Finally did that "relic" thing...

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:00 pm

'57 Fender P Reissue Road Worn in Fiesta Red

Played a show with it today....it made me feel sexy!

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:22 pm

How much extra did you pay for it over a standard bass in that style??

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:55 pm

JesseJames wrote:How much extra did you pay for it over a standard bass in that style??

I got it for $25 over dealer cost...$750.00.

Sells on Musicians Friend for $1200.00
http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=501705

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:30 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
JesseJames wrote:How much extra did you pay for it over a standard bass in that style??
I got it for $25 over dealer cost...$750.00.

Sells on Musicians Friend for $1200.00
http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=501705

That's a pretty good price for any P-bass, really.

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:58 am

is that thing inspired by a cheap dildo or what??

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:32 am

good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:08 am

hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.

Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses. Hektik, I respect you as a musician and all, but you need a few more years/basses under your belt before making statements like that.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:28 pm

Very few things can match the tone of a p-bass.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:29 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
JesseJames wrote:How much extra did you pay for it over a standard bass in that style??
I got it for $25 over dealer cost...$750.00.

Sells on Musicians Friend for $1200.00
http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=501705

where'd you end up buying yours?

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:09 am

PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.
Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses. Hektik, I respect you as a musician and all, but you need a few more years/basses under your belt before making statements like that.

I've played a lot of basses and never liked fenders. Maybe they haven't been set up for the type of music I enjoy playing, but I just can't get a feel for them. Don't like the necks on them at all, the tone is alright but I'll stick to my Spector

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:35 am

BabyKiller wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
JesseJames wrote:How much extra did you pay for it over a standard bass in that style??
I got it for $25 over dealer cost...$750.00.

Sells on Musicians Friend for $1200.00
http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com ... sku=501705
where'd you end up buying yours?

A small shop in Philly that my guitarist works at part-time. That why i got it for dealer cost plus shipping.

A place called Cintiolis (if any of you are familiar with Philly)

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:40 am

hektik wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.
Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses. Hektik, I respect you as a musician and all, but you need a few more years/basses under your belt before making statements like that.
I've played a lot of basses and never liked fenders. Maybe they haven't been set up for the type of music I enjoy playing, but I just can't get a feel for them. Don't like the necks on them at all, the tone is alright but I'll stick to my Spector

If you go back in time, fenders have many styles of necks and pick ups to meet most needs...(you're not going to get a warwick sound from a fender P). Alot of people bust my balls because I have 5 P basses, but each one has different wood/pick ups/set ups and all give me different tones for different music.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:31 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.
Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses.

Good argument. Let's drink some Budweisers.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:35 pm

BassPhemy wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.
Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses.
Good argument. Let's drink some Budweisers.

I love you and have missed you greatly....I'm just saying.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:15 pm

I love Fender J's. I only have ever had a handful of times where I really could have used a P for anything.

I'll stick with my Bongo though.

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:52 pm

my hamer bass is a slammer series

tacos · Post by **tacos** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:14 pm

Hey PAbass,
how many bass guitars do you own?

I definitely prefer the p-bass to the jazz bass.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:39 am

Looks nice.

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:21 am

Pfl?yd wrote:I'll stick with my Bongo though.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:12 am

tacos wrote:Hey PAbass,
how many bass guitars do you own?

I definitely prefer the p-bass to the jazz bass.

Currently 6...at one point I had 9, and at last count in the past 8 years have owned 23.

2004 USA Fender P Bass

'51 reissue Fender P Bass

'57 reissue Fender P Bass "road worn"

Lakland "Duck Dunn" Signature P bass w/ jazz neck

P Bass - All Parts P Body, Mighty Mite P neck, loaded with all 63 vintage reissue electronics and hardware.

Ibanez AB-20 Acoustic bass.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:13 am

boring basses, bro.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:20 am

hektik wrote:boring basses, bro.

boring? Seems that would be determined by who's playing them.

And I have owned 2 Spectors, they are "one trick ponys" One sound, One Tone.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:52 am

PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:boring basses, bro.
boring? Seems that would be determined by who's playing them.

And I have owned 2 Spectors, they are "one trick ponys" One sound, One Tone.

What models? I have an NS2000/4 neckthru and I love it. It can get a deep, thick tone with punch mids and twangy highs...I have mine sounded rather gritty, combined with the fret clack (due to super low action, and I don't mind the clack either), it sounds like a fucking beast.

I also got a Peavey Grindbass BXP from a few years back which I defretted, I've yet to put the output jack back in it...I took it out a few years back to put it in my BC Rich Warlock, which I wound up splitting in half...

Having that many p-basses just seems redundant to me, whatever sinks yer ship bra.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:58 am

PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:
hektik wrote:good lord, fender makes the ugliest fucking basses ever and they all sound terrible.
Yeah, thats why Fender P's have been around for 58 years and are the #1 sold/used basses. Hektik, I respect you as a musician and all, but you need a few more years/basses under your belt before making statements like that.
I've played a lot of basses and never liked fenders. Maybe they haven't been set up for the type of music I enjoy playing, but I just can't get a feel for them. Don't like the necks on them at all, the tone is alright but I'll stick to my Spector
If you go back in time, fenders have many styles of necks and pick ups to meet most needs...(you're not going to get a warwick sound from a fender P). Alot of people bust my balls because I have 5 P basses, but each one has different wood/pick ups/set ups and all give me different tones for different music.

I guess it's kind of a moot arguement, it's really all about preference. I've owned alot of basses and my first US P was the fit, feel and sound that works for how and what I play. I know you play alot of grind/death/heavy metal stuff and I'm sure the Spector fits that bill nicely. I'm playing alot of mainstream and classic rock and the P bass fits that perfectly. As far as having alot of them...I like buying basses, and I'm going to buy ones that I'm going to play...so, naturally they are all going to be similar to what I like.

Like I said, all respect to you as a musician, we just come from 2 different schools of music.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:00 pm

so this is what it feels like...when doves cry

hold me

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:14 pm

hektik wrote:so this is what it feels like...when doves cry

hold me

Hektik, I like you bro...just didn't see any reason to argue about it.

Dig if you will a picture, of you and I engaged in a kiss....

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:44 pm

EvilisthenewGood · Post by **EvilisthenewGood** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:51 pm

faggot, cry baby bass players. wah wah wah who gives a fuck? you will still be turned down in the mix.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:05 pm

EvilisthenewGood wrote:faggot, cry baby bass players. wah wah wah who gives a fuck? you will still be turned down in the mix.

train thine ear, young padawan

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:29 pm

EvilisthenewGood wrote:faggot, cry baby bass players. wah wah wah who gives a fuck? you will still be turned down in the mix.

I never have this problem. I can only imagine truly shitty or unimaginative bass players get buried in the mix.