A topic for discussion..?

[wraub]

P bass sounds good. J bass sounds gooder. Both sound very "Fendery".I suggest at least 1 of each.

I have both.
The P bass just sounds better in more contexts that I encounter imo than the Jazz bass does.
It's just a thing that is.

 

[Matthew Fisher]

Huh? What do chunks sound like?

I never understand these weird words used to describe bass tone. Buttery, fat, throaty, woody, beefy, creamy...

These are not words used to describe sounds. Perhaps they can be used to describe a person or a hot meal.

This picture describes sound. Just ask anybody who's heard it on vinyl.

 

[wraub]

This picture describes sound. Just ask anybody who's heard it on vinyl.

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Exactly

 

[gsquare]

Jazz basses sound jazzy, Precision basses sound.... precise?

 

[Matthew Fisher]

OP is obviously drunk. P basses sound conky, not chunky......fact.

"It can never produce a perfect sound; all you get is an amplified plink-plonk." -- anonymous doublebassist, speaking about Monk Montgomery's Fender Precision

[Edit: No flames please. My credentials: I just played metal with my band tonight on La Bella 760FS-Bs. Squier P, 3-color sunburst, tort.]

 

[JaseyT]

Huh? What do chunks sound like?

I never understand these weird words used to describe bass tone. Buttery, fat, throaty, woody, beefy, creamy...

These are not words used to describe sounds. Perhaps they can be used to describe a person or a hot meal.

Well, it seems that quite a few people "get it" when such terms are used to describe tone, so I wouldn't discount that solely based on your own proclivity toward less "artistic" descriptive words...

 

[Fab Superlative]

Oddly, I've been hearing the sounds of mucho popcorn farts lately.
Either that, or my tinnitus has taken a turn for the worse.

 

[JaredBT]

P basses sound chunky, and Jazz basses sound springy.

Please provide other examples. Discuss.

Chunk is good. What you don't want is peep or sqeak.

 

[el_Bajo_Verde]

Well, it seems that quite a few people "get it" when such terms are used to describe tone, so I wouldn't discount that solely based on your own proclivity toward less "artistic" descriptive words...

No one really "gets it", they just play along you know, talk the talk...

I understand "thumpy". I understand "growly". Heck, I even understand "farty". But "buttery"?

This is Talkbass, not the Texas Toast Forums.

 

[lug]

I am not currently drunk.

At least I don't play my basses backwards.

So you've sobered up since your original post? Good.

 

[Volunteerk9]

Sting-Rays sound crunchy and Rics sound honky

Love me some crunchy...(eating a blow pop while looking at a Stingray)

 

[hands5]

P basses sound chunky, and Jazz basses sound springy.

Please provide other examples. Discuss.

oh well...... if that's what they sound like to you then that's what they sound like.

 

[petrus61]

P basses sound meaty, thick, and chunky. I stand by that. What is conky, anyway? I always thought that was specific to some types of hair.

I am not currently drunk.

At least I don't play my basses backwards.

Conky?

 

[Pandastylebass]

 

[Stewie]

My Jazz Bass sounds really quiet. I can't play it anymore because even though it has a tortoise pick guard and flats, it isn't three color sunburst.

 

[Freight Train]

P basses sound chunky, and Jazz basses sound springy.

Please provide other examples. Discuss.

My G&L L1000 sounds red, my '68 Tele sounds white, my Jack Casady Epiphone sounds gold. To my ears.

 

[kcole4001]

.... What is conky, anyway? .....

Warning: offensive language!!!!!

 

[jamro217]

I always thought P basses sounded chocolatey with a hint of coffee, floral overtones and distinct grapefruit finish.

Cork sniffer!

 

[jamro217]

This is not the first time I have heard this.

Okay, ten minutes...

 

[bassbully]

P basses moan.... Jazz basses Scream!!!