I've only been playing, pretty badly i might add , for a few months so i'm not the most qualified person to comment on the merits of the P bass...but i do own 2. First one is a standard MIM Precision and the second is a custom MIA Precision with a jazz neck and twin pick ups. Out of the two, i seem to get on better with the Jazz style neck...but i do like the utilitarian look of the Precision.