[playingdead]

A P bass is a Fender Precision bass, one pickup. The Fender Jazz bass -- J bass -- has two.

[Rusty the Scoob]

Exactly.

John Kahn in the 70's was most often found with a Precision bass, P bass for short.



The other type of "standard" Fender bass is the Jazz bass, J bass for short.

[Phil Lesh101]

I thought The Fender P Bass" Was A Percusion Bass, Silly Me!