TBIRD VS. PBASS!

[ShazzamDood]

I play brit-punk type indie music just so you guy know…

My bass has been a knock-off Fender style pbass which I’ve had for about 2 years now and I wanted to buy something new. The bass I currently have sounds good to me and I like the pbass sound it gives off. But on a trip to guitar center the Tbird (Epiphone) caught my eye.
I played it and thought it sounded great. I really like both basses and I’m not quite sure on what to buy. I'm not sure if the Tbird get the growl the Pbass has and I’m also on a budget. I really like them both though

The point is which bass do u guys think has more versatility?

The Thunderbird or the Precision Bass?

(Also considering the price range being of the Epiphone and a MIM Fender)

 

[Din Of Win]

Those are pretty different monsters actually...

Do a little research on YouTube and you can hear lots of examples of each.

Only you know what kinda sound you need. Personally i would get the MIM P, but that would suit my needs better than a TBird at the moment.

If you existing bass is a P, I think i would get the TBird just for diversity's sake. You can always upgrade the pickups/bridge/pots on your existing one to get something that sounds as good as or better than a MIM, assuming the bass itself is in decent shape.

 

[Ric5]

The p-bass is more ergonomic. The T-bird has neck dive. The p-bass has one series humbucker which gives it that classic tone. The T-bird has 2 15k ohm parallel humbuckers which gives it a smoother sound. The t-bird has a fatter low end and the p-bass has more mid growl. I have 3 p-basses. On 2 of them I put a tbird pickup in the bridge position next to the existing p pickup. It gives me a pt sound in stead of a pj sound.

 

[Joe164]

you play punk, so P.

 

[bazzanderson]

The P bass for sure unless it's a Gibson Tbird.

 

[newbold]

Precision basses are just about everywhere.

Neither are 'more versatile'...but they for sure have their advantages...such as the P bass' lack of neck dive, and the T-Bird's neck through sustain (a real t-bird)

I'd second Ric5's suggestion of putting a t-bird pickup in the bridge position. If it has a nice vintage mojo, then if you ever want to put the covers on your bass, the shiny t-bird pickup will look amazing there.

in fact, that's something I'd like to do!

T-birds are cool...but p-basses are the real deal everywhere. Bite and punch. T-birds are more like Jazz Basses than P-basses to me.

 

[ShazzamDood]

What do you guys think of this:

http://epiphone.com/default.asp?ProductID=305&CollectionID=12

or

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The first is apparently very recent in the market and I've seen very little reviews on it.

Thnx for all the feedback.

 

[Darkstrike]

Well if you already have a P style bass that you like, I'd go for the T-Bird, for variety.

And you should be able to get plenty of growl out of one.

 

[ttomom]

Those are two completely different animals.

I've always loved the T-Bird look but once I played one the feel and sound were not as good, to me, as my P-Basses.

Play both and decide which one is right for you.

 

[Double Agent]

I think P-basses are more versatile, but no P will ever sound like a T-bird. If the T-bird is the sound you need, nothing else will do. But if you don't need THAT tone, get the P-bass as they fit in a wider variety of genres than a T-bird IMO.