Fender Precision 5-String

cubinicano · #1 03-29-2011, 04:40 PM

Anyone play this bass? Any thoughts on it? Im seriously considering getting one for myself xD

Rezdog · #2 03-29-2011, 04:50 PM

Greetings from the North,

I bought an 08 and I really liked it. So much so that I dropped a P-Retro in it and now I can't put it down

Rezdog

Mastermold · #3 03-29-2011, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cubinicano

Anyone play this bass? Any thoughts on it? Im seriously considering getting one for myself xD

Do you like P-basses? Want a P-bass with a low B string? That's what you get, pure and simple. I like mine, had it since 2008 and use it all the time, well made, great sounding bass.

FYI -- if you're feeling like something different, but with the same vibe, check out the new MTD CRB 5-string. I just bought one of these too and am really liking it.

roadkill2309 · #4 03-29-2011, 05:22 PM

Hello from the North Part 2.

Mine's also a 2008 (or maybe 2009. Fender's serial number page doesn't seem to cover anything that recent). It's my first Fender, and the one that cured me of 20-odd years of Fender-bashing. Some say that the high-mass bridge is a mistake and the finish is no good. I say that I've been gigging this bass pretty regularly and love the hell out of it.

Oh yeah: No battery = win.

EDIT: I'm speaking specifically of the American Standard, by the way. It's the only one I'm qualified to comment on.

Jason Brown · #5 03-29-2011, 05:46 PM

I've had mine for nearly three years. For the last couple, it's all I play any more. Nothing else feels or sounds right to me.

flyingfinbar · #6 03-29-2011, 05:51 PM

I hear the '08 and newer models are fantastic, but have also heard many who enjoy their pre '08 models as well, just not as consistent.

I have a Lakland Skyline P5 that absolutely slays...but it's technically not a Fender.

Dave Siff · #7 03-29-2011, 05:58 PM

I'd say buy one and don't look back. Mine's an '09, sunburst/tort/rosewood, 9 pounds, sounds awesome. The band asks for it.

DylanB · #8 03-29-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by flyingfinbar

I hear the '08 and newer models are fantastic, but have also heard many who enjoy their pre '08 models as well, just not as consistent.

I have a Lakland Skyline P5 that absolutely slays...but it's technically not a Fender.

True for the 4 string Ps, but as he's asking about the 5s technically there are no pre-08s.

I got one as soon as I could in 08, and I love it with La Bella Flats. I dropped a DiMarzio J in the bridge to give it a little more definition. I wish I had a gig that I could play it on at the moment, everything's a bit too modern for a P with flats

mcm · #9 03-29-2011, 06:20 PM

gotta 4 string 08, and it is perfect. i would love to bash fender, but cant on this one. even the pups rock

mmbongo · #10 03-29-2011, 06:22 PM

I think I'd have to look at one of these first. They look sweet!
Schecter Diamond P-Custom 5 5-String Electric Bass Guitar Gloss White

CapnSev · #11 03-29-2011, 07:05 PM

I love mine to death. I have used it exclusively for almost 2 years.

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Originally Posted by mmbongo

I think I'd have to look at one of these first. They look sweet!
Schecter Diamond P-Custom 5 5-String Electric Bass Guitar Gloss White

No offense, but I spent some quality time with one of these at GC the other day and thought it was a total piece of crap. It did not do the classic P tone to my ears very well at all.

roadkill2309 · #12 03-29-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mmbongo

I think I'd have to look at one of these first. They look sweet!
Schecter Diamond P-Custom 5 5-String Electric Bass Guitar Gloss White

I have yet to sit down with a Schecter that seduced me. To be fair, I used to say the same about Fender...

**ShoeManiac** · #13 03-29-2011, 07:52 PM

I got mine in 2009. I've been mostly playing my Fender Roscoe Beck 5 string, but I brought the Am Std P-Bass 5 string to rehearsal yesterday, and the band loved it! Like someone else in thread already mentioned, it does what a P-Bass does PLUS it's got the B string. The B string sounds solid, too.

The only negative I have to offer? The neck on mine shrank slightly and I had to bring it in for a fret dressing. Other than that, it's an awesome bass.

emjazz · #14 03-29-2011, 08:34 PM

I love these basses!

Aspidites · #15 03-29-2011, 08:36 PM

G&L L5000, the worlds best 5 string P-Bass.

emjazz · #16 03-29-2011, 08:47 PM

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G&L L5000, the worlds best 5 string P-Bass.

If you can find one. I actually like the looks of those because of the uber tight string spacing, which I prefer.

Aspidites · #17 03-29-2011, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by emjazz

If you can find one. I actually like the looks of those because of the uber tight string spacing, which I prefer.

I recently picked up a closet queen that is just mind blowing, the B string is thunderous.

emjazz · #18 03-29-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Aspidites

I recently picked up a closet queen that is just mind blowing, the B string is thunderous.

I'm sure you won't, but if you ever decide to sell it please let me know. I would love a 5 string P bass, but I'd really prefer the more narrow spacing of something like that.

Aspidites · #19 03-29-2011, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by emjazz

I'm sure you won't, but if you ever decide to sell it please let me know. I would love a 5 string P bass, but I'd really prefer the more narrow spacing of something like that.

If I decide to sell it you will get first dibs. I will be doing an NBD thread on her in a few days. It is the first one I have ever heard of in her color.

emjazz · #20 03-29-2011, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Aspidites

If I decide to sell it you will get first dibs. I will be doing an NBD thread on her in a few days. It is the first one I have ever heard of in her color.

Thank you.

I'm really looking forward to reading about it!

Sorry for the derail all!