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I must know what kind of bass that is! And where I can get one!
I already have two P's, but still, that's just awesome!
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Jazz or Precision Bass
- Thread starter huffmandude86
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I must know what kind of bass that is! And where I can get one!
I already have two P's, but still, that's just awesome!
P bass, there's just something about them that speaks to the insides of my soul, with a passion from deep inside the Congo...
Jazzes are cool too.
Luke.
Jazzes are cool too.
Luke.
I've owned 2 passive J's, and 1 active P. I miss the Am Dlx P so much, i'm going to buy it back, (sold to a friend). He doesn't want me to have it back, 'cause he's in love with it too. I don't seriously miss either of the J's.
That is a Precision Bass Plus aka "Boner Bass". They were made in the early 90's. They "pop up" (huh huh
) on Ebay from time to time.
If could only have one, it would be a J. I can get close to a P sound with my J's, but P's can't get the J sound. Both are killer though!
Ultimatly...I went with Jazz, but I love both now almost equally. The perfect players' bass {for me} would be a 1960 Precision Bass {Jamerson} with a Jazz Pickup added and 5-string fretless or fretted...oh man..if anyone ever sees one, let me know!
Precisions for me...thicker neck is more comfortable. Have played them more. Love the pure warm P punch but then again do enjoy a growly J sound as well.... If only one, would have to be a warm P...
I love the jazz basses, its got alot for variety tone wise, but the P bass has the sweet baseball like neck that I don't mind either. Most of my idols used jazzes at some point.
For all you P/J guys: Does anyone currently make a passive P/J with a Jazz neck? Or, did Fender make any nice passive P/J's in the past.
I think my ultimate bass would be a Black '08/09 P with and '08/09 maple Jazz neck.
I think my ultimate bass would be a Black '08/09 P with and '08/09 maple Jazz neck.
Right now I'm lovin' on Jazz basses. I just moved into Cornerstone University, and I brought my Squier Affinity Jazz V, left the Squier Affinity Precision at home. Part of it is the 5-string deal, but that's another thread. Both are AWESOME instruments, but at the moment I'm really a big fan of the whole Jazz Bass scene. Rock on!
Warmoth will do you anything your heart desires.
If their necks are too thick for your liking then put a Fender neck on a Warmoth body.
IMO, A P/J hybrid isn't the best of both worlds... You don't quite get either a Jazz or P tone, it's something in the middle, even with the pickups solo'd. I've owned a hybrid, and it just didn't do it for me. I prefer a Jazz though, because you can get the full on growl with it that I love, and with the right tweaking, you can pull off a cheap imitation of a P-bass with the neck Jazz pickup, eq'd right. Both are awesome though...
Also, I prefer flats on a P-Bass and roundwonds on a Jazz.
Also, I prefer flats on a P-Bass and roundwonds on a Jazz.
I voted for the Precision because I like it better these days, but I think if I could only own one bass, it would be a Jazz or a PJ, most likely a PJ. Had a Jazz and loved it, but they're too heavy for me now.
You can get close enough for rock and roll with either one, but I go the opposite of you for the same reason...I can deal with the PJ not sounding quite like a Jazz, but not vice versa. Got back on the single P pickup bandwagon a couple years ago and now I do most songs with that sound.
