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5-string P-Basses?

#21
I couldn't gather if you were against the Fender American Standard P V or if it was just a budget thing; anyway... I have seen some used ones go for around $900 on Evilbay. I had the opportunity to play one recently and I have to stay that it stunned me! I had really been disappointed in most of the mid 2000 Fenders that owned and played but this thing was a different animal all together! It sounded like some of the best P basses I've heard and was very light. The quality seemed really good however that one had been on a GC wall for a while and had some damage otherwise it would have come home with me.
 
#23
OkkultistBass said:
I would kill for an American Standard P-V but it's just way out of my budget.
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Yeah, I'm broke at the moment so that's the only reason I don't have one. Actually I have three other reason that are running around here colouring on my walls and putting stickers on my TV that cause that first reason!;)

Not trying to beat a dead horse but here's a completed auction for one on Evilbay that went for $899-
FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD PRECISION BASS V (Five-String) | eBay

Good luck finding something, I'll be watching this thread to see what ya come up with.
 
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#25
Fender American Deluxe Precision V 's rule, I have two and have owned them since 2004.
I gig with one and the other stays home - both setup the same, strung with daddario flatwound chromes. I recently was looking into purchasing a Lakeland 5501 American made (saved up the money) but it does not play as well as my pbass5's.
 
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StuartV said:
ps. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/pick-actual-fender-721196/
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Hehe, I read that :rollno:. With flatwounds and the tone control turned all the way down, recorded with a handheld device, how could you expect anyone to hear difference between to precision pickups/basses? You've dulled down the differences to strenghten your agenda...

If you could record again with new roundwound strings (same set on both basses), and the tone control all the way up, and record using a soundcard of quality, then we could have a interesting poll. On talkbass we're all about nuances and details you know.
 
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Ric5 said:
I make my own 5 string parts p-basses.

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those are awesome

how??!
 
#35
1st, a 5 string needs active pickups. Why? If you are heavy on the 5th string, sometimes the sound person will turn you down. You will get lost in the mix. You can slightly turn up the highs for a little punch for clarity.
2nd, watch string spacing. I have a Korean made ESP LTD B205 i bought new 16 years ago. Very well made, active emg's. great sounding, big bass sound, crisp highs, but string spacing is tight. It's a nice size bass, neck is not a handful, but I struggle with spacing at the body. Just a little too narrow, especially since my fingers are not as young as they used to be.
You could look for a Ibanez BTB series. Wide string spacing. I am not a ibanez fan, but they seem pretty cool.
 
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#38
Just went through a similar dilemma myself in search of a 5-string.

I was really leaning toward wanting a 5-string Precision, but there is no MIM version (which would be in my price range). Alternatives from the Fender "family" would be the Fender 5-string MIM Jazz (passive), the Fender Deluxe Active J (which is ultimately what I chose), and the Squier Vintage Modified P.

You mentioned a Precision specifically, so short of an American version, that pretty much leaves you looking at the Squiers.

I wanted to love the Squier in the worst way. I kept a very open mind and while there are still lots of opinions, what I was hearing most from various forums and reviews was that their quality was significantly better than it used to be and these basses provided great value for not too much money.

From the photos I saw on line, I wasn't too impressed with the details - for example, no effort whatsoever to match the grains on the sunburst bodies. I played a couple locally and discovered several QC issues - pots that spun around in the body, bad setups, high frets, etc. The tech at one store spent about half an hour trying to get a Jazz version to a playable state and get rid of some awful fret rattle on the B and E strings to no avail, so I crossed the Squiers off my list.
 

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