Maple Fretboard P-Bass GAS

[sethlow3]

You my friend, are the epitome of "Enabler"!

They're great basses.
I have one!

 

[BOOG]

They're great basses.
I have one!View attachment 7256788

 

[DDawg]

Somehow I've accumulated quite a few P-basses with maple fretboards. It isn't so much that I prefer maple over rosewood or ebony, but more about the neck profiles. Most of my maple boards have beefier profiles, which I associate more with a P-bass. Here's a few that are all a little different.
I think this one checks off all your boxes, except for the price. The neck is 1.75" at the nut, compound radius, and quite beefy. Extra big, but really comfy, and on a different level than your typical P-bass.

My P-bass Special has a 1.625" nut with an old school 7.25" radius and deep round profile. I gigged with a similar one with a rosewood board for years when these first came out, but I like this one with the maple board even better. It just feels totally right in my hands.

This parts bass has more of a modern P-bass profile, with a 1.625" nut, 9.5" radius and good depth. I don't know what bass the neck originally came from, but it's nice to play.

The Dirnt is a little skinnier at the nut, but with a deeper than normal profile, sort of in the middle between a P-bass and Jazz.

And it's hard to top an old All Parts single piece neck if you like a deep rounded P-bass profile. This one is the thickest of them all, a real mittful.

 

[Funkinthetrunk]

Oof, she's gorgeous! The body reminds me of my EuroLT. The neck figuring on that is bonkers That's a whole lot of switches/knobs I don't need though

Switches are serial/parallel, vol, blend and 3 band preamp. Yup, lots going on electrically. Or not.

 

[sethlow3]

6.75lbs too
You can go that light on those if you stay on the hunt.

I had two of them that weight, but liked the sound of the ruby better and was getting some 5's also at the time.

 

[EncoremMP]

Here you go…

 

[CletusMarley]

 

[Lowbrow]

Also not your color, but I like it.


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These are great basses and can be had easily if someone wants a P with modernized hardware.

 

[BOOG]

Somehow I've accumulated quite a few P-basses with maple fretboards. It isn't so much that I prefer maple over rosewood or ebony, but more about the neck profiles. Most of my maple boards have beefier profiles, which I associate more with a P-bass. Here's a few that are all a little different.
I think this one checks off all your boxes, except for the price. The neck is 1.75" at the nut, compound radius, and quite beefy. Extra big, but really comfy, and on a different level than your typical P-bass.
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My P-bass Special has a 1.625" nut with an old school 7.25" radius and deep round profile. I gigged with a similar one with a rosewood board for years when these first came out, but I like this one with the maple board even better. It just feels totally right in my hands.
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This parts bass has more of a modern P-bass profile, with a 1.625" nut, 9.5" radius and good depth. I don't know what bass the neck originally came from, but it's nice to play.
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The Dirnt is a little skinnier at the nut, but with a deeper than normal profile, sort of in the middle between a P-bass and Jazz.
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And it's hard to top an old All Parts single piece neck if you like a deep rounded P-bass profile. This one is the thickest of them all, a real mittful.
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All beautiful instruments! That Yamaha is the first I've seen that appeals to me.

 

[BOOG]

6.75lbs too
You can go that light on those if you stay on the hunt.

I had two of them that weight, but liked the sound of the ruby better and was getting some 5's also at the time.View attachment 7256902

You're killing me

 

[BOOG]

Here you go…

Oh yeah, hadn't thought about Sire! Thanks for the idea

 

[BOOG]

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Is that a Warmouth build?

 

[CletusMarley]

Is that a Warmouth build?

It's an Ibanez.

 

[crucislancer]

I kick myself for not getting a Vintera when they were $800 new

Yeah I hear that. I got that bass for $700, used. Whoever owned it before either barely played it or babied it. Not a scratch on it.

 

[60bass]

I'm kicking around the idea of getting a maple fretboard P-Bass and thought I'd enlist the assistance of you fine bunch of enablers to help motivate me with a photo barrage of your specimens. I surely don't need another instrument but, if I can find one (<$800) that feels good with nice rounded neck edges, smooth fret finish and satiny feeling neck, I might splurge. I'm not set on it being a Fender product and would look at G&L, or any other with similar lines. Generally, I'd be looking for a FSO that comes in sonic blue, Daphne blue or sea foam green or some variant and has a maple fretboard.

Thanks for playing

I currently have this one listed for sale on FB Marketplace. Fender FSR for GC in Ocean turquoise with a beautiful Maple neck with an aftermarket TSA HSC. A really nice looking and playing bass with a few upgrades. It's a case queen here at my place. I don't have a box so I'd have to drop it at my local UPS store and have them box and ship it. If you're interested possibly we could work out something and ship it to you. Im in Charlotte NC. If interested PM me for more info and pictures.

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[klattman]

Miami blue with a maple board looks good to me.

 

[Gervais Cote]

Miami blue with a maple board looks good to me.
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That yellowish neck is kind of difficult to match but with this light blue and the white pickguard, this is absolutely awesome.

 

[embellisher]

My maple board P bass knockoffs