57 p bass reissue lost in mix?? help

[midichlorine]

okay im mostly a jazz bass guy with some stingray thrown in the mix.
the deal is i just got a p bass (57 reissue) and played it on my gig the other night and no matter how loud i got i just stayed lost!
dont talk about mids because i use em
what im asking is or has anyone else had this problem?
is it the pickup?
can a good or different pickup put me in the mix?
every time i would go up a little with the tone knob i was getting more high end than i wanted!
or am i just not a p bass guy?

been playing bass for 22 years and its been a long time since ive played one of these so i cant cross reference.

im playing the jimmy kimmel show next week and id like to rock this thing!
it looks cool as ****!

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by midichlorine

every time i would go up a little with the tone knob i was getting more high end than i wanted!

So why not turn the tone knob down, or adjust it at the amp?

P basses get a lot of high end. The whole dark toned P bass thing is a myth.

[midichlorine]

dude i do keep tone knob down?
i actually move it around through out my gig!
i guess i should ask this

is there a good passive aggressive mid heavy p bass replacement?
thanks?

[Jim Carr]

Tell us more about the band, your rig, volume level, venue, style, your tastes, etc.

[midichlorine]

im a hired gun i do all kinds of stuff. lately ive been touring with this dude name benji hughes
and its all over the place!

[GeneralElectric]

What kind of amp are you using? How thick is this guys mix?

[JustOpenYourMind]

It depends on what kind of sound you are after, from your post, I would assume it's not a grindy tone you are after but more of a supportive tone.

P-basses usually sit in the mix more in low mids, below the guitars, that's why on my P, I prefer to use flatwound strings, they remove all the unnescessary high end and noise and focus on the primary tonal caracteristics of the instrument.

If you are constantly playing with your tone knob on zero, I would suggest to at least try flats and see how they work for you.

I know it might sound like backwards thinking, you wanting to cut more and me suggesting flats but like I said, the P-bass sit in the mix below the guitars, in the low mids, Flats sounds fatter than rounds in those frequencys so in the end it enhances the tonal caracteristic of the P.