I used to not like P basses

[Justice]

When I first started playing bass, I was drawn to the more unique looking basses. My first bass was a Hagstrom Swede, but the first bass I bought for myself was a 1984 Ibanez DB700 Destroyer bass. I had a BC Rich Warlock after that, and later a Steinberger XP.

Then I bought a SX P bass. I did not have a epiphany or anything like that, but I did like the simplicity of the P bass.

I'm a sucker for inexpensive basses and had a banner year finding them in 2014 and today I was thinking about the fact that all three of my Fender P basses are black, and had white pickguards when I got them and then realized that at some point I had collected a bunch of P basses.

3 Fenders - all MIM, 1 is a P/J
2 SX's - 1 P and one P/J
4 Squiers - 3 VM P Basses (Natural w/Maple, Cabronita and VM P 'Tele" bass with Mudbucker) and a Dirnt
1 Galveston P bass (american flag paint job and EMGs)

10 P basses! holy carp, it kinda sneaks up on you.

Only have 2 jazzes though...

I need help

 

[CrUiSeR]

sell 5 Ps for 3 Js. is there really such a thing collecting SXs?!

 

[Justice]

is there really such a thing collecting SXs?!

You have obviously never been in the SX megathreads, lol

 

[CrUiSeR]

HaHa, nope can't say I have!
But I will say my very 1st bass was a candy apple red "P" made by Cort in the early 80s and probably made in Korea!

 

[CrUiSeR]

oh, forgot to mention, I've always liked warlocks and the XP weren't too bad either!!

 

[Parzival]

When I first started playing bass, I was drawn to the more unique looking basses. My first bass was a Hagstrom Swede, but the first bass I bought for myself was a 1984 Ibanez DB700 Destroyer bass. I had a BC Rich Warlock after that, and later a Steinberger XP.

Then I bought a SX P bass. I did not have a epiphany or anything like that, but I did like the simplicity of the P bass.

I'm a sucker for inexpensive basses and had a banner year finding them in 2014 and today I was thinking about the fact that all three of my Fender P basses are black, and had white pickguards when I got them and then realized that at some point I had collected a bunch of P basses.

3 Fenders - all MIM, 1 is a P/J
2 SX's - 1 P and one P/J
4 Squiers - 3 VM P Basses (Natural w/Maple, Cabronita and VM P 'Tele" bass with Mudbucker) and a Dirnt
1 Galveston P bass (american flag paint job and EMGs)

10 P basses! holy carp, it kinda sneaks up on you.

Only have 2 jazzes though...

I need help

Need help getting more jazzes?

 

[Justice]

Need help getting more jazzes?

Not really. Out of the three basses I sold last year, one was a jazz. And I rarely play my jazzes at the moment.

 

[Nobody]

Leo SX got it right the first time.

 

[UK Philip]

Not to be contentious, but people who are decidedly non-P players, often have that "I'm too good to just play bass" style.

All twang, no thump. All twiddly-diddly, no actual fundamental. You very rarely end up asking, "So...where's the bass line?" when you see Precisions being played.

 

[Nobody]

P bass users are superior in every way to other bass players(if you can even call people who don't play a P bass "bass players"). No offense though. I said no offense so it's ok to say stuff like that. Mama said.

 

[UK Philip]

P bass users are superior in every way to other bass players(if you can even call people who don't play a P bass "bass players"). No offense though. I said no offense so it's ok to say stuff like that. Mama said.

When you go to a bass guitar show, you inevitably see people shredding away, like they think they're playing a 6-string in an '80s hair metal band.

Look how fast my fingers are going, i am a master! What do you mean I didn't hit the same note twice? You don't understand my complex grasp of the instrument!

How many of those guys are using a P-bass? Very few in my experience.

 

[Nobody]

That's right. Those people think they are better than P bass users but P bass users KNOW they are better than non P bass users. I'm agreeing with your assertion and I think most talkbassers would agree. GOOOOOOOOOO P BASS!!!!!!!!

 

[Jughead6]

I used to not like making fun of P basses.

 

[BastardCthulhu]

I like where this thread is going. Precision for life!

 

[Nev375]

I used to not like p basses also.
I mean, I still don't like them.
But i used to not like them too.

 

[Thuddy Waters]

I used to not like disliking to not like liking to dislike liking to dislike disliking P Basses.

 

[sonicxyouth]

Not to be contentious, but people who are decidedly non-P players, often have that "I'm too good to just play bass" style.

All twang, no thump. All twiddly-diddly, no actual fundamental. You very rarely end up asking, "So...where's the bass line?" when you see them playing a Precision.

I have this running joke with my pals that every time we here some generic picked root note bass line we say "Oh, that's some good P bass playin'" . Not because that all P bass players have that sound of course but because a lot of bass players that pick up a P bass have this quarter note root and fifth mentality. Which is not owed to the bass itself and transfers to other basses as well, I'm not saying it's exclusive to the P bass. My point is that there is a line between uninteresting simplicity and shredding up and down the neck. Sterotypes can go both ways, with or against the P.

 

[Sputnik Monroe]

I always wanted to be a Jazz Bass guy, but the Precision "THUMP" called to me, my first was a 76 ash body, great sound but too heavy, next an early 57 "Fullerton" reissue the wide flat neck and thinner sound left me wanting. Then I found a well worn 68 with a B size neck for $500.00 that was it, and has been my only P bass for the last 20 years! The search went on for the perfect Jazz Bass though and I went through many of them, finally found one about 7 years ago.

 

[Ajapses]

OP, I'm here to help. In the interest of making your life full and complete, send me your Jazz basses.

 

[Dojix]

Precision basses are so chunky to me and they always sound way too muffled.