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Might get a used MIM cheaper though.
https://speakerimpedance.co.uk/?act=two_parallel&page=calculator
In the longer term, it might be desirable to upgrade the pickup, pots and bridge.
My nearest Fender dealership currently has one of the Player series in Buttercream with a maple neck and a Vintera Fifties style finished in anachronistic Seafoam Green. IMO, the Vintera sounds better and is nicer to play. With a single-ply white scratchplate, I could probably forgive it.
If cost is an issue, consider the Squier Vintage Modified and recent Classic Vibe models.
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ha ha!!! You know, I keep reminding myself this, well funny.
I am looking at the player in white, maple neck, under 600 quid. Bang tidy.
No, she's not new to bass, she's been playing for a couple of years, and unbiased opinion, she's got it, just a natural. Upto ow she's been using my old Bass Collection, which is a neat bass, but I want to get her something that bit better, and she's into the P bass thing. In a couple of bands, looking to go and so a degree in it eventually so, I think it's due.
P bass - no messing, cool as, last a lifetime, etc etc.
Just wondered if anyone had any experience of them. Cheers!
J
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Walking into a work situation, carrying a US Fender Precision Bass sends a message. Some musical directors and arrangers will be pleased. They immediately know that the bass guitar tone will sit in the mix of anything from a trio to a big band. Others may think "boring". Sometimes, they will be right. Most of the time, however, a P Bass with flatwound strings is the reference sound that people have in their heads. It will always find a use.
I'm not buying a US one. That's too extravagant right now. She's not done GCSEs yet, so there is plenty of time for a full blooded splurge.
Flatwounds is a good call - I have D'Addario Chromes on my Stingray and they sound and play spot on.
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
Slightly too angry-sounding post edited.
I'm not sure why everyone here seems so obsessed with flats. If someone wants to play rock, punk, alternative music etc then they really aren't suitable, and I highly doubt that a teenager, albeit one that you know vastly better than I, is likely to appreciate or prefer flats over rounds, unless they have some sort of weird obsession with The Beatles or jazz.
@MattBansee I thought exactly that until I got a Stingray that already had Chromes (flats) on them - they feel great, but have all the bite of rounds. Nice and bright, and balance very well with the natural attack of the Stingray. A real surprise
So, not obsessed, just accepting that resistance is futile.
Not a fan of Maiden but I can appreciate that Mr. Harries is an object lesson in how to hold down the bottom end of a Rock band. (Try playing his bass lines for fifteen minutes, never mind a full show!)
On the original deep, wide P neck, huge flatwound strings and a highish action would have felt more "normal" to an upright player.