Help me pick my P-Bass

[grumpy_dog666]

Simple. My budget limits me to:

1. A MIJ with maybe upgraded pickups
2. A MIA Highway 1
3. A MIM Hoppus bass

Yes I know the hoppus bass is a jazz body, but it sounds like a p

 

[Coop Soup]

I'd go with either option 1 or 2. Try a few out and see what you think.

 

[Ezbass]

My choice would be 2 due to the nitro finish which will let the wood vibrate and age better. Go P bass!

 

[Osprey]

Get a used MIA. Late 90s..before the S1 switch.

 

[Dave Gordon]

I replaced the pickups and added Badass bridge. I am happy with the bass, but it has a terrible dead spot at the seventh fret only on the G string. It sounds great with the exception of the D above middle C. I understand this problem is not consistent among basses, but I've got it bad.

 

[RickenBoogie]

Get a used MIA. Late 90s..before the S1 switch.

I second this option, or any used MIA Fender for that matter.

 

[DanielleMuscato]

Are you flexible on the brand?

 

[grumpy_dog666]

thanks guys - MIA all the way eh.....

Dave - i am flexible......what are you thinking?

 

[LCW]

i had a hoppus not worth the price it is just a mim with duncans and string through

u can get a stock MIM for 550 , basslines for 65 , and a gotoh 201 for 45 thats 660$ and a new hoppus is like 1050 now i think and it would play just the same or better than the hoppus and well look better plus u have the choice of a maple board

anyways dont go the hoppus way is all i am saying lol

 

[grumpy_dog666]

Id still probably get a rosewood finger board

 

[grumpy_dog666]

damn. Lots of mij. Not much MIA in aus. Not cheap anyway

 

[Dubista]

If your in the 3000 post code of austalia I suggest

http://www.basscentre.com.au/

It down in park street. I love the range they have there and I think they can order in MIJ basses for you... If your after a P I suggest the classic 50's Precision (only cause I'm GASing for one bad). I think its just a bit more than the HW1.

 

[DaveyG67]

I have 3 CIJ '70's RI P-basses & a '65 RI CIJ Jazz that are as good or better than any US Fender I have played or owned... These were all purchased on ebay and are Japanese Fenders that were made for the Japanese market (not for US export)... there IS a difference.

 

[grumpy_dog666]

yeh - i buy from the bass center usually.....also go to Real Guitars in Glen Iris, thats where i saw the MIJ P-Basses......

will shop around tomorrow

 

[CLMSHQ]

What about the new Squier 60's Vibe?

$349 and a Great-well made Bass. I purchased one a couple weeks ago..WOW!!!! Very Impressed. Overseas look very tempting. Seeing Fender prices have jumped 20-30%.

 

[grumpy_dog666]

dunno why - just lookin for straight fender......

i'd look at Lakland, Sadowsky or even a nash, but probably priced too high

 

[grumpy_dog666]

actually - throw a Bob Glaub in the mix.....lakland.......

then what would you pick?

 

[Low Main]

What about the new Squier 60's Vibe?

$349 and a Great-well made Bass. I purchased one a couple weeks ago..WOW!!!!

I totally agree. At least try one of these just for the heck of it. You may not like the Sonic Blue, but these sound and play great.

If you get a good one. It's nice to pick from a few rather than order blind online. Although I will say that I have noticed way more variation in quality with the Squier VM series than the CV series.

I got a CV P thinking that I had a spare Bart CB precision pickup in the shop to throw in it. The Bart is still in the drawer. The Squier 60's CV sounds great as is. I even like the stock strings, which is a shocker to me.

 

[grumpy_dog666]

will go try one tomorrow then. Will hopefully try a glaub too.

Are the glaub basses p neck or jazz neck?

 

[Ezbass]

will go try one tomorrow then. Will hopefully try a glaub too.

Are the glaub basses p neck or jazz neck?

Vintage P according to the specs, 1.75"