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P or PJ? ... that IS the question

To P-J or not to P-J?

  • Total voters
    63
  • Poll closed .
#21
ExaltBass said:
My P (as a P-J)... best sounding bass I ever had
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After restoration to 'original'
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With the restoration I have an AWESOME P-Bass, but I miss the spice a P-J adds. I am leaning towards the rout, but as I am an unrepentant modder, I do need to consider resale - even though that shouldn't be the only consideration. I guess what I'm really asking is: If I do rout a Road Worn P-Bass, does it adversely affect resale value - even if I do it 'right' (Fralins and shielding, etc)
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Holy cripes. How in the world did you cover up that huge route so cleanly?!
I used to dream about giving my 60's jazz a 70's spacing route, which would leave a hole about half the size you just covered up. That dream was shot down when I asked about this endeavor in the luthier's forum and heard that whatever filling would expand significantly differently than the original body (leaving an ugly bump in the new paint).
 
#23
ExaltBass said:
My P (as a P-J)... best sounding bass I ever had
IMG_2194.gif


With the restoration I have an AWESOME P-Bass, but I miss the spice a P-J adds. I am leaning towards the rout, but as I am an unrepentant modder, I do need to consider resale - even though that shouldn't be the only consideration. I guess what I'm really asking is: If I do rout a Road Worn P-Bass, does it adversely affect resale value - even if I do it 'right' (Fralins and shielding, etc)
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I voted to go PJ. By the way, great job on that 59/69/73, but I really love how it looked before the restoration. :(
It had lots of mojo.

I love PJs. this is mine:

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#25
BillMason said:
I had a P that the previous owner had routed to add a J, using 70s spacing. The J pickup was almost unusable, it was so thin sounding by itself, and added nothing of value to the P sound whatsoever, so I didn't use it. I sold the bass and bought a regular P bass instead and haven't regretted it. You're not missing anything, seriously, by not having a J pickup. If you want one, just go get a J bass.
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The problem with homemade PJs is that very often the pickups are not properly matched and/or setup so you end up with drastic volume/tone mismatchs that ruin the PJ config.

If properly done, the PJ is not only a very versatile config when you use any of the pickups soloed, but a really nice tone on its own right when you combine them to different degrees.
 
#27
frandiaz said:
I voted to go PJ. By the way, great job on that 59/69/73, but I really love how it looked before the restoration. :(
It had lots of mojo.

I love PJs. this is mine:

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Thanks, yeah, it was very cool before, but I felt the need to restore it. Southbound Customs did a great job. That's done now but, I'm missing the P-J magic, so I'm thinking the RW has potential as a modding platform.
 

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