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P basses
- Thread starter Rolfskylark
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I don't really care much about the shape, at least more than the sound it makes, because lets face it, they sound pretty solid and classic, so I don't think it's possible to be wrong with a P-Bass, I specially like the Schecter ones, apart from the original Fender.
I'd love to weigh in here, but I've gone cross-eyed and can't see my screen. Lucky I paid attention in touch typing class.....
I am a P bass player. Love the feel, love the sound, love the simplicity.
I hate the looks of 'em. I prefer the looks of Stingrays, Rickenbackers, Thunderbirds,…the list goes on.
But I play Precision basses because they sound like what I want my bass to sound (at least for now…
I hate the looks of 'em. I prefer the looks of Stingrays, Rickenbackers, Thunderbirds,…the list goes on.
But I play Precision basses because they sound like what I want my bass to sound (at least for now…
He doesn't share their social and political points of view. Although they both go to the same agnostic temple.
philvanv
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- Jul 2, 2012
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She may be boring but she is worth more than any bass you have...
Talent doesn't come with the gear you use, let's hear you use that baby.
I think he just meant in terms of personal preference. Perhaps he could have said "strongly dislike" instead?
Give the OP a break. If that's his opinion, he's entitled to it. I love P's and J's. Personally, I think a Jazz is more aesthetically pleasing than a P, but that's not to say that I think the Precision is NOT aesthetically pleasing. They're both classics, and my absolute favorite basses. But some people like chocolate, while others prefer vanilla. Blondes or brunettes. Sports cars or pickup trucks, etc. Me, I can see merit in all of them.
If he finds Precisions boring-looking, that's okay. He's got a right...
If he finds Precisions boring-looking, that's okay. He's got a right...
For both of you, this is the internet, so
You're wrong, everyone's wrong.
Isn't a J-Bass basically a slanted P-Bass? I mean, what makes the so physically different apart from the slant? I feel them both equally appealing. Hawt stoff, dem look like hawt gurlz.
kiddn
Amen Brother.
I believe that many posting on TB have not had the opprotunity to play on a big stage at high volume and thus do not have a frame of reference for what the "old, outdated, boring, et al" gear can do and how awesome it is.
It's like having a muscle car and only driving it at 45 mph to the grocery store and back.
Pity.
My first bass was a new 78 P Bass and since then I've owned probably 50 or 60 different kinds of basses, from Alembics to Yamahas, and I always, always, always come back to the Precision Bass. I'm down to three now and two of them are Precisons.
Amen Brother.
I believe that many posting on TB have not had the opprotunity to play on a big stage at high volume and thus do not have a frame of reference for what the "old, outdated, boring, et al" gear can do and how awesome it is.
It's like having a muscle car and only driving it at 45 mph to the grocery store and back.
Pity.
Yep. Them J basses ain't too shabby either.
I like how they look. Here are three of mine:
^^^ '78 fretless Fender P on the right. Closeup of that P's neck:
P5 - OK it's a Lak, but still:
^^^ '78 fretless Fender P on the right. Closeup of that P's neck:
P5 - OK it's a Lak, but still:
