Multiple Fender Precisions in your collection?

[Barton Lee]

'66 Fender w/Pyramid pure nickel rounds. Owned since '81.
'00 Fender CIJ 54 Sting signature w/Fender 9050L
'18 Fender Tony Franklin fretless w/GHS tapes
'19 Fender Ultra w/DR Fatbeams

Those cover most everything I play, but of course I have two Js, a Ric and a Hofner. Never too much.

 

[MtManiac]

Once upon a time, when I was younger and super into Ps...

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Why? Well, why not?
I remember letting go of the Ibanez Destroyer here on TB as part of the "best bass for metal" giveaway.

Love that destroyer - a guitar player of mine in the 80s, super into Slayer and Celtic Frost - had the guitar version, same colour.

 

[J_Bass]

1975 Fender Precision, USA. Labella Jamerson Flats with foam.

2004 Fender PB-62, Japan. TI Jazz Flats.

2013 Dingwall Super P, Canada. Rounds.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

So, I'm looking for people who own multiple Fender Precision basses in their collection, because I would love to know why they need more than 1

Could be related to strings (one with rounds, one with flats for instance), or type of wood, pickups, backup, new vs old, anything..
P.S. clones of precisions (like Sire P5) are also welcome to join in the discussion

I might need a 2nd precision myself as well, but it feels a bit unnecessary, so I need opinions of pro's (that's you)

Not all are the same and backups. It's a bit like that reason I have more than two pairs of underpants.

 

[Gervais Cote]

You don't need an excuse for owning multiple Precision basses!

Thank you !

 

[MovingPitchers]

I did own 3 at one point, all MIMs though but solid players.

Now I just have 1 and want more. My excuse

One with rounds, one with flats, and one as a backup for the one with rounds.

 

[blacktocomm]

Squiers not Fenders…

Classic Vibe 60’s
Vintage Modified fretless
Classic Vibe 50’s
Telecaster

All bring something different to the table.

 

[Gervais Cote]

1975 Fender Precision, USA. Labella Jamerson Flats with foam.

2004 Fender PB-62, Japan. TI Jazz Flats.

2013 Dingwall Super P, Canada. Rounds.

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That '75 has a soul !

 

[retslock]

I have my old original '73 4 string but I don't play it much these days. I've had it since '74 and foolishly added a J style bridge pickup years ago that I found out wasn't a sound I like. Dumb I know and I regret it but I was young and reckless.

I switched to a 5 string Cort around twenty years ago which I liked. I bought a Fender American Deluxe 5 string but didn't like it so it went.

I have two Precision style 5 strings I that I built myself. One has a Nordstrand Big Split in the standard P location and the other has a Nordstrand MM5.2 also in the standard P location with a series/parallel switch. These two get most of my gig action. They turned out really nicely and I enjoy playing them both.

 

[Wyrdlow]

I have a 2015 MIM Fender P and a Squier CV50s P ; so - one split coil and one single coil. The Fender wears Rotosound RS77 flats, the Squier RS66 rounds.
They've recently been joined by a Squier Telecaster bass with mudbucker, currently wearing D'addario Chromes. They all sound very different. I can't say as I actually need them, and rarely play them live, but they all get regular home use and I enjoy them very much.
With my band I play a Rickenbacker 99% of the time. The Squier makes a great back up for it.

 

[Gervais Cote]

3 here :


One sunburst with slab rosewood fretboard and flats for disco, retro, rockabilly and dance music

One natural with maple neck and nickel rounds for rock, blues and soft rock

One natural with roasted maple neck and stainless steel rounds for heavy rock and make sure I don’t get lost in the mix with my loud band


The bare minimum for me would be the first two.

Yeah, pictures should be mandatory……….

Sunburst with flats :

Natural with nickel rounds :

Natural with s/s rounds :

 

[Gaolee]

2009 or 2010 Fender Road Worn. It has an aircraft carrier deck. I thought the relic thing was silly, but bought it because it felt right. Since then, I tried to de-relic it a little, but the de-relic has worn through so it's re-reliced. And it's a blunt instrument for use as a war club if I ever play in a place that requires use of a war club.

P-Bird. It's a Precision in all ways except shape. It's shaped like a Thunderbird. I prefer Thunderbird ergos and sometimes want a Precision sound but without Fender ergos. The neck is more like a modern Precision. It's not as big as the RW, but it's got a good handful quality to it.

So there you have it. I don't play either one very much these days.

 

[Pet Sounds]

I have an in.sane number of P-Basses. A nutty number of them. Not justifiable by any logical means. I started collecting them 30 years ago, and they just keep multiplying. Many of them are vintage and I bought them fairly cheap long ago, so I could make some profit when I eventually sell 'em.
Of the more recent ones, I have a late American Standard, a surf green Pro I with a rosewood neck, two Pro IIs with maple and rosewood boards, an AO with flatwounds, a 75th Commemorative and a Select -- so they're all a little different.

 

[SpiderBass1965]

My Fender P Basses are a '51 MIJ, '74 USA, '75 USA, '78 USA, '83 USA, '96 USA, '01 USA, and a '15 USA. I have several other brands, such as Warwick, Spector, Sandberg, and BC Rich that also sport the P Bass pickups. Why? Different brands of pickups, neck sizes, body differences (slab), and of course colors. And the #1 is because I can!

 

[darwin-bass]

Two - one with rounds, one with flats.

 

[SharpCat]

Too many...

Mostly acquired due to getting a nicer P but failing to sell the prior one.

• Fender Player Plus PJ in Cosmic Jade, Aguilar pickups
• Fender MIM Arctic White, ToneRider Classic pickups
• Squier Classic Vibe 60s 3TS, Fender Pure Vintage 62 (aka Original 62) pickups
• Warmoth swamp ash in satin Taos Turquoise, Fender Custom Shop 62 pickups
• Fender Vintera II 3TS, Fralin stock wind pickups (Homebuilt Funk Machine tribute)
• Fender Mod Shop in mystic LPB, V-Mod pickups
• Sorta-51P with flame maple top, Fralin 51 split pickup
• Squier Vintage Modified soft maple in vintage amber, LeCompte Triple Threat pickups.

 

[BassicJazzy]

Everyone should own at least one P-bass. It simply has a sound that no other bass can produce. Only reason to own 2 is if one is a fretless, but I think then it should at least be a P/J.

 

[cxc]

One with flats. One with rounds.

 

[JimmyO]

I only have one, a mod shop P I got about a year ago. Strung it with flats and frickin love it so much, I’m considering another, albeit a less pricey one to maintain good spousal relations.

Here’s the thing, I’ve been a two pickup guy basically my whole life. A 93 MIJ Jazz was my primary horn for 20+ years. Then a Rick 4003 came into my life. I love love love the versatility of a 2 pup passive bass.

Then I get the P. As weird and frustrating as it is at times to only have one pickup for both tone control and thumb anchorage, I’ll be damned if the P doesn’t just sit absolutely perfect in the live mix every single time. Leo was definitely onto something…

 

[Rayjay]

I have a few - they all make me play differently and they all sound different even if strung the same

American Performer 2021 - with rounds. An excellent and super versatile bass with the J pickup

American Pro II 2023 5-string - for low B gigs. Roundwounds

AVRI 62 2008 - w TI flats, foam, and covers for old school thump

Fullerton Reissue neck 1983 / MJT build - with PV 63 pickup - the one that leaves the house most - quest for the skinniest neck - round wounds

CS 59 2017 - also get a lot of the gigs - still has factory rounds (bought it as a flat wound bass but it doesn't need changing)

1974 P natural w maple neck - what can I say it was a good deal - came with flat wounds