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Fender Precision Bass thread

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I was on a gig last week and my P w/flats started talking. It said, "Any kind of Rock...I got you, Soul and Motown.....I got you, Pop and Country.....I got you, Jazz and Swing.....I got you!". Later that night it said, "Smooth Jazz.....I don't care much for it, but I'll try to work with you."
 
#44
drTSTingray said:
They are a good, steady instrument but experts say:-

1) you need to try loads before you find the right one - this implies variable (or poor) quality - I think this is dubious. I have heard loads of different types recorded playing the same thing - and they all sound very similar.
2) they often have dead spots which mean you can't play around the C area on the G string very effectively.
3) they are the best bass ever invented.

I personally find 3) rather difficult to believe since the current basic version was invented around 1957 and was never conceived as an instrument to support the countless genres which have appeared since. It certainly can be used in any genre but is it effective in any genre? That is very debatable as it is a simple bass with limited variation in tone and dynamic - I would say it is adequate but there are many better instruments. For basic, supporting bass they are a good choice - but some might say they are more at home on the plodding background type of bass.

I would hate to try and play one in a band with crunchy guitars or thick bass end keyboard as they would likely disappear.

For nostalgia value the only thing to beat them is a Jazz in a custom colour with matching headstock.

The Model T Ford of the bass world - gets you from A to B adequately - but I wouldn't be rushing to use one as my daily transport!!
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Watch some Accept videos on Youtube... very metal guitars and Peter Baltes playing with one Precision...
 
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Nobody said:
In real life I agree with this but in this thread P basses are gooder.
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Unfortunately I never had a Jazz Bass, only one Marcus Muller Jazz Bass that I sold after a lot of pain in my back and shoulders... Now I have on USA Precision with EMG HZ P/J pickups, best voice ever... But the neck is still a little "fat" for my hands, less playable for me than my Peavey Rudy Sarzo, but the Precision have a very better voice.
 
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if you think P basses are good, you owe it to yourself to order-up a nice, new, sweatshop, rickenfaker. i heard they are as "good" as the P, but more comfortable on your forearm (source: TB)
 

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