Longer neck for Fender P bass

[miles'tone]

41 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Maybe it's the stiffer neck that does the job. Doesn't the ric have a super wide neck and 2 Truss rods?

No they have a thinner neck, almost uniform from nut to fingerboard end. The thru-neck (not bolt on) probably helps though. 

[fretmeister]

Go to .135 B string IF it will intonate properly.

 

But the main problem is the P pickup itself. By its very nature- with the Bass side forward- it is flubby. Add a bridge J or even just reversing the P so the bass side is closer to the bridge will make a world of difference.

 

There is a reason why 5 string Ps aren’t as popular and it’s the inherent flub.

[ezbass]

24 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Go to .135 B string IF it will intonate properly.

 

But the main problem is the P pickup itself. By its very nature- with the Bass side forward- it is flubby. Add a bridge J or even just reversing the P so the bass side is closer to the bridge will make a world of difference.

 

There is a reason why 5 string Ps aren’t as popular and it’s the inherent flub.

Inherent Flub, top band name.

[mario_buoninfante]

I was thinking maybe you could come up with something like the solution on the Kubicki basses, where on the E string there are 2 extra lower frets.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=kubicky+factor&t=newext&atb=v356-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fmedias.audiofanzine.com%2Fimages%2Fthumbs3%2Fkubicki-factor-408412.jpg

 

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by mario_buoninfante