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Alternative to Fender P
- Thread starter BobDeRosa
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I recently 'discovered Yamaha basses, and already have a cheap 425 and higher end P34. Both PJ's. Never relay wanted or needed a PJ, but it ads a nice slant on the P bass.
But for me the P bass tone is a killer on both. The 425 has quite an aggressive P bass tone, and the P34 has a more subtle P bass tone, although it has a nice kick to it and reminds me a bit of a Jazz bass.
As someone else said, its a tight punchy low end without all the bloom and mud you can sometimes get with a Fender.
I play with a pick and have always wanted to play finger style, but my P34 has cured that as i can get a finger style punch from it.
Neither are what i would call a traditional Fender P tone, but both work much better for me. In fact ive stopped using my much loved BDDI with them as the get me the tone ive tried to get using pre amps etc with my Fender.
It's between a Jazz and a 1.75 nut width P for sure. But I would further clarify, that it's really more between the 1.625 P and the 1.75 P. At least mine is.
I’m a big fan of all kinds of p style basses. I’ve had everything from peavey fury p copies to fender p basses. The esp ap-5 is a really good one for modern rock and metal in my opinion. Oddly enough the bass I have now with p pickups is actually a Dingwall and I love it. Dingwall uses reverse p pickups in several models and a more traditional p in their super p bass line. I have a production model but would love to have a custom super p 5 someday
I'll vouch ( again) for the Lakland
I've owned both 4 and 5 strings...USA and Skylines ( a Skyline 5564 LOG bass is still one of my main players) and I can say that I find them much more comfortable to play than Fenders
In addition... If you want a 5er...the Lakie B is much more pronounced than the Fender B.
Check em out
I've owned both 4 and 5 strings...USA and Skylines ( a Skyline 5564 LOG bass is still one of my main players) and I can say that I find them much more comfortable to play than Fenders
In addition... If you want a 5er...the Lakie B is much more pronounced than the Fender B.
Check em out
there are many good choices.
I recently was talking with someone about the pickup placement on copies of one-pickup models (p, mm) and was shocked to learn that they're pretty often not placed under the same spot on the string as the original.
that's something i'd watch out for, or be aware of. that doesn't inherintly mean it wont sound good, but a MM pickup placed closer to the bridge (like those carvin humbuckers that were popular 10 years ago) won't sound like a MM bass.
my all time favorite p style bass is the yamaha attitude. I owned a seafoam green II. it was glorious.
I recently was talking with someone about the pickup placement on copies of one-pickup models (p, mm) and was shocked to learn that they're pretty often not placed under the same spot on the string as the original.
that's something i'd watch out for, or be aware of. that doesn't inherintly mean it wont sound good, but a MM pickup placed closer to the bridge (like those carvin humbuckers that were popular 10 years ago) won't sound like a MM bass.
my all time favorite p style bass is the yamaha attitude. I owned a seafoam green II. it was glorious.
Whammy Ricochet (octave up) into Hall of Fame (church mode)
Yamaha BB line. The budget ones kick the crap out of MIM Ps and the higher end ones are just as good as MIAs; arguably better.
I enjoy the LB-100.
That said, the La Bella Olinto is the best P bass I've ever played.
Wow!!! Nice bass Indeed! How does the pickup combination sound?
Seconding the recommendations for the Nordstrand pick-ups for a modern P tone, the NP4a is what I'd put in a bass if I wasn't already the extremely satisfied owner of a G&L SB-1
Damn, I hadn't even noticed before that it's a 1988. If you ever think of selling, let this 1988 know!
The p bass pickups...are punchy .with great mids. The j pickup is great ...the mix is well balanced
I'm a big fan of my Kent 32" scale P. Loaded it with GZRs. The placement is closer to the bridge than a standard P, giving it a bit of a brighter sound. Been thinking about switching from rounds to flats on it. Luckily, I don't have the funds available to pull the trigger at the moment so I don't have to think about it too much.
