Then, it's not for you. Not that it's not good for funk, but it will need some preamp tweaking to get the sound you would want. But it won't be immediate and could sound bland to some, because these instruments are intended to be "transparent" with almost no sound signature but yours.
That said as @Woodinblack wrote it, Alain Caron sounded the same when he was playing a Leduc bass. The sound is in the fingers, not the instrument, but in this very case the craftsmanship level is very similar so maybe he would sound different on a P-Bass... But not that much in my opinion as he could make it sound the way he wants. Fingers again !