what works for you?

[macmanlou]

What about a tech21 pedal?

VT Bass or VT Bass DI can _emulate_ the Ampeg sound pretty well. I certainly recommend trying one before investing in a whole new rig.

 

[toberoo]

For a different take, fresh stainless steel strings through a gk amp, treble and mid boost, and, most importantly, a really heavy right hand. Not the classis p bass sound, but it's cool how much the player can make the same instrument sound so different. And a b3k when you really wanna tear people's heads off lol .

 

[Moosehead1966]

I use a Fender 100T all tuber through a sealed Harrke hydrive can with horn turned off. I get s snarley-pissed off grindey tone through my passive Precisions.. I'm quite okay with that!

 

[tommy gilstrap]

I use the exact same rig and always have a VT Bass pedal set to "Fat Tube" setting. Been working for me 100+ gigs a year for the past 5-6 years.

 

[Runlikegregg]

maybe try the Catalinbread SFT. great pedal for some nice warm fuzzy wooliness or all out overdrive.
I play my P through an Eden which is pretty clean sounding (though not quite as clean as the markbass i would think) and I love my tone.
I get a lot of clarity from the Eden which I can muddy up a bit with the pedal.

 

[Alexander]

P Bass and Ampeg go together like chocolate and peanut butter

 

[FirewalZ]

I get a great solid classic tone from a GK MB212 and an old Jazz Bass. While not a P bass per say, I can still get it to sound pretty close.

 

[PaperbackRyder]

I go for the classic P Bass sound as well. Running flats. Loved my Ampegs (SVT, SVT II pro, PF500) but like others have said, I optimized my schlep factor and now run the Aguilar TH350 through a Revsound 2x10 (vertical) that weighs <30 lbs. Sweet sweet tone, for days!

 

[Neon Blues]

La Bella Flatwounds + Ampeg V4B + 212AV or any variation of 12" Speakers.

Hell, it basically plays the Blues Brothers OST on it's own.

 

[JimmyM]

What works best with a Precision for me is what works best with everything. SVT/810e.

 

[Jefff]

I can make a Precision work with whatever is there. If I have choices I would use an Ampeg tube head and 2 12's. If not, I can always find a useable tone with anything on stage.

 

[topcat2069]

I think the VLE on your amp is one way to tweak out a classic P Bass tone from your existing rig... at least that's the control that I used to get a more [classic] tone when I had a LM II head.......

 

[jbd5015]

Just recently discovered using the volume knob differently on both the amp and the bass have helped my search for the sound.

Usually just kept the bass volume all the way up, and brought the volume of the amp up to taste. Ever since pickin up the SVT212AV, ive had to rethink and tweak the old V4B to get what i was after.

Finally found that i can run the amp almost wide open, or certainly much higher than i would normally, and bring the volume on the bass down. Its much easier to get the clean tone i was after, which isnt that clean really, and when you want the heavy grit, just bring up the volume on the bass. It doesnt get much louder really, just gnarly.

I scoop the low mids a bit (300k on the old V4B), boost the bass, treble stays flat, ultra hi/lo off, and the horn is off on the cab. Its slices, it dices, it grinds, it pounds, these are a few of my favorite things, all within the turn of a knob. No pedals needed. Pbass with 250k pots, orange drop cap, Lollar overwounds and TI Jazz rounds. So far the best rig and set up ive had to get whats in my head out of the amp.

Good Luck!!!

 

[phillybass101]

P-Bass and some type of ampeg rig.