Does no one play P-basses anymore?

[bassteban]

I intend to play my recently-aquired 73 P as soon as it's back from a fret job.

 

[Phalex]

I was never a big fan of the Precision. Then I bought one. My Ric is my go to bass, but the P has it's own thing going for it. I call it the Anti-Backer.

 

[GlassJaw]

I have a few Warwicks and a Zon and finally got a MIA Precision over the summer. Guess what I play the most these days? The Precision!

 

[Nedmundo]

At the small rock club gigs I've played and attended over the past few years, I've seen Precisions and Jazzes in roughly equal measure, with a few Rics and a handful of modern active basses too. And it has nothing to do with age, because some of the youngest players are on Precisions, and the youngest of all was totally old school with a Sting signature single coil P going through an Ampeg rig. One of the best tones I've ever heard. Last gig I saw, the bassist had a nicely worn '77 Precision and sounded fantastic. They aren't going anywhere...don't worry.

 

[jk3]

I recall reading a Bass Guitar Mag article about Emo bassists and almost all of the 12 or 13 profiled played Fenders. A large number of them played P basses as well which I found odd! The bassists in My Chemical Romance, Hawthorne Heights, The Used, Jimmy Eat World and My Morning Jacket all used P basses.

how dare you put MMJ in the EMO category.

 

[0utlier]

I sort of play a P bass (American Deluxe 5 string). The purists will insist this is not a P bass, but once I played it I didn't want to play anything else (for rock at least). It's not the easiest bass to play, but there is just something about it. My USA Cirrus was a much easier player. That bass was like a fine crafted watch, but just didn't have that something that kicks you in the face while playing live in a super loud rock club.

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[Doctor J]

Just bought one last week after 18 years of J bass lovin

 

[whitespike]

how dare you put MMJ in the EMO category.

agreed.

 

[fettbass]

P Basses are like a full figured woman. Sure they're a little thicker and meatier, but i wouldn't trade how they sound or feel for the world.

 

[Juniorkimbrough]

how dare you put MMJ in the EMO category.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one that noticed that.

 

[stflbn]

Since switching over to a rack setup centered around a Bmax-T i've had the harsh realization that I'm digging passive basses more then active basses.

At this point I'd love to find a P/MM type bass to follow this trend I'm digging.

 

[Fuzzbass]

I now play 5 string P-basses. Love 'em!

 

[michele]

Look at what happens here at 3:30

 

[Mark Wilson]

I play a P-bass!

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[jk3]

at 3:15

this alone should move about 40,000 p-basses

 

[prattguy]

Stuart Zender plays one...that says a LOT.

 

[BellBottomBlues]

I wasn't talking about TV and guest spots in terms of bands, I was primarily talking about bands that my band has gigged with, and the shows I've been too in the last 6 months.

Its all about the J now and it makes me sad. Oh yeah, I forgot in the OP that there were a few Rics, but not any serious showing.

I own 6 Fender Ps and 3 Precision type basses (not counting the mounds of broken Squier P's I have lying around.) so I definatly love the P. It just breaks my heart that I've gotten comments at gigs that I'm playing a P-bass with flats...

 

[mobax]

..It just breaks my heart that I've gotten comments at gigs that I'm playing a P-bass with flats...

I've been playing my P-bass with flats at home lately and am really liking it. I will start taking it to gigs and will use it on some tunes.

 

[Pilgrim]

Most of the basses I see on TV are a P or J style. if not fenders, then one of the many companies and makers who have copied Fender instruments.

And two of the basses I own are P's - one original 1963 model, one Turser clone of a '54. And IMNSHO, ONLY flats belong on a P.

 

[andrewd]

This isn't an official number or anything, but I'd estimate that over 50% of the basses you see around Berkee are P or J basses.