This. I prefer a P but ime for people who are on the fence an active P/J with a J neck usually is the "best of both worlds".
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Jazz Bass or Precision Bass?
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This. I prefer a P but ime for people who are on the fence an active P/J with a J neck usually is the "best of both worlds".
It's a personal decision. You really should go to a store and try each one for yourself, then decide which one is for you. Our opinions don't mean squat, you have to decide for yourself. This advice also applies to pretty much everything else in the bass world - flats vs rounds, pick vs fingers, rosewood vs maple, and so on. It's a tryer's market! 
It's a personal decision. You really should go to a store and try each one for yourself, then decide which one is for you. Our opinions don't mean squat, you have to decide for yourself. This advice also applies to pretty much everything else in the bass world - flats vs rounds, pick vs fingers, rosewood vs maple, and so on. It's a tryer's market!
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It's a personal decision. You really should go to a store and try each one for yourself, then decide which one is for you. Our opinions don't mean squat, you have to decide for yourself. This advice also applies to pretty much everything else in the bass world - flats vs rounds, pick vs fingers, rosewood vs maple, and so on. It's a tryer's market!
THERE WILL BE NO LOGIC HERE!!!
Do what I did...
You borrow a P for a practice with the band, because you have a feeling that a P might fit better into what you're doing.
Play the P all night at practice.
Say, "Dammit!" a lot.
Then you give the P back to your friend.
Then you go and buy one.
I got a red one.
You borrow a P for a practice with the band, because you have a feeling that a P might fit better into what you're doing.
Play the P all night at practice.
Say, "Dammit!" a lot.
Then you give the P back to your friend.
Then you go and buy one.
I got a red one.
A lot of good advice. I also play Blues/Rock and have found Precision basses to be more practical for that. I also have a Jazz or 2 for other applications.
To see for yourself you must hear the P in a band mix. I like flats for blues and rounds for rock. Precision basses shine in how they sit in the mix, just above the bass drums and well below the guitars.
P/J basses and Versatile basses like the G & L L-2000 give you a bit of both but are primarily Precision basses if you can't afford both.
To see for yourself you must hear the P in a band mix. I like flats for blues and rounds for rock. Precision basses shine in how they sit in the mix, just above the bass drums and well below the guitars.
P/J basses and Versatile basses like the G & L L-2000 give you a bit of both but are primarily Precision basses if you can't afford both.
Lakland USA Bob Glaub P Bass with Joe Osborn Neck or Lakland USA Duck Dunn (RIP) model. The best of both worlds.
I started with a Jazz bass and played it for ten years. I loved it because the mids really cut through. The past year I have been using a Gibson short scale with tapewounds and can't get enough of the dub type sound. Anyway, I bought a P-bass last month just to have around the house and it's become my favorite bass. Paired with my Rusty box it;s the exact sound that I enjoy hearing from my 4x10's. It's true what they say about how it sits in the mix, and, I love the neck, after using smaller necks for years. So, as much as I'd love to get a Jazz again, I'm all about the P bass right now
I have to admit after many years of cycling through expensive basses like clockwork, the one that I like the best is a Squier P-Bass Special with P and J pickups and the Jazz neck that I bought used for next to nothing. You have your choice of sounds from P to nearly J, and the narrow neck is just better for me.
I WOULD buy a Duck Dunn (RIP) Lakland, if I could find one at the right price, but meanwhile the Squier is just darn good, and it is 8 years old! I have not yet tried flats on it - that is the next step. I have T.I.s on my MIM Jazz and LaBellas on my MIA P and both are wonderful.
I WOULD buy a Duck Dunn (RIP) Lakland, if I could find one at the right price, but meanwhile the Squier is just darn good, and it is 8 years old! I have not yet tried flats on it - that is the next step. I have T.I.s on my MIM Jazz and LaBellas on my MIA P and both are wonderful.
Love this!!! ROTFLMAO
I use both frequently.
Once in a while I'll through in a 5er or a P/J for variety.
