Am I crazy to want a MIA Fender Prec V

Green Lantern

Green Lantern

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Just bought a MIA Jazz V,and I just love it. But recently I feel if I had a brand new Fender Prec bass along with it would make me all set. I don't want the Elite which sounds darker in passive mode but the classic passive Fender bass.

As I have been playing 5 strings for many years and I would like the Prec bass to have the same neck as my Jazz 5 so switching between the two basses would be easier. Am I better just being happy with my new Jazz bass?
 
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Play the Jazz for a few months, gig it. If you're still not happy with the tone by then, then perhaps consider adding another bass to your arsenal.. or perhaps a pre-amp to help you obtain the tone you are looking for.

By the way that feeling you have, it's called GAS, and it happens to the best of us...
 
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Green Lantern said:
Just bought a MIA Jazz V,and I just love it. But recently I feel if I had a brand new Fender Prec bass along with it would make me all set. I don't want the Elite which sounds darker in passive mode but the classic passive Fender bass.

As I have been playing 5 strings for many years and I would like the Prec bass to have the same neck as my Jazz 5 so switching between the two basses would be easier. Am I better just being happy with my new Jazz bass?
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Nope not crazy. If you like the sound of a P and five stringers then it's a good way to get what you want.
 
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antownio said:
Play the Jazz for a few months, gig it. If you're still not happy with the tone by then, then perhaps consider adding another bass to your arsenal.. or perhaps a pre-amp to help you obtain the tone you are looking for.

By the way that feeling you have, it's called GAS, and it happens to the best of us...
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I love the Jazz bass, I just want both sounds. I also have a Mesa Boogie Tone Burst pedal which gives my bass an active sound which brings the sound forward and adds more life to my strings. The term GAS on the forums is another works for materialism.
 
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If you want to see if the P5 is really what you want the Squier Vintage Modified Precision 5 is very close to the American Standard . Not much difference in the sound at all and the neck profile is very close . If you can afford the Fender and don't want a Squier by all means get it but the VMP5 is so close many who have them think the Fender is isn't worth the extra dough .
Here's a pic of mine next to the American Standard Jazz I had . They both played about the same , great all the way up the neck .

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Green Lantern said:
Just bought a MIA Jazz V,and I just love it. But recently I feel if I had a brand new Fender Prec bass along with it would make me all set. I don't want the Elite which sounds darker in passive mode but the classic passive Fender bass.

As I have been playing 5 strings for many years and I would like the Prec bass to have the same neck as my Jazz 5 so switching between the two basses would be easier. Am I better just being happy with my new Jazz bass?
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This is Talkbass. You really don't expect anyone here to conclude that you're better just being happy with your new Jazz, do you?! o_O


That being said (or more accurately, snarked :D) the Precision V would be a great complement to your Jazz V and the pair would enable you to cover a lot of tonal variety. So, no, I wouldn't say you're crazy for wanting to add one to your Jazz. It's just up to you so decide whether or not the cost is worth it to you right now or somewhere down the line. FWIW, I love my Precision V. Of the 15 basses I've owned, it's one of only two that I decided are my lifetime keepers.
 
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Blues Bass 2 said:
If you want to see if the P5 is really what you want the Squier Vintage Modified Precision 5 is very close to the American Standard . Not much difference in the sound at all and the neck profile is very close . If you can afford the Fender and don't want a Squier by all means get it but the VMP5 is so close many who have them think the Fender is isn't worth the extra dough ...
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I can't comment on the comparison between the American P and the Squier but I can vouch for the fact that the Squier is one heck of a nice bass. I've had mine for a couple of years and I love it.

Gives you exactly what you want from a P (mine is strung with Labella deep talkin flats) in a great, well-executed package. When you factor in the price, you simply can't go wrong.
 
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You're not crazy mate, but you better make up your mind :)

I have 2 Fenders P5 Am Std, and as I love them, I wanted to sell them to make place for some other basses. Unfortunately I seems not to find any interest - they're not as popular as Jazzes.
 
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I had a P5 strung with Sadowsky Black Label nickel rounds and a VMP5 with stock strings. There was not much to choose from between the 2, in fact, the band leader preferred the VMP5, he could hear it in the mix better, so I kept it stock even though I have American electronics for it. The P5 was 9 lbs 2 ozs and there was no way to further lighten it. The VMP5 is 8 lbs 14 ozs, and with aftermarket tuners I could get it down to 8 lbs 8 or 9 ozs. When I went Dingwall, I kept the VMP5.

To answer your question, I personally would have both the J and P because the necks are similar. In fact I have Dingwall SJ5XXX and SPJ5s, the SJ5XXX stays home for practice because the offset body is more comfortable to play seated, the SPJ5 stays at practice so I don't have to haul a bass back and forth. They have identical necks, both maple/maple with blocks. Obviously they both go to gigs.
 
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I had a MIA P 5 at one time and currently own a Squier VM P V (which I have modded). Great basses with the classic P bass tone. Always appropriate. Both quite well made with the nod going to the MIA. However, even the Squier is entirely useful especially after dropping a Nordy pup and a Hipshot bridge in it. I doubt you can go wrong
 
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