Why do I have to want a P...

[DavC]

maybe a cheap used P/J ... !? nice blend of both worlds ...

a P mostly sounds like a P because of pickup placement .. ! ( usually split for quiet operation )

mine is not split ... and has a J pup ... and 5 strings ... ha

 

[Clef_de_fa]

You can easily add country and R&B to the list.

I agree for Country but R&B not sure ... what I've heard they play more 6 strings scooped mid than anything else. And for Country, didn,t they want a 5 strings too ... isn't it a sacrilege to have more than 4 strings when it is a P ?

 

[LT131]

This is how I am justifying the purchase to my fiancee. I half-heartedly showed an American Standard P for $1,399 on Sweetwater, but that got shot down instantly. Looking at an Affinity P by Squire.

Good strategy. Take a little stronger stance on the Standard for a few days then "cave in" to a Squier CV as 40hz suggested or a VM if that appeals.. Sticker shock will have been neutralized. They are really nice regardless of price and you can get a cool color. They resell easy if you don't trash it so there is not much downside.

 

[Clef_de_fa]

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.

Yes it is but a lot of people just do that ... their old hero played one, all the hit mainstream music they've been eating for all their life was recorded with one, in the studio when they record a backing track for a star they hire the guy with a P bass.

All that is everything wrong in this music world.

 

[radioface]

Quarter pounders? I've heard many J basses both stock and modified on stage and I repeat, a J bass does not cut through like a P bass. If a J bass sounds so good with quarter pounders then logic would point out that a P bass would sound even better and cut through better.

 

[birminghambass]

It must be a Fender, it must be sunburst, it must have tort and flats.
"But Birminghambass, can it be a PJ? "
No it can't. A PJ sounds nothing like a P, not even close. I took a PJ to a gig once, we didn't even finish the first set. Shortly after we started the audience became belligerent and started yelling obscenities and throwing still-full bottles of beer. When I realized I had both volumes on my bass up I immediately soloed the P pickup. This helped to tame the rabid crowd but the damage had already been done. They knew it wasn't a real P and they were pissed. We made it through three songs before the cops showed up and shut the place down. Later that night a band of ruffians who had heard of the incident came and burned the place to the ground. I should have listened to TB.

 

[radioface]

The neck pickup of a J, does not equal a P pickup.

 

[Mr_O'B]

You should play as many p basses as possible.

If you can't make up you mind after playing multiple p basses you should not buy (used, new, etc.....) a p bass if you're that indecisive!

 

[hintz]

It must be a Fender, it must be sunburst, it must have tort and flats.
"But Birminghambass, can it be a PJ? "
No it can't. A PJ sounds nothing like a P, not even close. I took a PJ to a gig once, we didn't even finish the first set. Shortly after we started the audience became belligerent and started yelling obscenities and throwing still-full bottles of beer. When I realized I had both volumes on my bass up I immediately soloed the P pickup. This helped to tame the rabid crowd but the damage had already been done. They knew it wasn't a real P and they were pissed. We made it through three songs before the cops showed up and shut the place down. Later that night a band of ruffians who had heard of the incident came and burned the place to the ground. I should have listened to TB.

LMFAO!! That made my day...

 

[Nobody]

A P/J is not a P. Do not buy a P/J and think you've got a P. You don't. You have a jazzed up P.

That's cheating and not fair. If you want to be a heralded Talkbass member , then you need a 100% P-bass.

Otherwise you will be known as One Of The Others.....

It must be a Fender, it must be sunburst, it must have tort and flats.
"But Birminghambass, can it be a PJ? "
No it can't. A PJ sounds nothing like a P, not even close. I took a PJ to a gig once, we didn't even finish the first set. Shortly after we started the audience became belligerent and started yelling obscenities and throwing still-full bottles of beer. When I realized I had both volumes on my bass up I immediately soloed the P pickup. This helped to tame the rabid crowd but the damage had already been done. They knew it wasn't a real P and they were pissed. We made it through three songs before the cops showed up and shut the place down. Later that night a band of ruffians who had heard of the incident came and burned the place to the ground. I should have listened to TB.

This and this.
Don't be a jerkweasle.

 

[Iridescentone]

I get a kick outta the relentless objections to owning a P bass around here, and the members who endlessly propose that P bass players (or Fender players in general) mostly do so because their "heroes" played one, or the music they grew up listening to was played on a P bass, ergo there is some assumed lack of musical discernment, or even blind obedience to peer group pressure.

Just remember that virtually anywhere you go to play....jams, auditions, open mic's, recording sessions, whatever.....a Fender bass is almost always a welcome sight. It makes a statement that says you're serious about playing bass, and everyone there will immediately know that you understand why you're there, and what's expected of you. And that whatever you might be able to contribute to the group effort probably won't be some outlandish wank fest, or incohesive music store chops. No one want to hear that. It's just easier to get along with the other people involved when you show up with gear that they're comfortable with. Fender works.

 

[Leaux-b]

After you've had a good Precision, you'll never want to let go of it.

This is very true.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Templar has sure been weened on the Fender Kool-Aid. Wow!

 

[godofthunder59]

Dude why talk you out of it? Variety is the spice of life especially with basses. For decades (35 plus years ) I loathed the humble Precision, Now I have at least five 70s Ps in the pile, my favorites are the fretless. Go forth and explorere!

 

[nerkoids]

Templar has sure been weened on the Fender Kool-Aid. Wow!

My guess would be Candy Apple Red flavour...

 

[Matt O]

I drank the Fender Kool Aide 34 years ago when I bought my first Precision.

Still playing one.

It's strong stuff, man.

 

[Matt O]

You have to consider that G&L was Leo's last take on making things right.

IMO, he got it right mid '59.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The he improved on it.

 

[VWbug]

IMO, he got it right mid '59.

I beg to differ. Modern updates are ALWAYS an improvement to an original.

 

[Son of Wobble]

...the Fender Kool-Aid...

I drank the Fender Kool Aide 34 years ago..It's strong stuff, man.

You guys realize, don't you, that every time you reference Kool-Aid, this guy wins a little?