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I've noticed that neither fender nor squire, and it seems not too many other companies that make PJ basses do them in lefty. I'm wondering who, if anyone, does a decent left handed PJ, and / or which cheap PJ models that come in lefty are good for upgrading. Any thoughts?

Starting at the low end, there's a Hohner for sale right here for $175:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6509
Might be gone already, though.

There are Squier P/J's (Fender calls them "Precision Bass Specials") that come up from time to time. Usually for $200-300. I have one. It actually feels really nice. I'm still trying to find pickups that I like in it, but that was the whole purpose of it. I'll probably end up with a set of pickups that alone cost double what I paid for the wood.

Ibanez has a few entry-level P/Js, but I don't know anything about them.

The Schecter Model-Ts are supposed to be great. The new version, the Model T Session, has active electronics, so maybe not what you're looking for, but I love the way it looks. I've been this || close to bidding on this one more than once, but something has always come up:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322012650203?_t ... m570.l5999
I think this price is okay. I offered the seller $500 in Dec and he turned me down, but no one is biting at $525.

If you're looking to spend a little more, G&L makes the SB-2. There's one at NJ Guitar and Bass:
http://www.newjerseyguitarandbasscenter ... tBass.html
If you like brighter colors, G-Base has one in candy-apple red:
https://www.gbase.com/gear/g-and-l-sb2-lefty-2013-car
I want an SB-2 so bad!

That reminds me, NJ G&B also has a Schecter P/MM on that same page, which you might also be interested in. Both Paulo and Yolly111 here have experience with those and can tell you about them.

Actually, Yolly111 is selling his Fender hot rod here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6891
And here's the eBay listing with picture:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151990202162?_t ... 1438.l2649

Moving up, there's a GORGEOUS Spector Euro for sale right here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6869

If you're looking to go minimalist, I have a Hohner B2B that isn't getting as much love as I thought it would. I bought it as an office/travel bass. But I don't travel much, and I started keeping my acoustic at the office instead. I have a set of La Bella flats on there and believe me you don't lose anything by getting rid of the head and body. It's still 34" scale and sounds like a P with flats should. Here's a guy playing one much better than I can:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDsT_oH4oAU
Takes normal P and J pickups so you could mod it if you wanted to, but there's really no need.

You might be able to tell that I like P/Js.

I forgot about the new Ibanez Talman bass:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TMB100LBK

I haven't tried it, but it looks cool and the price is good.

Tim,
Great job gathering all of that information. If I had known Hohner made the B2B in lefty when I bought my B2A, I would have been all over it.

Hanz,
I love the B2 series. Serious bang for you buck.

I have a ton of basses, I just purchased a Dan Lakin lefty, I love this bass it is amazing. If your not aware Dan is one of the founders of Lakland basses and after a 3 year non compete he started his line of basses. These are high end basses but you will see they have a good price. Sometimes it's a matter of perspective, I feel the $900 Lakin bass plays and sounds like a $2K bass.

These is a board member selling a Dan Lakin P bass for $900, that is an amazing deal.

http://leftybassist.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6873

If you can get your hands on a used Fender Hot Rod (sometimes also called "Hot Rodded") P/J, you'll be happy you did.

I can only think of one board member who had mixed things to say about them... but reviews are mostly positive around here and the one I had was absolutely killer.

They're USA made, come in some interesting colors and most of them came with a G&G deluxe hard case.

Here's one... priced pretty high, but it's ballpark.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-precisio ... SwuAVWyPCg

You can usually find them for around $850-$1150.

That's Yolly's bass "Yolly111".. He is a board member.

I'm likely the guy who wasn't a fan of the Hot Rod P or the Model T. You're led to believe that this PUP combo would be the pan ultimate, offering the best of both worlds, and while I liked the PUPss soloed I never dug the sound when blending the two. (compared to a basic Jazz, for example, which sounds far better to my ears with two J PUPs blended). Maybe had I wired them in series I might have preferred them. IMO, the PJ PUP combo works best on a bass with a reverse P setup, i.e. Spector Euro, Warwick Streamer, or Guild Pilot.

Other PJ lefty options out there are SX, Yamaha BB (if you can find one), and Pedulla

Ironic in light of your username

I agree with all of that. Now that I own a proper jazz bass, there's almost nothing jazz like in any P/J pickup set I've tried. I think of them more as a P with an extra tone shaper. I've found a couple of nice tones with the volumes set at 7:10, 10:7, and 5:5 depending on the pickups. Even then I had to experiment with relative pickup height to compensate for the much weaker signal of the J. But I'm curious about an active blend that would keep the coils from loading each other.

Oooooo, a Warwick Streamer 1994 on Arnis' site:

http://www.leftybass.com/e_start.htm

My St. Blues is for sale, just sayin'.

$$$???

I think $350+shipping. Comes with real nice St. Blues gig bag.

That's a really nice looking bass. You should post that for sale properly. I'm sure you'll get interest at that price.

Hopefully OP sees something in this thread that he likes. But just to top it off:

Washburn:
https://reverb.com/item/1565698-washbur ... 2008-black

Jackson Charvel:
https://reverb.com/item/134007-jackson- ... shell-case

Fender:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Japan-Ae ... 1981427897

Schecter:
https://reverb.com/item/1352837-schecte ... eft-handed

This one is on the cheap and comes with a nice case!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hohner-PJ-Profe ... 1905755212

Another Hot Rod just popped up at Guitar Center:

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Fender ... 1860447.gc

That could be a very good price, too.

Another Warwick Streamer:

https://reverb.com/item/1749522-warwick ... rmany-1999

BC Rich Warlock:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-BC-RICH-WA ... 2300912869

(I think I may need a break to go breathe into a paper bag or something.)

Holy crap! I can't believe I forgot to mention the Fender Aerodyne Jazz basses! They are some of the sweetest looking basses I have ever seen! I love the carved top, and the colors offered are gorgeous!

Another upgradable P/J with a low starting bid:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Squier-P ... 1908964497