Thanks guys. Sadowsky is a good one. I love the Fender precisions but I don't want to be limited to just them in case there is something else good out there. If that makes sense
G&L LB-100s are amazing P-basses. They have a classic P pickup and tone.
The nice thing about G&L is that they always come with a two piece, bookmatched body. Even MIA Fenders use three or four piece bodies now. G&Ls also have lightweight tuners and bone nuts standard. They also use a special bridge called a "Saddle lock bridge" that is a unique design. Basically the bridge is high-mass, but it has a metal lip that is set deep in the body underneath. It really makes the wood vibrate when you're playing, you can feel the strings vibrating in your rib cage when playing that bass.
G&Ls are awesome. Each one also has a Plek job so you know the fretwork is superb. When you order a G&L you get to pick the nut width and fretboard radius as well. You also can pick different color or fretboard options.
If you want something a little different I definitely recommend their SB-1 or SB-2. The SB-2 is sort of like a P bass but it has two pickups, with two volumes and no tone. Your bridge pickup volume is your tone knob. The SB-1 uses the same neck pickup, but has no bridge pickup and a tone control instead.
The SBs have MFD pickups which are much brighter, or HiFi vs. standard P bass pickups. They're very high output but aren't too mid-heavy like you'd expect out of a hot pickup. The secret is in the magnets, they're incredibly powerful. However the pickup itself is wound to a lower resistance compared to even vintage pickups. The end result is a wide frequency, brighter sound with the P tone supporting it underneath.
I have a LB100, SB-1 and a SB-2. I like them all for different purposes. The SB-1 is my go-to bass for most everything, the LB100 is a backup or used in warmer stuff, and the SB-2 is my slap bass, or used for brighter melodic parts. I did wire a tone control in my SB-2 so it also serves as a backup for my SB-1 as well.
