Looking in P-basses-- after all these years..

[staurosjohn]

couldn't help but think of this- everytime I see the title of your thread:

I'm another advocate for a P Bass with a J neck... the black one is a Geddy Lee neck... won't find many (if any) thinner (profile) Fender necks! The white has an American Special J neck - very similar to @StudioGC 's pic - (its the 'next size up' - in profile).
I order most of my body/neck 'parts' from www.theSTRATosphere.com - if I can't find them on TB!

 

[Feralhog]

I want this one. Well, maybe not this particular one but you know what I mean!

Fender American Standard Precision Bass

• Feralhog
• Feb 20, 2016
• 3
• fender mia precision bass standard

 

[Jason Hollar]

I've always been a jazz & more modern style electric bass player - and always found P basses too chunky & uncomfortable to play.

However, I've been playing a bunch recently and am starting to like the newer, lighter MIAs with a 1.625 width.

 

[Wolfhound32]

In your search, be sure to consider G&L and Carvin/Kiesel. Both give you a bunch of options in neck size, fingerboard radius-- AND will build lefties too

In general, I've found G&L to be more on the traditional side of things (you can get a "J" neck on a "P" body) and Carvin/Kiesel to be leaning in a more modern direction. It sounds like you might like the more modern neck profile that Carvin/Kiesel offer.

Either way, they are both worth your time to investigate. When I was searching several years back, I was dead set on getting a Fender... now I own two G&L "P-types"

 

[ZenG]

Deadspots on notes/strings of a standard longscale come with the design. It happens to more longscales than you shake a stick at.

Therefor Leo did not get it right the first time. In fact it's never been right at all in any number of standard longscales. Leo made The Great Compromise.

Shortscales have way less tendency for dead spots/notes.

 

[Bender]

I've only been playing bass for six years and an Ibanez SR was my only bass until last month when I picked up a MIA P-bass. I have to say, switching back and forth, the neck width has been no problem. But I was surprised at how much my right thumb was used to anchoring on that big soapbar pickup.

 

[bigtone23]

The P is a hard bass to not have. You should maybe look out for an "A" width 1.5"/38mm P bass or Jazz neck.
I have only owned 2 'real' Fender P basses-a 13 pound '76 3 Tone ash/maple and a '99 Deluxe 4 3 Tone alder/rosewood. Both moved on. Also had an Electra/Westone XB630 (P style) that was much lighter, despite being ash, and had a comfy 41mm nut and thinner neck.
Currently playing a passive/flats Partscision with a 38mm nut/medium profile and 1984 Ibanez RB630 with the 41mm nut/modern oval profile, rounds and EMGs. Both are very comfy, 8-ish pounds and cover a wide range of tones.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Inthinkninwant to do a Fender Design Experience and build a P bass my way. Sure, there aren't a lot of options, but it would be fun.

 

[RevWood]

+1 on the Lakland Duck Dunn 44-64. Great pbass sound and feel with a fantastic jazz size neck. I love mine.

Seems to me the neck is is a priority to you, not to troll this thread but the necks on the Lakland D. Dunn P Basses are are super fast and smooth and no dead spots, they are Plekd and just great feeling playing necks, the Lakland could be an option...

 

[staurosjohn]

Inthinkninwant to do a Fender Design Experience and build a P bass my way. Sure, there aren't a lot of options, but it would be fun.

This is what I want to do - someday...

 

[Tanner5382]

In your search, be sure to consider G&L and Carvin/Kiesel. Both give you a bunch of options in neck size, fingerboard radius-- AND will build lefties too

In general, I've found G&L to be more on the traditional side of things (you can get a "J" neck on a "P" body) and Carvin/Kiesel to be leaning in a more modern direction. It sounds like you might like the more modern neck profile that Carvin/Kiesel offer.

Either way, they are both worth your time to investigate. When I was searching several years back, I was dead set on getting a Fender... now I own two G&L "P-types"

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Very cool colors, especially the purple.

 

[odarellmc]

Here's my first P. Kinda like you, was never into them. This one's still waiting for black Hipshot tuners and Hipshot bridge. This is the Roger Waters model, it has a huge thick neck, you'd probably hate it. I do prefer my Kramer Forum I neck, I compare it to an Ibanez Wizard neck.

Thanks matte pickgaurd over the gloss is killer

 

[lixisoft]

+1 on the Lakland Duck Dunn 44-64. Great pbass sound and feel with a fantastic jazz size neck. I love mine.

+1, I'm a Lakland fan, I love 'em. But I moved my Duck Dunn on because the neck was too thin and narrow for me ! Great bass but I just couldn't bond with that skinny neck.