Squier Paranormal Rascal Review - The best Gibson bass you can buy

Hail traveler! Have you seen beyond the mountains? There be rumors of dragons in this land. I don't much believe in what I haven't seen, but I always try to ask when fellows like yourself breeze through town. Your type seems to have plenty of stories to tell. So, please, let me buy you a round and you can tell me about them dragons.

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[ampthebassplayer]

Do we want a full video of the T Bird before I get rid of it?

[ChanceC]

This bass is worth every penny you spend on it. I got the pink one three days ago, it's my first Squier and it did not disappoint me at all. This bass is worth it for the back pickup. The shell pink looks great. Plays great too.

[MyBassistChris]

Great review! I've been wanting Squier to reissue the Starcaster, but everyone has been hyping these Rascals up so I might need to snag one myself. Also 2:09 was my favorite part of the video XD

[Mrmemphisbones]

You would never break the chain (never break the chain) .... oh my god i love this song. Bass sounds great ! thank you AMP :)

[justinwilburn]

I wish I received gifts like this! It's been on my radar for a while now. Beautiful sound!

[trunks]

This bass reminds me of sonic youth and that’s how I’m using it. Also try and change the pots to a full size cts it brings it to life a bit more. I’ve already modded mine to a push/pull volume/tone and a kill switch. It’s a noise making rocking machine! Love it!

[skyviewdesign]

Wonderful demo! What an awesome gift! That Shell Pink is DOPE, too!

[rickenbackerboy]

I bought a pink one, as well. For the price, it's unbelievable how Just Right this bass feels. And, like your demo, I'm using the bridge pickup ... something I rarely do with a Fender. Thanks for your great review 😊

[markblackstad]

Props to Lobster and Bully!! What a thoughtful gift! All you guys are doing with these demo videos is increasing my GAS intensity for this one. Still not sure if I like the shell pink or the sparkle greenish one Lobster has better?!

[chrismorris]

Love that Bass! Gorgeous in Shell Pink!

[jonathanwobesky]

I played one at the store and went back the next week for it. 3 good sounds in one comfortable instrument. For mud bucker expertise see Jack Bruce, Cream and Tony Williams Lifetime, and Felix Papallardi, Mountain. Also, Mike Watt, both EB3 and Fender Tele bass.

[outofabook]

Definitely a really cool bass and you did a great job hitting the highlights on the different tones. The ergonomics with having the right hand scrunched up forward are a deal breaker for me, sadly. Glad it works for you though!

[robertthegreek]

Great stuff! Loved the run-down on the IMPORTANT things!

[anthonybarrett]

I bought the shell pink and it arrived today.
Almost perfectly in tune out of the box. Setup is decent too.
Great bass for my stumpy little guitarists fingers.
The tones are excellent and no hum from the neighbours airconditioner.

[scottsmith]

Yup: the bridge pick-up is killer, absolutely non-traditional Fender. This is a LONG bass -the short scale for players who don't want to be seen playing a short scale(!) I am an old fart traditional player and I am digging this big-time; can't wait to play this with my blues rock guitar friend. This is now being offered with a red finish on the Fender/Squire site. BTW: thank you for playing classic licks for tone reference.

[StevenDoyleLuke]

I bought that exact bass (Pink). Absolutely love it!

[Funkybassuk]

I wanted one when I first saw the green one - but now I want the pink one! 👍🏽

[bsant]

I get that same thing in my head sometimes bud, this is a great video by the way.

[heggy_]

This reminds me a lot of this bass called a badger I got crazy cheap, that one has a coil split on top though. I might look out for one as a backup

[christinepaluch]

This is the best short scale bass on the market. I say this without pause. Fender flat out made a classic bass with this Squire. They can just keep putting out new color variations and maybe even do a Fender CuNiFe version of it. But it's awesome. Bought it as soon as it came out (I have it in green).