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Again, it's about what you want out of your bass sound. I'm happy with the standard precision tone in every song we do. But for some, a bit of variation would be good. To an extent the new preamp will bring a lot of that. I can't agree with the amp bit though. In some, and maybe most circumstances then yes, but there's lots of time where I don't or can't bring a backline as it's provided, or there isn't room, or bass has to go through the PA due to space constraints etc. I'd say 50% of the time I'm not going through a trad amp and cab setup. Maybe even more.
In those circumstances I use a preamp pedal - and yes, it gives some variance, and I'm trying lots to see what might be best, but ultimately they give *some* tonal variation - but not to the extent I get between a P and my semi Ibanez.
I would agree that the semi-acoustic will sound a lot different from the P-Bass though, whatever it's going through. That's also why if I get a fretless, it will most likely be at least a semi-hollow.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
No backline and no space for it. So I take a DI pedal and my frfr which I can get away with as a monitor.
My comments about the faux RIC bass sound were not intended for you.
Chances are, the Geddy Lee "noisy bastard" middle finger playing technique is going to make most bass guitars sound like he does.