P-bass for Duck Dunn's 60's sound

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Swapped my pop/rock band for Soul/blues outfit and we play a lot of stuff from the Stax lable with plenty of Donald Dunn bass.
My ACG jazz doesn't do a decent P-bass immitation so I've been looking at these precisions:-
Squier Classic Vibe 60's
Fender Classic Series
Fender Road Worn
Fender Duck Dunn.
Are there any other makes/models that you think I should be considering?
I don't want to be forking out more than a thousand euro's and will probably be looking at secondhand stuff.
At the moment we are playing this sort of stuff;
Knock on wood - Eddie Floyd
Who's making Love - Johnnie Taylor
Wrap it up - Sam n Dave
Hey pockey away - The Meters
Hard to Handle - Otis Redding
Born under a bad sign - Albert King

Thanks for any eye openers you may have.

Phil.

[Dazed]

If you can find one, try a limelight!

[HowieBass]

At a Bass Bash earlier this year the favourite P bass in a blind test was 'won' by a Fender Mark Hoppus Jazz with a reversed split P pickup.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/238458-herts-bash-2-the-precision-test/page__view__findpost__p__2494670

[Cat Burrito]

Those Classic Vibe Squiers are stunning so I wouldn't look to spend more. I now ONLY play Squiers having previously had £1700 basses. For the Stax sound get some flats on it and you're pretty much there.

[gjones]

Ed Friedland does a P bass comparison. What he finds is that a P bass sounds like a P bass, whatever make or model.

A Squier will sound just as good, within the mix, as a Pino Pallidino custom shop model in the hands of somebody who can play it properly.

[media]http://youtu.be/TMNTN-9SAUQ[/media]

[media]http://youtu.be/x6Cd98DH__U[/media]

Edited December 25, 2014 by gjones

[KiOgon]

Take a P-bass, any P-bass, string it with Flats, get a set of Duck Dunn fingers & you're there

[Jazzjames]

All comments above valid. If you want to get close to his sound, i believe finding a '57 reissue P bass would be a good way to go. I have a MIJ one from the early ninties. It's great. I play it all the time. Strung with flats. One of them should be around the £500 mark.

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Thanks guys, nice video comparrison.

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Yeah, those Duck Dunn fingers, not easy to come by. The rest should be a doddle ;-)

[JapanAxe]

Find a P that plays well and looks great (to you), put flats on it, and you're good to go. For some numbers you may want to pluck with your thumb whilst damping the strings at the bridge.

[Clarky]

This?

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250608-fsft-fender-duck-dunn-precision/page__p__2629150__hl__duck%20dunn__fromsearch__1#entry2629150

[wateroftyne]

Any ol' Precision.
Cabs with no tweeters. Bump the mids. Done.

[White Cloud]

Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn or Bob Glaub models would do a damn fine job of this.

[Lozz196]

As already mentioned any Precision should be fine for that, but if willing to spend, try the Road Worn - they are great basses, sound nice, but are sooooooo nice to play.

Edit - having said that, the below would be good, Classic 50s Precision:

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251570-fender-mexican-50s-precision-bass-fiesta-redprice-dropl475/

Edited December 25, 2014 by Lozz196

[Bloc Riff Nut]

Lozz, I tried to swap him my ACG Graft Gallas for that Classic Series, but he wasn't having any of it.
And the japanese Duck Dunn model is a little too roadworn for my liking.

[Scott S]

[quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1419549351' post='2640903']
Lozz, I tried to swap him my ACG Graft Gallas for that Classic Series, but he wasn't having any of it.
And the japanese Duck Dunn model is a little too roadworn for my liking.
[/quote]

If you're looking at spending sub 1000 Euros you could always have just bought it, lol.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Scott S

[chris_b]

Duck Dunn played lots of P basses, different ones through out the years, then he switched to Lakland basses.

He also used many types of amps and cabs.

Most of the music of the era and place that you're playing was recorded on P basses but many of the guys that went on the road to promote the songs were playing Jazz basses.

IMO all you need out of your ACG is a fat warm bass tone. The rest is down to you and how you play the numbers.

[lojo]

My CIJ 62RI does anything you want from a p bass IMO

[Raslee]

[quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1419541263' post='2640814']
If you can find one, try a limelight!
[/quote] I use my Limelight P in my soul band, sounds great although i did swap out he pick up for a Wizard trad. Great basses those limelights and certainly look the part

[Bloc Riff Nut]

@Scott S, I guess my search has just begun and offering a little used bass as a swap is less painful than cash.

I'm leaning towards the Classic Vibe but have the Road worn in mind because they say it plays so well. Struggling to find anywhere that sells the Classic Vibe around here(holland)

[Scott S]

[url="http://www.bassmatters.nl/en/basses/fender-classic-series-50s-precision-bass-lacquer-10341"]http://www.bassmatte...s-lacquer-10341[/url]

Okay, slightly over budget but cash is king and the price may be negotiable?

But if you're looking for total value for money the Squier Classic Vibe 60's P-bass in Fiesta Red is a no-brainer. I had one of these about 12 months ago and I was blown away by it. Even at the full RRP the CV is worth it!

Edited December 26, 2014 by Scott S

[The Badderer]

if you're after a specific sound for a band situation i'd go with the squire cv and buy it cash. there's no way i'd every get rid of my ACG (the guy with the Mexican Fender refusing to trade must need his head examining!!). Just get the cheapest nicest tool you can for the job, and then you have a back up bass too

[Scott S]

[quote name='The Badderer' timestamp='1419589733' post='2641024']
if you're after a specific sound for a band situation i'd go with the squire cv and buy it cash. there's no way i'd every get rid of my ACG (the guy with the Mexican Fender refusing to trade must need his head examining!!). Just get the cheapest nicest tool you can for the job, and then you have a back up bass too
[/quote]

No, pal, the guy with the Mexican Fender refusing to trade doesn't need his head examining, he's just looking for a specific ACG that he actually wants.

[Sean]

I bet I could make that ACG Jazz sound just right in that band. If you don't think it's up to muster I'll fix it up ;-)

[timmyo]

I've got a CV P with TI flats - sounds and feels amazing