Alberto Rigoni Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Dear colleagues, what's in your opinion the most growly, punchy and full of mids Fender Precision bass, possibly with maple fingerboard? thanks and cheers! Alberto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Lee sklars’ Franken P. Could just be him but it does sound good in his videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto Rigoni Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 38 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Lee sklars’ Franken P. Could just be him but it does sound good in his videos. Any link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Any 70s Fender P will growl, then your choice of strings will decide how much. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 There's no magic combination - any P will growl differently (or maybe not at all) to another... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Strange sense of deja vu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) The Classic 50s I had was a very aggressive, growly Precision. Similarly when I played another Basschatters Classic 50s it was the same. Big thick chunky maple neck on it. Edited October 18, 2020 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Alberto Rigoni said: Any link? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs5yDeiOgkyRZGZGphlSbIw There’s loads of videos that it features in here - natural body, rosewood fretboard, double p p/u’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 So that’s the 50s and 70s boxes ticked, 60s, 80s and 90s anyone 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Beedster said: So that’s the 50s and 70s boxes ticked, 60s, 80s and 90s anyone @wateroftyne got there first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I had a Precision with a maple cap neck once - seriously growly and trebly. Just like Entwistle's Frankenstein. The neck was from a Roger Waters Precision, as far as I know the only Fender bass with such a neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I bought a set of Dunlop Superbright roundwounds to put on one of my Precisions. It now sounds a lot more aggressive than my other Precisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Strings and pickup height are the factors here. My Precision really growls with Rotosound roundwounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 The most growly Fender P depends on who is playing it and with what intent, rather than the bass itself. John Wetton, for example, played an alder/rosewood early 60's P with roundwounds ( probably Rotosound, still the best string ever for that kind of sound) brilliantly and never has there been such a growly and menacing sound. An ash/maple 70's P bass could sound much more mellow, depending on who was playing it and what they were trying to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Then add even a pinch of distortion in the upper mids to all of the above for some extra bite ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Bigguy2017 said: Strings and pickup height are the factors here. My Precision really growls with Rotosound roundwounds. Absolutely - in general slightly more mids with be perceived as the pickup is brought closer to the strings. Round wound strings are a thumbs up from me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Listen to the beginning of "Got The Time" by Anthrax. By using a lil drive, Frank's bass tone doesn't just growl, it tears your face off Edited October 19, 2020 by Dood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 A jazz bass with the tone rolled off a little! (Joking!! *runs for cover*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
such Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Something like this? I heard a few of this guy's builds (got one on order too) and they tend to sound as if a rottweiler, a concrete mixer and a Royal Enfield struggling up a hill had a baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, such said: Something like this? I heard a few of this guy's builds (got one on order too) and they tend to sound as if a rottweiler, a concrete mixer and a Royal Enfield struggling up a hill had a baby. That PJ is lovely. 😍😍😍😍😍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, such said: tend to sound as if a rottweiler, a concrete mixer and a Royal Enfield struggling up a hill had a baby. That doesn’t sound like a good thing! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, such said: Something like this? I heard a few of this guy's builds (got one on order too) and they tend to sound as if a rottweiler, a concrete mixer and a Royal Enfield struggling up a hill had a baby. I like that dudes YouTube vids, those buzz basses sound great.... Love to try one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 If you are stuck to a fender model, then stick a Creamery 58 P pick up in it - it will growl more than my dog at the postie. I did a self build from a Mighty Mite body, Stuck a nice chunky Allparts maple neck, did a relic paint job of my choice (one of my mates hates it, but hates all gold!) and popped the creamery pick up in. Its just the ticket! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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