Not all Precisions are created equal....

[belgabass]

I love Precisions, always have. I used to have a 76 burst with a maple neck, it was my favorite. I sold it 5 years ago, i was disgusted with music and thought I would quit forever. It only lasted a couple of years until I got the itch again.
I now play a 62 reissue made in japan, good bass. My back up is a squier VM maple body, good value. I still miss that 76. Today I tried a 2011 made in US P, sunburst with maple neck. Now that's what I'm talking about, freakin' perfect. I just wish I had the $1299. Oh well I guess I'll a have to settle for now.

 

[belgabass]

What's you favorite P ?

 

[thisSNsucks]

My 73 Fender P-bass ROCKS! Best P-bass I've ever played hands down.

The Sadowsky Metro RV4 P-bass was pretty killer too. Wish I still had it.

 

[steve_rolfeca]

If you're like me, the trouble is, you could try another US P next week, and it might not do anything for you. People kick up a stink about Fender being inconsistent (rightly so IMO), but it happens with every brand to some extent.

You got to save your pennies, kiss lots of frogs, and be ready to pounce when the right one comes along.

 

[BZadlo]

I've got a 2003 Highway 1 that blows my mind. I got it for $365 here on talkbass and it has smoked most vintage basses I've played. It has such an open and lively sounds.
It almost always gets picked by others when I record.

 

[kb9wyz]

If you're like me, the trouble is, you could try another US P next week, and it might not do anything for you. People kick up a stink about Fender being inconsistent (rightly so IMO), but it happens with every brand to some extent.

You got to save your pennies, kiss lots of frogs, and be ready to pounce when the right one comes along.

Fender is plenty consistent. Trees aren't.

 

[king_biscuit]

People kick up a stink about Fender being inconsistent (rightly so IMO), but it happens with every brand to some extent.

Most of the people complaining have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[bassie12]

My 1983 '57RI w P/J mod has been my favorite for many years (since 1983 ). It is kept very good company by a '66 neck/'69 body FrankenP and my 1959 Precision.

 

[brutalron]

1992 Fender MIJ PB-57. Very surprised. Beats my modded MIM by a landslide. It also beats my G&L LB-100. I loved that bass but the MIJ has better tone.

 

[bassteban]

My main player is a MIM-bodied, Allparts-necked parts bass w/a Nordstrand PU; it sounds & plays GREAT. Conversely, I had a 73 that was mostly original except for a crappy refin- that didn't bother me but it just didn't *grab* me like the MIM. Go figure.

 

[doublemuff216]

Love my '94 MIM stock body and neck(white, white pg, rosewood), with a Badass I bridge set in the body and a set of Duncan quarterpounders!

 

[mcm]

gotta an 08 american standard that is simply a great bass

 

[Lowbrow]

Most of the people complaining have no idea what they are talking about.

All of the people who complain about anything are entitled to their opinion and certainly to the judgment arising from their own experiences.

 

[bassteban]

Most of the people complaining have no idea what they are talking about.

I don't complain(about Fender)but I have seen a fair amount of variation in tone & feel- admittedly a personal opinion thing.

 

[HMZ]

2010 MIA Fender P bass is the best P I have ever owned with a 2006 Highway that I sold a close second..

 

[Spiritfield]

I've got a sunburst '72 P, alder body, rosewood board, and a "B" neck that is nearly the perfect P bass for me. Lightweight, the neck plays SO well.... just sounds like heaven opened the gates a crack and the heavenly choir is drifting down. I've owned/played a LOT of various P basses over the years ('08's included) and this one has been the top of the heap.

 

[P. Aaron]

I have a 2002 and a 2010 Precision V. Both MIA & of course they're different, but both are also quite nice, and sound very similar. The new stuff by Fender is quite good. Just hope they keep it up for a while.

 

[GM60466]

The bass gods are angry at you. Find your old bass and repent for selling like a gypsy

 

[fourstringdrums]

I just got a 3TS/Maple Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub and that's my favorite. I used to think I liked Rosewood for Precision but the Maple just has a certain subtle quality to the tone and feel that I love.

 

[basspraiser]

These:

US Lakland P/J (Nordstrand pickups)

and

Skyline "LOG Bass" P (Hanson Vintage P - and Vintage THEY ARE!)

love the sound and the feel...

two of the BEST P basses i ever laid my hands on!!!