Ironic they call it a Precision bass

[Dan Knowlton]

Actually, this is the Fender Approximation Bass!

 

[Ten Four One]

If by "you" you mean me, that statement is totally incorrect. On a fretted bass, I have a 1 in 12 chance of hitting the correct note. On a fretless there are an endless number of incorrect notes for me to explore.

Actually, depending on the note there's a 0 in 12 chance of you hitting the correct note.*

For example in the key of G major, all D's are flat and all B's are sharp. So there's a 1/12 chance of you hitting the G, there's a 0 in 12 chance of you hitting the D or the B.

And then the actual physics of the string cause all notes close to the nut to be a bit sharp and all notes close to the bridge to be a bit flat.

* for all definitions of "correct note" where "correct note" means a 5th should sound at 3/2 above the fundamental and a major 3rd should be at... if I remember correctly, 4/3 above the fundamental.

 

[Mon Rominee]

One could argue that a (edit: current) P pickup is MORE precise, because you can angle relative height of each section to the strings in relation to the curvature of the fretboard, to balance string to string output, AND they are hum-cancelling. So they are more precise.

that is, if that was the reason it was called what it is in the first place, which it isn't, so it's a moot point.

/ thread.

 

[Mushroo]

One could argue that a P pickup is MORE precise, because you can angle relative height of each section to the strings in relation to the curvature of the fretboard, to balance string to string output, AND they are hum-cancelling. So they are more precise.

that is, if that was the reason it was called what it is in the first place, which it isn't, so it's a moot point.

/ thread.

The original Precision bass has a single, single-coil pickup, not the 2 piece hum-canceller you describe... thread re-opened

 

[Mon Rominee]

Yeah, I forgot to put the word "current" in re: to the pickup, as it stands, the OP's question makes no sense, as an "original" P and the common J style pup share a common design...

 

[TrooperFarva]

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[fenderphil]

whats the difference between a pbass and a jazz bass?

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

whats the difference between a pbass and a jazz bass?

One's called a "Jazz" and the other isn't!

 

[Ten Four One]

whats the difference between a pbass and a jazz bass?

One is played by puff daaddy & the other by DJ Jazzy Jeff.

 

[73jbass]

One's called a "Jazz" and the other isn't!

Which one is best for rock?

 

[Mushroo]

Fender is a ripoff. Their basses are all made from parts.

 

[wallstreet]

Which one is best for rock?

whichever one you like better.