My First P-Bass!

I just got my first P-Bass and I am in heaven.
It was custom built for me by a local guy in town.

Maple/rosewood neck - 1.75" nut width, 7.25 radius, alder body, fralin 5% overwound p pickup.
Deeper cuts on the back of the body so its pretty thin on the top.
Not sure the weight, but it isn't too heavy and it hangs perfect.
Right now I have some super heavy gauge tape wounds, but in a while flats will be going on instead, unless the tapes really grow on me.

This thing is absolute killer.
I have never owned a P-Bass before, but I got the bug and decided I needed one custom built for me and I am very happy I did.
This thing is pure classic P-bass tone, or at least what I consider that to be.

The neck feels great, but it will take some getting used to. My other two basses are really small jazz style necks, so this thing is a monster in my hand but I *love* the string spacing on it.

Two pics - one of the bass and the amp I was rocking it on all night, and the other up close so you can see the beautiful fretboard.
Hopefully a short sound clip tomorrow.

 

Thanks!

Sadly, not my rig - it's my neighbors.
I play a MarkBass LMII into 4x10s. Great for cleans, but I cant get a good dirty sound I like.
The bassman is just the opposite - to die for overdrive, but doesn't really do clean that well.
And after getting this, I totally agree. Everyone should have at least one...maybe more

 

I have one sound clip - I spent all night trying to get a faithful recording of how it sounds through my rig but couldn't. Eventually I just went from the DI of the LMII into the board and this is what it came out with. Forgive crappy playing.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=956f7e8f6153d0add2db6fb9a8902bda
Amp set totally flat, board set flat, no EQing at all.

Padams - Thanks! And no fender here - the neck was also made by the builder.

kosmicwizard - thanks for the advice, I will for sure be checking that out. I have always thought that a LMII flat into a board was very B-15ish, and I imagine it would be the same with 2x15s. Thanks for the advice. I have heard lost about that pedal and have been wanting to try it out - nobody in my city has one tho. *sigh* I will keep looking around for sure.

 

GE - it just says "ratical jones" - it's the guys company name.