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Something that has not been mentioned yet is getting an upright sound out of your electric by using your thumb. Leo originally designed the P bass to be played with your thumb, hence the finger rest, also called a "tug bar", located on the pickguard slightly south of the G string. In those days the P came stock with huge LaBella flat wounds and damping material under the bridge cover. Leo was trying for an upright sound out of the P bass and it was real close with the amps of the day.
These days whatever bass with whatever strings will be closer to an upright sound if played with the thumb. A modern trick is to put the heel of your plucking hand across all strings slightly in front of the bridge then pluck with the thumb. By adjusting the pressure of the hand and it's location you can really get close.
Brought to you by a geezer bass player who started on bass in 1961, has never stopped and currently is playing bass in a geezer rock band and a geezer blues band. Life is good.
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