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09-04-2011, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: James Island/Charleston SC | | | What P/J am I looking for????
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Hey folks,
I am looking for a p/j bass that has the following features:
* passive
*9 lbs or under
* P style neck
* 300 bucks or less used
Anyone have any idea of a good bass that fits all these requirements? All I can seem to find ar P/ Js with J necks or ones that are out of my price range.
Im hoping to score something like an older yamaha peavey ibanez etc, that will be a quality instrument for a good price (kinda like a peavey foundation---great bass for low cash) but I havent really found a model that meets all these requirements. I am not a big fan of squier or SX so I will be looking down other avenues. Any help is appreciated cheers--PK |
09-04-2011, 01:23 PM
| | | | Squier Jaguar Bass? They sound sweet. I'm not sure if its a P or J neck. Its probably a J. |
09-04-2011, 01:28 PM
|  | Tuxedo BassŪ - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | | It is a J-neck. I own one of the first ones to hit California and I love it all to pieces - but if you want a P neck, you'll have to change it yourself I think.
Late edit:: The Squier VM-Jag is 8lbs, 0 ozs.
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09-04-2011, 01:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London | | | Squire p used that weighs under 9 lbs, a cheap dremel and a used j pup with what ever you have left. There you go a bass that meets all your features, you just have to put maybe an hours work in to it
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09-04-2011, 01:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL | | | Yamaha BB414 or 424. Only downside is there is no blend knob, just a 3-way selector. On the 424 all three positions are usable, can't vouch for the 414. |
09-04-2011, 01:35 PM
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09-04-2011, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by The Thinker  Yamaha BB414 or 424. Only downside is there is no blend knob, just a 3-way selector. On the 424 all three positions are usable, can't vouch for the 414. | +1
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09-04-2011, 02:38 PM
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09-04-2011, 02:41 PM
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09-04-2011, 02:43 PM
| | What the Funk? | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wyoming | | | oops double post - sorry
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09-05-2011, 07:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: James Island/Charleston SC | | | wow awesome thanks guys! Definitly checking both the yamaha and the ESP! Anyone played these......how do they do? Cheers-PK |
09-05-2011, 07:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Yamaha and ESP are both really good companies. The only way to really know which instrument might be better for you is to try them, but I will say that I have owned ESP instruments before and always felt they were a huge value. Lots of vibe. |
09-05-2011, 08:47 AM
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Good, workman basses with great P/J sound.
Has a neck that is more P then J.
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09-05-2011, 08:54 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tampa, Florida | | | A mid-80's Ibanez Roadstar 650 would fit the bill, too. My '86 is under 8 lbs and the neck is similar to the '70's Fender Precisions.
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09-05-2011, 09:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by TRichardsbass Guild Pilot bass. You can find some for around that, although they also go for a little more. But its a solid bass if you can find the US made ones. Jaco had one, Garry Tallent used one for two tours, and Alec John Such used it on the first couple of JBJ tours.
Good, workman basses with great P/J sound.
Has a neck that is more P then J. | The Pilot is a great bass, but mine definitely had a narrow neck--more J than P. |
09-05-2011, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: James Island/Charleston SC | | | Thanks again guys. I never would have found some of these ideas on my own. TB is a great community. Enjoy your holidays | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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