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Differences Between Pbass and Jbass

#12
pyrohr said:
Lean a p-bass against the wall and it stays there,
lean a jazz against the the wall and and watch it FALL!:D
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My J drives me nuts with its lopsided body. I use A-frame stands, and it will not sit upright.:hmm:

However, it's no longer a problem because, now that I have three Precisions, it stays in its case.:D

P: big comfortable neck, sound oozing personality and thump

J: wimpy neck, polite sound:hiding:

My P shakes the butts of the dancers better than my J.
 
#13
I am still learning the differences between the J and the P. I learned on a P-neck, my T40 has a P-neck, my Precision Special has a ... P-neck.... my Foundation, my Dyna and my Squier VMJ have J necks... I like them both but if I had to chose for me it would be the J-neck (and even though I have the fingers/hands for a P-neck my BF says I sound better on a J-neck.. *shrug*). They are narrower and thinner. I have read much debate here on which neck is 'faster'. I can play both necks with the same speed but yea, I don't have to work as hard on a J-neck to be honest.

And yes, the Jazz has a lopsided body. Took me years to get over that but now I like that body style..well I own one so thats a sure bet I got over it. LOL

As for sound? I have noticed my P basses so to speak have a more 'in your face' sound and my J basses seem more mellow and calmer? That is just in my limited experience with them with a sucky rig. Someone else could give a much better comparison Im sure :p

Just my 2 cents worth...
 
#14
lpdeluxe said:
My J drives me nuts with its lopsided body. I use A-frame stands, and it will not sit upright.:hmm:

However, it's no longer a problem because, now that I have three Precisions, it stays in its case.:D

P: big comfortable neck, sound oozing personality and thump

J: wimpy neck, polite sound:hiding:

My P shakes the butts of the dancers better than my J.
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I'm a P bass guy, but I wouldn't characterize the the Jazz as either wimpy or polite - although it can be and often is used that way. Some J bass stuff is damned snarly!!!

But yeah, the Jazz body shape ticks me off when I set it on a stand. Mine's fallen off a few before I got a little smarter and stopped doing that.
 
#15
p bass = :bassist:

j bass = :spit:

IMHO. however i'm sure the jazz basses uh... versatility is something that sways a lot of people. however, i'm the type that would rather have one or two sounds that i *really* like as opposed to every not so appealing tone under the sun.


btw, these are my fender-y opinions. i've never played a sadowsky/lull/etc so i can't say what awesomeness exists in the jazz inspired lexicon. i'm sure if mr. sadowsky reached his hand down from the clouds and presented me with one of his creations i'd be singing a completey different tune. :D
 
#17
a_ribbon said:
p bass = :bassist:

j bass = :spit:

IMHO. however i'm sure the jazz basses uh... versatility is something that sways a lot of people. however, i'm the type that would rather have one or two sounds that i *really* like as opposed to every not so appealing tone under the sun.
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That's true. I loved my Tribute L2000, because it was so versatile...but then when I got the Precision, I felt like I had found my voice and the L2000, for all its tonal variation, became somebody else's. Jazz basses affect me the same way.

BillMason, I was being facetious. I'll never do that again.:eek:
 

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