Am I Mad? Wanting to sell a 55-01 and buy a CV P-bass? :S

[bigevilman]

Currently using 2 55-01s, awesome basses - got one passive (with nordstrands) and one active (standard), and they both have their own characteristics.

But over the last few weeks, I've had the urge to get a CV 60's precision, upgrade the hardware and fit a J pickup at the bridge for some tonal variations. I've been a fingerstyle player religiously for the last 3 years, but I'm thinking I should mix it up with a plectrum again.

Am I mad? Is this just a stupid phase? I'm using the passive 55-01 more now, with rolling it more to the neck pickup to get some nice grunt to it, which I think a P-bass would excel at.

Thoughts?

[Biaeothanata-Bassist]

Personally i think it would be a bad idea to do that, especially if you're going to be hacking in to the CV60 to add a jazz pick up. You may as well just keep the 55-01. If you're that desperate for a 4 string PJ , look in to something like the new Squier VM Precision Bass but I wouldn't get rid of one of those Laklands to do all that to a CV60.

My 2 pennies worth anyway

[lonestar]

Sounds eminently sensible to me although Im not sure that id bother with a jazz pup at the bridge.
I have a bitsa sx p bass with a wizard thumper pickup, sadly no longer available, but it does what it says on the box brilliantly.
Why not just go for a posh p bass pickup and hardware, I have gotoh 70s tuners on mine

[Geek99]

There is a squier VM p special that does all that . They come up all the time on eBay and having had one I have to say they are excellent.

Why butcher a perfectly good cv p ?

[bigevilman]

Cheers for input guys, will look at VM range. I have 2 55-01s so will still be keeping one, just thinking, having two of the same bass aint no fun!

[Cameronj279]

I would say its a mistake, especially as I used to own a Lakland 55-01 with the nordstrands (possibly the same one actually!) and know how fantastic it sounds. Personal opinion but I wouldn't do it.