New Sire P Basses!

[pedroims]

There are men who like these necks. Then women and kids are the next best fit for them. Nothing about calling anyone, anything. They are thinner and fit more of the population. That's why they make them this way. No other reason. Meanwhile, P bass players get shafted.

I don't know what type of neck's profile fit women and kids hands but your post makes me think that P necks are well suited for drama queens

 

[LAST_C]

I love the P-bass version except for the amount of controls. To me, tone, volume and a pan or 3way switch is more than enough. I'm kind of a minimalist.

 

[WaynerBass]

I don't see these on the sire-usa website. Where can we see these other than this post?

 

[DWBass]

They look really nice but why do they have Marcus Miller's name on them? Marcus doesn't do P basses. That modern Jazz bass looks really nice.

 

[Jamarvic]

The PJ's are exactly what I was waiting for! I bet the just the P pickup in passive mode will give that traditional tone, with the added ability of the 3 band eq you can get a wide range of sounds.

 

[Nev375]

What a bunch of grumpy old cranks. They are knobs, not your computer; join the crazy new fangled world of preamps

Just because something is newfangled and popular doesn't mean it's better for everyone.

Take smartphones for example. Cellular phones are great, but when you try to combine it with a fully functional computer you end up with the worst of both worlds. You get a phone with short battery life and prone to computer viruses or other technical complications which could potentially leave you stranded without communication. And you end up with a computer with limited memory and processing and a tiny screen. Most of the highly educated and intelligent folks I know prefer dumb phones and quality tablets or laptops.

At home I still have a landline and a big heavy lump of plastic with a dial on it for a phone and I love it.

 

[bholder]

They look really nice but why do they have Marcus Miller's name on them? Marcus doesn't do P basses. That modern Jazz bass looks really nice.

He's been heavily involved in their development process, particularly the preamp design. I don't think Sire sees a need to have a P specific celeb endorser, they seem to be doing ok as is (as in, even after ramping up production substantially, they're still selling as fast as they can make them).

 

[bholder]

Just because something is newfangled and popular doesn't mean it's better for everyone.

Take smartphones for example. Cellular phones are great, but when you try to combine it with a fully functional computer you end up with the worst of both worlds. You get a phone with short battery life and prone to computer viruses or other technical complications which could potentially leave you stranded without communication. And you end up with a computer with limited memory and processing and a tiny screen. Most of the highly educated and intelligent folks I know prefer dumb phones and quality tablets or laptops.

At home I still have a landline and a big heavy lump of plastic with a dial on it for a phone and I love it.

I can be a techno-luddite in some areas, I still have a traditional land line (no VOIP) so I can call when the power's out (especially to report outages) - cell phone reception isn't reliable enough.

And I do like traditional simple basses as well. I just happen to like these more.

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

So, this sucks for P bass players. Apparently, this brand is centered around the entire bass playing world who play jazz basses and their necks. They must want the woman and child market so bad that they will keep the thinner neck at all costs.

Bitter much? Anyway everyone knows the jazz neck is superior to the P neck.

 

[Rib 13]

Just because something is newfangled and popular doesn't mean it's better for everyone.

Take smartphones for example. Cellular phones are great, but when you try to combine it with a fully functional computer you end up with the worst of both worlds.

mostly, the combination sucks when a bunch of folks choose not to make a left-hand turn when the arrow turns green because Instagram car selfies are far more important than traffic signals

 

[chilliwilli]

And yet not one precision bass

 

[Jamarvic]

Kudos to Sire, they did exactly what they did with their V7 jazz bass and applied it to these new models. If they had just released a regular old passive P then it would've been a waste of time IMO.. I'll definitely be getting one of these.

 

[Greyplaysmusic]

I don't see these on the sire-usa website. Where can we see these other than this post?

I saw these and on the sire Facebook page.

 

[Bassmaticmatt]

I can be a techno-luddite in some areas, I still have a traditional land line (no VOIP) so I can call when the power's out (especially to report outages) - cell phone reception isn't reliable enough.

And I do like traditional simple basses as well. I just happen to like these more.

I don't know where you both live but my cell never loses signal all over Texas. My computer functions are fast and smooth. My laptop hasn't been turned on in months. Smartphones are the greatest thing since sliced bread. Well along side active electronics on a P bass

 

[BusyFingers]

Why are they P basses and still have jazz nuts??? Makes no sense. Too cheap to develop another neck for these.

That actually makes it more attractive to me.

 

[InhumanResource]

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I looks like it's finally happening, I woke up to these pictures on my Facebook.
There was also a new J bass tease..


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What are we thinking? I'm pretty excited, I've been holding off on buying another V7 in the hopes that something fresh would come from them.

Well now I've got a problem.

 

[Ronbeast]

Need 5 strings... if they release these as 5's, I will buy one tomorrow.

 

[InhumanResource]

That actually makes it more attractive to me.

Yeah, I like that. If the existing neck design is good, there's no reason to change it. Definitely appreciate the option of having a PJ setup on what is already a good bass design.

 

[DwaynieAD]

meh

 

[Stranger Danger]

I wonder if these will be lighter than the boat anchor jazz basses.