I have to say that the best axe that I have ever played is my '57 reissue P-bass (it is a 1982). The sound, the feel, the action............ how does anything get better than that? I own (today) 15 basses. I have fretless 4 strings, a fretless 5 string, a fretted 5 string (a treker it is nice) etc. etc. but when I go sit in with a band on short notice............the Fender P bass is the one that goes. It is without a doubt the most versitile instrument that I own.
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Jcbass, (john)