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5-string P basses?

#61
Thanks for the info, pickles. You're right about the Roscoe Beck V; it's a great bass but it doesn't nail a P-bass vibe.

The Japanese Fender I was talking about is not on the Ishibashi website at the moment but you can see pictures of Mr. Ueda in action at Link Removed
 
#63
EunosFD said:
Okay, I found the FJ 5-stringer I mentioned in my prev. post. It's called the PB-130MD5 and the band was The Mad Capsule Markets. Here's a page with it, but their prices are usually quite high:

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If it fits the bill then I'd recommend contacting Ishibashi to order one as it should be quite a bit cheaper. HTH
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Here's a link I posted way back on page 2 of this thread to the Fender 5'er. Ishibashi most likely won't have it on their website as they usually just have the "standard" models listed (regular production), but just e-mail them with the model number and they should be able to get you any info you want for it. The link above is for another Japanese seller, but their prices tend to be quite a bit higher than other shops like Ishibashi or Ikebe (both of whom ship overseas), but it will give you an idea of what it looks like at least.
 
#64
The Takeshi Ueda bass was on Ishibashi's website until about a week ago. I emailed them and a sales rep. got back to me right away. The body is basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard, 34" scale. It also comes with a bunch of stickers (not attached) which vary depending on whether you get the four string or the five string model. Other than that, it's just a five string Precision. The price is 104,000 Japanese Yen and shipping to the USA is about 14,000 Japanese Yen. In US dollars, that's a little over $1,000.
 
#65
appler said:
The Takeshi Ueda bass was on Ishibashi's website until about a week ago. I emailed them and a sales rep. got back to me right away. The body is basswood and the neck is maple with a rosewood fingerboard, 34" scale. It also comes with a bunch of stickers (not attached) which vary depending on whether you get the four string or the five string model. Other than that, it's just a five string Precision. The price is 104,000 Japanese Yen and shipping to the USA is about 14,000 Japanese Yen. In US dollars, that's a little over $1,000.
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Basswood??? :hmm:

Seems like it would need to be alder to really get a decent P Bass tone...
 
#67
mark beem said:
Basswood??? :hmm:

Seems like it would need to be alder to really get a decent P Bass tone...
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Actually basswood has a warmer sound than alder it is a even softer wood. Fender uses basswood for things like the Jaguar and Jazzmaster guitar for more of a big jazzy sound. Basswood is a inexpensive wood and why you tend to see it a lot on low end basses. The issue with basswood is it has little grain, very blan looking. That is why basswood is usually finished 3-tone sunburst or solid color.
 
#68
appler said:
No offense, but what's wrong with basswood? As I understand it, its tone is very similar to alder.
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Just not a fan of it and personally I would be reticent to pay $1K plus for a bass made of it without trying it first and seeing how it sounded.

But, at the same time if I really dug the tone it produced, I wouldn't care if it were made of cottage cheese. So I won't write it off based solely on that single fact.

:bassist:
 
#69
mark beem said:
Just not a fan of it and personally I would be reticent to pay $1K plus for a bass made of it without trying it first and seeing how it sounded.

But, at the same time if I really dug the tone it produced, I wouldn't care if it were made of cottage cheese. So I won't write it off based solely on that single fact.

:bassist:
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Yeah, that's what I'm concerned with as well. I'd love a five string P-bass for this kind of bread--on the other hand, I don't want to throw this kind of bread at a bass I've never seen in person.
 
#72
I don't mean to highjack the thread, but since it's been around for a while...

Has anyone set up a PBass with BEAD tuning to make sure that the 5 string P is really what you expect it to be? If so, how did it work out? I have tried this with my MIA jazz and it never did it for me like my Stingray 5 does. I picked up an old Yamaha BB1200 recently (reverse P, neck thru) and it's just screaming for the BEAD treatment. I have resigned myself that I can't do a Sadowsky or Lull right now so this may be one solution.
 

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