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Single Coil P-Bass Options?


thegummy

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Anyone know any options for buying a single-coil style P-bass that are (preferably a good bit) under a grand?

The only one I can find is the Harley Benton that's actually under £100 and it gets a lot of rave reviews but hard to be confident of a bass at that price.

I see Squier used to make what would be the perfect option but no longer make it.

Any others?

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There is a rather nice MIJ fender one on eBay at the moment.

If you want a new one, Maruszczyk make them, would probably be under a grand.

Edit: I also have a HB 51, they are great value but it is pot luck whether you get a good one or one that needs a lot of set up.  At least there are some more colours available now.

Edit2: Some great single coils on the Maruszczyk website. Not the right shape I guess but can't see why they wouldn't do you a P bass shape with a single.  https://public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/mr-tee/4-string

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25 minutes ago, kodiakblair said:

Nothing wrong with the HB PB - 50, I've 4 of them

4! Have you got any of the newer ones, different colours etc? Have they changed the neck profile.

I like my PB50, but I really wanted a 51 style bass and also the same neck profile as my Fender Classic 50 - which is shallow but wide (44mm), the PB50 is 42mm and has a deep profile.

 

 

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6 minutes ago, No. 8 Wire said:

4! Have you got any of the newer ones, different colours etc? Have they changed the neck profile.

I like my PB50, but I really wanted a 51 style bass and also the same neck profile as my Fender Classic 50 - which is shallow but wide (44mm), the PB50 is 42mm and has a deep profile.

 

 

I ended up building a partscaster with body and neck from someone I know who makes them. I’ve got two now - one solid and one semi. Both hand finished and set up. Both cost less than £500 complete. 44mm nut, shallow neck etc. 

There really was nothing out there equivalent so I felt it was the best way to do it..

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3 hours ago, Bridgehouse said:

I ended up building a partscaster with body and neck from someone I know who makes them. I’ve got two now - one solid and one semi. Both hand finished and set up. Both cost less than £500 complete. 44mm nut, shallow neck etc. 

There really was nothing out there equivalent so I felt it was the best way to do it..

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I've seen (and admired) the first one on another forum but both are absolute crackers, well done.

Partscaster is an option but the paint job puts me off, it looks like a time consuming process that I just wouldn't be able to do.

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24 minutes ago, thegummy said:

I've seen (and admired) the first one on another forum but both are absolute crackers, well done.

Partscaster is an option but the paint job puts me off, it looks like a time consuming process that I just wouldn't be able to do.

The first one was danish oil - done in a weekend and foolproof - it is literally wipe on with a cloth, give a few hours to dry and then reapply until you like what you see. 

The green one is nitro and so a whole different kettle of difficult fish...

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5 hours ago, No. 8 Wire said:

4! Have you got any of the newer ones, different colours etc? Have they changed the neck profile.

I like my PB50, but I really wanted a 51 style bass and also the same neck profile as my Fender Classic 50 - which is shallow but wide (44mm), the PB50 is 42mm and has a deep profile.

 

 

I got one from the last batch of 2017 and one from the first batch 2018. The necks changed to more of a satin sheen since 2014's gloss, they're now a wee bit shallower.

 

I mention the batch dates because there was a factory change and the 1st lot of 2018 had teething troubles. Thomann got things fixed pronto as the PB-50 is a big seller.

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Just now, yorks5stringer said:

There's a Freya one in the ads too at the moment, they were selling for around £150 on eBay at one time, the one in the ads has been upgraded substantially.

 I meant to add a link to them earlier but there's a lousy signal at work. Freya no longer sell them so somebody best snap it up.

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3 hours ago, barrycreed said:

Resurrecting an old thread. Thinking of going down the single coil p bass route, and possibly asking the guys at Oil City for a similar pickup to what @Bridgehouse got done in his semi hollow bass.

Not sure if the person who built your semi hollow body @Bridgehouse does them usually, or was it a one off? 

Very much a one off - the builder doesn’t build any more - you’d have to go to a luthier and request one from scratch

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10 hours ago, barrycreed said:

@Bridgehouse thanks. I’ve seen a few options in the meantime. A thinline body looks appealing in that it would be light.

They do sound different tho, you should note.. bit more woody and a bit more thumpy. That’s why I had the unusual pickup built - it’s a very focused sound and helps the thin line punch through

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