Show me your P's! Lol

[dabbler]

So, here's the thing, I'm primarily a J player, so I have few pics of my P's unless they are accompanied by a J. So, here goes:

 

[Medicine Man]

 

[got_the_bug]

2019 Fender Custom Shop Postmodern Journeyman Relic Precision - Aged Charcoal Frost

This is tied for the best P bass I’ve owned/played!

 

[instrumentlevel]

FrankenP with ‘71 Ash body, custom shop ‘61 pickups, and ‘17 Precision Special Edition B&B Jazz width neck; ‘93 Custom Shop RB Custom Classic. One flats, the other rounds, both have Hipshot detuners. And both match the archetypal Pbass sounds I hear in my head.

 

[Igneous Rock]

Double P (sorry Fender guys, although there was the Elite II in the 1980s). See below for specs.

This is the first Custom Shop Corvette NT that Warwick built. It was modeled after the 2001 Streamette, a very limited run of unusual basses that were equipped with mirrored P pickups. This bass, when it was built as a one-off, had gold hardware, EMG P5s and a MEC 2band. The previous owners all had trouble getting the pickups balanced across strings and it was traded around for a while. After contacting all previous owners and even the CEO of Warwick, I upgraded to EMG P5AX and corrected the pickup placement. Also Warwick in Nashville recently installed a MEC 3band and I switched to black hardware since this is now my baby. Plays like a dream, like it was meant to when it was first built back in 2007.

 

[DaveParker39]

 

[got_the_bug]

FrankenP with ‘71 Ash body, custom shop ‘61 pickups, and ‘17 Precision Special Edition B&B Jazz width neck; ‘93 Custom Shop RB Custom Classic. One flats, the other rounds, both have Hipshot detuners. And both match the archetypal Pbass sounds I hear in my head.

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Is the “RB Custom Classic” for Rich Briere? I had a RB Custom Classic Jazz…wondering if there was a Precision, as well.

P.S. I approve of your choice of amplication…

 

[60bass]

Well you asked for it. LOL

L to R 2019 Fiesta Red nitro parts build. My 1960 refinshed in Oly White circa 1985. 2016 Midnight Blue P bass Special parts build. 2021 Capri Orange parts build. 2008 USA Black 'n' Maple P. Dated as a 2007 but verified by Fender as one of the first batches of the redesigned 2008's shipped to GC. My 2016 MIM Ocean Turquoise. Hiding on the floor hanging with the Star Destroyers on my Linux box is my Squier Black 'n' Maple 70's P bass.

 

[Matt Dean]

So, this has been an interesting thread. The OP asked us to show him our Ps. Lots of great pics of bass guitars with various amounts of Pness.

It’s got me thinking, what exactly is a P bass. One could take a hardline view and say, if it doesn’t say Precision on the head stick, it not a P. Or, one could say, if it has a split single coil pickup, it’s a P. How about a P+J configuration?

Anyway, what is a P?

 

[Harold Runyan]

On the left is an order made MIJ Traditional Original 50's soon to get Through Body Labella Flats.

On the right is what used to be a Tony Franklin (now just the body) with Aguilars, Hipshot drop tuner, custom knobs, and a PHAT Warmoth neck with d'addario rounds.

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Both with very comfy Well-Hung straps.

 

[Harold Runyan]

American Professional II.

 

[tb-player]

Pulling double duty for a Christmas show. My Nord and my Nash.

 

[Masbutch]

This is my 1973 Fender precision bass! Out of the 15ish p basses I’ve Owned none sound quite like this bass

 

[Harold Runyan]

Kind of a P, Reverend Decision.

 

[arepa_funk]

Sandberg California VS4, running exclusively in passive mode. Light, plays like butter, very fast neck.

Reverend Fellowship Meshell Ndegeocello signature. On the way out since the Sandberg has been getting all the play.

 

[Harold Runyan]

Ps that got away! The Seafoam green is a Westone Concord Bass I. I probably regret selling this one more than any I’ve sold…

 

[echo008]

NYBW P/J
Peavey TL6

 

[Bassnkeys]

‘75 P body with new AO J-neck.

 

[Admiral Akbar]

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Best post of the whole thread!

 

[Admiral Akbar]

Does this count?
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The fluid looks a little cloudy which could indicate the presence of bacteria.