J vs. P

[capncal]

This perhaps isn't a fair comparison as I've an American Standard P Bass and and Indonesian Squire J.

But I've noticed the J likes the pick a lot more than the P. Much more attack and clarity from a pick vs. fingers on the J.

The P sounds great, don't get me wrong. But switching from fingerstyle to pick style doesn't have the impact on the P like the J.

Is this just the make of basses I've got, or do Jazz basses in general accept the pick treatment better than P's?

[msb]

Sounds like you might have purchased a defective pick .

[Salamenster]

What PU-config were you using?

[benlauziere]

Originally Posted by msb

Sounds like you might have purchased a defective pick .

+1.

P bass should be more aggressive with a pick than a J with a pick. Js are usually played with fingers.

[capncal]

i'm playing the J with both pick ups full on. and i've tried various pick makes.

the P sounds great, pick or fingers. i can just tell a bigger difference switching to a pick on the J.

[CapnSev]

The sound of a P bass with flats and a pick with the tone wide open is one of the coolest bass sounds ever!

[phillybass101]

I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. Don;t you know not to say anything bad about the P-Bass?

[CharlieC]

If this would be helpful, here are sound samples of both basses playing the same riff and using the same pick

http://www.zinfanus.com/zoom_b3

Cheers!

[funkingroovin]

The tones created depend greatly on the area of the string you strike in its relation to the position of the pickup..Basically,closer to the bridge gets you a brighter tone and further up the neck gets your warmer,"rounder" tones,regardless of pickup configuration..