markorbit Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I'm a long time Precision player who currently has GAS for a Classic Ray! I honestly believe you don't need a herd of Precisions, maybe one with flats and one with rounds. IMO the main choice to make is what nut width do you prefer. I find the latest US Precisions to be a bit narrow. I like a P bass to feel like BASS so vintage 1962 spec for me - wide and shallow. I've had so many Fender Precisions that my next one I'm assembling myself with my own parts and mods - JustaNut, P Retro preamp, original '62 pups, Babicz bridge and Brazilian Rosewood neck and 1 3/4" nut. I'm not going for authenticity here but hopefully a real good 'Precision'. If I could buy an aftermarket MM bridge with mutes that would probably go on instead as I love the warmth that mutes bring to the table. I may then sell the rest of my collection which includes a minty black/maple 79 and a Pino CS. I think I could get down to one Precision. Though I'm looking forward to fingerfunkin on a classic Ray right now for that Chic thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 There's that lovely Alleva at Bass Gear: [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/alleva-coppolo1/alleva-coppolo-kbp4-limited-supreme/"]CLick here[/url] I've tried that and it's very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='jonthebass' post='1251627' date='May 31 2011, 04:21 PM']There's that lovely Alleva at Bass Gear: [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/alleva-coppolo1/alleva-coppolo-kbp4-limited-supreme/"]CLick here[/url] I've tried that and it's very nice...[/quote] At £2.5k for an ex demo I should hope it would be very nice indeed. If I had that kind of cash for a Precision I would buy me 3 American Standards and use the change for the variety of strings. That way I would have 3 distinct Precision sounds, the nice US neck and as a bonus I wouldn't have to look at that hideous, clubby Alleva headstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1251402' date='May 31 2011, 01:07 PM']You know what Gareth, you're not wrong and I agree with you wholeheartedly ( however you spell that ) if you've found what's good for you in a Precision bass then there's no need to look for a better one, and the only other way is to make the one you have better by fitting a "boutique" pickup like a Fralin or Lollar, Wizard or anything that is better than stock, rather than to get a new bass, after all wood is wood and at the end of the day is the electronic that maketh the sound you get out of it, and a good amp of course. [b]See that bass in my avatar, well that middle pickup on it's own nails the bl00dy P sound down to a tee[/b] another reason why I love that old bass, it just rawks![/quote] Cool, is it a split coil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1251402' date='May 31 2011, 01:07 PM']and the only other way is to make the one you have better by fitting a "boutique" pickup like a Fralin or Lollar, Wizard or anything that is better than stock[/quote] Thats what I find strange, we all, including myself, state we love Ps, but then consider changing Pups to make it sound more P, doesn't compute really when you think about it ? Currently considering changing the ones in my 62 RI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 hmmm... i would take any of.... Japanese top end reissue P basses ('57, '62 or '70s models available) my JV squier and maybe the G&L L1000 over a current us standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='lojo' post='1251827' date='May 31 2011, 06:00 PM']Thats what I find strange, we all, including myself, state we love Ps, but then consider changing Pups to make it sound more P, doesn't compute really when you think about it ? Currently considering changing the ones in my 62 RI[/quote] That is because the modern pickups are not the same quality as the old vintage ones used to be, and that is why there is a market for Seymour Duncan, Lollar etc building pickups based on the exact same specs as the very first ones hand wired, & wax potted by Leo & co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 anyone mentioned Ibanez yet? Get an early Blazer bass - very affecting P bass sounds. Mine's 1981. Original case, imported from the US, would NEVER sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='henry norton' post='1251701' date='May 31 2011, 04:14 PM']At £2.5k for an ex demo I should hope it would be very nice indeed. If I had that kind of cash for a Precision I would buy me 3 American Standards and use the change for the variety of strings. That way I would have 3 distinct Precision sounds, the nice US neck and as a bonus I wouldn't have to look at that hideous, clubby Alleva headstock [/quote] The only person who's really demo'd this for more than a few minutes is Chuck Rainey I think It has a very expensive fingerboard upgrade, I think maybe $500 - $800+. It was genuinely priced at £3,500 so the £2,500 is the discounted price for an ex demo. Lotta cash but Jimmy's basses are seriously nice. I've thought long & hard about about buying this very one a few times but I really prefer a narrower neck profile (the '72 I have coming is more like a J bass width). Last time I was up at BG I tried this baby out [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/alleva-coppolo1/alleva-coppolo-kbp4-custom-black-cherry-metallic-burst/"]http://www.bassgear.co.uk/products-page/al...metallic-burst/[/url] Just loved it - looks really cool in the flesh and has another great fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckman Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I had bad Precision bass GAS from 2008 till April this year, after spending approx 22 years avoiding them. I managed to get a battered MIM / Japan Precision & I forgot how good it sounded. I would love to get an American Standard next,but until then my Heinz 57 will do me fine. The body is from a Fender Japan PB-57, & the neck is a MIM 2008 the previous owner added the active basslines Jazz pickup. My mate is going to take it out and respray it for me,I prefer the classic Precision bass look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='Jigster' post='1251857' date='May 31 2011, 06:32 PM']anyone mentioned Ibanez yet? Get an early Blazer bass - very affecting P bass sounds. Mine's 1981. Original case, imported from the US, would NEVER sell.[/quote] My very first Bass was a Blazer, they had only just been released. I dont remember how it sounded but i do remember it looked really smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1251841' date='May 31 2011, 06:19 PM']of.... Japanese top end reissue P basses ('57, '62 or '70s models available) over a current us standard.[/quote] Ive tried to MIJ/CIJ route, and they are great basses, I have no doubt. I really liked my MIJ 62 Reissue P, and it was worth every penny, but the current American Standards blow away every MIJ/CIJ P bass Ive played (and thats a fair few). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Very curious about the [url="http://gilyaronguitars.com/page10.php?view=thumbnailList&category=14"]Gil Yaron[/url] instruments, although I suspect they might cost as much as a real vintage fender, which would hold its value. Bloody gorgeous, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='1251383' date='May 31 2011, 12:55 PM']A Squier CV or Matt Freeman of course (at least, in all the important area's) [/quote] I'll second the Squier Matt Freeman. Just bought one myself as it was much better than the 3 or 4 American fenders I tried out at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 [quote name='molan' post='1251863' date='May 31 2011, 07:39 PM']The only person who's really demo'd this for more than a few minutes is Chuck Rainey I think [/quote] HaHa! Fair enough, I suppose that's some sort of value added. Presumably at those kind of prices the basses are essentially boutique, so you could have any neck width and board wood you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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