Damn... broke my arm.

ICBM

Bridgehouse said:

The more I play P basses the more I think it’s a combination of pickup type, position, scale length and bridge position. You already know I love that piano like tone, but I do like a good variety of bass tones - whenever I’ve heard mustangs I’ve thought they sounded punchy and snappy with just a little less sustain.

Yes, exactly. The slight lack of sustain is actually an advantage for the sort of picked fuzzy stuff I play .

Bridgehouse

ICBM said:

Bridgehouse said:

The more I play P basses the more I think it’s a combination of pickup type, position, scale length and bridge position. You already know I love that piano like tone, but I do like a good variety of bass tones - whenever I’ve heard mustangs I’ve thought they sounded punchy and snappy with just a little less sustain.

Yes, exactly. The slight lack of sustain is actually an advantage for the sort of picked fuzzy stuff I play .

A lot of the stuff I play in our originals band needs a clear, definite sustained bass sound to accentuate the dynamics! 

Tho there’s a few times I’ve thought that a thumpy short scale would work well - hence why I’ve always had a hankering for a short scale Gibson or one of those harmony h22’s.

That said, a musicmaster with a swapped pickup also appeals for pure simplicity as well