School me on P type basses

[bob the r0bot]

I would say either used mustang or squier classic vibe.

[Mudfuzz]

I love P basses! I have... I think seven basses with P pickups... I just love that sound.
So.. yes there is the squire stuff... eh... MIM stuff... eh.. personally for the money [$200-$400 range] 80's Ibanezes and Yamahas with in most cases crush them. So I'm say'n used... MIJ, Ibanez, Yamaha, Jackson MIJ, Tokai, Fernandes MIJ ect

[Achtane]

+1 on MIJ if possible. I would go for that or a used G&L if the price is right.

Mustangs are sweet but don't forget that it's a short scale if that's not what yer looking for.

[CaptainWampum]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqllpnyWrY[/youtube]

[Jero]

I like p-basses but that guys tone is yuck

[DuoSonicII]

I just sold an MIJ, very good bass for the price. I have a parts P with an original '72 neck and a '81 G&L L-1000, so I figured it was time to let one go.

[theavondon]

I just sold an MIJ, very good bass for the price. I have a parts P with an original '72 neck and a '81 G&L L-1000, so I figured it was time to let one go.

L-1000 YESSSSS

[Eric!]

I just sold an MIJ, very good bass for the price. I have a parts P with an original '72 neck and a '81 G&L L-1000, so I figured it was time to let one go.

L-1000 YESSSSS

[unownunown]

that first song sounds definitely more j-bassy+rounds to me. love that tone too. i'm actually thinking about getting a j-bass sometime in the near future.

[unownunown]

get whichever one comes in white. or try to spend time playing both to see what you like. they really do feel different.

[Mudfuzz]

:lol:
get whichever one comes in white. or try to spend time playing both to see what you like. they really do feel different.

inless you own a screwdriver... I haz a J with a P neck and a P with a J neck

[unownunown]

smash the system!

[Achtane]

Well, you mentioned the Jaguar PJ, which has a J-style neck
I wonder how the pickups are on those. I like hot P pickups...

Ps to me feel like digging in as hard as possible, strings rattling against the frets like the shitty fan against its cover in my last car, dancing like a retard while playing and the feeling of a weapon in your hands.
Js are like "okay guys, I'll play for real this time. NO, I'M SERIOUS, FOR REAL!"

[Chuckchuck]

You have to decide what neck you want, & what pickup you want. P basses are available with Jazz necks, and vice-versa, or you can simply buy them separately & piece them together. You may suffer some neck pocket gaps or differences where you'll have to adjust either the pocket or the heel of the neck.

The issues for me are nut width (J=1.5", P=1.65"<), neck shape/thickness, and the pickups mentioned, albeit there are cases of interchanged pickups, and having a single master-vol knob. A lot of people go for the p/j pickup thing but I prefer one single coil, in the P position.

Lastly, the highest fret on the 1st string is slightly more accessible on the Jazz than the Precision. That doesn't matter to most people.

[infamousalien]

I prefer the j bass neck personally. I also like the p/j pickup combo. I like the growl from the p and the clarity I can dial up from the j. Makes the bass a bit more versatile too.