Am I crazy to want a MIA Fender Prec V

#44
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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DO IT! I have two MIA P5s. I bought my first in 2009 and it has been my main bass since. I've used it for everything from classic rock, funk, and jazz all the way through to my current metal project. Every time I go to the studio, the engineers give major props to how the bass records.

Compared to some other basses, the B string doesn't have as much boom, but it is very even compared to the other strings.

I actually had the frets removed from my 2nd P5. I'll be coating the board over the next few days.
 
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#47
I just bought my first ever American Standard 5 string P, and after a quick neck adjustment, I am in love! I've been sorta "anti-Fender" up until now because of the few that I have played weren't set up to my liking, but I can admit when I am wrong, and I was definitely wrong! I am a Fender man from here on out (but I am also crazy about my Stingray Slo Special and my Ibanez btb1406 6 string. Ha!)
 
#50
I am seriously thinking about selling my Fender J bass V that has 24 frets with SD Bass line pickups and preamp that was made in Indonesia in order to buy the P Bass. I have D'Addario flats on the bass right now as my 2016 Fender American Standard has round wounds. I like having the option of both flat and round wound.
Not sure how long the GAS will stay for a American Standard P bass V. If I sell my bass, my wife would not complain about me getting another bass. Just need to think if I would be sorry in a couple of months if I got rid of my 2nd Jazz bass which is in excellent condition. It has a little more mid range punch over the American Jazz I have and great for a modern jazz sound. The American is a little warmer.
 
#51
There's definitely something different in a P pickup that you can't get from a jazz bass. Tweaking knobs will get you closer, but not there. EQ is just shaping the tone, but the pickup produces that tone and it's an inherent sound. Personally, it just hits the spot tonally. Other people feel differently, and that's cool too, but it's definitely worth checking out a P5 of some sort to see if you like what it brings.
 
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#53
Green Lantern said:
I am seriously thinking about selling my Fender J bass V that has 24 frets with SD Bass line pickups and preamp that was made in Indonesia in order to buy the P Bass. I have D'Addario flats on the bass right now as my 2016 Fender American Standard has round wounds. I like having the option of both flat and round wound.
Not sure how long the GAS will stay for a American Standard P bass V. If I sell my bass, my wife would not complain about me getting another bass. Just need to think if I would be sorry in a couple of months if I got rid of my 2nd Jazz bass which is in excellent condition. It has a little more mid range punch over the American Jazz I have and great for a modern jazz sound. The American is a little warmer.
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Give it a few weeks. GAS will probably fade. If not, go for it.
 
#55
One of the big reasons I keep a P around, is because it inspires me to play differently.

It doesn't matter how well I can mimic the sound of a Precision on some other bass. There's something about the simplicity of the layout, the single pickup and wide neck. They've got a particular vibe...

Lots of people don't "get" P basses, or mod them until they lose the fundamental P-bass character, and there's nothing wrong with that.

But ever since I bonded with my first P, my arsenal hasn't been complete without one. Even though the P isn't my number 1.

I took me years to realize it, but my sweet spot is an Anda bass, plus a Precision.

You know:
- a Precision anda Music Man
- a Precision anda Jazz
- a Precision anda Dingwall...
 
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