Everyone wants a P Bass!

[Knifedge]

I have a 5 string Fender PBass.. it's amazing how nicely it sits in a mix, both studio and stage.. I have a few other higher end basses that are amazing, but there is something about the PBass that just makes things easy.... especially when playing through an Ampeg system

 

[your idol]

Oddly enough, most people are wanting P basses with a J neck. Go figure.

I once thought the P was very limited. But I've discovered much more tonal variety than I thought possible. Playing closer to the bridge really contrasts with playing at the neck. It's nice and barky down there, almost like a J.

just bought a Squier P and its the only P i have ever owned with a P neck and im looking to change that as soon as i can. P basses rock but i LOVE J necks and ive noticed a huge increase in people who fell the same way

 

[dvh]

I totally dig the neck on my 50s P Bass which is actually a bit wider than the contemporary standard P. To each his own.

It is also my first P - after over 25 years of playing - and, yes, I understand the magic. Simple, functional elegance.

 

[Bill G.]

I've been gassing badly for a P again. I've had a couple over the years, and I've foolishly gotten rid of them. I predict I'll have one again in the next few months!

 

[vinxbass]

I play an American Standard '08' Jazz V and prefer the sound of Jazzes over P basses. I like the growling tone of a Jazz bass for rock, blues and R & B.

Tho, when I record, I use a Precision Bass with a pick and go directly into the board and play from the control room. I like it that way.

 

[stratovani]

I LOVE MY P-BASS! Everybody in our church can hear it clearly and it really does a great job of enhancing our worship songs. Its versatility is outstanding and I love its simplicity as well. And I prefer the wider P neck; I've played my son's J and the neck width is OK, but feels a bit constricting to me.

A P-Bass is the bass that people think of when they think "bass".

 

[gully_P]

I too am a recent P-bass lover. When I first started playing I chose a fender jazz for no reason other than I always saw them being used and I liked the way they looked. I was too young then to know the difference but, every time I picked up a P it just felt like home. What finally forced me to make the switch was watching Pino Palladino play his P's with flats on the john mayer trio dvd. It definitely does sit in the mix better than anything I've ever tried. Especially with chromes on it. TI flats are next up for tryouts.

 

[pmaraziti]

I started on Jazz and still owe one, but the way my P (AV RI 62) with flats sits in the mix is just right. I like it for everything except slapping, which I do none in my current bands... I'm daydreaming of building a super P with graphite neck and Nordstrand electronics... it will be different, but likely a nice bass....

 

[Dark Star]

I've really been gassing for a P bass lately as well. I've always been a long time jazz bass user, but I popped into a local music store and plugged in an American P bass and was really taken in a way I hadn't been in a long time. Something about it I still can't figure out.

 

[Aspidites]

I love my P Bass, the neck just feels perfect to me. On the other hand I cannot stand Jazz necks, my hand cramps every time I play one.

 

[Rocky McD]

Some like the body difference, some like the electronics difference, some like the difference in the necks. To tell you the truth, I could not care less. I have P's and I have J's. I play them both equally, I like them both equally. To me the tone can be adjusted so there is very little noticable difference. After five minutes of playing I don't feel any difference in the necks. I don't think there is any great movement to one or the other. Or..... I guess after 45 years of playing Fenders, I am just numb to the differences. I just love to play bass.
Rocky

 

[tbone409]

I don't have any qualms about the necks (i play everything from upright to banjo), but there is something to be said for the simplicity of the P.
I can take my P with broken in nickel rounds, from jazz to hardcore to pop and back again.(and often do)

The tone is in the fingers, and the P bass is responsive enough to react to playing changes.

Additionally one master volume makes my life a bizillion times easier on jazz and choir gigs.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

I don't. I kinda want a high-end J type bass (Sadowsky, perhaps). But P-bass? Pure P-bass? Nah.

 

[Andrew Jones]

You lean it against the wall... it doesn't fall over. Better.


Aj

 

[mongo2]

I gotz both P and J basses, and I cobbled together my first P with a J neck decades ago. But lately I mostly play my uberlight Mustang bass.

I've always been a bit ahead of the curve on these things so just wait, in 3-5 years everyone will want an uberlight Mustang bass.

 

[bassist4dalord]

I'm thinking that I'm going to rotate my Precision into my main bass position, with my Jazz V stepping down. I really love the Jazz, but the P just sounds right!

It is interesting; the bassist for Hillsong United (praise and worship, a genre dominated typically by active 5'ers) used a Precision (IIRC) for the Faith + Hope + Love album, instead of his regular MM Stingray 5. Food for thought.

 

[Trapezius]

I have to get a P. I just love the tone and feel, it's exactly what I need to get that awesome rock tone. Other basses are cool, but I usually turn the bridge pup all the way down and try to emulate the P sound.

 

[Dave Bassincus]

IMO, a reaction to having Jazz basses jammed down our throats in every concieveable permutation and price range for almost 20 years.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

I got a 2nd chance offer on ebay for a red 2008 american p bass with case candy and case for 757$ shipped............it was right after i bought another, i was so sad i want another P!

 

[David Jayne]

You lean it against the wall... it doesn't fall over. Better.


Aj

Priceless, love it.