How many P Basses do you need?

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Personally …. None.
But if I favored the PBass , I’d probably have 1 single coil , 1 with flats / rosewood split coil, 1 with rounds/ maple split coil, 1 reverse P Yamaha BB, , a Fretless Tony Franklin PJ, and an active P5 of some sort. So….6.

 

[Krizz]

One more, so to speak, if Fender Japan will ever release a Junior collection SS P bass. I don’t really have a pure P SS, and I’m more or less transitioning to SS.

Got a mini P, but it’s not 30”, a Wattplower 2, it’s a P! it’s a reverse P! But not a pure P.
And a JBS, but it’s 34”. Love it, and it’s will be my only 34” keeper, really would like to have a straight P 30” though.

C’mon FMIJ, release a Junior collection P, and I’ll be

 

[chrisbmets]

Simple. The answer is 2. One with rounds, one with flats.

After further consideration I must agree with you!

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

5 or7

 

[woodyng2]

I’ve owned and enjoyed a few real Fenders, and others over the years.
Nowadays I’m happy with my Belair Green GL L1-1000 as my only Peebass.

 

[LABassJames]

Two - One with roundwound strings and one with flatwounds. One of them with a rosewood board and one with a maple board. This is what I have now.

 

[woodyng2]

Two - One with roundwound strings and one with flatwounds. One of them with a rosewood board and one with a maple board. This is what I have now.

Which strings with which fretboard?

 

[Gervais Cote]

Which strings with which fretboard?

For me, this would be rounds on maple and flats on rosewood.

 

[LABassJames]

Which strings with which fretboard?

The one with flatwounds is on the rosewood P Bass and the wounds are on the maple P Bass. The rosewood one is a 1997 70s reissue. I bought it used a few years ago and it had rounds on it but I love flats on guitars and basses. I originally had Chromes which I liked but I recently put on LaBella Low Tension Flats. The one with maple is a Player in Buttercream I think they call it. It was used and I got it a few months ago. It has rounds that came with it but I can't be certain of the brand. I guess they are Rotosounds. The previous owner must have been a fan of The Clash and Paul Simonon because it had a splatter pickguard like Simonon had on the one he smashed. Splatter I mean it's a black pickguard but has splattered paint of various colors. I like it. It looks good but I may eventually switch to a plain black guard.

 

[dougjwray]

You need four.
Rosewood + flats
Rosewood + rounds
Maple + flats
Maple + rounds

But also consider getting ones in different colors to match all of your shirts.

 

[MechaSparky]

Which strings with which fretboard?

Clearly you need rounds and flats versions of each fingerboard wood, and a backup for each of those.

That's brings you up to 8 P-basses.

And we haven't even talked about pickups or colors yet.

 

[mongo2]

I'm not currently using any P basses. The closest I have is to a Precision is Mustang LE PJ bass strung with D'Addario nylon tapewound strings..

 

[woodyng2]

Clearly you need rounds and flats versions of each fingerboard wood, and a backup for each of those.

That's brings you up to 8 P-basses.

And we haven't even talked about pickups or colors yet.

That’s Rickenbacker talk!
Although 6 was the most I ever had at the same time.

 

[Nedmundo]

I love P basses and I've owned around six, but I don't need any. I still have a G&L SB-2, which is fantastic, but it's for sale locally because I played it so rarely.

The reasons: (1) I play fives almost exclusively, and I don't have a P5; (2) I normally prefer J basses anyway; and (3) when I need a thicker, heavier tone, I have a G&L M-2500. Also, one of my J basses is a G&L JB with Lace Sensor Man O' War pickups, which sits in a mix almost like a P bass. But I haven't played that bass on stage in years, so I might sell it.

I am open to getting a P5, but I don't like the 9.5" radius on Fenders and some others. I almost took the plunge on a Sandberg a few years ago, and I wish I had. I also wish G&L would make a five-string version of the LB-100 or SB series.

 

[2saddleslab]

Apparently one more as I wait for delivery on Monday.

 

[alack]

Apparently one more as I wait for delivery on Monday.

Consistent with the philosophy,
“Exactly one more than you currently have!”

 

[2saddleslab]

Consistent with the philosophy,
“Exactly one more than you currently have!”

 

[alack]

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Looking forward to that NBD! Your P bass collection is both unique and enviable.

 

[ElectricBass72]

Here's my two P's......... G&L LB-100 Tribute on the left with Dunlop Super Bright Stainless Steel rounds, Fender Player on the right with Ernie Ball Cobalt flats.

 

[bitterminnows]

Just the one for me. Whether it’s a ‘51-style P (really liked the Squier Classic Vibe ‘50s Precision) or a 70s-style P complete with ashtray and pickup cover (Antigua would be my number one finish choice).

Whichever comes my way first will be the one.

But I’m not in the biggest rush to find one… I have more pressing GAS at the moment…