Am I P or J Person?

[Spirit of Ox]

I have and love both Fender basses. I have 3 of each. Two of the P are J bridge equipped so they are PJs. I also have a Geddy Lee with the 70's spacing and the others have 60's spacing.
I must say that I prefer full on Jazz (both pickups at 10) more than a PJ. I like a pure P as much as a pure J (for different situations) but prefer the P pickup than the front J pickup (which I still like).
In the end you are probably going to want both and than maybe venture into Stingray territory.

 

[somebrains]

 

[Snakeman1066]

So, I always love the look on P bass, been dreaming to own one. Before, I have Sire V7. Last year, I bought a Fender P. But, after making band and in a band situation, I rely on the V7 more, which is a Jazz type. She makes me create interesting bass lines more for my original material. I always consider myself as a P person. The question is, am I, deep down, without realizing it, more J person? Should I bought a Fender Jazz next? Lol

Yes...lol

I found the perfect "Jazz" Bass

 

[Kukulkan61]

Your a Jazz guy according to your opening statement..

 

[somebrains]

Am I a flathead or Philips screwdriver person?

 

[Marko 1]

Most guys get a P, or they choose basses with more pickups switches and knobs to play with trying to make them sound like the P.

 

[JimHouchin]

So, I always love the look on P bass, been dreaming to own one. Before, I have Sire V7. Last year, I bought a Fender P. But, after making band and in a band situation, I rely on the V7 more, which is a Jazz type. She makes me create interesting bass lines more for my original material. I always consider myself as a P person. The question is, am I, deep down, without realizing it, more J person? Should I bought a Fender Jazz next? Lol

Yes...

 

[nnnnnn]

Most guys get a P, or they choose basses with more pickups switches and knobs to play with trying to make them sound like the P.

In person, to my ears Ps sound deeper but the tone seems sort of unfocused and furry around the edges (not sure how better to describe that), whereas Js with both pickups on sound more focused and smoother. So I prefer J's when I'm playing, and I spend very little time messing with the controls trying to make it sound like something else. (Actually I don't currently own either, but my Washburn has two single-coil pickups so it's more like a J.) But in a good mix, especially in recordings, I like the sound of both types, and to be honest I can't always tell which is which.

 

[somebrains]

My favorite P is a Spector.

 

[Triv]

I owned a P/J for awhile, only to slowly realize that it was neither the J, nor the P that I wanted.
Personally, I want my P bass to have a thick fat neck and I want my J to be the opposite. I like basses that make you play a certain way though. I don't go for the same notes on my Jazz, as my Precision, as my Rickenbacker.

 

[40Hz]

I gave up trying to figure out which I preferred more and eventually ended up with one of each.

 

[tyohars]

Yes...buy yourself a nice Fender Jazz. I did that in 1966 and have never looked back. This is only my second Jazz. Bought it because my '65 was stolen.

Still considering it lol

I would suggest P with J neck, maybe jaguar or something?

Might be a good option

Best have a listen yourself then you can be the judge instead of just listening to my opinion. It's neither purely a PBass or purely a Jazz Bass but it can capture a bit of both while still being it's own thing.

Thanks!

I have and love both Fender basses. I have 3 of each. Two of the P are J bridge equipped so they are PJs. I also have a Geddy Lee with the 70's spacing and the others have 60's spacing.
I must say that I prefer full on Jazz (both pickups at 10) more than a PJ. I like a pure P as much as a pure J (for different situations) but prefer the P pickup than the front J pickup (which I still like).
In the end you are probably going to want both and than maybe venture into Stingray territory.

Yup, I'm not going to sell whichever I have tho

Yes...lol

I found the perfect "Jazz" Bass

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Is that an Aerodyne?

Your a Jazz guy according to your opening statement..

So I found my answer

I owned a P/J for awhile, only to slowly realize that it was neither the J, nor the P that I wanted.
Personally, I want my P bass to have a thick fat neck and I want my J to be the opposite. I like basses that make you play a certain way though. I don't go for the same notes on my Jazz, as my Precision, as my Rickenbacker.

That's my point, the Jazz make me play different than the P. Idk why

I gave up trying to figure out which I preferred more and eventually ended up with one of each.

Yeah, I have each one lol

 

[Snakeman1066]

Nope it's a Fender Blacktop Jazz with a few mods by me...

 

[Snakeman1066]

This is an Aerodyne...

 

[Davbassdude]

I current own a 1974/75 Jazz Bass, but once had an early 70's P-bass (sunburst with tort pickguard) with a 1.5" neck at the nut (which was ripped off) and have since been longing for a replacement. I've been fooling around with the EBMM Sub bass (at the local GC), but have recently been eyeing a used 1995 Mexican P-Bass with a 1.5" neck at nut. Of course, I'll have to replace the white pickguard with tort and possibly replace the factory bridge with a Gotoh, but the GAS is building...

 

[trailer]

Yes

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Why does it have to be either or, and why limit yourself to those 2 basses.
You might find out like me that you prefer different basses.

 

[soulman969]

soulman969 said: ↑
Best have a listen yourself then you can be the judge instead of just listening to my opinion. It's neither purely a PBass or purely a Jazz Bass but it can capture a bit of both while still being it's own thing.


tyohars said:
Thanks!

You're welcome. Thought it would be best for you to evaluate it yourself to hear if it fits with what you're looking for tonally. Steve Araujo does a nice job with his demo too. A complete tonal tour.

I play a 5 string G&L L2500 as well but I'm also looking to replace my Jazz Bass with a Kiloton because of it's versatility. FWIW the Tribute version has a 1.5" nut width and similar neck profile to a Jazz Bass.

 

[Camarillo]

There’s nothing wrong to be both.

 

[chris_b]

Am I P or J Person?

When these questions arise, I think it's always best to own both.