Why do I have to want a P...

[GIBrat51]

Sorry; I'm retired from talking people out of stuff. Especially talking people out of wanting a bass - whatever it is. Find one somewhere; play it (I promise you, P-Basses don't bite); and then, you will have the empirical evidence to talk yourself out of wanting (or, God forbid, buying) one. Or, to make yourself miserable, 'cause you DO want one now, and can't buy it. But, at least you'll know...

 

[deste]

I think I can say that I'm a "J guy": I prefer a J for sound, neck, string spacing, overall feel. Over my main four basses, three are J.
I decided to try a P, so I bought a Squier CV 60: a very nice unexpensive instrument, great-sounding, perfect for blues and classic rock. Not my favorite kind of stuff, but it's a matter of taste. I don't play it too often these days, but it's still there: it's an useful tool when needed.
There is no better or worse: they are simply different, and they may work better or worse in a genre of music or another.
My advice could be: buy the best P you can afford, enjoy it, and if you really don't like it after some months (and some gigs) sell it with no remorse.

 

[TripleDouble]

But remember, if you buy a Squier and use it for gigs, other bass players who don't have a gig and are watching you will quietly judge you for not having bought a real Fender. Nobody else will notice, because you're just the bass player.

 

[Iridescentone]

Your opinion is not fact.

What?....not ever ?!

Damn!

 

[Son of Wobble]

What?....not ever ?! Damn!

 

[Iridescentone]

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Um...two dogs having oral sex?

Oh wait...wrong test.

 

[VWbug]

"But remember, if you buy a Squier and use it for gigs, other bass players who don't have a gig and are watching you will quietly judge you for not having bought a real Fender. Nobody else will notice, because you're just the bass player."

...You will feel insecure deep down inside because MAYBE they know something you don't. You'll lose sleep and your appetite will suffer. The guilt from not being the best you can be because you chose to be dollar wise and tone foolish will gnaw on your very soul. You honestly feel there's no difference, but you fear deep down inside they are right.

* I honestly don't care, I just had to add this. Lol

 

[Jeff Scott]

a P just works, is non offensive in any mix...

We certainly don't want anyone to be offended!

 

[birminghambass]

We certainly don't want anyone to be offended!

Your sensitivity is offensive to me. As are your emoticons because the third one slightly resembles me.

 

[Nobody]

Your sensitivity is offensive to me. As are your emoticons because the third one slightly resembles me.

Sorry to go off topic but I must say that you have lovely eyebrows.

 

[Son of Wobble]

Sorry to go off topic but I must say that you have lovely eyebrows.

Cheers.

 

[birminghambass]

Sorry to go off topic but I must say that you have lovely eyebrows.

Thanks but please stay focused.
PBASS PBASS PBASS PBASS PBASS...

 

[Doublesixes]

To me, a P is the perfect bass when you just want to concentrate on the musical aspect of your playing, without paying attention to the typical tweaking that I go through when using my J. There just isn't any tweaking with a P. With a J, I typically concern myself with choosing which pup should be predominant or what blend best suits the song.

When playing a P, I'm assured that whatever comes out from the amp will be a decent, accepted sound.

 

[TripleDouble]

Since we've officially wandered off the path, everyone has seen the Al Di Meola Sequencer video, right?

 

[CenTexThumper]

You're not going to get any help from me. Everyone should at least one at least once.

 

[nostatic]

Agreed.

I believe the party says that Mao got about 80% right, 20% horribly wrong (that whole Great Leap Forward famine and cultural revolution). More objective people would reverse the numbers. Unlike Mussolini's main claim to fame (made the trains run on time), Mao actually did some positive things. But the cost was brutal.

Back on topic, I don't think Mao played a P-bass, though it is the proletariat instrument of choice.

 

[hrodbert696]

Oh yeah!
A butterfly P bass..... it's a win win!
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NEED!

 

[Son of Wobble]

Back on topic, I don't think Mao played a P-bass, though it is the proletariat instrument of choice.

Your decadent, "individualist," coffee table bass is duly noted and reported to the appropriate authorities!

 

[Matt Dean]

I was a jazz player for decades... I switched to a fender P a couple years ago and have never looked back.

 

[twinjet]

It's stupid to want something because everyone else has it, but I too fell victim to this. After shelling out over $600 for an American P, I just hated the fretboard size & sold it the following week. I compared the sound to an Ibanez sr400 with DiMarzio pups, & there was so slight of a difference, I never GASed for one again.

The affinity I'm looking at has DiMarzios. Are they good?