Ricky 4000 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Imagine: Washed up on a deserted beach with Robot Palmer's band from 1986 (frozen in time), and all their touring kit. So that includes the 5 hotties, drum kit, keyboard, a couple of Strats, white P bass with maple fretboard. Plus there just happens to be a huge 6 bedroom deserted log cabin, with fresh water supply and sanitation, plenty of food / generator and fuel etc, for at least 100 years. Happy? 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) - Edited March 2, 2022 by Jus Lukin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Store the unused jazz basses that wash up on shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Its certainly putting me in the mood for another P bass as i find the Fender P/J just doesn't do a proper P bass sound no matter what i do with the EQ, pan settings or Passive setting. Nothing sounds quite like a P bass and i'm a Jazz man myself so i don't know what's going on there. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 A P bass, and by that I mean a split coil in the right position, any make/manufacturer will only sound like one. The minute you rout anymore wood out, pop something else in there, it will lose some essence. This is of course IMHO, but if we believe in resonance, altering that surely has to have some form of effect, even before we add in other sonic signals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Its certainly putting me in the mood for another P bass as i find the Fender P/J just doesn't do a proper P bass sound no matter what i do with the EQ, pan settings or Passive setting. Nothing sounds quite like a P bass and i'm a Jazz man myself so i don't know what's going on there. Dave The problem with a typical PJ is that the J pickup & potentiometer is in the circuit even when you turn it down entirely, and changes the way the "P"sounds. But one can rewire so that both pickups are isolated, and it'll sound more like a Precision... because it will be one. That's why I consider a P and a PJ distinct (somewhat similar, but distinct) and not because of the range of sounds that having two pickups give you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Cuzzie said: A P bass, and by that I mean a split coil in the right position, any make/manufacturer will only sound like one. The minute you rout anymore wood out, pop something else in there, it will lose some essence. This is of course IMHO, but if we believe in resonance, altering that surely has to have some form of effect, even before we add in other sonic signals Sure there will be a change... but if you take 1000 random Precisions, there will be enough variability there that cutting a bit of wood in one is not going to make it jump outside the "Precision population". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 33 minutes ago, mcnach said: The problem with a typical PJ is that the J pickup & potentiometer is in the circuit even when you turn it down entirely, and changes the way the "P"sounds. But one can rewire so that both pickups are isolated, and it'll sound more like a Precision... because it will be one. That's why I consider a P and a PJ distinct (somewhat similar, but distinct) and not because of the range of sounds that having two pickups give you. Mines has the active circuit (Precision deluxe model MIM) so is seperating the pick ups an option with an active circuit so that i can get that P sound Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 43 minutes ago, mcnach said: The problem with a typical PJ is that the J pickup & potentiometer is in the circuit even when you turn it down entirely, and changes the way the "P"sounds. So put a switch on the j volume knob, then that takes it out. Or get an active circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, mcnach said: The problem with a typical PJ is that the J pickup & potentiometer is in the circuit even when you turn it down entirely, and changes the way the "P"sounds. But one can rewire so that both pickups are isolated, and it'll sound more like a Precision... because it will be one. That's why I consider a P and a PJ distinct (somewhat similar, but distinct) and not because of the range of sounds that having two pickups give you. That’s exactly how mine is wired up so you can have full on P, J or both. Makes a big difference. Oh and it’s up for sale too 😉😆🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Mines has the active circuit (Precision deluxe model MIM) so is seperating the pick ups an option with an active circuit so that i can get that P sound Dave Yes, of course. How to do it will depend on the circuit you have... If the pickups are blended first and the signal fed into the preamp, a switch could do that. Some preamps already allow each pickup to be used independently... I have no idea how the Fender one is designed. Edited January 7, 2019 by mcnach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: So put a switch on the j volume knob, then that takes it out. Or get an active circuit. That's the typical way to do it, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, walshy said: That’s exactly how mine is wired up so you can have full on P, J or both. Makes a big difference. Oh and it’s up for sale too 😉😆🤪 I have a passive Maruszczyk Jake, a P/JJ. The double J pickup can be split by pulling on the tone knob. The controls are VVT. With the P volume all the way open, and the JJ volume all the way off, splitting the JJ with the switch makes a very noticeable change to the sound, even if the JJ pickup is 'off'. I keep toying with the idea of installing a switch to isolate the bridge pickup entirely... it's a great bass, but I don't quite get the Precision sound I want out of it (it has other really good sounds ) Maybe I should just go ahead and do it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I have a Maruszycyk Elwood P/JJ but without the split (might put it in at some point), although mine is active. It doesn't sound that P bassy, it has its own sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 My Jake 5 is simply a P pickup and it sounds exactly like the sound of a P bass I have in my head. It was the Delano option. So it has to be worth cutting the J out of the picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Trick question... a real pro would use anything to hand. I suspect Scott was just looking to get a cash injection into his Youtube earnings knowing full well that this sort of convo would spawn. How many people have gone to Youtube to view his video from this convo alone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I actually didn't mind the video, it was just one guys experience of his session life. The next person may well tell a totally difference story. What concerned me more was it looked like Scott was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 2 hours ago, EBS_freak said: Trick question... a real pro would use anything to hand. I suspect Scott was just looking to get a cash injection into his Youtube earnings knowing full well that this sort of convo would spawn. How many people have gone to Youtube to view his video from this convo alone? Do I win a prize for not even bothering to watch the video? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, stingrayPete1977 said: Do I win a prize for not even bothering to watch the video? Can we share it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) Why are people getting their noses out of joint because there’s a video where someone at the top of their game in a particular field is telling you an observable fact about his job? Si Edited January 8, 2019 by Sibob 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sibob said: Why are people getting their noses out of joint because there’s a video where someone at the top of their game in a particular field is telling you an observable fact about his job? Si Didn't realise that social media likes equals talent in your field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 hours ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Do I win a prize for not even bothering to watch the video? You'll have to share it with me. It has 325 k views so far... which is higher than his average views. It's earned him a few hundred quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 58 minutes ago, The59Sound said: Didn't realise that social media likes equals talent in your field. When your field is earning money from youtube it does. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The59Sound Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 So you agree with me, not bass playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, The59Sound said: Didn't realise that social media likes equals talent in your field. I’m talking about Sean Hurley Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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