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Whats the deal with P basses?

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Flyingaero

Jan 12, 2010
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Im shopping for a new bass but my improv. teacher thinks I should get a P bass because I like to play disco and older songs. He said at my level I should be able to make one of those sound good. Quite frankly they all look the same and I cant tell any difference. I was at daddys junky music the other day and I was playing some of the "P" basses there and most were on a 35" scale and had terrible glossy necks. even the fretboards were glossed!:spit:. So it didnt look very nice( I like different) and it didnt feel very nice. When I started to play it It was even worse! It made this weak sound (I wasnt plugged in) even when I was slapping and the overall experience was horrible. The frets were sharp, it was thick and heavy felt cheap and was going for over $500! I dont see why anyone would buy one of those if you could get a schecter custom 4 for the same price (Which I also played). It felt nicer, sounded a lot nicer (even with slapping) and overall just felt better. If its not for the look then what? I actually thought is was a kids toy ( I think it was a fender)
 
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lol Its not meant to be trolling. I only have a starter bass and have just saved up money to buy another one. I see in the show off your basses thread many of you have them and they are always the vintage basses going for $2000+. I know not all of them are like that but I dont know what the difference is between a "P" and a normal bass yet my improv teacher highly recommends me getting one. It was a bit troll though, but you shouldve have played it! :p
 
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Yeah a lot of them look the same but the difference will be in how they play and sound.

Some Fenders play better than others, some that have been sitting in guitar shops for months play awfully. QC at Fender over the years has sometimes been a little patchy (although it appears to be great now) so if it's old stock sitting on the shelf it might be a little sub-par.

The bottom line though is that if you find a good one, you've got a great standard bass that sound engineers will be familiar with and that will be at home in a lot of different genres.
 
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It sounded weak because it wasn't plugged in. This is priceless.

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Flyingaero said:
Whats the deal with P basses? I dont see why anyone would buy one of those if you could get a schecter custom 4 for the same price (Which I also played). It felt nicer, sounded a lot nicer (even with slapping) and overall just felt better. If its not for the look then what? I actually thought is was a kids toy ( I think it was a fender)
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im glad im on luch break and didnt read this on the floor..i seriously cant stop laughing.
 
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:hmm: Im being totally serious! I tried googling it before posting and came up with nothing! Im digging myself a hole with this one but does the precision refer to the style or something about the playing? I am a bit biased towards the schecter but you know what they say about first impressions. Im honestly clueless on this one! :help:
 
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Flyingaero said:
:hmm: Im being totally serious! I tried googling it before posting and came up with nothing! Im digging myself a hole with this one but does the precision refer to the style or something about the playing? I am a bit biased towards the schecter but you know what they say about first impressions. Im honestly clueless on this one! :help:
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You're definitely in the wrong place. You should really be looking at playing one of these:

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