lee4 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 After years of avoiding all things Precision and Jazz related I have had a conversion.Now I know what all the fuss is about.Let me explain;my guitar playing pal,despairing of me wanting to sell my $$ and get another as yet unspecified bass,lent me his old no-name p-bass copy.It's had a(bad)refinish in blue and has an EMG pup in it,and lives in his studio. I plugged it in to my Trace head,fired up the 4x10,and even with old strings it cut through 2 vocals,2 guitars,drums and sax at rehearsals.My Status Groove felt and sounded,well, less of a bass in comparison.So now I just need to sell the Warwick and then I'm going to get a P style bass of my own.SX,Squire or similar. I love the simplicity of 1 pup,20 frets and passive wiring. Quote
Beedster Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 [quote name='lee4' post='156995' date='Mar 13 2008, 08:43 PM']I love the simplicity of 1 pup,20 frets and passive wiring. [/quote] +1 Same things happened to me. Picked up a Precision one day and thought "why did I ever need more than this" Now I've got 5. Make of that what you will... Chris Quote
Chopthebass Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Exactly the same thing has happened to me. Plus I've come from 5-string. See my bass porn thread... Quote
Stag Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 all this talk of P-Basses going on an many threads, must be something in the air. I know one thing... ...its firing my GAS. Oh dear Quote
Beedster Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='157035' date='Mar 13 2008, 09:42 PM']*looks at watch* What kept ya? [/quote] Exactly Quote
dmz Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Plus - when you stand your P-bass next to your amp - it doesn't fall over like a Jazz bass does.......... That's why Jaco's is so scarred Quote
Jono Bolton Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 For ages I never thought much of Precisions, probably due to my only experience of them being horrible cheapo copies in school. When I bought my Jazz it was a choice between that and a black Precision, but the only reason I got the Jazz was because I was horrendously hungover and was struggling with the weight of the P. My whole perception of them changed though when I saw Brand New about a year ago and Garret Tierney was using a Precision straight into an Ampeg and it sounded a million times better than anything I'd heard before. I got my P last October and it's my main bass now, it's brilliant in its simplicity. Quote
ashevans09 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Recently converted too, just started noticing them in songs and now I absolutely love it. Just bought one! , should be here soon . Have to say though, I prefer my rapture for some situations, but the P is just so loooooooovely in that rocky/punk spectrum Quote
LukeFRC Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I know what you mean about cutting through lee4 I have a Status Shark 2 bass (the sister bass to your groove) amd although it sounds amazing and lush and organic theres nout like the bassy arragent cutting sound of a P Quote
paul, the Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I like to hear a warm thud. A warm thud suits a band situation best. Need I say more? Quote
Legion Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I've had a recent experience myself recently. I was taking the precision to rehearsals and all was going fine, but then the other day I had a sort of revelation with my old stingray and decided to take it to rehearal instead. There were all sorts of subtleties about it that I was excited about... Needless to say at full volume against a drummer they all dissapeared and I really missed that thumping sound. Back to the P Quote
Guest Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 well not exactly a p-bass but i am enjoying my new warwick fortress P/J i was it on the p pickup with just a little of the jazz pu for a bit of bite, strung with EB flats in .50-.105 it has a great p-bass thump especially with a hunk of foam under the bridge. It's strange solo it's but when you play it in context it sounds fantastic, i am planning a set of wizards for it I will crack 'for once in my life' got it down but need to work on the phrasing in the faster sections Quote
outsider70 Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 Welcome to the club! I 've tried most things over the years, and ALWAYS gone back to a P. Quote
bassboy115 Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 ive never really liked Precisions as my only real experiences with them are: a dodgy encore at school, and a mexican standard in PMT before i bought my jazz and it sounded and played horrible. However im slowly getting into them after listening to the wombats - moving to new york, his P sounds awsome with a pick! Quote
bremen Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='bassboy115' post='157203' date='Mar 14 2008, 09:05 AM']ive never really liked Precisions as my only real experiences with them are: a dodgy encore at school, and a mexican standard in PMT before i bought my jazz and it sounded and played horrible. However im slowly getting into them after listening to the wombats - moving to new york, his P sounds awsome with a pick![/quote] Yeah, that's a great sound isn't it! Quote
simon1964 Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) The P bass sound really does come into its own live. I've played basses which cound great played solo, or in low volume rehearsals, but which get lost in a live mix at a gig. But a good Precision just seems to sit well in any mix. Edited March 14, 2008 by simon1964 Quote
spinynorman Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I keep trying to find something more interesting, but our guitarist always looks happy when the Precision comes off the stand and vaguely uncomfortable if it's anything else. Quote
MythSte Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I do always feel satisfied when i pick up a P bass. Its not for me like, Not enough strings and wont cut through a synthtastic mix. but there is definatly a satisfaction i dont get from anything else! Quote
Merton Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I'm building two this year. Well, [b][i]re-[/i][/b]building two. I've never owned one until now, but I do love the sound, especially (as has already been mentioned) with a pick. Quote
Soulfinger Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I like (and own ) all kinds of basses but nothing, rpt.: nothing beats a good P in a band context. HW1 strung with flats, MIJ with rounds, CIJ Mustang with rounds. Thump, growl, punch, clarity, pure sonic satisfaction, it´s all there. Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 15, 2008 Posted March 15, 2008 I've done a couple of recent setups on Mexican Precisions & have really liked both of them. I ended up playing the one I did last week live at a gig & it was a great bass to play... If I hadn't already donated all my funds to the Status-Graphite homeless bass charity last week, I'd go out and get even a Mex Precision. Great basses. Quote
Frusty Posted March 15, 2008 Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) The reason I'm playing the bass is that I saw John Deacon playing a p bass about 8 years ago before I even knew what a bass guitar was. And yet I've never owned a p-bass! I think I should get one. Soon. Edited March 15, 2008 by Frusty Quote
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