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I really need help... P or J?

#43
Bass_Nishi said:
Looking to get an MIM Fender. I can't decide which. I wanna always be able to be heard, tone high or low. I know P Bass is fatter but J is thin but cuts through. I've tried them both and like them both for different reasons, but one doesn't completely sway against the other. What should I get for something that will give me the best with the tone high and low?
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Buy both, then you have a primary and a backup. You need to own two basses for that reason anyway if you gig.
 
#46
FFTT said:
The test for me was rather simple.

Do a 5 fret reach and see how it feels.
If you have to strain a bit to cover the reach fretting notes cleanly on a P-Bass, then a Jazz neck will be easier to play.
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Not agree, I often see people who has small hands smoothly play a P-bass, or longer scale bass, six string bass, or even double bass.
But, well, anybody has and can suggest their opinion.
 
#47
bluesdogblues said:
Not agree, I often see people who has small hands smoothly play a P-bass, or longer scale bass, six string bass, or even double bass.
But, well, anybody has and can suggest their opinion.
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Can't argue, it was just what helped determine my decision.

Takes seconds for me to adapt between basses, but your #1 Go To Bass should be as effortless to play as possible.
 
#48
Actually my hands are small and my first bass was a P-Bass :D

before that, even a 3/4 Double Bass when I was in my elementary school as a bassist for my school choir (my index finger was the only fretted finger tho)..
 
#49
Or jaguar TS. I use almost only the P.
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