All things being equal, which is lighter, a P or a J?

Maybe by a 1/4 of an ounce?

 

P is a slightly larger body....bit less shaping...

 

A good way to answer this question is to check the weights for bodies in the Warmoth showcase: http://warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_bodies.cfm?type=bass

 

The answer is Yes.

Check the bass weight spreadsheet I developed from submissions in this forum.

 

My hair feels like it weighs 10 lbs on a four hour outdoor gig on a hot day.

 

Check out openoffice.org

You can download a free spreadsheet application that reads/writes Excel files.

 

Speaking as someone who has both...the J body is actually the slightly larger one, so all things being equal, the J would be heavier. That said, all things are hardly ever equal

 

The J bass is slightly larger and I generally find they weigh on the average about 1/2 lb more.



This pair is at about the minimal weight you find both of these basses ... the 1968 P bass is 8lbs and the 1973 Jazz 8.5lbs.


... I'm sure they're are some lighter ones but most weigh somewhat more than this pair.

 

If all things were equal wouldn't weight be one of those things that was equal so they'd weigh the same?

 

Some things are more equal than others.

 

I have a P and I have a J and I know the P bass is taller..I just held both at the same time and it seems the J bass is a wee bit heavier, but not by much.

 

I have a H-One P and a Geddy J. The P is much lighter.

 

Jazz Basses are heavier than Precisions in my experiences. I can usually stand a Precision on my shoulder, but not a Jazz. I'm told that the AmStd's Jazzes are much lighter than they used to be, but they're still considerably heavier than Precisions IMHO. My shoulder doesn't lie. Shame...I love a good Jazz, but I had to sell my 98 Jazz because I just couldn't stand to wear it for longer than a half hour.

 

I've got a P and a J, both MIM; the J is noticeably heavier. The J was made a few years before the P. Both very fun.

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