Who makes a passive P with a J neck?

[adivin]

Lakland
Lull

 

[sirsam22]

The 90's Peavey Furys have super skinny necks. You can usually find them for $200 or less, and they are worth much more than that.

 

[YoMomma]

Heck, build your own! Easy to do, everything bolts together.

 

[hdracer]

Fender makes a few models

 

[mpdd]

sb-2 by g&l

 

[StuartV]

+1 on the Peavey Fury AND the G&L SB-2.

 

[adivin]

Fender makes a few models

I thought they only do the Deluxe active PJ?

 

[Nobody]

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[atheos]

Squier has (had?) the P-Bass Special line, P body, J neck and P+J pickups. I got one a few years ago and definitely a keeper.

 

[adivin]

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That's a PJ. I'm looking for just a p.

 

[PotsdamBass8]

What's your budget? I think that will help.

 

[Nobody]

That's a PJ. I'm looking for just a p.

Turning the middle knob fully counter-clockwise turns a PJ into a P.

 

[solderjunkie]

"Building one" seems like a good plan until you figure the costs involved. If you don't have a wood shop or the ability to spray finish, even a budget-minded bass costs more than a factory-built Precision.

Price list of all "budget" parts:

Mighty Mite Precision body (finished): $150
Mighty Mite Jazz neck (finished): $100
Fender "Original" '62 Precision pickup: $70
Pickguard: $20
Bridge: $20
Tuners: $45
Knobs, pots, jack: $20
Strings: $20
Nut, string tree, screws: $15

Grand total: $460 and you still have to assemble it. Add shipping (or sales tax) for everything and you can almost buy a used American Fender P Bass.

It will also have near-zero resale value, and it might be a real dud... you never know if it's a "good one" until it's built

 

[Gintaras]

And once more...Peavey Fury. Got one a few months ago - P sound with great jazz type neck...slim and fast. Most posts on this bass just say leave the bass as is thou I did read a post from one TB member that he installed a Bill Lawrence P46 pup and loved the improvement. Just got one used from a member and looking forward to trying it. Even at that I'll have less than $250 in it. It's also the cheapest bass I own !!!

 

[adivin]

Turning the middle knob fully counter-clockwise turns a PJ into a P.

I have a pJ but soloing the p gets me close but not close enough.

 

[adivin]

What's your budget? I think that will help.

I have more budget than sense so lets assume money is not an issue.

 

[Doctor J]

Buy a P bass and a J bass and swap the necks, then sell the one you don't want.

 

[dbd1963]

Hmm.. I love the tone of my P and have been wondering about swapping a Geddy neck onto it myself. Trouble is, my P is Mexican and the Geddy neck is the older Japanese version so I'm not sure it'll fit so well.

The Geddy neck is by far the nicest J neck I've come across currently made by Fender. If the swap will fit well, I'd recommend doing this. You can buy the Geddy necks on eBay pretty often.

 

[Nedmundo]

sb-2 by g&l

Yup, and the split-coil only SB-1 and recently reissued LB-100, which has a traditional alnico split-coil and thus will sound more like a Fender. The LB-100 comes standard with the #12 neck, so for a J neck you'd need to order the #6 (1.5" nut, 7.5" radius) or #8 (1.5" nut, 12" radius, and my favorite neck). The non-standard neck is a $50 upcharge. I'm battling serious GAS for an LB-100 with the #8 neck. If my past is any guide, I'll lose...and I think I'm at peace with that.

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[adivin]

Yup, and the split-coil only SB-1 and recently reissued LB-100, which has a traditional alnico split-coil and thus will sound more like a Fender. The LB-100 comes standard with the #12 neck, so for a J neck you'd need to order the #6 (1.5" nut, 7.5" radius) or #8 (1.5" nut, 12" radius, and my favorite neck). The non-standard neck is a $50 upcharge. I'm battling serious GAS for an LB-100 with the #8 neck. If my past is any guide, I'll lose...and I think I'm at peace with that.

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Thanks didn't know about LB 100. That looks very interesting with a #8 neck