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What makes a Precision so good?
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Plug and play, Simple controls, sounds good in a mix, ergonomics are fine, looks are timeless, no single coil hum, sounds good with any string-type (flats, rounds, etc.).
I've wandered but always come back to a precision.
I've wandered but always come back to a precision.
Two words:
Elegant simplicity
Since moving to short scales, I no longer gig with a P bass. Instead, when I want P bass-o-liciousness, I use my modded ultralight Mustang as a substitute. Same elegant simplicity and tone (but with no deadspots) and much better ergonomics for me.
Elegant simplicity
Since moving to short scales, I no longer gig with a P bass. Instead, when I want P bass-o-liciousness, I use my modded ultralight Mustang as a substitute. Same elegant simplicity and tone (but with no deadspots) and much better ergonomics for me.
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Another vote for simplicity.
The most direct route to geting a great, timeless sound.
The most direct route to geting a great, timeless sound.
It seems to magically work in the mix for almost anything....It's my go-to if I'm struggling to get something to work soundwise in a mix.
Around here? Nostalgia. TB trends a little older, and there are alot of babyboomers here that are hung up on the music of the 60s and 70s, where the P bass is prevalent.
Its mid focused tone is great for thin arrangements. Either in early rock or Motown it was a major driver.
I don't see them as much in younger acts anymore because they get buried under thick guitars or sound to monochromatic. It doesn't lend itself to fast playing or playing high up the register.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Nothing sits on the mix as well.
Tradition.
Durability and simplicity.
Tradition.
Durability and simplicity.
I must respectfully disagree with this. I find it works well ask the way up the neck.
+1 to whoever said 'elegant simplicity'
The plug and play really matters.
I played an active bass for years and it had 6 controls on it... I much prefer the 1+1.
The maximal no b******t factor. Plug in, dial the tone knob, play, sound awesome.
The sound and shape of a Precsion is absolutely in tune with a universal harmonic that brings pleasure to all that experience it.
For me it's the neck. I always feel at home on a P-bass. Anything smaller and I feel like I'm cramped and tie my fingers in knots.
I have ZERO problems with playing in the upper register or playing fast.
And that tone....
I have ZERO problems with playing in the upper register or playing fast.
And that tone....
The Precision is highly functional, a classic sound which as so many have said "sits in the mix". I like P basses a lot and have probably done more gigs in terms of raw numbers on a P than anything else.
That being said, I now prefer a J bass in series wiring. I find it to be similar to but actually tonally superior to the P bass. When I gig on my P bass now I always feel like it's "almost right, but not quite". Just my 2 cents...
That being said, I now prefer a J bass in series wiring. I find it to be similar to but actually tonally superior to the P bass. When I gig on my P bass now I always feel like it's "almost right, but not quite". Just my 2 cents...
A beefy neck that fills your hand, a deep bottom end tone.
THIS!
