My first P bass!

[pbass2]

Active/passive it’s not a real P bass..

Well, bottom line is that's a vintage Fender Precision bass. Remember when nobody thought the 70's ones would appreciate in value and be sought after?
Anyhow, I remember when these came out--they're cool. Ben Orr played one. I'd never use the active myself, but I expect in passive mode it sounds "all P"!

 

[REMBO]

a very cool bass to have... and, they are Rare.... don't ever sell that!

 

[Kukulkan61]

Well, bottom line is that's a vintage Fender Precision bass. Remember when nobody thought the 70's ones would appreciate in value and be sought after?
Anyhow, I remember when these came out--they're cool. Ben Orr played one. I'd never use the active myself, but I expect in passive mode it sounds "all P"!

Yup, I regret selling my black/maple 77 it was the lightest bass I’ve ever had and it was a really nice player..

 

[Pdaddy1978]

I played for about 8 years before I got my P.
You have chosen well young Jedi....

 

[Bassist Jay]

Nice find. I dig the active/passive option.

 

[fhm555]

Every bass player should own at least one p-bass, congratulations.

Agreed. Nothing like owning a P to make you fully appreciate the J bass.

 

[descendent22]

Fender precision bass. The sexiest looking instrument ever made. BesT bass ever made

 

[Fletz]

Twenty plus years playing and the stars finally aligned today!

Took me over 20 years until I got my first P 10 years ago and fell in love. Now they are all I play.

 

[two fingers]

Took me over 20 years until I got my first P 10 years ago and fell in love. Now they are all I play.

What is that fretless? That thing is beautiful.

 

[zon6c-f]

Happy NBD!

Enjoy!

 

[Fletz]

What is that fretless? That thing is beautiful.

Thank you!

It’s my American design experience lake placid blue p-body with the ORIGINAL Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Monster neck (the one they used for the prototype with Tony and in the original product shots). I used a Dimarzio p/j pickup set.

 

[pudge]

I'm thinking it won't be your last one.

 

[LT131]

Nice, dig the red! Hard to pin down the P thing but there's nothing quite like them. Happy P driver myself!

 

[JKB1957]

Nice bass. Congrats!

 

[two fingers]

Thank you!

It’s my American design experience lake placid blue p-body with the ORIGINAL Fender Tony Franklin Fretless Monster neck (the one they used for the prototype with Tony and in the original product shots). I used a Dimarzio p/j pickup set.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice... .

 

[bobyoung53]

Agreed. Nothing like owning a P to make you fully appreciate the J bass.

Jeez, that odd, I always thought the opposite.

 

[fhm555]

Jeez, that odd, I always thought they opposite.

Nah, i have a serious love/hate thing for P basses. I Love the sound every time i play one but then i screw up and take one home, only to discover (again) the chunk of firewood neck is painful for me to play all night.

I can play a skinny neck J till the cows come home, but three sets with a P and i’m dreading the next set because it’s going to really hurt to get it done.

Other than that i got nothin but love for a P bass.

 

[GreyBeard]

Now that you have a p-bass, take some time and experiment with controlling your tone with your hand position. For a warm deep tone, I pluck between the pickup and neck, for a balanced tone, I pluck right over the pup, and for a punchier more aggressive tone I pluck between the pup and bridge. P-basses seem to be more sensitive to changing hand position than other basses.

 

[Pagorn Suebwong]

This photo is filmed when I jamed with friends in Chiangmai Restaurant on the northern province of Thailand. Bass isn't mine, it is belonging to the owner's pub.