Can I just take my J bass to a gig and leave the P behind

[krfoss]

You have my permission to do whatever you want unless it breaks local, state, federal, or international laws.

What’s your policy on maritime law?

 

[jjk2007]

OP…..yes…..yes you can.

 

[DJ Bebop]

If you have a guitar tech on the payroll you should take both of them and then swap them mid-song, like I once saw SRV do with his guitars on Austin City Limits. Very cool.

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The whole song

 

[Smith357]

Sure, the only folks that will notice are you and other bass geeks like me. Regular folks don’t know or care what type of bass you play, if they even know what a bass is.

 

[jim nolte]

I only took my ‘65 Jazz to a gig for over 20 years, no backup and it handled everything I needed to play so I will vote yes.

 

[JRMK]

Yes but the Jazz has to have tort pickguard on behalf of the P.

And you need to keep carrots in the gig bag. Don't ask why, just trust me on that!

 

[DJ Bebop]

This is my answer to a one bass solution.

All the pickups!

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

If you use a pedal, that defeats the purpose of playing a jazz.

How does using a pedal defeat the purpose of playing a jazz bass?

 

[Geri O]

Chances are, you are the only one in your band or audience that cares about this.

And that’s perfectly fine, no?….

 

[Altitude]

I take a PJ5 and a J5 to every gig.

I try both during the sound check and play the one that sounds the best in that room.

Nice, I usually get six seconds and a major scale so the guy knows my bass is actually sending a signal.

 

[DuluthDank]

Yes.

Just to provide the other perspective: No.

 

[lug]

What’s your policy on maritime law?

Don't believe in it, pirates got to eat too.

 

[J-Bass RMR]

It's 1994.
You can do whatever you want!

 

[Sam Dingle]

Unless I NEED a 2nd bass for say a different tuning I always just bring one. It’s a p bass 99% of the time. I think I used a jazz bass twice last year once cuz I felt like it and once cuz I needed my bass setup BEAD

 

[primusfan1989]

I bring a p and j to gigs but typically only use one for a gig, the other is for a back should something happen (which I only recently started doing this summer after breaking an A string mid gig)

 

[Jay2U]

Most venues have mediocre acoustics, so any bass will do.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I’ve always appreciated the versatility of a Jazz bass. In general, I actually lean in my J’s more than my P’s, but there’s a certain contentment you get using a great sounding Precision for an entire gig.

 

[dkelley]

yes

 

[MtManiac]

I’m in the camp that as a bass playing community we should all leave the P Bass behind. Maybe only then will Fender actually start thinking of new ideas for us bass players.

I’ll never be in any camp that posits everyone doing the same thing. You do you, I’ve got me just fine.

If you don’t like what Fender is doing, there are lots of other options out there. Nobody is making you do anything at all or even limiting your choices.

 

[BasEd]

I'm guessing the first two bars were the Jazz and the second two were the P. How's my guess?

The first two bars are the P and second 2 the J. Most people say a J neck pickup doesn’t sound exactly like a P but it’s a good approximation. I was in this camp until I recorded and compared them both. To me, they sound the same. Perhaps my ears have suffered from too many loud gigs.