Help a newbe out. I play an Ibanez Sr500 and would like to add a Fender to my arsenal. What are the differences between the Jazz and the Precision Bass?
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Difference btween Jazz and P-Bass?
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....here we go again.
Please use the search function first. This topic was discussed to death and you will find thousands and thousands of posts about it.
Please use the search function first. This topic was discussed to death and you will find thousands and thousands of posts about it.
The Precision Bass has a slightly wider neck, a single split pickup midway between the end of the neck and the bridge, and a non-offset body. The sound is generally a little louder since the pickup is wired in series, and the sound is very bass and lower-mid heavy.
The Jazz Bass has a slimmer neck with an offset waist in the body. It has two single coil pickups wired in parallel - one midway between the end of the neck and the bridge, and another close to the bridge. With both pickups on at full, the mids are a bit punchier, and the top has a little more snap. With the neck pickup on alone, it can sound close to a Precision Bass (though not exactly like one), and the bridge pickup soloed sounds very nasally.
The Jazz Bass has a slimmer neck with an offset waist in the body. It has two single coil pickups wired in parallel - one midway between the end of the neck and the bridge, and another close to the bridge. With both pickups on at full, the mids are a bit punchier, and the top has a little more snap. With the neck pickup on alone, it can sound close to a Precision Bass (though not exactly like one), and the bridge pickup soloed sounds very nasally.
There are too many threads on the site to mention. This Google search will get you there:
https://www.google.com/search?q=jazz+vs+precision+site:talkbass.com
https://www.google.com/search?q=jazz+vs+precision+site:talkbass.com
Nice post! I was expecting snarky post after snarky post. If this guy is a TB noob he might not understand about the search function. I know it's a question that's been discussed to death, but given that these are probably the two most popular basses in history this should be a question we expect to get on a regular basis.
Thanks, I know when a guy is knew, and likely pretty knew to bass, it can be tough with the veterans around here.
However, I did have a good giggle at this answer:
Bravo. Is that a new one?
Ggvicviper pretty much nailed it. They both are insanely popular, and IMO, both sound insanely good. For me, I'd take a J over the P, because I prefer the neck, and the upper-midrange bite. However, it is proven fact that NOTHING sounds quite like a P bass played with a pick.
Best of both worlds could be a P/J with a Jazz neck. Or a convertible P-J...I think
Sadowsky makes a convertible...maybe.
Sadowsky makes a convertible...maybe.
I think we need a sticky at the top of the "basses" for new TB members where the threads of the most common questions are collected. That way, when someone asks the same often repeated question someone can post a link to the sticky rather than snarkily telling them to use the search function. That kind of thing only makes a noob feel unwelcome.
I don't know. Newbies will still ask what they will. I still haven't read many of the stickies - only the rules and the show your basses thread.
