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Lets see those P5's !!

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This is mine. It's a really fantastic bass.
 
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thmsjordan said:
show us pics and I would love to hear your opinions on the P5 you play
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Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass V; further modified with black/DAY GLO ORANGE/black pickguard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup, and Hipshot Kicka$$ bridge. My opinion: I want it to sound like its Fender four-string cousin, and it just doesn’t. I want plenty of midrange from a P, but this doesn’t put out anything but midrange. I might try some top-of-the-line guts, but if that doesn’t get the sound into the right neighborhood, I will have to think about moving it along. It doesn’t sound bad, but it doesn’t sound like what I want from it. Too bad, because it looks and plays great; the fretwork is as good as that of anything I have ever played.

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Jackson 30th Anniversary David Ellefson signature. I had this poster over my bed when I started playing, and never didn’t want one of these.

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I finally got one just a few weeks before Mr. Ellefson got himself into some personal hot water and kicked out of Megadeth :bag: Oh, well.

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My opinion: you wouldn’t confuse it with a vintage precision in any way, but it does bring some serious midrange roar, at least with the way I set things (Mr. Ellefson generally used a scooped sound to surprisingly good effect in Megadeth). EMG’s various active takes on the split pickup seem to voice the third string more like the higher-pitched strings, which has required some adjustment to my EQ and technique that I still don’t think I have totally dialed in, but the big strings sound thick and focused. It feels great and almost plays itself.

On P5s generally: I really thought the P with pick and rounds was the sound for me, but as I struggled to get that sound in a P5, I found myself favoring the Ibanez ATK305 I have had since I was 15 years old :laugh: I do like alternatives; and while I don’t expect to play any gigs of such length that it would become terribly important, I can appreciate the lighter weight of these instruments relative to that of my ATKs. So I will probably keep them.
 
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Riff Ranger said:
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Squier Vintage Modified Precision Bass V; further modified with black/DAY GLO ORANGE/black pickguard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup, and Hipshot Kicka$$ bridge. My opinion: I want it to sound like its Fender four-string cousin, and it just doesn’t. I want plenty of midrange from a P, but this doesn’t put out anything but midrange. I might try some top-of-the-line guts, but if that doesn’t get the sound into the right neighborhood, I will have to think about moving it along. It doesn’t sound bad, but it doesn’t sound like what I want from it. Too bad, because it looks and plays great; the fretwork is as good as that of anything I have ever played.

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Jackson 30th Anniversary David Ellefson signature. I had this poster over my bed when I started playing, and never didn’t want one of these.

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I finally got one just a few weeks before Mr. Ellefson got himself into some personal hot water and kicked out of Megadeth :bag: Oh, well.

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My opinion: you wouldn’t confuse it with a vintage precision in any way, but it does bring some serious midrange roar, at least with the way I set things (Mr. Ellefson generally used a scooped sound to surprisingly good effect in Megadeth). EMG’s various active takes on the split pickup seem to voice the third string more like the higher-pitched strings, which has required some adjustment to my EQ and technique that I still don’t think I have totally dialed in, but the big strings sound thick and focused. It feels great and almost plays itself.

On P5s generally: I really thought the P with pick and rounds was the sound for me, but as I struggled to get that sound in a P5, I found myself favoring the Ibanez ATK305 I have had since I was 15 years old :laugh: I do like alternatives; and while I don’t expect to play any gigs of such length that it would become terribly important, I can appreciate the lighter weight of these instruments relative to that of my ATKs. So I will probably keep them.
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Great post. Thanks for sharing your take on these instruments!!
 
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thmsjordan said:
Great post. Thanks for sharing your take on these instruments!!
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I should add that I haven’t had much chance to perform or record with the P5s (though the Jackson at least should get an opportunity soon). Experience has shown my ATKs have me covered there but again, I like alternatives.
 
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logdrum said:
"Pick me Pick me" - said the donkey in Shrek. I think OP said Precision pickups 5-string so not sure why the other PJs and soapbars have to join the party?
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Really? then you must be reading something in his post that I'm not...

"Hey all. I am very interested in seeing what folks are using for 5 string Precision or P based designs. Let's see your Sadowsky, Mike Lull, Fenders, Warmoth builds, Yamaha BBP35's etc.

So show us pics and I would love to hear your opinions on the P5 you play..."
 
#53
Dr. Cheese said:
Dingwalls are so cool!
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Love this one. It's a shorter scale than the 'regular' Dingwalls... 32" G string, 35" B string. The split coil is all about the uber-precision tone, but I have the 4 way switch (P pickup, both in series, both in parallel, bridge pickup). The bridge pickup I have is a P-Tone, which is a neo-magnet split coil under the shell and is also P-flavored...but since it's in Jazz bass location it rides that tonal profile too.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Love this one. It's a shorter scale than the 'regular' Dingwalls... 32" G string, 35" B string. The split coil is all about the uber-precision tone, but I have the 4 way switch (P pickup, both in series, both in parallel, bridge pickup). The bridge pickup I have is a P-Tone, which is a neo-magnet split coil under the shell and is also P-flavored...but since it's in Jazz bass location it rides that tonal profile too.
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That pickup array sounds brilliant.
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
That pickup array sounds brilliant.
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I also asked if I could get a 'secret' parallel/series switch for the bridge pickup...that gives me the coils in parallel or series. ;)

The electronics are passive, with the usual volume and tone roll off. Unlike most Dingwalls which have a asymmetric carve this one has a shallow D shaped neck. It's a one-piece neck with a slab of Macassar ebony and luminlay dots. The body is alder.
 
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