Stingray 5 vs P-Bass

[P. Aaron]

I have both a Precision V and a Big Al 5 s-s-s. The Big Al has the slap and the 'B' string tone down all day and I play both doing about 40 shows this year.

All that being said, my Precision V is special and has a delightful slap tone and if I had to bring one bass, I'd choose the P-V because regardless of the room, the PA, the genre and X factors, I can dial it in on the Precision easily and sometimes, in spite of the options, I am constanly having to work the Big Al (and its active system) over and it can be a battle some nights.

 

[chris_b]

To the OP; It seems to me that I've seen Rocco excelling at fingerfunk on P type basses for at least 40 years.

I wouldn't get too tied up with bass playing stereotypes. You can play any style on any bass and if you do it right you will sound great.

 

[Reggiep]

Remember, the "Great Louis Johnson" did plenty of his earlier work on a P bass!