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Jazz Bass or Precision Bass?

#121
DannyZ said:
For me this is the best write-up yet. :) I love my '77 P and IM getting my '12 American Std J Monday. Can't wait. :hyper: I think it will fit with the varied styles of music I play. My SVT top and bottom is gonna take a CHT when it hears this one...:D :bassist:
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Thanks dude! :) Many people here recommend PJ, so I am considering an upgrade, I'll share my experience when I try it.

Congrats on your new guitar, jazz sound is very modern at the moment and you will be happy, just consider that, as an P-bassist, setting up EQ could be much different than you are used to ;)
 
#122
PJ with a Jazz Neck.

I play an '83 Ibanez Musician active/passive PJ, J neck. Vol,blend,tone, Bass/mid/treble boost/cut

Lots of great tones. Mix and match. Whatever you like.

Or how about a JPJ?
 
#127
In theory, I like the idea of the P/J pickup configuration. Best of both worlds, right? Well, not in my experience.

In practice, I have found it to be a bit of a disappointment.

I do not like the tone of a bridge jazz rail solo'd, and I do not like the tone of a jazz rail at the bridge combined with a split P at the neck.

I do like the tone of a split P solo'd, and I do like the various tones I can get from two jazz rails.

Therefore, the only P/J combo I like is the active version as found in the MIM Precision Deluxe Active. Because of the electronics, it is a completely different animal, very aggressive output.

Otherwise, I like to keep my P basses and J basses in standard configuration and seperate, vacillating between them.

Anyone else feel like I do about the passive P/J configuration?
 
#128
And...

How about a P/J config., FRETLESS, on a Mahogany body AND a J/J config on an Ash body

OR

should it be a P/J config., on a Mahogany body AND a J/J config., FRETLESS, on an Ash body?

The question comes out from the fact that I already have a J/J, Ash body, bass made by my luth and he is now building a P/J, fretless, Mahogany body for me. And we have the opportunity to switch necks (they have exactly the same measurements) to have the fretless bass, Ash body, with a J/J config...

Confusing, but simple. Thanks in advance for the answers.
 
#130
I've heard many, many folks, in person and on record sound amazing with Jazz basses. One of my favorite bassists, David Sims from the Jesus Lizard, has rocked a Memphis Jazz copy of years.

I just can't get them to sound right for me. Give me a Precision, and I can dial it in in a couple of minutes. I also prefer the wider P-Bass nut width. I'm so used to that at this point that I can't hang with the Jazz neck on the first few frets.

I've got two MIJ Fender Precisions that I would never part with. Had an MIJ Jazz that I sold after a year and never looked back.
 
#131
electracoyote said:
In theory, I like the idea of the P/J pickup configuration. Best of both worlds, right? Well, not in my experience.

In practice, I have found it to be a bit of a disappointment.

I do not like the tone of a bridge jazz rail solo'd, and I do not like the tone of a jazz rail at the bridge combined with a split P at the neck.

I do like the tone of a split P solo'd, and I do like the various tones I can get from two jazz rails.

Therefore, the only P/J combo I like is the active version as found in the MIM Precision Deluxe Active. Because of the electronics, it is a completely different animal, very aggressive output.

Otherwise, I like to keep my P basses and J basses in standard configuration and seperate, vacillating between them.

Anyone else feel like I do about the passive P/J configuration?
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Absolutely - I read your post, and it was as if I had written it myself... I've owned atleast 5 or 6 P/J Fenders, and the only one I've kept is the active Deluxe P Bass Special - I also currently have 2 passive Jazz's, and 1 passive P Bass...


- georgestrings
 

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