Split Coil or Single Coil P Bass?? Fender Custom Shop 55 vs. The Pino Palladino Precision.

[@hippoferd]

I have a 55 precision , it's such another world against the split P , agressive high-mid and even with labella strings ! Love it !

[@blankvrs]

Terrific video. I always love your playing. You bring basses down to earth without all of the acrobatics that so many videos have.

[@thefool2007]

Your playing showcases the sounds so well! It’s amazing how many textures you can get out of a P Bass. Makes me think it’s more versatile than most basses. I had a Japanese 50’s P Bass and that single coil pickup was the most dynamic and powerful one I’ve heard (pick palm mute especially). Excellent comparison.

[@nigellacey559]

That 55 p-bass is probably one of the nicest basses I've ever seen.

[@BrianCadwalader]

Great comparison video! Thank you!

[@4stringz.]

always look forward to Anthony’s bass vids! 🎸

[@RICK-te3qh]

Absolutely loved this relaxed for kicks type review.... More of these pls. Pino slab is the grail... Heck yeah

[@4stringz.]

Wow! As a mainly Precision player, I’d always snubbed my nose at the older single coil “slab” models. But that really sounds great! Almost fatter and nasal at the same time. I may need to add one to my arsenal for that great vintage tone! I also like that it has a tummy cutaway

[@ruslanshalintsev4793]

Hi. Love your reviews. Swap the necks - and the split coil bass with the maple neck will be just perfect. Gosh, Fender, access to truss rod! Hello, its 2024! What the ....? Light tuners ? Regardless of the stupidity in the Fender company, your videos are beautiful!

[@keithroller3131]

Man I luv the 55 bass !!

[@carlton1390]

Beautiful axes! One coil will always sound different (airy and smooth) compared to two coils wired in series (thick and thumpy). I reckon that a one piece neck (maple board) has a brighter/clearer top end than a rosewood board too.

[@nathanverni9143]

Love these comparison videos. Would be cool to see a shootout of all the different mustang models

[@arieltz23]

I have two (albeit much cheaper) P basses of both styles - Sire D5 (single coil) and P5 (split coil). For some reason, I can't get to like the D5 sound, it's too harsh for my taste, even after replacing the pickup twice to different brands, still couldn't get it to sound right to me. The P5 on the other hand, just seems to work perfectly with almost anything. I know there are people who think the opposite, and that's okay. The split coil just resonates with me a lot more that the single coil. It came into effect in this video too. Loved the Pino bass, although it did sound unusually brighter that a P bass pickup would (to my ears), and the 55 P bass, although beautiful, just doesn't click with me. The sound is too nasally, airy and aggressive to be "sitting" in a mix the way a split coil pickup would. Thanks for the video, Anthony! Loved the playing and the basses!

[@nigellacey559]

Ive noticed gibson nitro is really thin, fender nitro is really thick...and smells different