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sixp?
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My guess is that the pbass is as traditional as it gets for the electric bass, and sixers aren't really traditional. That and there's apparently not enough demand for anyone to put one out.
The Peavey TL-6 (essentially a 6-string P-Bass) is a pretty good model. Plus the used price is not too expensive.
Here's a TB thread with a few references to the TL 6.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/6-string-p-bass-split-coil-equipped-6er-890989
Here's a TB thread with a few references to the TL 6.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/6-string-p-bass-split-coil-equipped-6er-890989
Nordstrand and EMG both offer a 6 string P pickup. After that, it's just a matter of finding a builder.
These are welcomed posts and make sense because I have a Fender P5 and love the sound with Labella flats on it and am thinking a 6 string P would be even better BEADGC and Labella does sell 6 string flatwound set already and yes EMG has the 45P6 pickup and I dream on into the horizon hopefully to enter the other side with a reality to match. No wonder I could not find any you tube sound clips.
Thanks, guys
Thanks, guys
They have the 45P6, but they also have a P6. The dimensions are the same as on the P5 & P4.
Personally, I find the string spacing too wide on the Fender P5, so I'd mod it to a 6 string & put in an EMG P6. ^_^
Are my calculations wrong? A P5 = 19mm x 4 = 76mm divide by 5 = 15.2 mm spacing. You do like narrow spacing. I prefer the 19 mm.
IMHO, I think a P pup doesn't suit a 5'er, much less a 6-string bass. To me, that pup just doesn't have the clarity/definition for those lower register notes. But, I've never, ever been a P-Bass type of guy, either. So, I guess I'm a little biased, too, when it comes to that. But, the Peavey TL6 has (2) P pups, though.
They have the 45P6, but they also have a P6. The dimensions are the same as on the P5 & P4.
awilkie81,
I finally found that EMG P6 you pointed. Never saw that before and appears to be just what I was looking for. Thanks.
What? The P5 is NOT 15.2mm spacing...it has a wider spacing than my Spector ReBop and it's 16.5mm
I finally found that EMG P6 you pointed. Never saw that before and appears to be just what I was looking for. Thanks.
Glad I could help
But who would want to play a P-bass that is missing a couple of strings?
Hey, I finally achieved my goal of a 5 string P/J by modding a Squire Special P and love it! "Lower" notes are just fine (Fender USA P-bass 5er split pickup) But then along comes TB and hips me to the Peavey TL-6! I'm having SUCH a case of GAS!!!! A POX on you guys!
I'm going to commission something very similar to this pretty soon. I'm going to use a pair Nordstrand Big Splits, which I think is the best P-in-a-soapbar option out there.
My thoughts and ears are more for the sound with the extended range of BEADGC than the looks. Something like this pic with a P split coils in the P position. This is a picture of a Tom Clement "Darlene" the shape is truthfully named after my wife which Tom agreed to do for me. I currently own #256 7 string fretless which was the 1st "Darlene". This "P" sixer will be my #2. Wonder if the "P" pickguard shape could incorporated? This IS getting interesting now.
Any more ideas out there?
Any more ideas out there?
Yep. Fivers became common back in the late 80's, right? The Stingray fiver debuted in 1987, anyway. I didn't switch to fiver until 2000, but still had to wait years for traditional-looking five string P-basses to become available. The first I found was from Lull, then Sadowsky and Fender offered P-bass fivers.
Anyway, as you say, P-bass players tend to be traditionalists, and that's why the demand for 5 and 6 string P-basses has been relatively low.
