Fender to go with my Epi Bird

[Waspinators]

My main bass right now is an Epiphone T-Bird, but when I get a job (hopefully by the new year) I plan to save for a Fender Highway One bass, either the P or the J. I plan to keep the Epiphone as a second bass, so which bass will give me the most difference from the T-Bird, so I can have the most tonal possibilities from both basses? I'm leaning towards the P, but I'm still not sure.

If you have any suggestions besides what I laid out, feel free to post them.

 

[squarewheeldub]

Hey Bro,

I don't think you could go wrong with either one. Right now I take a MIM PBass, MIM 70's Jazz and my EPI T-Bird to just about every show because they all have their own special sound. What style music are you playing? That would have a lot to do with which bass you would want to put in your line-up first.


Hope that helps!

~dub


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[SanDiegoHarry]

my 2 cents: Save some $$$, Buy used. Always buy used when it comes to Fender or any other mass-produced instrument.

 

[Waspinators]

Thanks for the response, I currently play in a heavy/power metal band, but I also play a lot of thrash/death/black metal, jazz, Motown, and southern metal. Would you mind describing to me what each of those basses bring to the table for you?

 

[amimbari]

do you like your tbird shape? yes/no?


thats the deciding factor...do you want a P/J? if you do then you are correct a Fender will sound a lot different than your EPI as far as tone differences/playability, if you like the bird's shape and just want another bird that sounds different, just get one made by another company so it will look similar, and sound totally different....

I love TBIRDS, so for me my first choice was to find different companies birds:

yes they ALL sound different, so I have something for every type of tone!!