P, J or Other? What do you usually play?

[secondbestcody]

Needs more options. Have a P and two PJ’s.

 

[1bassleft]

If plugged in, usually a 2HB, both on. I have a tendency to hit hard in the middle and it tames that. However, in 2018 I am currently in a different country to my basses, amps... not even a lead or strap here. My student son's come over for the holidays and I'm finding that Pot Noodle remnants stretched over the top gives a decent low end. Reading TB is keeping me going but also making me itchy. Might have to break my ban on flight luggage.

 

[57pbass]

I bring my Precision and Sadowsky to gigs. Im about 3 sets to 1 on the P.

Same here.. the P Bass gets most of the work.

 

[MobileHolmes]

I"ve got all three, byt My J type is my #1 these days

 

[Nephilymbass]

Been through everything, been mainly using basses with emg 40dc or Delano SB6 HE/S humbuckers the last two years. On the bass with the delanos both pickups can run both or either coil as a single coil. So a lot of different possibilities.

 

[Luciferiad]

Two loaded with double active EMG humbuckers. Usually blended just a bit toward the bridge.

Not entirely convinced about the 3 band EQ on the one yet. Doesn't seem to do anything the 2 band can't in the other and takes twice as many batteries to boot.

 

[noahw1]

PJ

 

[RobTheRiot]

PJ mostly, I just find I get a full, well rounded sound from them. Altho, I do have Basses w/ other pickup configurations because variety is good.

I couldn’t vote for p&j, so I did “other”.

 

[zontar]

Soundgear...

 

[Thumpin6string]

<<<<<<<< Other.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

If plugged in, usually a 2HB, both on. I have a tendency to hit hard in the middle and it tames that. However, in 2018 I am currently in a different country to my basses, amps... not even a lead or strap here. My student son's come over for the holidays and I'm finding that Pot Noodle remnants stretched over the top gives a decent low end. Reading TB is keeping me going but also making me itchy. Might have to break my ban on flight luggage.

I’m in the same situation... trying not to play to give more of my spare time to the kids ...
However, definitely favouring the P bass in its various incarnations these days

 

[El Pelusa]

I mostly play short scales these days after years of playing my Fenders.

 

[glocke1]

How about a 2018 poll. What sort of bass do you play most of the time? What is your main go-to sound?

P-style (single pickup in the style of the Fender Precision)
J-style (two pickup in the style of the Fender Jazz)
Other (Stingray, Ric, Dual HB, Piezo, etc.)

Only one vote. Ya gotta pick.

I spent the past the past decade or so playing an Alembic SCSD after getting rid of my vintage jazz basses.

I recently picked up a fender elite JB, and will probably be playing that exclusively. I still like the Alembic, but the J bass feels like the right bass for me at this point in time.

 

[JRA]

fretless PJ's at gigs.

 

[Michael Schreiber]

My main bass is a '77 Rickenbacker 4001.

I like to play it with well-aged RotoSound roundwound strings, both pickups at maximum volume and tone; with some gain and boosting the mids at around 800Hz on my Ampeg V-4B. Sits well in the mix to my ears, and can move between fore- and background within safe boundaries; without popping out nor getting unnoticeable; from a mellow thumpy sound to harmonically rich attack and growling sustain, depending on how the strings are played..

When the guitar plays lead, I re-inforce the sound by blending in as much fuzz (Earthbound Audio BEAST) as needed to fill the gap due to the missing rhythm guitar. A more capable and consistent player would be able to do that without effects but with newer (brighter) strings and a very disciplined dynamic playing; enabling him to make his bass sound jump further into the foreground while staying back when needed. That's what I practice with my second Ric, with newer and brigthter Elixir strings, but... since it sounds so nice, it's hard to focus on staying in the background, playing-wise Just mentioning this, in case someone is bored and seeking a new challenge for practicing. IMHO, it's fun and worth it - with any bass, of course.

Happy New Year - happy bass playing, to all of you! \m/

Ampeg V-4B 2013 Reissue + 4x 210AV

• Michael Schreiber
• Apr 9, 2017
• 210av ampeg rickenbacker 4001 v-4b

My Ampeg V-4B, 4x 210AV, and my Rickenbacker 4001 :D

Of the 4x 210AV, I only use 2x 210AV for...

 

[El Spearo]

I voted jazz, but I'm slowly moving towards PJs. Just ordered this Warwick Streamer LX today, I think it's going to be my #1:

 

[somebrains]

Jazz 5, Spector (PJ) , Warwick $$4 with Nordstrand Bigmans (used as Big Singles most of the time) hanging on the wall currently.

Stingray, $$5, P are in gig bags.

 

[xnewyorka]

Have 30+ basses including a bunch of P's and J's.
The only basses I actually play are: Dingwall, MTD, Fodera, Warrior, StingRay, G&L L2K, Lakland MM/J.
The others pretty much just stay in their cases, which is sad.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Ray all day.

 

[frankzelf]

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