Cheap Maple P-Bass

[q1014]

Im looking for a solid p bass but i dont wanna blow a lotta money i already have a jazz and i want to just have the other side of the spectrum any help is appreciated

 

[mikopita]

SX?

Ooh was I first to say that?

 

[gustmouse]

Maybe one of these. I was looking for something cheap myself,
and this fit the bill!

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[infamousxtopher]

unfortunatly sx p's are hard to come by, but i hearda rumor there just might be a new shipment in january.

 

[thisSNsucks]

Maybe one of these. I was looking for something cheap myself,
and this fit the bill!

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Thats some dark looking maple. But in all seriousness SX is probably your best bet. You'll just have to wait until they get some in, or someone sells one used on here or ebay.

 

[q1014]

when i said cheap i meant like under a grand

 

[BellBottomBlues]

Why not the MIM 50s Classic P?

 

[ibanezcollector]

Thats some dark looking maple.

LOL sure is...

Used Fenders are a plenty, etc.

 

[mikopita]

when i said cheap i meant like under a grand

Well crap, that's the making of one of dem 'Best maple-necked P Bass for under $1,000 bucks' kinda threads.

You should find plenty of examples in that case. Go used and get more bass for your buck. So far my search seems to point to used Lakland.

 

[dewbass4]

Why not the MIM 50s Classic P?

+1
Actually you're limited to the 50's classic or the 51ri (or the Sting sig) for new 'reasonably priced' P bass with maple board from Fender.
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Of course there is always the used market, or replacing the neck on a new/used MIM Standard or VM Squier.

 

[mellobud]

go japanese... they make the maple necked P's still

 

[Slax]

go japanese... they make the maple necked P's still

Japanese basses are somewhat hard to come by in my area... I'm not sure about others so alternatives are always a good solution. (Though there's always eBay )

 

[mellobud]

Call Ishibashi or one similar....they ship over to the US



http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=389143

 

[K2000]

A lot of people like the 51 P Bass with a single coil pickup:

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[tmusic101]

I've never owned a Lakland bass but if I were looking for a P bass & had a budget up to a grand, I would definately try one out.

If you want it to say fender on it you can go with MIM or MIJ & stay well within your budget. Especially if you go "preowned"

(The PC way to say used nowadays)

 

[DavePlaysBass]

The 50's P is a great bass if you don't mind a P size neck. Mine has a fat alder grunt with the nice maple snap. I can't put it down. The '61J and Sadowsky have not been getting much attention since the 50's P came in. I never really understood the P bass magic. I had two basses with a P pup cycle thru here before the 50's P but now I think I get it.

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[crkempton]

$1,000 is cheap? Why don't i just kill myself now.....