PJ Club

[BassHappy]

Here is my P/J - Fender Japan from 1986:

BassHappy
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[Technotitclan]

Dude, you always have the best looking instruments.

 

[kzr750r1]

Fender would have done better reissuing these as opposed to the new Dimension line. With black hardware please.

 

[Maxdusty]

Some beautiful basses here. Wow... I do have two PJ basses, but one I acquired recently has made me rethink of the tonal possibilities these can have. I have a Fender JP90. As these are going for cheap these days, I would highly recommend these basses if you find one in good condition and can get over the way the pickguard looks. (I think there's one currently in the classifieds here). I call this a Susan Boyle type bass, not visually attractive but a voice of an angel. lol. Super Fender sound at a light weight.

 

[BassHappy]

Dude, you always have the best looking instruments.

Thanks! Just got lucky on this one off of ebay....

The production basses from this year were black paint usually over basswood, but this one was "order made" in swamp ash with the black burst.

I love it - but it is the heaviest bass I own, weighing in at 9.8 lbs.

BassHappy
www.innertainment.net

 

[the_home]

Not a big joiner usually, but love my p/j Warwick Fortress One. Since the pic posted up thread looks better than mine, just go back to page 1 and look at that one again. The Fortress One is also the best balanced body style Warwick has, IMHO.

 

[mouthmw]

Can I get a number? Love my new custom made RBasic P/J, it's an absolute vintage sounding killer machine. I've been playing jazz bass for a long time, but I knew I'd eventually come back to good old P, and having a J pickup there as well gives me absolutely everything I need.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I just rejoined this club after a long hiatus. Here is my Schecter Custom Shop Model - T

 

[nogoodwithnames]

I just rejoined this club after a long hiatus. Here is my Schecter Custom Shop Model - T

Me likey. That green is sick.

 

[Jamesray740]

Frankenstein PJ Bass here. Just a super cheap hunk of bass that I upgraded all the parts on. usually wouldnt invest so much in a cheap instrument but it was a gift and played decent so figured id make it good enough to keep around. Not in the league as most of the ones posted, but i guess Im in

 

[SunnBass]

54) Charley Umbria
55) BassHappy
56) Maxdusty
57) mouthmw
58) MAJOR METAL
59) Jamesray740

 

[wolfmancharlie]

I have 2 JP's , This on is a Fender JP 90 and the next is a Westone X750PW Pantera.you have to look at the pups on the Westone but it is a PJ.

 

[Damonjames]

Count me in too, mines a Fender Mike Dirnt Signature bass that has had a bridge pickup fitted and a stacked vol/vol pot to keep it looking as original as possible. Will replace the neck with a jazz soon as it's a little chunky for me

 

[kzr750r1]

Messing with my rig this weekend at one point rolled only the J puckup up and was getting a tight focused ring to everything. Realized what I had done wonder if a JJ is more what I need at the moment. Main thing that concerns me is feedback and noise with single coils only. I may need to get a JJ and find out if this is the package I need. The P has always been the primary but now I'm not so sure.

 

[monkeybass68]

Count me in! Can I get a number please?
Spector NS2A:

Fender Precision MIM (customized with original '73 P pickup & '75 re-issue J pickup):

 

[DerekW]

Messing with my rig this weekend at one point rolled only the J puckup up and was getting a tight focused ring to everything. Realized what I had done wonder if a JJ is more what I need at the moment. Main thing that concerns me is feedback and noise with single coils only. I may need to get a JJ and find out if this is the package I need. The P has always been the primary but now I'm not so sure.

All in the pickups/guitar I guess. I hated the J pickup in my squire PJ. When I just went to put a new pickguard on this weekend, three of the old wires let go, so I just soldered the P pup in and clipped the J right out for now.
Love it! Mind you, I really bought it for the P, thinking the J would be a bonus, but the J wasn't sharp for a Bridge pup and seemed to just reduce volume and bite when blended in. I'll likely pick up a J pickup (lol) at some point but I'm enjoying the pbass tone for now.

Tl;dr.... Moral is, make sure you try out some JJ's before you commit.

 

[kzr750r1]

Yes. Non comittal at the moment but supprised me how bloomy the P was solo and tight the J was solo. Defining my setup some more helped differentiate this difference more. I have also rolled in a little more of the J but when I do since it's on it's own I start getting some noise as a result.

 

[rujulian]

PJ with active bass boost for some serious sub lows..

 

[dave_bass5]

Some lovely basses in this thread.
Here is my boring Squier VM PJ, with EMG Geezer Butler pups. Its also got my Squier CV Jazz neck on it as i prefer the narrow neck and vintage frets.

 

[Down_Low]

I'm in - this is my parts Fender PJ.

Currently in pieces though as I'm rewiring it VVT for something different. Also recently had a tort guard, bridge cover and flats on, but that'll change again.