Not saying you're wrong but I don't remember people not wanting P basses. Ten years ago you say? Was it around 1:00 in the afternoon? Maybe I was taking a nap and never realized it had occurred.
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I Like J Basses Better Than P Basses
- Thread starter Dust2Dust
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I generally prefer my j. however i put some dunlop Marcus strings on my p and am finding it has this bright growly thing happening in the mid range that sits in the mix in much the same way as my j; but with a beefier low end.
That was an impressive run on sentence.
Still prefer my j in general, but am really digging this new found aspect of my p.
That was an impressive run on sentence.
Still prefer my j in general, but am really digging this new found aspect of my p.
PJ all day and twice on Sunday's. I don't have to cut through the mix. I am the mix!
Around 1994-96, when 5-strings were taking hold in country music, P-basses all but disappeared from the pages of Bass Player magazine, both in articles and in ads. This pattern was enough to draw my attention. Even if on the cover the featured bassist was sporting a P, on the article pic it was a different bass, not even a Fender.
Vice versa for me
Ditto here. I still have the Precision I bought 50 years ago.
I don't like either, but there's a multitude of other options out there.
Looks more like a T.I like J better than P as well, yet I own more Ps than Js. They each serve a function.
That being said, is this a J? Or is it a PJ? It looks like a P and sounds like a P. Must be a P.
(maybe I'm a P guy... hmmm)
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Right I do remember that fad! I actually owned a 5 string myself for a new york minute. I stand sort of corrected.
