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I GET IT. P BASSES ARE AWESOME.

Fingerpickingood

Fingerpickingood

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#1
I like a lot of different basses. One of my favorite things to do is go to GC after work (it's a few blocks away), and play all the different basses through all the different amps. Fun fact: my GC has a great selection and a wonderful staff. They know me by name. I really like active humbucker basses, like my new Ibby SR405EQM, but man... Those Ps!!! I didn't get it at first. At all. I thought active humbucker basses and jazz basses outstripped Ps by a mile. I own several P/J basses, and ALL of them have the P pups soloed. So here's to being happily wrong!!! :D
 
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It can be argued that the p-bass has been the most often recorded electric bass. So it can be said that the p-bass is the one bass we have heard more often on recordings than any other. It's what we have grown up with and are use to hearing.
I started out on a passive p-bass 37 years ago. I gigged with that bass for almost 10 years.
Since I have owned and gigged with several different jazz basses, passive and active, but for the last three years my main bass has been a passive p-bass.
Guess I've gone full circle.
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
But I don't think P basses are for everyone.
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If any of you have a P and "it isn't for you", box it up and send it to me. I will provide a safe and caring foster home for it. I will even gig with it now and again so it still feels useful and loved.
Homeless Ps are a heart breaking problem and I am fighting to combat that.
 
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Rib 13 said:
So, saying you have other basses with the P-Pickups soloed is saying that you like the P-Bass voicing...

There is a difference by saying you like that voicing/sound than saying "P-Basses are awesome"....
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I agree with you, but as I said, I love going to GC and indulging myself, and I play Fender Ps more often than anything. Forgive me; I'm still a relative n00b!
 
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Fingerpickingood said:
I agree with you, but as I said, I love going to GC and indulging myself, and I play Fender Ps more often than anything. Forgive me; I'm still a relative n00b!
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No need to apologize. Whether you're a noob or have years of experience, good is good.
I've always played Fenders. Started out with one, liked it, so I stuck with them. If it ain't broke, don't fix it sort of thing.
I have nothing against any other brand. There are many exceptional basses by other manufacturers out there.
It's just Fenders work for me. Especially the passive p-bass.
 
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I never got it at first, either. My #1 has been a Stingray for about 11-12 years, including the last 10 years with my current Stingray. But every time I take out the Precision (actually, a Precision V) I always smile at just how good a rock bass it is, especially since I replaced the flats with DR Lo Riders. It's not my #1, but it's one that I have no intention of ever selling.

They might not be for everyone, but it's really hard to make a case that Precisions are not great basses.
 
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Not to pick an argument, but just to state another perspective:

I've been playing for 34 years and I have not only never owned a Fender P bass but I have never liked even one I have tried.
When I have had basses with split P and J p/ups, I tend to favor the J at full volume and I turn down the P until it sounds "right" to me.
Right now, I have 4 basses, three of which have single coil J style p/ups only. One has a P/J config and is set as I mentioned above.

Just never cared for "that" tone and I don't like the necks or looks, either.

This probably explains why there are many different configurations of pickups and necks available today; there are enough of those that don't want a P bass to keep the rest of the industry going.
 
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dave64o said:
I never got it at first, either. My #1 has been a Stingray for about 11-12 years, including the last 10 years with my current Stingray. But every time I take out the Precision (actually, a Precision V) I always smile at just how good a rock bass it is, especially since I replaced the flats with DR Lo Riders. It's not my #1, but it's one that I have no intention of ever selling.

They might not be for everyone, but it's really hard to make a case that Precisions are not great basses.
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Ah yes. DR Low Riders. I started using them and really like them a lot.
 
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A P Bass with tort and jazz neck= um, um good.

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