Single pickup passive non-Precision basses. Do new ones exist?

[Ajoten]

I can't find any, apart from the Les Paul JR DC. Add the J at the bridge and options open up... although in my case I want as few knobs as possible coz ain't got bwain for EQ and tweaking. 

 

I'm not opposed to P-basses in the slightest, am just sure I'm missing something. Especially given the not-broken-don't-fix-it ubiquity of Precisions. It's almost like noone dare compete.

[Supernaut]

Yamaha BB?

 

Sandberg VS?

[Hellzero]

MusicMan SUB or OLP.

 

And many luthiers basses.

[Ajoten]

Sandberg is active I believe.

No single pickup BB that I can see, PJ only.

SUBs are active.

OLP no longer available.

[Hellzero]

Here's all you can get by Thomann, use their filters...

 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/misc_4_string_basses.html?feature-45023[]=H&feature-8509[]=Passive&oa=pra&gk=GIEBS4&filter=true

 

And short scale basses too : https://www.thomann.de/gb/short_scale_basses.html?feature-45072[]=H&feature-45072[]=J&feature-45072[]=S&feature-45073[]=Passive&oa=pra&gk=GIEBSC&filter=true

[Hellzero]

And the original American MusicMan SUB's were passive.

 

Edited January 19, 2022 by Hellzero
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[Rumple]

Wilcock B90, a slight nod towards the old Shergold Marathon, not sure how readily available they are though.

[BigRedX]

When you say "non-precision" do you mean the body shape or the presence of a single P-style split humbucker pickup?

[fretmeister]

24 minutes ago, Ajoten said:

Sandberg is active I believe.

No single pickup BB that I can see, PJ only.

SUBs are active.

OLP no longer available.

 

 

Sandberg do a passive VS as well as the active one.

 

 

Musicman do 2

 

The Joe Dart - just a volume control

Mike Herrera (that has 3 knobs but they are dummies)

 

 

[fretmeister]

The Sandberg Basic is active, but it has a bypass and one of the knobs turns into a normal tone control when in bypass.

It's a very good system.

[Hellzero]

Maruszczyk and Messinger have their own affordable custom shop.

 

Here is their configurator : https://www.public-peace.de/custom-shop

 

Don't forget to check the luthiers, they are not always ultra expensive.

[neepheid]

Of course they exist - you don't make any mention of budget or anything so for non Precision, single pickup, passive, available new basses:

 

Epiphone Jack Casady

G&L Kiloton (Tribute version also available)

G&L CLF L-1000

 

You also don't mention scale, so shorties include

 

Fender Mustang

G&L Fallout (Tribute version also available)

Guild Starfire I

Gibson Les Paul JR DC which you already mentioned.

 

There are bound to be countless others.

[uk_lefty]

Aria SB series, most of those were passive one pickup basses. They sound great too. The previously mentioned Epiphone Jack Casady is a fantastic bass. There's tons of them.

[pete.young]

The Duesenberg Star or Starplayer was available in a single pickup version. Not sure if it still is.

[fretmeister]

 

What a lovely thing!

[Guest]

G+L L-1000 is passive tho perhaps a bit knobby? Humbucker in the P spot.

 

Their Kiloton is humbucker in the Stingray spot, J width neck, and available in the much cheaper Tribute range

[LeftyJ]

5 hours ago, BigRedX said:

When you say "non-precision" do you mean the body shape or the presence of a single P-style split humbucker pickup?

I thought of a fretless P when I read the title 

[acidbass]

Fender Cabronita

[HotelX]

Serek has several models like that

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Guild starfire I

 

[neepheid]

Am I invisible or something?  You could make it a little less obvious that no-one reads my posts

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

It really needed illustrating as well as confirming

[Jonesy]

I don't think anyone has mentioned these yet..........

 

Epiphone Jack Casady

G&L Kiloton (Tribute version also available)

G&L CLF L-1000

 

You also don't mention scale, so shorties include

 

Fender Mustang

G&L Fallout (Tribute version also available)

Guild Starfire I

Gibson Les Paul JR DC which you already mentioned.

 

There are bound to be countless others.

[jd56hawk]

You won't find better than this.

Passive but very potent.

G&L is always the answer.

Edited January 21, 2022 by jd56hawk

[Owno]

Most Serek basses, such as this Midwestern with a bisonic pickup. They make 30, 32 and 34’ scale basses.