As titled. Currently have a parts P bass that does the classic 60s thing *perfectly*. If I wanted to buy something else to compliment, what should I look at?
Generally I really like nitro finishes and things that feel old. My instincts are along the lines of a nice Jazz, or possibly 4003 or Stingray. More extreme wildcards could look like a Thunderbird, EB-2/Rivoli, Hofner Club or 500/1. I'm not super interested in flashy active stuff though something simple wouldn't be the worst thing, maybe?. I don't have a specific budget so let's assume a $4k ceiling and go down from there...
My band is playing a mix of motown, soul, disco, pop and rock and I have no intention of taking multiple basses to a gig, so it'd be nice to have something that could cover that stuff if I wanted (applying the usual caveats of "you can play anything on anything")
What thinke ye?
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You could always justify it by putting rounds on one and flats on the other… I would go with flats on the Jazz if you get one, but flats on the P if you get a Rick.
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I will be keeping to flats on the P but a Jazz with flats could also be a nice addition. Not sure about the narrow necks though no I'm used to the chunky P. I did try a Ric 4003S in almost-dayglo red back in 2020 just before I ordered the MJT. I thought I liked it at the time but hadn't a clue what I was doing really. Now I'm actually halfway-competent I'd like to try one again.
Yeah I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much cheaper old basses are vs old guitars. A 60's Gibson EB2 for well under 5k?! You won't see change from double that for an ES335!
Or a Jaguar bass, just because they look ace.
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Or the left-field answer - a fretless of some description.
Well worth noting that I'm not after proper Swiss army knife "HSS Strat/PRS DGT of basses", but just something different to a P that at least might be capable of doing a whole gig (or at least rehearsal) so that I actually have a good chance of using it outside the house!
In an ideal world of course I'd have one of everything I listed (and probably multiples with different strings), but we live in a world where I could probably buy more than one it might lead to divorce, not least because our spare room is already overflowing with stringed instruments...
I had one for years in sparkly blue.
It was very good indeed.
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