I didn't vote, because I can't really answer this. I like P basses more, but that's about as far as it goes. I have a PJJ (P with a humbucker that looks like double Jazz pickups) That's the best of both worlds.
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But... there was a... poll.
I’m curious why you have posted this particular Q, given that your avatar is a PJ config? Are you having issues with your bass, and trying to figure it out?Can somebody from the J-affinity-boys-group please explain to me how to dial in an appropriate output from the two Vol-potis unless both are full on? What's the use of having two pickups and two Vol-potis when the tone changes significantly in the slightest turn of one knob? Not to discuss humming of the single single-coils ...
Well, there are two kinds of people: people who think there are two kinds of people and people who don’t.Yes, but it's not a fair poll.
Voting yes means you think P-basses are better than J-basses.
Voting no means you don't think P-basses are better than J-basses. It doesn't necessarily mean that you think J-basses are better than P-basses.
So everyone who thinks Js are better votes no, and everyone who thinks they are different but equal also votes no. Only those with a clear preference for Ps vote yes. In this sort of poll, the "no" option has a two-to-one advantage.
See, it's all in how you ask the question...
Yes, but it's not a fair poll.
Voting yes means you think P-basses are better than J-basses.
Voting no means you don't think P-basses are better than J-basses. It doesn't necessarily mean that you think J-basses are better than P-basses.
So everyone who thinks Js are better votes no, and everyone who thinks they are different but equal also votes no. Only those with a clear preference for Ps vote yes. In this sort of poll, the "no" option has a two-to-one advantage.
See, it's all in how you ask the question...