Precisions

[johnpaulbass]

Here you go

'02 j - refin in fiesta red
'79 - greco lawsuit
'79 - f precision

[Jimothey]

Here's my bitsa P nothing special but I like it! Even more now it's got flats on it! 

 

[darwin]

I last owned a Precision about 15 years ago but this arrived last week... I think the colour is Blizzard Pearl ? 

 

[bigsmokebass]

Not Fender but still precisions (only better 😉) 

[hooky_lowdown]

1 hour ago, bigsmokebass said:

Not Fender but still precisions (only better 😉) 

Some beauties there.

[krispn]

Oh go on then...

Meet Frank! He’s a PBird with a Tone Styler in place of a regular tone control. The sound is great and the added versatility of the TS over a regular tone control on a single pick up bass is a very wonderful thing!

 

 

Edited February 23, 2019 by krispn

[Tweedledum]

Just traded a Jazz Bass for another P-Bass. Total count is now 3.

 

 

[bigsmokebass]

21 minutes ago, Tweedledum said:

Just traded a Jazz Bass for another P-Bass. Total count is now 3.

 

 

You saw the light then? 😉 Congratulations on your new bass. Which one is it? 

[Tweedledum]

18 hours ago, bigsmokebass said:

Which one is it? 

Oh, I forgot to mention. It's the 1965 Sunburst on the left.

[cd_david]

I’ve spent the last few years ridding myself of a large collection and distilling my basses down to basses I will gig and not be precious about and the best version of the instrument I can find. If there’s anything that niggles me about a bass it’s now gone. 

With that said here’s the 2 best Fenders I’ve personally played. 1978 Walnut and Rosewood and a 1973 Black and Maple. 

[hooky_lowdown]

On 27/02/2019 at 19:16, cd_david said:

I’ve spent the last few years ridding myself of a large collection and distilling my basses down to basses I will gig and not be precious about and the best version of the instrument I can find. If there’s anything that niggles me about a bass it’s now gone. 

With that said here’s the 2 best Fenders I’ve personally played. 1978 Walnut and Rosewood and a 1973 Black and Maple. 

A framed rig picture. That's a basshead. 😉

[Soledad]

Just found this but love the fact there's a 62 page thread on Precisions. They were my first proper bass and getting the cash together for the first one was a mountain-climb.
I still have a relationship with Precisions that I'll never have with the Jazz. With the P when you dig deep it delivers a shovel-full - something the Jazz* just can't do.
And I think of the Precision as the working man's bass - got the tool, now go make your living son.
Owned 3 over a long time. Don't own one now. Will do, bound to happen

* don't get me wrong, the Jazz does some good tricks, just not that single excellent one.

[cd_david]

16 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

A framed rig picture. That's a basshead. 😉

The sad thing is, it’s my rig 😂

[hooky_lowdown]

27 minutes ago, cd_david said:

The sad thing is, it’s my rig 😂

That is one sweet setup. Love acoustic rigs. 🤘

[cd_david]

3 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

That is one sweet setup. Love acoustic rigs. 🤘

Me too, I had a bit of a sickness for a while but I’ve finally calmed down and have 2 370s and 2 408s. Ali McMordie was a hero when I first started playing. Hence the Guid too. 

[hooky_lowdown]

7 minutes ago, cd_david said:

Me too, I had a bit of a sickness for a while but I’ve finally calmed down and have 2 370s and 2 408s. Ali McMordie was a hero when I first started playing. Hence the Guid too. 

OMG. This deserves its own thread. Acoustic love. ❤️ Also that p is rocking too.

[Tweedledum]

On 04/03/2019 at 12:48, cd_david said:

The sad thing is, it’s my rig 😂

 

Few rigs are worthy to be framed. Your's definitely is.

[Soledad]

On 04/03/2019 at 15:46, hooky_lowdown said:

This deserves its own thread. Acoustic love. ❤️

YES ! - first time I ever plugged into a 360 it was like a life-changer. I seriously think Acoustic is one of a tiny number of landmarks in the bass timeline that Leo started.

[hooky_lowdown]

1 hour ago, Soledad said:

YES ! - first time I ever plugged into a 360 it was like a life-changer. I seriously think Acoustic is one of a tiny number of landmarks in the bass timeline that Leo started.

360 + 62 P is my bass nirvana.

[Soledad]

2 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

360 + 62 P is my bass nirvana.

Two questions. (1) Is that Acoustic wall all yours? and (2) Do you have all that in the house AND a wife?

[hooky_lowdown]

32 minutes ago, Soledad said:

Two questions. (1) Is that Acoustic wall all yours? and (2) Do you have all that in the house AND a wife?

You're asking the wrong person mate, ask cd_david.

[cd_david]

1 hour ago, Soledad said:

Two questions. (1) Is that Acoustic wall all yours? and (2) Do you have all that in the house AND a wife?

Yes it was all mine at one point. I don’t own it all now, just 2 408 cabs and 2 370 amps. 

Its my rehearsal room and no wife. 

[Sibob]

Took a couple of photos of my two Precision’s, both with La Bella flats.

1971 Fender Precision

2019 Lakland 44-64

Si

[Soledad]

2 hours ago, Sibob said:

my two Precision’s,

Fine pair  Keen to know how you reckon the sound compares, as I feel very familiar with the 60s and 70s Fenders, but no experience with the Lakland. The one thing I get from a Fender P is a kind of punch / grunt that a Jazz never gives me. I've wondered about a Lakland for a while.

I've heard the Fender P described as a one-trick pony which is not fair. I find if you back off the right hand a little, it also has a really clear but rich lower end with a warm musical top on it, not the high snap of a Jazz, a bit lower and more 'notey'. Sounds into words is tricky eh ?!

[Sibob]

20 hours ago, Soledad said:

Fine pair  Keen to know how you reckon the sound compares, as I feel very familiar with the 60s and 70s Fenders, but no experience with the Lakland. The one thing I get from a Fender P is a kind of punch / grunt that a Jazz never gives me. I've wondered about a Lakland for a while.

I've heard the Fender P described as a one-trick pony which is not fair. I find if you back off the right hand a little, it also has a really clear but rich lower end with a warm musical top on it, not the high snap of a Jazz, a bit lower and more 'notey'. Sounds into words is tricky eh ?!

Your wish is my command.

*Use decent headphones/speakers*
I'll let you try to decide in which order they go. The basses change every 4 bars. Volumes have been normalised as one was a fair bit louder than the other, this is a tonal comparison, not a pickup volume test.
Both are strung with La Bella flat wounds, the '71 has 760FL, the 44-64 has 760FS.

The 44-64 is very much based on a 1964 spec Fender Precision, so a C width neck with a shallow depth. The '71 is kinda classic 70's, B width neck and really quite a bit deeper.

Si

Edited March 20, 2019 by Sibob