Your Pbass that isn't a Pbass.

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

One of the reasons that I finally let my beloved Classic Vibe 60's Fiesta red Pbass go was to not only make room for another bass but I missed I always wished it was a 5 string. I have evolved into being a 5 string player. I am not interested in BEAD or dropped D tuner or down tuning whatsoever.

Anther bass that I let go because it wasn't a 5 string was my Ernie Ball MusicMan Caprice. I waited and hoped for a 5 string and it was sadly discontinued. That was a great P/H style bass.

My Sandberg can give me some pretty convincing 5 sting Pbass tones when I solo the neck pickup and eq just right. Paired with my Fender Rumble 500 and tube DI, it really works. It does sound more like a single coil Pbass with great clarity. I can get into Wilton Felter and Sting category with ease . This bass does everything that I liiked about my CV and my Caprice, and even more.

I kept TI Flats on the CV and Super Slinky rounds on the Caprice. Ive settled on a well broken in set of TI jazz rounds for the Sandberg and it is a nice compromise between the two .

Anyone else have a bass that they use to get Pbass tones that really isn't a Pbass?

 

[Iridescentone]

Maybe/probably, but "which" P bass tone?

 

[Geri O]

My Lull P5 has every bit of Precision midrange growl and gnarly attitude one would want from a Precision.

And the tone control reels that attitude in quite nicely when necessary. Not quite down to flats territory.

(Thankfully….)

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Maybe/probably, but "which" P bass tone?

Whichever one suits your fancy.

 

[Iridescentone]

Whichever one suits your fancy.

Exactly. But that's subject to change on a weekly basis over here.

 

[Dr. Keebs]

I won’t say that it’s a P bass tone, but if I need something fluffier, I’ll turn on the mid cut switch of my Yamaha BBNE2, roll the mid freq knob clockwise all the way to tubby town, pan away from the bridge pickup to taste, adjust EQ to taste.

 

[Vodyanoi]

My SR600 has two split-coil pickups; I don't play it that much (if any at all) nowadays, but I used to enjoy soloing the neck pickup while bumping up the mids.

 

[Isaac_James]

I bought this Yamaha BB735 almost a year ago and it's been my main player since then. Mostly I use it in active mode, with the blend knob centered, which produces a not particularly P-bassish sound. But I do occasionally turn the blend all the way neckwise and switch off the preamp, and boom - I've got a very nice 5 string P bass sound. I love this bass. It does everything I'd want out of a P bass, with a few extra features that expand its versatility and overall playing experience.

 

[MdC64]

 

[60bass]

OK I'll play. Here's my not a P bass, bass. Although it's inspired from one.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

my jazz basses with the neck pickup solo'd sounds very very P-esque. I am not the first person to figure this out.

 

[woodyng2]

Closest thing I have to a Pbass at the moment.

 

[Isaac_James]

One of the reasons that I finally let my beloved Classic Vibe 60's Fiesta red Pbass go was to not only make room for another bass but I missed I always wished it was a 5 string. I have evolved into being a 5 string player. I am not interested in BEAD or dropped D tuner or down tuning whatsoever.

Anther bass that I let go because it wasn't a 5 string was my Ernie Ball MusicMan Caprice. I waited and hoped for a 5 string and it was sadly discontinued. That was a great P/H style bass.

My Sandberg can give me some pretty convincing 5 sting Pbass tones when I solo the neck pickup and eq just right. Paired with my Fender Rumble 500 and tube DI, it really works. It does sound more like a single coil Pbass with great clarity. I can get into Wilton Felter and Sting category with ease . This bass does everything that I liiked about my CV and my Caprice, and even more.

I kept TI Flats on the CV and Super Slinky rounds on the Caprice. Ive settled on a well broken in set of TI jazz rounds for the Sandberg and it is a nice compromise between the two .

Anyone else have a bass that they use to get Pbass tones that really isn't a Pbass?

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By the way, that Sandberg is gorgeous! I usually don't go for gold hardware but on a black instrument, it's very classy. And that pickguard really makes it pop. Is that the one that came with the bass, or is it a custom job?

 

[Blues Bass 2]

This is the closest I have , that Nordy P pickup does the P sound very well .

 

[Snert]

Not to be too pedantic, but to me a P bass is any bass with a split coil pickup at the same position relative to the scale. It need not be a Fender, after all a factory Fender bass with a Dimarzio Split P, SD QP etc is still considered a P by pretty much everyone, yet it sound very different to traditional Fender P pickups. I also consider reverse Ps in the same place to be a P.

 

[ThudThudThud]

My Am. Std. Jaguar has it in spades.

 

[ToddB1963]

This BB3000 has a great P tone.

Earlier this year, I got a pickup gig with a band and one look at the set list convinced me a P bass was necessary.

I packed by CS '59 Journeyman Precision in the car, fully intending to use it on the gig, and took 'ol black beauty here as a back up. During the soundcheck I pulled out both basses, tuned them up, took them to the back of the hall, and tested them in-turn with a wireless transceiver. Now as much as I love my CS '59, the straight-up P tone of the BB sounded better in that particular venue, so I put the Precision back in its case.

The BB3000 never disappoints. It is the most versatile bass I own.

 

[garp]

Like @Isaac_James and @ToddB1963 , I’ve found that the Yamaha BBs do an impressive job at simulating the P thing. I do keep an authentic Fender P in the stable, but my BB415 is a serious contender.

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

I love everything in this thread. My humble contribution:

 

[jastraw]

One of the reasons that I finally let my beloved Classic Vibe 60's Fiesta red Pbass go was to not only make room for another bass but I missed I always wished it was a 5 string. I have evolved into being a 5 string player. I am not interested in BEAD or dropped D tuner or down tuning whatsoever.

Anther bass that I let go because it wasn't a 5 string was my Ernie Ball MusicMan Caprice. I waited and hoped for a 5 string and it was sadly discontinued. That was a great P/H style bass.

My Sandberg can give me some pretty convincing 5 sting Pbass tones when I solo the neck pickup and eq just right. Paired with my Fender Rumble 500 and tube DI, it really works. It does sound more like a single coil Pbass with great clarity. I can get into Wilton Felter and Sting category with ease . This bass does everything that I liiked about my CV and my Caprice, and even more.

I kept TI Flats on the CV and Super Slinky rounds on the Caprice. Ive settled on a well broken in set of TI jazz rounds for the Sandberg and it is a nice compromise between the two .

Anyone else have a bass that they use to get Pbass tones that really isn't a Pbass?

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which model Sandberg is this?