Anyone play a 5 string P??

[MultiScaleMale]

My main basses have P neck and bridge pickups.

 

[JW56789]

Most of my Yamahas were 5-string P/J's, pioneered by the original BB5000's. Hard to beat any Yamaha five with their pickups in an easily available axe.
Lots of axes feature that layout, as seen above, these days.

As for a five-string Precision, I have the Squier Precision Five, an in-house clone of its' more expensive American cousin, the Fender Precision Five. For me, it's simply a Precision Bass: Plays like one, sounds like one, no real difference except I can finger it more easily, transpose effortlessly, and have the occasional low C or D when appropriate. Throw on some flats, and you could Jamerson out with it all day long, it just works.

Now whether you want a four or a five string is a whole 'nother question . . .

 

[boombloom]

I don't know the story behind this bass. I bought it like this. It rocks.

 

[Jason Hollar]

I got to play one recently bought by fellow TB’er @Leo Smith and it was wonderful.

I play a 5 string Jazz FSO BTW and like the scooped sound a little better for different gigs.

 

[Sid the Kid]

I recently acquired an American Pro Precision V and it was like going home. The feel and tone are exactly what I had been missing with my other 5’s. I settled on Chromes for the strings and it sounds incredible.

Dad has a Sire P7 and it is very nice as well. It is much more neck heavy and the electronics are complicated where I want a simple tone. Great bass to do it all if that’s what you are after

 

[Killing Floor]

Count 'em. 1-2-3-4-5.
This one came with a nut width, weight, and spacing.

 

[Max S]

I own an MTD CRB 5 string. It’s a 34” scale. It’s a beast of a P. B string feels great and extremely well balanced. Upgrading the stock pickups to
Nordstrand P’s next week.

Greetings,
I’ve been contemplating getting a 5 string p bass but until now they seemed rare. Does it make sense to get a 5 string or just stick with a 4?

 

[stingray69]

I have a few 5-string P's (w/J options).

 

[NKBassman]

I picked this baby up for some retail therapy during the pandemic. Still paying for it, but so far… no regrets.

 

[GreyBeard]

I had a Fender P-bass V for a while. It sounded P-bass enough. I traded it for my G&L JB5.

 

[gmarcus]

I got a Fender P5 in 2008 when they first came out. Still have it. Its not my main player now as a G&L J5 took that spot, but it still sounds great. Just like a 4 string P bass with an extra B string that is bigger and darker than the E string tone, but fits the bass as all of the strings get progressively darker as you move across the fret board. Something that does help the B a little is one of those string trees that is built into the washer of the B string tuner and stringing through the body just makes everything feel a little tighter.

https://www.amazon.com/Fender-0078972049-STEALTH-STRING-RETAINER/dp/B00UL49CRW

Mine is strung up with Chromes and has a killer Pick tone. I used to have it strung up with TI Jazz Flats which had a really meaty finger style tone, but not as much attack with a pick.

Here is an example of the Pick tone (its all on the E string played through a mic'd up SVT and 8x10 in a studio)

 

[bigthemat]

My Ibanez Talman P/J is my main player, but I usually play solo P like 90% of the time. I love the look and feel and sound of this bass

 

[Slevage]

All my basses, including UB and EUB are 5er’s with a high C. This includes a Squier P5 with flats.

 

[Pazelaya93]

All my basses, including UB and EUB are 5er’s with a high C. This includes a Squier P5 with flats.

That high makes for some really pretty chords tho

 

[JReno]

Had one, and it was beautiful, but found that for myself with a P I was much more comfortable on a 4, so I traded it in for a non-P with a slimmer profile. Shout out to Ian at Rosche Basses for both of these.

 

[skyline_01]

Don't let its price fool you - this Squier VM P5 will absolutely run with the big boys. And with the Fender 'bucker added it takes on a unique and amazing character when blended with the neck pickup. And the B string is solid.

 

[Ric5]

Greetings,
I’ve been contemplating getting a 5 string p bass but until now they seemed rare. Does it make sense to get a 5 string or just stick with a 4?

I like frankensteined p-basses

 

[five7]

Squire vintage mod p-5 with sd pickups. Sounds and plays as good as the american ones I have played. It is my main player atm. EB slinkys on it. Cuts and stands out in the mix.

 

[bobdabilder]

Nice bass. I ordered one but had to pull the plug when it never materialized.

My main player is a Hammersmith 5. It does have a bridge pickup. But its primary function is a P bass. I probably play it with the P bass pickup solo about 70% of the time. It just sounds like a great P bass. I absolutely need that low B as well.
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[two fingers]

Nice bass. I ordered one but had to pull the plug when it never materialized.

Mine took a LOOOOOOONG time. For some reason I found the patience to hang in there. I wouldn't do it again.