Stevieconlon Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Johnny B -- very cool Pilot pix. Johnny B & Tom--I've always heard great things about the Pilots. Now I've got another reason to not stop buying more basses!
Thundernotes Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 The way I understand it: If you want to be heard, play a Jazz Bass. If you want to be felt, play a Precision. ....and if you want to be felt up, play a Hamer!
Jimbilly Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 I've got a '76 P with the Jazz width neck. I always seem to reach for a bass with a bridge pickup, my favorite 4 strings are my '83 Ibanez RoadstarII deluxe (RB924) and my late '80s Robin USA ranger. horrible picture, but here's the ranger with a cowpoke visitor Oh, the BC Rich Eagle is cool too, TWO P pickups! and the '70s Yamahas are killer too. don't forget the Chaparral
mathman Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Guess this qualifies as a Pbass... 82/83 Fender USA Bullet Deluxe. and this as my Jazz bass. 83 Hamer Cruise.
Willie G. Moseley Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 Keep in mind that sonically, the original P-Bass was supposed to emulate an upright bass, right down to having string mutes. Desired tones evolved in popular music, so bass tones and the instruments, evolved.I've owned numerous G&L L-1000s, which Leo considered to be his modern, and ultimately-best, version of a P-Bass configuration. It, too, was one pickup and passive but was a lot more versatile (separate bass and treble, humbucking/single-coil/single coil w/ bass boost three-way mini-toggle...and that last setting sounds awesome). Yet you can make it thump if you wish.Back in the '80s, the one Fender P-Bass I used for a while was a '73 ash body w/ maple fretboard, and I still went for a warm, bright tone, playing with a pick near the neck joint (Joe Osborn was a, er, influence). At one point I used D'Addario Reds, and they sounded huge but went dead fairly quickly.
Jeff R Posted June 16, 2012 Posted June 16, 2012 The two coolest basses I've ever owned were my ESP 400 Series P-bass clone (with a factory-added J pickup) and my '90 Chap bolt-on the Muse sold me and Vonnie last year. I still have the latter - unbelievable player and gut-shaker.
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