Gotta keep the wifey happy with the purchases, because who else is going to choose the strap? 
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Hereās my babies. (The anime girl sticker is covered in the important bits, I promise )
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Fender Precision Bass
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Sire Marcus Miller V5
Iāve had the Fender for a few years, and not much I can say about it that most of you already know. Itās a rock solid bass, and I love it. As much as I love the P-bass, Iāve also been wanting to add a Jazz bass to my collection for some time. Instead of going with another Fender, I decided to go with the Sire, and I do not regret it. The Sire is a wonderful bass, and I recommend it to anyone. Both are wonderful bass with their own personality. Oh, they have names to of course. The Fender is names ( P-chan ), and the Sire is named ( Roxy ).
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I did that, but used EMB GB pick-ups. Great little bass, and great value, and a jazz bass size neck.
yeah, it plays pretty good, and sounds great with the new pickup, bothers me a bit how neck heavy it is though, need a good strap that does not slip on it, but I love it
Both look awesome! And welcome to the forum!
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Here is my lovely bass! A 2001 Squier P-Bass picked up off of FB marketplace! I chose it out of all the others listed because I loved the Olympic white as soon as I saw it! Iām glad I did because I get a smile everytime I see it.
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Which one ? The epi ?
@StuartF70 very nice, you have a wonderful collection 
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@ACL5280 very nice collection, youāve got every style covered
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It sounds like you found the perfect bass!
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Thatās funny. I had a jazz bass and really wanted a precision after. I got a sire p7.
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Ha, well which ever order you get them in, I think every bass player should have them both. 
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There arenāt too many gaps in the bass stable once youāve got the p and j bass. Iāve heard people say once you get those you start coveting a stingray. They arenāt wrong but Iām very happy with what I have
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Please let me know your thoughts on this one. Iām waffling between this exact model and an American Performer - both new.
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Yes the Epi was that most recent purchase. It is really nice to play. Iāll be installing a Hipshot bridge and Hipshot ultra light tuners and some DR Legend Flats. Iāll see how that ship steers.
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Please let me know your thoughts on this one. Iām waffling between this exact model and an American Performer - both new.
I havenāt held the American Performer in my hands, but I can say that the Moonlight Drive is simply a classic passive Precision bass with excellent build quality, a VERY comfortable and pleasant-to-the-touch neck, and powerful, hot pickups (I definitely prefer them over the stock Player II pickups). As far as I understand, the key difference with the Performer is the pickup configuration (PJ, right?), so in your case, I would focus solely on appearance and whether you need a bridge pickup.
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ā¦and a fretless
ā¦and a Rickenbacker
ā¦and an acoustic
ā¦and a 5 string
ā¦and a u-bass
ā¦and a PJ
ā¦and a double P
ā¦and another J (with flats, if you have rounds on yours, or reverse)
ā¦ā¦and another P (with flats, if you have rounds on yours, or reverse)
ā¦and a semi-hollow
ā¦and a mudbucker
ā¦and a short scale or travel bass
ā¦and an upright
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Thanks. Iām working the list that @John_E outlined above. Iām probably beyond need at this point, but I am looking for a 2nd (really 4th) P/PJ so I can have 1 with flats and one with rounds. PJ is appealing since I would have more sonic options on stage, but I use a multi-effects pedal so itās not a deal breaker either way.
I have 3 P/PJs, but I split them over 2 houses. Naturally, it seems like I should add at least one more for a nice round number, yeah? 
Of the 3, my current favorite P type is the Squier Contemporary PJ with rounds. I also have an Affinity PJ with EMG Geezer Butlers currently strung with flats and a CV 60s with flats as well.
I like to record with the Contemporary as I can get quite a few different tones by fiddling with the knobs. I think Iām limiting the potential of the Affinity with the EMGs by running flats on it - I bet it would sound great with rounds. The CV is the CV - basic and Iāll keep flats on it.
So I can either get another CV and put flats on it while changing the Affinity to rounds OR I can look for a shiny new nicer model. Of course my first direction is to look for the shiny new nicer model which is why Iām looking at the moonlight drive Player II with SD pickups or the American Performer with Yosemite pickups and greasebucket circuitry. I can have my choice for only $100-ish difference.