Fender Precision Lite

[thebrig]

I'm on the lookout for a Precision, and was wondering,
does a Precision Lite give that typical P thump/tone?

The fact that it is lightweight appeals to me, as I have back/neck problems.

[DirkThrust]

I had one sometime back in the mid 1990s. To call it a Precision is a bit of a misnomer as it doesn't bear much resemblance to a standard P. It's active with a P/J pickup config and completely different neck and body shape.

My memories of it are getting a bit hazy but I don't recall that it was very Precision like.

[YouMa]

I had one.Like an idiot i tried to defret it and ruined the bass with the fastest neck i have ever played. The tone is not that different from a precision.

[dudewheresmybass]

I use mine regularly.
- P ish
Close but not exact

[stu_g]

im a fender precision devotee but i had a p bass lyte and i couldnt really get on with it

[Musky]

I'm in agreement with the other comments here - it's in the ballpark. If Precisions came with an active EQ as standard, they'd probably sound exactly the same.

[BigAlonBass]

It's a bit of work, but strip the active set-up out of it, and throw it away. I found the active configuration on these Basses a bit TOO active and sensitive, if you know what I mean? I shoved 'real' passive Precision and Jazz pickups in mine, and it's a hell of a lot closer to the real thing.

[derrenleepoole]

Great instruments, very lightweight, comfortable and really good necks on them. Mine had a P and humbucker pickup configuration, not the normal P & J and it sounded great. Wish I'd kept it now, it's one of the best basses I've owned and I really regret getting rid. If you want a full bodied P-bass, get the real thing as the Lyte is an instrument in it's own right really.

[dc2009]

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1239673' date='May 21 2011, 08:28 PM']It's a bit of work, but strip the active set-up out of it, and throw it away. I found the active configuration on these Basses a bit TOO active and sensitive, if you know what I mean? I shoved 'real' passive Precision and Jazz pickups in mine, and it's a hell of a lot closer to the real thing.[/quote]

I find on just about any bass I leave the active controls flat (wonder why I keep buying active basses really), though find you can tweak it a tiny bit for various parts of songs, or switching between fingers/pick/slap, so if you're only using them for that it wouldn't matter so much?

I quite like the look of the lytes.

[Lenny B]

Still using mine after 20 yrs - now fretless, still loving it.
Great basses

(red one in the middle of my avatar)

Edited May 21, 2011 by Lenny B

[TransistorBassMan]

I've been using mine for 16 years now. I find that it's Precision-ish with the eq set flat. It's a fantastic bass.

Edited May 23, 2011 by TransistorBassMan

[Paul S]

Got one coming in about 2 weeks! Can't wait.