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Best non-Fender P-Bass?

#61
No question the Laklands are great (I own a 55-01) and the US ones even better. Dunno though, when I'm playing a PBass, I like the feel of the wider neck - just seems right. If anything, I find the J 1.5 width a little narrow for me. Also think that neck depth more a factor in feel/comfort than width.
 
#62
Britbonic said:
No question the Laklands are great (I own a 55-01) and the US ones even better. Dunno though, when I'm playing a PBass, I like the feel of the wider neck - just seems right. If anything, I find the J 1.5 width a little narrow for me. Also think that neck depth more a factor in feel/comfort than width.
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I agree. If I'm playing a P, I like a P neck.
 
#64
lowphatbass said:
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Jeff K said:
Those old Ibanez Roadstars are killer, but they're P/J.
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They made them both ways.
 
#65
I'd love to get my hands on an Ibanez RB 650 (PJ Road Star II). I had one available to me locally but didn't pull the trigger and now I regret it. Red and maple with matching headstock, black PG and OHSC for $265.

If you want that vintage P then an RB 630 has to be a strong candidate.
 
#70
Britbonic said:
No question the Laklands are great (I own a 55-01) and the US ones even better. Dunno though, when I'm playing a PBass, I like the feel of the wider neck - just seems right. If anything, I find the J 1.5 width a little narrow for me. Also think that neck depth more a factor in feel/comfort than width.
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My hands are strange-- I have short, stubby fingers, but huge, meaty palms. I actually got to handle a '51 P-bass from a touring musician once, and was absolutely hooked on the beefy U-shaped neck profile. I wish someone made those for the Fender Aftermarket...
 
#74
calypsocoral302 said:
My hands are strange-- I have short, stubby fingers, but huge, meaty palms. I actually got to handle a '51 P-bass from a touring musician once, and was absolutely hooked on the beefy U-shaped neck profile. I wish someone made those for the Fender Aftermarket...
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I owned a Fender CS '58 Precision (Relic) that had the 'modified V' shape. It's deep and meaty at the nut and gradually flattens to more of a 'C' shape as you go up the neck.
 
#77
Anyone tried Schechter's custom diamond P? I guess my question leans more towards the 4 string version but every answer would be great.

So far I've heard good things but still haven't had a chance to put my hands on one.
 
#78
boristhespider9 said:
The VERY VERY best is the USA Lakland Glaub with the USA Lakland Joe Osborn neck. There is simply nothing that feels like the USA Laklands and combining the Glaub thump with the luxurious Osborn 1.5 inch USA neck is like no other P-Bass playing experience. Not cheap, but worth it.
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The USA Lakland Duck Dunn, (aka, 44-64 Custom), is a P with a 1.5" neck. I have one of these. I put an Aguilar 4P-60 pickup on mine and it is now a great playing P, with an authentic pre-CBS sound.

Jim

footnote: Even though the Duck Dunn and JO necks are both 1.5" at the nut, the contour is slightly different. My US JO is a little thinner from the fb to the back of the neck than my US DD (just a millimeter or two). I would expect this difference is a standard property of the two models, not an idiosyncrasy of my two nstruments.
 
#79
basspraiser said:
Lakland 44-64..US or Skyline version.....because:

1) quality
2) fit and finish
3) sound (either modern or vintage pickup choice)
4) feel]
5) GREAT (and I mean GREAT and personal) customer service
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The Bob Glaub 44-64 has a nice, vintage 1.75" neck, too. So, if you want a vintage P Bass, this is your best bet.

boristhespider9 said:
The VERY VERY best is the USA Lakland Glaub with the USA Lakland Joe Osborn neck. There is simply nothing that feels like the USA Laklands and combining the Glaub thump with the luxurious Osborn 1.5 inch USA neck is like no other P-Bass playing experience. Not cheap, but worth it.
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This is a very fast jazz neck, so if you're looking for a fast P Bass, this is the one.

jsbarber said:
The USA Lakland Duck Dunn, (aka, 44-64 Custom), is a P with a 1.5" neck. I have one of these. I put an Aguilar 4P-60 pickup on mine and it is now a great playing P, with an authentic pre-CBS sound.

Jim

footnote: Even though the Duck Dunn and JO necks are both 1.5" at the nut, the contour is slightly different. My US JO is a little thinner from the fb to the back of the neck than my US DD (just a millimeter or two). I would expect this difference is a standard property of the two models, not an idiosyncrasy of my two nstruments.
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This is a fantastic instrument. Neck is thicker front to back than the Joe Osborn, but is still a jazz profile, so it's a nice compromise between the JO and the BG.

You can't go wrong with a Lakland!
 
#80
Nitzan said:
Anyone tried Schechter's custom diamond P? I guess my question leans more towards the 4 string version but every answer would be great.

So far I've heard good things but still haven't had a chance to put my hands on one.
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i got one a few months ago. stock, i felt it was lacking in the tone department. the p-pup was really hollow and empty sounding while the bridge was far too middy/burpy sounding. the hardware was also lacking, but on par with instruments in that price range. so i ended up replacing the tuners with black schaller bml's and putting a black schaller roller bridge on it. i also had the pickups replaced with an emg phz/35hz set and had a coil tap for the bridge pickup put in. the push-pull tone pot was replaced with a standard 500k with a .047 cap. it has a very different sound now. while the HZ's are passive, they're still emg pickups, so they've got "that" sound. the coil tap does offer some good versatility. the p pickup sounds fuller with a bigger bottom end than the stock pickup and the 35hz in the bridge is cleaner sounding with a more well-defined midrange. overall, i think the mods were a good improvement over how it came stock and that bass has become my new #1.
 

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