still a great bass and will get you where you need to go.
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It is @Shane_Landen, will give it a few months then try to upgrade it myself just so I can get comfortable with the instrument itself before bass fever kicks in wanting a new bass.
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@ian321, that’s what I did. I replaced the pickups by EMG GZR ones that cost almost as much as the bass 
At least, it gave me a good opportunity to look behind the pickguard 
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GAS, gear acquisition syndrome, similar to aperture fever in astronomy, man, these hobbies can get expensive 
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I’ve been thinking about doing the same thing but I may be getting ahead of myself. I can’t help but window shop upgrades.
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Welcome to the forums @Shane_Landen.
Window shopping is definitely a side symptom of bass fever.
I’ve upgraded pickups and electrics in my Fender but as yet done nothing with my Squier Mustang or Ibanez SR.
The Ricky just gets polished although I do have to replace the bottom strap button.
Damn, now you’ve got me thinking about modding the Mustang 
Or maybe buying a Squier J or…
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