OK so I've decided to Narrow down the Options now and kind of get these polls going as a tournament. So Now just vote for the one that you think Covers Rock,BLues and Jazz the best, keep in mind we are only discussing 4 stringers (just to keep things easier)
P-Bass. End of story. Been around since '51, been in it's current state since '57. Hasn't changed much in 48 years, so I think that deserves something to be said. Mine's 27 years old, solid as a rock, sounds as good as the day it was made (I'm sure) ten years before I was born.
Haha - three poll replies, three different answers. Can't really go wrong with any of the above, although I personally think a Jazz would cover most of what you want. Then again, the Stringray....or the Precision, umm, I used to be indecisive. but now I'm not sure....
In my opinion, it's tough to beat a Jazz bass for great tone and versatility, although the Precision has a terrific tone. In my opinion, the best production bass at the moment is the Fender American Deluxe Jazz, and the FMT ones look even better. All I know is, I own an amazing one, and I've played brand new ones that were incredible straight from the factory. MM Stingrays and Laklands (another good choice) come close, but neither has the tone I love. It's all about the American Deluxe.
Peavey Cirrus Am Dlux Jazz Both are solid instruments with great active electronics and I normally dislike active pickups/eq.
You may have noticed theres a part I to thsi thread, but since the peavey cirrus didnt get many votes compared to fender and such, it got elimanted. Thanks for bringing it up though
I just gotta go with the classic 1957 split single coils wired as a humbucker 3rd version of the mighty p-bass. I think Fender finally got so much right with the third revision in terms of design simplicity and a great overall tone and playability.
MIA DLX jazz covers more territory, I do own both basses and for what I play the DLX jazz is better. But I still love my GL for what it's worth!
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