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Bandmates prefer Jazz Basses...
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I would have to ask, when was there any time that a guitar player legitimately new anything about bass, other than it has less strings than what he plays? (let alone what a Jazz vs. a P sounds like)
. On the flip side, any excuse to get a new bass is a good excuse! 
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I'd borrow a jazz bass and just turn on the bridge pickup. They'll hear how thin it is and change their minds.
I've never encountered it, but there's nothing wrong with having another one in the arsenal just for something different.
Try the jazz. Maybe it will sound awesome for the sound you are looking for. However, I disagree with the premise the a jazz will cut through the mix better than a precision. I'm sure you know Andy Rourke used a P bass for the most part...just saying.
Sounds like passive aggressive narcissistic BS to me. Or as we all know it, par for the course. It's not so much jazz basses as it is HIS jazz bass. But yeah get a jazz, play yours instead of his, win a secret victory, and they are really handy basses to have.
My guitarist asked how I decide which of a dozen basses to play at each gig. I told him it has to match my shirt or tie. They leave me to my own
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Personally, I'm okay with taking suggestions from other members regarding the mix, but the main question here is does the guitarist know anything about the differences in tone? Does he own a p-bass? Unless he is actually familiar with both instruments (not "oh I listened to a comparison online"), his opinion is invalid, IMO.
If he is familiar with both, then you can tell him that the jazz is a great idea, and then continue to rock your P, as you are the bass player
But maybe that's just me... Suggestions are good, but ultimately I like to leave other instruments to their respective player, and let them leave their personal touch on the song. I'd want the same in return.
If he is familiar with both, then you can tell him that the jazz is a great idea, and then continue to rock your P, as you are the bass player
But maybe that's just me... Suggestions are good, but ultimately I like to leave other instruments to their respective player, and let them leave their personal touch on the song. I'd want the same in return.
In my last band I played a soundgear sr500. I bought a MIM jazz because I wanted a Jazz reversed with it played a couple songs on it at the next show. The rest of the band begged me to stick with the Ibanez. I ended up selling the jazz wish I never did. Although I now have an American jazz. On that note I wish I would have kept every bass I ever had. I even sold the SR stupid mistake.
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That's been my argument since he's my biggest inspiration haha
It's probably because guitars players are more used to a trebly kind sound then a bassy sound. So when you play the jazz bass it sounds better to them. I've been told a couple of times to switch basses I don't like, but I usually find a way to satisfy these people with thunderbird. Just try to find a way to make the P work for what they want.
Maybe he wants more clarity from the bass and he probably thinks the Jazz can do that. Little does he realize, with a little EQing and change of plucking position, you can achieve said clarity with a Precision...or ANY bass, for that matter. Turn down the lows and low mids and boost the high mids.
