Finally got the P bass tone ive been chasing

[mastodon88]

75th commemorative P.

I've played many P basses, this isn't my first... Yet it's the first time I've gotten "that sound".

Does fender really gatekeep their tone behind these 1962 custom shop pickups?

Or do I just like this bass because it's made from my favorite wood (ash) and it's strung thru the body?

Either way I'm stoked.

Fellow P players....educate me

 

[mastodon88]

DR legends?
I like the Labella dtf 760 series because they are super smooth to the touch

I'll look em up ty

 

[Luckydog]

tangentially related, but if you want to try a very nice P pickup that seems to work incredibly in every Precision I have used them in…Duncan SPB-1.

 

[Tommy Sparks]

That color with gold looks superb. Just stirred up a bit of gas.
Enjoy!

 

[Wood and Wire]

and I definitely prefer the contoured neck heel, lightweight tuners, and over all weight of the Am Pro II.

What the hell am I talking about?

I just noticed the Commemorative has the contoured neck heel.

Now I'm back to being annoyed!

It's the weight...right? and gold...yeah? I don't like gold. Or basses over 9lbs. Or having to buy a tort pickguard... right?

I AM HAPPIER WITH THE AM PRO II....right?


right?


right?

 

[skier 913]

What the hell am I talking about?

I just noticed the Commemorative has the contoured neck heel.

Now I'm back to being annoyed!

It's the weight...right? and gold...yeah? I don't like gold. Or basses over 9lbs. Or having to buy a tort pickguard... right?

I AM HAPPIER WITH THE AM PRO II....right?


right?


right?

"Love the one your with!"

 

[Satin Finish]

These are beautiful basses for sure. They sound incredibly resonant…well mine does anyway. Something to do with string through and swamp ash is my guess. I’ve swapped out the gold hardware for chrome as it tarnished very quickly though.

 

[mastodon88]

audio or it didn't happen

Here

 

[mastodon88]

75th commemorative P.

I've played many P basses, this isn't my first... Yet it's the first time I've gotten "that sound".

Does fender really gatekeep their tone behind these 1962 custom shop pickups?

Or do I just like this bass because it's made from my favorite wood (ash) and it's strung thru the body?

Either way I'm stoked.

Fellow P players....educate me

Here's an audio clip. Tone at 50% roughly and a lil overdrive and compression.

 

[Pet Sounds]

75th commemorative P.

I've played many P basses, this isn't my first... Yet it's the first time I've gotten "that sound".

Does fender really gatekeep their tone behind these 1962 custom shop pickups?

Or do I just like this bass because it's made from my favorite wood (ash) and it's strung thru the body?

Either way I'm stoked.

Fellow P players....educate me

I've said this elsewhere, but I thought these seemed very meh when Fender first announced them. Then I saw and played one in a local store.
That one was too heavy, but I later found a lighter, used one in like-new condition and snagged it. Fantastic bass in every respect! The case is nice, too.