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Fender Precision Bass thread

#127
I owned P's my whole life but currently do not. However I am plotting and scheming to get another just can't decide which. And after the decision will have to sell blood or something worse to get the cash. Am I still a good person even tho P-less? What if this process takes months? How can I avoid damnation? IF damned will acquiring a P un-damn(?) me? Does it have to be a genuine Fender P? Can I use a P-retender as a stopgap? Anxiety is rampant, please advise.

OR, perhaps one of you could donate, say a Amrican Standard in Olympic White with the Rosewood board or equivalent, to maybe save me from further risk?
 
#128
Not sure what's more ridiculous, the excessive number of serious p bass threads, or even more useless threads like these in mockery of the excessive number of serious p bass threads. Irony confuses me. That said, I have a p bass and I like it.
 
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#129
sharkbait130 said:
With all the history involved in the P Bass , it definitely has its place in Americana. It all started when Patrick Henry said "Give me a P bass or give me death." Not too long after that , John Hancock signed the declaration of Independence with a quill made from a trimmed flatwound A string off of a P bass. This pissed off the British so bad that they invaded us and were doing pretty good until George Washington crossed the Delaware river with his troops using P basses for paddles and beat the British into submission using P basses thereby winning our independence. Abe Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on the back of a P bass. It was the tonal vibration of two strings on a P bass that inspired Oppenheimer to invent the atomic bomb , bringing an end to WW2. Not too long after that , some guy named Leo got a hold of one and liked it so much he took out a patent on it. Bass players have been in love with the darn things ever since.
It's all true , I swear it. I hope you took notes cause there's gonna be a test on it later.
Oh , and as to the above post , Satan plays a P bass too. Only his has a white pick guard , round wounds and he plays it through a 20 watt solid state amp.
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Yes, and you forgot to mention: First bass to reach the moon; a Fender Precision.
 
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#133
Nobody said:
So it's been a while since there was a thread dedicated to the Fender Precision bass. They are good basses. Do you also agree that they are good basses?
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I also like good amps. If they are really good, that's a plus too. I've had amps that are good, and a few that were not so good. My current amp is really good.
 
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#135
It's a little known (but well-established) fact that most of The Beatles recordings were made with a P-Bass. When The Beatles were scheduled to record, George Martin would fly in either Jamerson or Babbitt for the sessions. In fact, early on Jamerson tried to use McCartney's Hofner, but really disliked the short scale.

It's true. You can look it up...
 

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