PJ Basses

[Jinobass1]

But if u want True PJ (not double Jazz pu like Am.Deluxe) Basses there’s American Elite and American Ultra and More Affordable (MIM)
Deluxe Active Percision, Player +,American Perfomer P, and Sig.Series Duff M,Tony Franklyn (Jazz Body)
But tone-wise if you prefer passive bass there’s Fender MIA,MIJ,MIM PJ’s^_^heres my Elite Percision w/Tortoise Shell Pick Guard.

 

[TH63]

I’ve got a few basses in my Arsenal but the one thing that’s missing is; wait for it, wait for it…. A P Bass!

So… I don’t really want a modern P so if I get anything it will be a PJ. I’m not a big fan of production brands but I could be swayed, the closest I have to a production instrument is a KSD ProtoJ. Looking forward to your suggestions.

An old Yamaha or Ibanez PJ. It's hard to beat that value for the money. I've owned several, great versatile instruments.

 

[Jinobass1]

An old Yamaha or Ibanez PJ. It's hard to beat that value for the money. I've owned several, great versatile instruments.

I use to play friend’s Ibanez Roadstar PJ and Used to own Yamaha BB2000
(Through neck & Reverse P P.U.)Till it got stolen@Pup’s Place on 8th Street and Mcdougal Street back in the day but I really love that bass and it’s sounds Great it’s a true Japanese vintage

 

[noeinstein]

Without question, the killer bass to get is a John Carruthers Lee Sklar Replica. Mine is simply unbeatable, and sounds amazing...just like Lee's which is the most recorded bass on the planet. You will have a totally hand made custom that has about a million reasons why it is vastly superior to a production bass. Trust me, the reverse double P pickups in the Jazz position will make you a believer.
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Are these custom built to order?

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I’ve got a few basses in my Arsenal but the one thing that’s missing is; wait for it, wait for it…. A P Bass!

So… I don’t really want a modern P so if I get anything it will be a PJ. I’m not a big fan of production brands but I could be swayed, the closest I have to a production instrument is a KSD ProtoJ. Looking forward to your suggestions.

Check out Delaney Guitars. Mike Delaney is a really nice guy and does some excellent work. He is an independent custom maker and can do whatever you want.
I bought this show demo from him at the Dallas guitar show earlier this year.
It is a PJ, controls are VVT, pups are hand wound. He told me who makes the hardware, but I forgot.
Came with DR Pure Blues.

 

[PhR75]

Trust me, the reverse double P pickups in the Jazz position will make you a believer.
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I wonder why Lee has always referred that bass' pickup positions as "Jazz Bass positions" as the neck pickup is basically in front of where a Jazz basses neck pickup would be. The E/A coil in the bridge is in J-position, that's true.

Anyway, a great looking bass and I'd love to hear a sound sample. Damn G.A.S.

 

[TJL]

Are these custom built to order?

Once in a blue moon, John might have one in the showroom for sale, but mostly they are built to order.

 

[bigtone23]

There are many great PJs out there. The trick is how you play it--I treat the PJ as a P with the added flexibility of blending in the bridge pickup. This stems from me being a 2 pickup type player and liking that scooped blend tonality. If you are a soloed bridge pickup player, there is an extra layer of finding pickups that balance.
However, I really do like how well my 00 Fender US Dlx P balances with the split coil and a dual J bridge pickup. I am firmly in the camp that humbuckers work great in the bridge with a split coil P.

 

[GIBrat51]

For all you pj players…
s a rare occasion when I do.
Do you play both pickups primarily or one or the other?

When do you split them and why?

I think the responses may have me leaning towards buying a vintage p but not sure just yet…

My only "PJ" bass is an '88 MIJ Kramer Forum III. A neck-thru bass with a hockey-stick headstock, and Spector pickups. At 33, it's pretty much a "vintage" bass, and the Spector pickups sound quite good. There were 4 Forum models; 2 bolt necks, and 2 neck-thrus. IIRC, the Forum IV (bolt neck) had active pickups.
When I play the Forum III, I always play it with both pickups; the split-coil cranked up to about 9, and flavor it with the single coil. I won't say I never "split" them, but it's a rare occasion when I do. Why?
Basically, because I just don't need to. I have a lot of basses; several of which are dual single coils; several are Split-coil humbuckers; one that can be both; and a couple that are single coil/soapbar humbuckers. I don't need the Kramer to be anything other than what it is; I have other basses that cover single coil or humbucker only, very nicely... However;
In your place? I think I'd build a Warmoth, in whatever pickup configuration made me the happiest. You can get just the body you want; just the neck you want; and while the pickup(s) you choose may not be actually old (although, they can be had, too), there are any number of "vintage" wound new ones. Other than the output loss that comes from simply being old? The original pickup in my '78 Fender P-Bass doesn't sound much different than the SD Vintage split-coil in my Warmoth Mini-Precision. Including having mine built by the luthier at Cowtown Guitars in Las Vegas, the price was very reasonable, too...