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Your Pbass that isn't a Pbass.
- Thread starter LadyLoveStingRay5
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L to R:
P style
P killer
Double P killer
Super P/J
My G&L L1000 is basically what I reach for if Im looking for p bass tones. Ya know the way a modern pop producer would dial in a bigger than real life P bass tone for a slick modern pop/nu-disco hit? Yeah, the L-1000 is basically like that when it’s raw and ready to track. It’s the “pre mixed p bass” already in the bass.
Of course, Leo designed it to be exactly that- the final iteration of the p bass with all the improvements he discovered over the years after he made the original.
Of course, Leo designed it to be exactly that- the final iteration of the p bass with all the improvements he discovered over the years after he made the original.
You are going to find that bass does a great PBass on steroids type of sound and a few others that come in handy.I don't have a dog in this fight at the moment, but will let you know once I get my Music Man bass.
That’s a lot of PBass goodness!!
Looks like this would sound similar to the new Mono Neon model . But of course your ruby red sparkling beauty looks 100% better.
My non-Fender P is also my non-Musicman Stingray.
My modded Jaguar gets darker P Bass tones with a 5 % Overwound Fralin P Bass pick up. Just put some heavy gauge D' addario NYXL's on and it plays and sounds a beast. Got a lot of clank digging in
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My beloved Clement speaks for itself on this topic. 
Dingwall NG3. P-bass or Jazz bass or Stingray with the flip of a switch.
I'll post just before I go to bed and enjoy this thread tomorrow.
My Ibanez SR755NTF is it (stock photo) - it does my J duties too and gets that '80s Aria SB tone (the bridge pickup has been replaced with a Nordy Big Split). Ironically, I just bought a beautiful Pbass to go with it even though buying another bass was something I really didn't ever expect to or need to do. They are different enough that I love them both.
My Ibanez SR755NTF is it (stock photo) - it does my J duties too and gets that '80s Aria SB tone (the bridge pickup has been replaced with a Nordy Big Split). Ironically, I just bought a beautiful Pbass to go with it even though buying another bass was something I really didn't ever expect to or need to do. They are different enough that I love them both.
+1 pretty much
IME, The difference can be quite subtle and I bet in a mix or recording would be near impossible to discern other than a trained ear using high-end speakers/headphones/IEMs. In-person, the Jazz, even set up properly, tends to snarl while the P bass tends to grunt. In a recording/mix, good luck for the average listener hearing a difference. Add effects like chorus, flange, distortion and then all bets are off hearing a difference.
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Not a great pic, but a stage shot of my EBMM Cutlass…refinished in Amethyst Sparkle, because, well…sparkle! 
My best dual coil pickup P bass that isn't a P bass is my Fender Mustang PJ LE. It took me trying a bunch of Mustang P/Js over about a year but this one give me the best P sound I've ever heard when using just the P pickup.
Not a great pic, but a stage shot of my EBMM Cutlass…refinished in Amethyst Sparkle, because, well…sparkle!
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I’ve been wondering whatever became of that sparklefication project of yours!!!
. That’s right. I totally just made up a word in honor of this special occasion .
Yes sir…… This is how we do it!!!
