Can a J and a P happily co-exist?

For me, it's definitely mood. I find that each bass changes my approach a little bit.

 

I think you could apply this sort of question to anyone who has more than bass. Active or passive? Fretted or fretless? Modern or vintage? In each case there are objective considerations (the type of music you'll be playing, the vibe that the band wants, etc) but there's also the subjective (what bass "feels" right to you on any given night). In my experience, choosing your weapon is a matter of negotiating those two factors. YMMV.

 

Dimarzio, Delano, Duncan...all have good P/J combination

I would try a Delano comb JMVC FE + PMVC FE






seems badass!

 

Did you actually read the Initial Post??

hahahah!!

 

Horses for courses. I have and use both (and many others), and let the song and the mix decide which bass gets played. Over time, you'll get a feel for which bass a song wants, mostly because one or the other will sound wrong and make you want to swap. I also typically run stiffer strings on the precison, and more flexible ones on the J ... for an even wider pallate of sounds and feels (which also makes it more obvious which one to use).

Then you'll get a stingray and start the process over again

PS. I call that p bass sound a "bark", and the j bass a "growl" or "burp", but yea its just semantics.

 

Instead of writing a song about ebony and ivory coexisting, maybe it should be changed to P and J basses. they're both double edge blades, but they seem to fill eachother's flaws quite nicely.

 

I spend 80% of my time with a jazz bass now, and the rest with my old P. WIth classic rock that we do, both will work. Both are very nice, each has its own advantages.

 

Variety is wonderful. There's no reason to have a favorite! Same's true for amps, speakers, FX, etc.

 

I wouldn't give up either one. But - I do prefer the Precision for recording.

 

As i read someone who said " A P and a J pick up dont speak the same Language".

 

Ha ha ha easy for you to say Fuzz. Your Roscoe Becks can go from a reasonable single humbucker P tone to a twin single coil Jazz sound with the flip of a couple switches.

 

Yes.
I love, and use both.
Lately, I use my jazz, with rounds, for mod. sound.
Losts of back pickup.
The P- with flats, for old school sound.
I tend to play more notes on the jazz?
Less notes more groove on the P-bass.
Both those basses, are fretted.
Funny thing is my 1970 frettless p-bass with jazz pickup,
Is my main bass.

 

Sure, it's called a P-bass Deluxe. P and J pickups on one Fender.

 

When I do pit gigs, I carry a Jazz and a Precision in my double bag. Some songs get one, some get the other. Unfortunately, due to finances I had to sell the Precision, so it's only a Jazz for me right now. But one day, it'll be back to having both.

 

I'm reminded of a great quote from those genius philosophers of whiner rock, Linkin Park..."In the end, it doesn't even matter."

The only people who care what kind of bass you play are you and the people who hire you, and more often than not, they don't even care. So play whatever the hell you want to play, and do it to the best of your ability, and that's all that's important. I've played oldies on custom basses with active pickups, and I've played new stuff on old Fenders. There's no reason you can't get a good sound out of any bass made as long as it works.

And never ever make a decision on what to play based on what people on Talkbass say. Gee whiz, I've never seen so many weird terms to describe sounds basses make...Growl, bite, thwack, throaty, mwah, ping, bang, zoom, ka-pow, etc. I'm wondering if they're talking about basses or Batman shows!

 

Anybody suggest a bass for me that has lots of ka-pow in its tone? I really, really want one of these!

 

i would like to add some thwack to my samick p bass... any way of doing this? changing the pick ups perhaps?