fender jazz vs fender precession

[sirspoogesalot]

Hi there,
this may be a be a noobish question and if so please excuse me, but can someone tell me what the main difference between jazz and precission basses are. As i am contemplating on buying one (MIM). I have tried both and love both of them, i adore the jazz basses thin neck but also admire the precission basses qualities too, but im deadlocked on which to go for

thank you.

 

[nmancusi10]

run! run!!!!!!!!!!!!! ur about to get many snooty responses.

to sum them up: use the search function

 

[sirspoogesalot]

ok thank you , will do

 

[Brad Barker]

i don't know about fender precession, but i can tell you all about larmor precession:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/magnetic/larmor.html

 

[sirspoogesalot]

i don't know about fender precession, but i can tell you all about larmor precession:

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Hbase/magnetic/larmor.html

hmmm i see, not what i was looking for but still intresting

 

[Michael Case]

Which ever one you like the tone and feel of. It's pretty simple.

 

[Webtroll]

If you are truely deadlocked then flip a coin. You'll stand a 50/50 chance of liking it better than the other bass and until you've had more exposure to both it will be difficult to know which you will like better in the long run.

 

[w33nie]

Jazz basses have thin necks and 2 pickups

Precisions are fatter with 1 split pickup

Try them both, they are very different

 

[Slackerprince]

You need them both.
Need!



S.

 

[pyrohr]

The precession bass stands up against the wall and the jazz bass falls down. :scowl:

 

[WayneS]

P R E C I S I O N

 

[pyrohr]

P R E C I S I O N

Hey! it's whatever he wants it to be!!!

 

[Oric]

Get a P/J

 

[drden]

i personally like precision better. whenever i play a jazz i find my self using the neck pickup (which sounds more like a p bass) but the differences are.

Different body shapes.
different pickup configuration.
different size necks.
and thats it.

again, you just have to try them out at the store before you buy. and maybe you should buy something a little cheaper if you're just starting. look at the squier classic vibe series or the squier vintage modified jazz bass.

p.s.
the guy who showed you the thing on physics did so because you spelled PRECISION wrong. see ya

 

[mrjim123]

I've never owned either, but the links below *MIGHT* help (maybe another TB'er could back me up or shoot me down on these). Anyways, click on the "Hear It" links to hear sound samples:

Bass with P-type pickups: http://www.lakland.com/ac_glaub.htm

Bass with J-type pickups: http://www.lakland.com/ac_DJ5.htm

 

[Kasle]

The way i get it the Jazz Bass is an all around bass. You can use it with everything.
Precision is good as well but fits better to funk and stuff like that.
But you shuld choose the one that you like the sound and the shape of

 

[David Jayne]

They both work fine in any context, but they sound totally different. Jazz has more low end and treble, Precision has more mids- it's a thicker, chunkier sound. Jazz is growlier and zingier, more 'modern' sounding. Most folks prefer a Jazz for slap. I said most.

 

[MtManiac]

The way i get it the Jazz Bass is an all around bass. You can use it with everything.
Precision is good as well but fits better to funk and stuff like that.
But you shuld choose the one that you like the sound and the shape of

What? Wait! No... A P bass better for funk and stuff like that, eh? Stuff like country, metal, rock, blues, and jazz? Is that what you mean by funk and stuff like that?

 

[lposavad]

It doesn't matter which one you get first, you'll end up with one of each eventually.
They're tonally completely different animals and there's a use for both.

By the way, keep an eye out for a Precision bass with a Jazz neck (they're largely interchangeable). Then you get the neck you prefer with the P-bass tone.

 

[RonChase]

Jazz