Who makes 5-strings with P or PJ pickups? They seem rare, at least among the lower priced instruments. Is there anything to be had under $700 in this category?
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5-string P basses?
- Thread starter KYJazzy
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Yamaha BB415 or BB615.The BB415 is passive and the BB615 is active.They don't sound just like Fenders but are great basses.The 415 is about $450 and the 615 $500.
My friend has a recent Fender P 5 string. He's a legit Fender expert (really knows his stuff...), I need to see it, he said it has a soapbar type pup at the bridge, -he tells me it's very cool and that I need to buy it from him, he's probably right on both accounts.
The only two things I can get off the top of my head are Lull and Sadowsky. I know they are both quality basses, but both out of your range. A used Lull would probably run you about 800$ or a little more if your lucky. Sadowsky is above that.
Doesn't Fender make the P Bass Delux in a 5er? That would probably be a good choice, with the extra versatility of the bridge Pup. You'd still have to find a used one for anything near your price range. New they're around 1,200$.
Off topic, but KYJazzy, I'm gonna be in Louisville this weekend checking out some stuff. You ever make it over to Guitar Emporium on Bardstown Road?
Doesn't Fender make the P Bass Delux in a 5er? That would probably be a good choice, with the extra versatility of the bridge Pup. You'd still have to find a used one for anything near your price range. New they're around 1,200$.
Off topic, but KYJazzy, I'm gonna be in Louisville this weekend checking out some stuff. You ever make it over to Guitar Emporium on Bardstown Road?
I think Fender's MIM Deluxe Zone P/J comes in a five string. I've played the four, and was pretty impressed for the price. It's active, so it won't have a vintage P tone.
Moderately priced 5-string P-basses are few and far between but the Yammies are your absolute best bet for the price. Fantastic basses for the money!Blues Bass 2 said:
Send a PM to "Ancient Mariner" -- he bought mine and he digs it like cooked food!
The more I hear about the Yamaha, the more they call to me. I have really neglected those BB basses, mainly because there isn't anywhere around here that carries them for me to give em a good test run. But I've heard nothing but good things. Plus if they sound anything like that Stefano guy plays his BB MA sig, I'm sold ! (of course his tone is made up of practice, technique and talent) But would a yamaha quench my thirst for a solid P bass?
SnakeAnthony - Guitar Emporium is certainly the place to be in Louisville. I go in there to noodle on things I can't afford now and then. Right now I'm in Lexington though for school - if you ever find yourself in Lex, check out Willcutt Guitar Shoppe - it seriously beats GE. And that's no understatement, I love this store. Tons of basses and variety. (Now if only they carried Yammies...)
Whats good in Bowling Green? my grandparents live there so if there's a store I wanna know about it, there's nothing to do at my grandparents anyway
SnakeAnthony - Guitar Emporium is certainly the place to be in Louisville. I go in there to noodle on things I can't afford now and then. Right now I'm in Lexington though for school - if you ever find yourself in Lex, check out Willcutt Guitar Shoppe - it seriously beats GE. And that's no understatement, I love this store. Tons of basses and variety. (Now if only they carried Yammies...)
Whats good in Bowling Green? my grandparents live there so if there's a store I wanna know about it, there's nothing to do at my grandparents anyway
IotaNet said:
+1 and then some! My BB415 with D'Addario flats gets a ton more playing time than my G&L L2500 (with half-rounds) and my Peavey Cirrus 5 USA (Peavey round-wounds). That tone is "right there" for me - I've recorded with it and gigged with it - and the G&L and Peavey are nowadays spending a lot of time sleeping in their cases!Fender Japan makes a 5-string P that is strictly a P-bass (meaning: only a reg. P pickup & no bridge pickup). It's sortof a signature model for the bass player in a Japanese electro-punk band, but I forget the name offhand. I've been digging around for the info, but no luck yet so I'll post it when I find it. IIRC it was in your price range too. I did post a pic of it in another thread a week or two back so I'll see if I can find it and re-post it....
Oh, also check into the G&L L-5500. It's basically their take on a 5-string P-bass. There was a sunburst/rosewood one for sale over on The Dude Pit very recently.
Oh, also check into the G&L L-5500. It's basically their take on a 5-string P-bass. There was a sunburst/rosewood one for sale over on The Dude Pit very recently.
jimbilly said:
That's the "Big Block" Fender P bass.
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it's not really a P bass in my book. I've never played nor heard one, but a soapbar-type pickup near the bridge position doesn't really seem to P-like to me...
I don't think that's the bass discussed in the text you quoted. The 5 string Fender P basses have a soapbar at the bridge also, apparently the same one that the Roscoe Beck bass has.ElBajista said:
Most 5-string P-bass will be over you budget.
Sadowski
Lakland - on the way?
Lull
All make 5-string P-basses.
I owned a Lull, fine bass for the money.
Plays and sounds great.
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Yamaha BB 615,
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Yamaha BB 415
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Rob DeLeo 5 string Model T. It seems to be discontinued but I don't remember if it was a PJ5 or a JJ5.
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Yamaha BB 415
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Rob DeLeo 5 string Model T. It seems to be discontinued but I don't remember if it was a PJ5 or a JJ5.
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