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What would you have as your second bass behind a P?

tonymcbony

tonymcbony

Mar 21, 2006
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#1
Hi folks,

Having a bit of a dilemma here.
My main bass is a wonderful P Bass that just does what I love.

I've currently got a Pedulla Rapture J2 as a second bass, as something different when I want another flavour. It's a bit too polite for me and so I'm trying to choose between two old flavours.

I'd either get a passive American Standard Jazz, or get a Stingray.
I'm a very set and forget kind of player, hence why I love the P-Bass. I'm probably basing my experience with Jazz basses on the Pedulla but I find I have to fight reasonably hard to get a tone I like in the mix, mainly getting enough mids with a solid low end. I've never been able to play a Stingray in a band setting but I'd be keen on it if it'll work in rocky, dirty alternative kind of sound.

Your thoughts? What would you have as your second bass?
 
#4
i rum a p/j setup for my main but i chose a schecter raiden with musicman buckers as my second bass. the problem i ran into is trying to get it to fit in the in-ear mix but sounds amazing through my rig. plenty of low mids for growl and low end response. plus what i enjoyed was how different the pups sounds from one side of the blend knob to the other and it sounds good with flat wounds as well
 
#7
My two main players are a P and a Ray. What's great about them is that they both have roughly the same neck profile, so jumping between the two is easy as pie. Plus the Ray is great for more aggressive stuff while the P handles most of the more mellow stuff.
 
#11
Consider a passive jazz with noise canceling p-ups so you can set volumes differently for neck and bridge without excessive hum. I'm a big fan of the Geddy Lee with Dimarzio Area J, but there are lots of possibilities. Don't let the Non-American thing throw you. It is a beautifully made instrument. Making it useable with different volume settings is key. You can get at least three very distinct sounds that are very simple to dial-in with volume alone. All of them respond very well to a little dirt in the signal path, and you can really dig in and make it growl.

A Ric 4003 is another good choice. I love the distinctive look and sound. You gotta love the sound for what it is though. Rics need to be unleashed as Rics. There's nothing lamer than seeing someone play a Ric who "tones it down a bit". The damn thing is supposed to bark at you.

IMO both of these basses reward aggressive play.
 
#18
I really think I'll possibly have a "second best" Precision, way behind a (favorite "weapon of choice") Jazz Bass:smug:

Cheers,
Wallace

PS: kiddin' apart (sorry man, forgive me please...)
My suggestion's just goin' for a Jazz, as I'm certain somebody else already told ya

Cheers again
 
#19
tonymcbony said:
Hi folks,

Having a bit of a dilemma here.
My main bass is a wonderful P Bass that just does what I love.

I've currently got a Pedulla Rapture J2 as a second bass, as something different when I want another flavour. It's a bit too polite for me and so I'm trying to choose between two old flavours.

I'd either get a passive American Standard Jazz, or get a Stingray.
I'm a very set and forget kind of player, hence why I love the P-Bass. I'm probably basing my experience with Jazz basses on the Pedulla but I find I have to fight reasonably hard to get a tone I like in the mix, mainly getting enough mids with a solid low end. I've never been able to play a Stingray in a band setting but I'd be keen on it if it'll work in rocky, dirty alternative kind of sound.

Your thoughts? What would you have as your second bass?
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Why not just get another P.
Or a Jazz bass?
 

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