taha_never Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 count me in. at the time of shooting this picture it was with rounds and spb-2 pups. but soon i returned to flats + spb-3 combination. that's the exact tone i want. also i ordered a '57 Gold pg for the looks.[attachment=191315:IMG_5915 copy.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Pedal Geek Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) With the risk of increasing GAS, I'd like to share a recent P bass shootout I did. My very first Precision was #4 - a nice '79 Maple neck, heavy as hell... If you want, you can hear it here: [url="http://bass-pedals.com/fender-precision-bass/index.html"]http://bass-pedals.c...bass/index.html[/url] Edited May 5, 2015 by Bass Pedal Geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='Bass Pedal Geek' timestamp='1430844407' post='2765128'] With the risk of increasing GAS, I'd like to share a recent P bass shootout I did. My very first Precision was #4 - a nice '79 Maple neck, heavy as hell... If you want, you can hear it here: [url="http://bass-pedals.com/fender-precision-bass/index.html"]http://bass-pedals.c...bass/index.html[/url] [/quote] Great bass there, my 78 is the same - and rather heavy as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 That is my favourite of all the sound samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) My first P-Bass was a bitsa that my parents got a local luthier to build for me for Christmas when I was 15. Shell pink with a white scratchplate and a rosewood Jazz neck. Since then I've had (and still have) a 57-type bitsa, Squire VM, a Dee Dee Ramone and, my main bass, an '08 MIM which is just perfect. I've also had and got rid of a crappy MIM and an American Special. The wife also has a Tanglewood P copy and a rather nice red metal flake Fender Come to think of it, there are a lot of P-Basses in my house. Edited May 5, 2015 by joeystrange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Pedal Geek Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1430848356' post='2765208'] That is my favourite of all the sound samples. [/quote] it certainly has a more bright sound and presence than the other basses. I must admit, though, that it's not my main P bass anymore. That would be the 3rd 79 - partly due to the sound, but also to the fact it has an A-neck. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntLockyer Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 [quote name='Bass Pedal Geek' timestamp='1430856713' post='2765365'] it certainly has a more bright sound and presence than the other basses. I must admit, though, that it's not my main P bass anymore. That would be the 3rd 79 - partly due to the sound, but also to the fact it has an A-neck. :-) [/quote] My 60s one has a C neck and feels gigantic. Really liked the 70s one I tried, narrow nut but really deep neck, maple board too, sounded great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Pedal Geek Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1430846976' post='2765183'] Great bass there, my 78 is the same - and rather heavy as well [/quote] Yes, love those chunky 70's basses too. But I must admit that when listening to all these P basses I don't think the weight has as much of an impact on the tone as I used to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I had an MIM P in midnight wine/parchment but never truly got on with preferring, as I still do, the 2 x single coil setup. Iconic bass though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Bought a Thomann 60 mia special two pups zazz at bridge vintage violin burst lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukulelelab Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Tweedledum' timestamp='1429000215' post='2746767'] I always wanted a pre-CBS custom colour Precision. This one will soon be mine: [/quote] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Congrats. I remember that lovely '64 LPB used to be at the Guitar Center in Totowa (NJ). [color=#000000]There is some sticker residue at the back of the body where the previous owner attempted to cover up the buckle wear with masking tape and store manager explained me he was able to remove most of it. In Jan 2014 they sent the bass to a guitar show in LA (NAMM) and it never came back. It then re-surfaced in Sweden with Anders Anderson who I suspect acquired it at NAMM. Enjoy that great bass.[/color][/font][/size] Edited May 7, 2015 by ukulelelab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think I'm converted, always thought anything but a P. Then I saw an American Deluxe with the original style humbucker going for £500 on eBay and thought, what the heck? It needed some tlc and I still prefer the tone of all my other basses at home but in front of the band it just sounds so right. Nothing else has made it to a gig for a year now, I think it may be 'the one'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Having only got my Mexico P a few weeks back i was already very impressed given that sometimes they get a bad QC write up. Anyway tonight i have re-strung it with Rotosound 66' and given it a set up and it is now even better.....