presicion bass

[bassmansky]

went to local pmt store today to try the classic vibe 60's p-bass and was very impressed by it.lovely to play ,the neck is'nt as fat as a normal precision but is glossed for quick neck action.only thing i slightly took a dislike to was the orangey colour of the head.imo the 50's vibe p bass looked better but sounded slightly worse with a different pup to the 60's one.also tryed a highway1 which infact sounded the best,(£300 more tho!)tryed a MIM p bass as well which was ok but not as good as the squier vibe.so if i decide to go for a precision do i save myself £300 and trust the classic vibe or go for a fender which imho isnt that much better.or go secondhand or option 3 stick with my jazz.although hearing the p bass sound that might not be an option.

[aceuggy]

Hmmmm decisions decisions!! I will be interested to see your replies as I'm in exactly the same position, looking for a new P and considering the same guitars as yourself. At the moment I'm favouring the Highway 1 in honey blonde!

[ezbass]

Precisions, decisions.

If you really like the classic vibe and can't go the extra dosh for the Highway, why not get the classic and strip the poly off. You could then wax or oil in a MM stylee. Conversely you could just learn to put up with the colour if you like the feel of the poly. Or option 2, get the '50s vibe and put in a new '62 style p/up. The neck on the '50s will be bigger though.

[bassmansky]

the highway1 was the best i must admit but £300 better i dont think so,not going to rush into anything but the guy instore said that prices would soon go up so will wait and see.

[Prosebass]

Do a Stu Hamm and stick a Precision Pup in between your Jazz pups.....just a thought

[~tl]

The Japanese Fenders are pretty good, if you can try one of them before you make a decision, you should.

[6h5g]

go second hand, i did and i'm very pleased with my precision

[The Burpster]

Whilst I am an advocate of the H1, I also agree its a bit dear new..... especially from a ma and pa type shop (read non discounted price)...


HOWEVER...

2nd hand they are superb value and thats FWIW my recommendation would be....

[johnnylager]

Squier VMP?

[Tait]

squier standard precision? excellent basses, and they have a jazz neck and extra jazz pup, so will be able to do the precision sound but also the same sort of sound and feel of your jazz.

[bassmansky]

so much choice!ive tryed my jazz with just the neck pup but its still not a p sound which i thought i might get when i bought it.forgot to mention that i also tryed a jazz in between the others today and could not believe the difference in sound.looking around the cheapest highway is £450 so i would try and sell the jazz if i went for that but only for the right dosh,or perhaps pick one up secondhand and then have two basses!oh this gas does you in!

[aceuggy]

There is an H1 for sale on this very forum.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31807"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31807[/url]

Edited November 15, 2008 by aceuggy

[Geek99]

[quote name='~tl' post='329726' date='Nov 15 2008, 05:02 PM']The Japanese Fenders are pretty good, if you can try one of them before you make a decision, you should.[/quote]
yes, very underrated in my (owner) opinion.

[bassmansky]

[quote name='Geek99' post='330188' date='Nov 16 2008, 06:06 PM']yes, very underrated in my (owner) opinion.[/quote]
still bit exspensive .what ive seen but im sure well worth it