P bass stringing question

[Spencer]

I just got this American P bass off the bay for 700$ shipped.. I guess its an ok deal? Anyway I never owned an american P so I was just wondering if there is any diffrence in sound between which way you string it. Through the body or bridge?

Pic!!!http://home.columbus.rr.com/tjotim/2003P/InCase_450w500h.jpg

[Dyslexic Magician]

wow thats sexy

[Spencer]

Thanks. I do miss my Stingray but I will be getting another soon and it will be HOTT. Anyways I plan on adding a shell pickgaurd to this bass. I really wish it had a maple fret board but ahh what are ya gonna do? I needed a bass asap.

[Rawb]

I'd say that stringing through the bridge could cause more vibration with the strings than stringing them through the body?

I think. Not sure.


Sweet bass btw. Though I'd change the pickguard to a tort. :thumb:

[Rollo47]

Supposedly stringing through the body gives more sustain.

[Spencer]

yea and I heard that stringing through the bridge gave it more growl.. Which doesn't make much sense.

[British Kid]

meh, i'd try it both ways, but i never can tell much difference. thru-body give better sustain, but not a whole lot more. thru-bridge might give a wee bit more punch, due to the decreased sustain and quicker decay.

[EADG]

Some say it does give it more sustain, some say it's just a placebo effect.

[Linkinbassist]

What a lovely bass...!

[jon_slaps_bass]

on my peavey grind if I string through it accentuates lows a bit more and If I don't its accentautes mids more and gives it a little more punch. might be my imagination like eadg says.

[Spencer]

sorry but can you tell me what it means? Body or bridge?

[Thonk]

The string goes through the ferrules in the back of the bass and out the top of the bridge.

Nice bass.