P bass, J bass?

[solspirit]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MFNYREU...p_mob_ap_share


What did I buy?

[PFDarkside]

Should be a good bass. Things I notice right away, thin nut that will help you get your hand around it. PJ setup, while hated by the “traditionalists” is actually great. You can go P with the tone down for classic P bass blues/R&B/Rock sounds, roll in the Jazz for cut, use just the Jazz for burpy bridge tones and roll up the Phat EQ (seems like an EMG EXB) for modern picked rock tones like Mike Inez and for slap.

Its a good, do it all bass.

[jeremy]

i had a 300 back in the day and it was a decent bass. light, played good, and sounded decent

[ErikH]

You bought a PJ bass based on the pickup configuration. Very common setup. The Jazz pickup in the bridge adds some snap when mixed with the P pickup. Greg Chaisson's basses with that setup; at least his old ESP's, and I know for a fact the black one; have two volumes, no tone, so he can mix the pickups together. You'll be able to do the same with the controls on that.

[solspirit]

What's the phat II EQ knob all about?

[eclecticsynergy]

Ibanez makes some good cheap basses, a good low-cost choice.
Gave one to my son coupla years ago when he wanted to dip his foot into the water on expanding into playing bass.
I keep an old Ibby PJ as a knockaround/jam bass - it sounds good, plays well and has held up reliably for thirty years.

[PFDarkside]

What's the phat II EQ knob all about?

Looking at your Amazon link it’s an active boost (like the EMG EXB) that boosts treble and bass. It’ll be a sound good for slapping/popping and picked rock.

[solspirit]

Looking at your Amazon link it’s an active boost (like the EMG EXB) that boosts treble and bass. It’ll be a sound good for slapping/popping and picked rock.

Sure enough, I never even looked.

[Aceman]

Just go get a Squire P/J special and a Zoom FOUR bass pedal. All you need really...

[solspirit]

Just go get a Squire P/J special and a Zoom FOUR bass pedal. All you need really...

I have the bass, I'm going to try my little Vox Stomp lab first and if that's no good I'll get some dedicated pedals or a multi effects unit.

[ErikH]

I have the bass, I'm going to try my little Vox Stomp lab first and if that's no good I'll get some dedicated pedals or a multi effects unit.

If you are just starting out with bass, leave the effects alone. Learn to play it first, how to connect with it, how to lock in with the drummer, all the basics. Add effects later. Most bass setups are completely dry anyway. If you want to add anything, toss an overdrive like a Boss SD-1 or Ibanez TS9 out front for a little grit. Not a lot, just a little. Compression is helpful too but not necessary when starting out. It can actually hamper you from learning control of the bass and how dynamics react so leave that out for now. Walk, don't run.

[solspirit]

If you are just starting out with bass, leave the effects alone. Learn to play it first, how to connect with it, how to lock in with the drummer, all the basics. Add effects later. Most bass setups are completely dry anyway. If you want to add anything, toss an overdrive like a Boss SD-1 or Ibanez TS9 out front for a little grit. Not a lot, just a little. Compression is helpful too but not necessary when starting out. It can actually hamper you from learning control of the bass and how dynamics react so leave that out for now. Walk, don't run.

You know I always 'kind of' wanted a bass but after almost 2 years of having a keyboard I really wanted a bass. It seems like I'm approaching this completely backwards because now I'm thinking about a drum set.

This also makes me understand music so much more, viewing it from a different angle.

[Erlend_G]

EB-0!!!

[solspirit]

EB-0!!!

HU?

[ErikH]

HU?

It's a bass. The Gibson EB-0. SG shaped.