☺ I am a happy Precision Appreciation Club member 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 [quote name='Number6' timestamp='1431720757' post='2774437'] I am a happy Precision Appreciation Club member... [/quote] Outstanding! One day I'll tell you the story of my 76P and show you some pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431721040' post='2774438'] Outstanding! One day I'll tell you the story of my 76P and show you some pictures... [/quote] I've only ever heard the rumours about this legendary bass 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='Number6' timestamp='1431720757' post='2774437'] Having only got my Mexico P a few weeks back i was already very impressed given that sometimes they get a bad QC write up. Anyway tonight i have re-strung it with Rotosound 66' and given it a set up and it is now even better.....☺ I am a happy Precision Appreciation Club member [/quote] Yep, for some reasons the MIMs get a bad write-up but I`ve had a good few, none have been bad, and the post 2008 ones have been very good indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Picked this baby up a few weeks ago from the guys at Bass Gear, really chuffed so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='Henrythe8' timestamp='1429038341' post='2747326'] And tomorow, I'll go see, try (and probably buy) a MIke Dirnt Squier P. [/quote] I love mine Thinner neck than usual for a Precision (which usually would put me off, but it's good), and very light weight. I put an Entwistle neodimium pickup on it (£27) and it sounds immense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 What's that little thumb-rest made from and how is it fixed to the bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Posted this in the Gear Porn section earlier but thought I'd chuck it in here as well too - my pair of Matt Freeman Precisions. The white one is tuned to C# for band use and came with a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder, although I'll be putting the original pickup back in when it arrives. The white one has a couple of gaps in the neck pocket which is a shame considering the black one is flawless. They're both excellent players, absolutely zero GAS for me right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431815079' post='2775330'] What's that little thumb-rest made from and how is it fixed to the bass? [/quote] I use them in all my Precisions and most Jazzes too (it's that little black think on my avatar's red Precision too).. When I bought my first OLP MM2, that very thumb-rest on the Squier was attached to the OLP's pickguard, with strong double sided sticky tape, roughly at the position where a Precision pickup would be mounted. I removed it but kept it. Then I found it very useful on other basses. I really like to have something to rest my thumb at roughly the spot where the top of a Stingray's pickup would be... I had the thumb rest copied in aluminium by 'apa' (I haven't seen him around here in ages! ), so I have a couple more. Last year we had a thread about thumb rests and a few people liked this design, so I made a trace in Illustrator and 'Diablo' made a few of these in black acrylic for those who wanted them. I wish I had asked for more, the plastic ones are very nice, and I sanded them down to about 3mm (the original is 5mm I believe), which is perfect. They stay in place very well, I never had one move, let alone detach. But you can detach them when you want to, and remove the sticky residue without leaving a mark. I keep thinking I should find one of those laser-cutting places to get them to make a few more of these for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1431815918' post='2775338'] The white one has a couple of gaps in the neck pocket which is a shame considering the black one is flawless. [/quote] That just makes it a very authentic 70s RI... white, black and maple is just the best P colour combo. Edited May 16, 2015 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 (edited) [attachment=192155:20150427_205004.jpg] 2004 MIM P with '94 USA pickup and American Special Jazz neck. TI JF344 Jazz Flats. 2014 Squier VM Fretless Precision, neck replaced with VM77 Jazz neck. SD SBP-2 pickup. ECB-81 Chromes. 2014 Squier VM P5. USA pickup, soon to be returned to stock as it's no improvement. Hipshot HB7 lollipops. ECB81-5 Chromes. Everything I need. Nothing I don't. Edited May 17, 2015 by Telebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 My first was an 80's Encore! Since then I've owned..(in no particular order) 1976 Fender USA 1970's Maya MIJ 1996 MIM Westfield MIJ Photoflame 62RI 2012 FSR USA Parts Built 66 Slab body MIK Squier x2 Parts built black n maple P (Fender body and hardware and pickups, Allparts neck) - my main bass Parts built CAR n maple PJ (either Squier or MIM body. Fender hardware, fender USA pickups, Allparts neck) - my backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthestuntmen Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 [quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1428986932' post='2746666'] "...my first bass was a Vester a Stage Series in bright bright red with a white pick gaurd and potentially a maple neck..." [/quote] What, like this one that I picked up at a car boot sale a few years ago..? [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Vester%20Stage%20Series%20P-Bass/DSC_0253.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Vester%20Stage%20Series%20P-Bass/DSC_0256.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/Vester%20Stage%20Series%20P-Bass/DSC_0259.jpg[/IMG] I've since moved her on, but after a restring and tweak she was quite playable. IIRC she only cost £20.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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