diskwave Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Yes I know another P bass thread, however I dont want to know what they're like, make comparisons etc dont need to, played them for years. Seems there are so many brands and styles out there yet you look in the classifieds and there are so few P basses for sale, yet the vibe I get, especially around here is that they are just not that popular, you have to search high and low to find one. Just got me thinking. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 You’ve got it all wrong. P basses are very popular on BC but everyone needs one so they don’t tend to sell them. I’ve had mine since 2006! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 44 minutes ago, diskwave said: Yes I know another P bass thread, however I dont want to know what they're like, make comparisons etc dont need to, played them for years. Seems there are so many brands and styles out there yet you look in the classifieds and there are so few P basses for sale, yet the vibe I get, especially around here is that they are just not that popular, you have to search high and low to find one. Just got me thinking. Not sure any of that's true, there's quite a few for sale now and always tend to be, they're as popular as Jazzes (the main competition), more popular than 'rays and derivatives, and way more popular than Rics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 Ok. Id say there are way more Jazzes and derivates of, than P basses for sale at any one time, yet I get the sense that J's are more popular which would mean more peeps would hang on to them, or maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Ranked list of 2022 bass sales on Reverb is below: Squier Classic Vibe VI Fender Player Precision Bass Fender Offset Series Mustang Bass PJ / Gretsch Junior Jet II Squier Affinity Precision Bass PJ Rickenbacker 4003 Sterling StingRay Ray4 Fender American Professional II Precision Squier Affinity Bronco Bass Fender Player Jazz Bass / JB-62 Jazz Ibanez GSRM20 Gio Mikro Squier Affinity Jazz Bass Ibanez SR300E Soundgear Standard Hofner Ignition Pro Violin Bass Fender Precision Bass (1970-'83) Fender Standard Jazz Bass / American Professional II Jazz Bass / Squier Classic Vibe '70s Jazz Bass Squier Classic Vibe '70s Precision Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Squier Classic Vibe '60s Precision Fender Player Mustang Bass PJ Squier Classic Vibe '50s Precision Source: https://forum.bassbuzz.com/t/2022-most-sold-basses-via-reverb-fender-bass-vi-at-1/35464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Is any of that true and accurate? Hard to tell, but the placement of the Classic Vibe VI at #1 spot is somewhat concerning. And of course there are no actual sales figures, just a listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 The humble Precision, imo best bass there is. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 23 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: The humble Precision, imo best bass there is. Here too. Have to admit after decades of playing them and a few other types which didn't last long, ... a P bass just feels like an old pair of shoes.. it just fits so well... so darn easy to make work whatever Im asked to play. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 (edited) Maybe over there, but I doubt it. Over here, still plenty for sale, countless posts about them, and many, many people still calling them the perfect bass...although the same can be said for the Jazz bass. The Precision isn't my favorite bass, but... https://www.talkbass.com/threads/why-does-talkbass-love-the-p-bass-so-much.1654921/ I've owned quite a few P basses, but none ever compared to this. (There must be a reason Diviser builds 100 Jazz basses for every P bass they make.) Edited July 12 by jd56hawk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 (edited) P Basses are extremely popular at the moment, and has been so for a while. They are in fact experiencing a regular renaissance. Edited July 12 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 2 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: P Basses are extremely popular at the moment, and has been so for a while. They are in fact experiencing a regular renaissance. Aye, approximately 70 years 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 If you haven't noticed the zillions of times that P basses have been mentioned by fanbois on BC, you haven't been reading it properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I’m selling one in the classifieds…because I have 3 haha (kinda 4 actually, but the 4th is a P/J). Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 22 hours ago, diskwave said: ...yet you look in the classifieds and there are so few P basses for sale, yet the vibe I get, especially around here is that they are just not that popular... From being on this site for a good few years now, what I have seen is that the P Bass is hugely popular, possibly the most popular individual bass. What I have also seen is people turning over Jazz Basses in a search for the ultimate one - pick-up placing, neck profile, binding, blocks, maple/rosewood. Then they enter the realms of active, so again, pick-up choice, pre-amps, wiring. Those seriously afflicted then get into the 'Super Jazz' market. The P Bass user knows a P Bass sounds like a P Bass and just gets on with it (until gas kicks in and they want another one)! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 minute ago, Mykesbass said: From being on this site for a good few years now, what I have seen is that the P Bass is hugely popular, possibly the most popular individual bass. What I have also seen is people turning over Jazz Basses in a search for the ultimate one - pick-up placing, neck profile, binding, blocks, maple/rosewood. Then they enter the realms of active, so again, pick-up choice, pre-amps, wiring. Those seriously afflicted then get into the 'Super Jazz' market. The P Bass user knows a P Bass sounds like a P Bass and just gets on with it (until gas kicks in and they want another one)! There's a lot of truth in that 👍 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Playing a P bass always feels like coming home to me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Having been stalking the For Sale section for a year or so looking for the right Jazz, I feel that only recently there's been an uptick in the amount of J basses for sale, but never any shortage of P basses. IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 If we count the double soapbar type as a jazz it would account for over 80% of the for sale adds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 the thing is the P bass' beauty is its simplicity... the ingredients are fairly set, you can upgrade pickups and go for different sounds, or maybe better tuners ... but thats it. the simplisity means I think there's less variation between the sounds you would want, whereas jazz styles are a bit more variable.... so if you have a good P - why would you ever want or need to sell it? Even if you end up playing 6 string fan fret through neck d-tuner 4 pickup piezo equipped filter preamp at you jazz gig/pub - the P will do the P thing better than anything else - you you will keep hold of it.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 6 minutes ago, LukeFRC said: Even if you end up playing 6 string fan fret through neck d-tuner 4 pickup piezo equipped filter preamp fretless at you jazz gig/pub - the P will do the P thing better than anything else - you you will keep hold of it.... Fixed it for you Luke 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, Bolo said: If we count the double soapbar type as a jazz it would account for over 80% of the for sale adds. My headless 5-string Sei Flamboyant has two J pickups in somewhere round J positions. My headless 5-string fretless Sei Original has two soapbars in somewhere round J positions. I wouldn't count either of them as a Jazz, in fact I'd be extremely offended if anyone did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 On 12/07/2024 at 09:23, OliverBlackman said: You’ve got it all wrong. P basses are very popular on BC but everyone needs one so they don’t tend to sell them. I’ve had mine since 2006! I don't need one. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 46 minutes ago, tauzero said: I don't need one. HTH. Come, time will. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I don’t think I know anybody without one 🤔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 3 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I don’t think I know anybody without one 🤔 Why would a non-bassist have one? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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