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Jazz Superior to a Precision in Every Way?

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#82
Twocan said:
I am looking to buy my first bass and I don't really know much about them, but i know i want either the fender jazz bass or the fender precision bass. I've heard the precision bass is better for rock music (which is what i want to play), but the jazz bass has a cleaner sound. I also heard that the jazz bass is better for people with small hands (like me).

The Fender Jazz Bass to me is probably the most versatile bass in history. I've always loved it's sweet, focused tone and narrow, fast neck. With two single coil pickups you have a myriad of possible tones at your fingers. Even small adjustments with either knob can give you vastly different sounds.

The two paragraphs above were copied and pasted from separate Misc web pages, found by searching the same title as this post. Please disregard them entirely. I'm testing a hypothesis on TB: I don't think that a lot of people here bother to read past the initial paragraphs of an OP's post before succumbing to the overwhelming urge to inject an opinion. For starters, if you've already voted in this non-poll, you've proven my point. If you did not vote, please like this post. I'm now going to insert a picture of a bass that I do not own:

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Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off--then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.

That was the first paragraph of the book "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. If you have read this far, then please do not follow the instructions above by liking this post. Instead, please respond to this thread with five random words, made into a sentence. If you did this, congratulations, you have proven me wrong and I applaud you. I will now conclude my post with another random paragraph about a P v J squabble - spelling error included:

Countless notable bassists have used the Jazz including John Paul Jones, Larry Graham, Geddy Lee, Aston Barrett, Marcus Miller and of course Jaco Pastorius. It's a classic bass for a reason...great tone, playability and versatlity, not to mention durable as heck.
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#93
Good heavens an elaborate ruse.

Good idea, TB is full of knowledgeable people, but also full of people who have to voice their opinion no matter what and without reading the thread, or, like you're testing, the OP.
 
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#94
The idea of making it a poll does absolutely make sense. I bet that it's the first time that question pops out. Oh and I drive a Honda because they are the best, the most versatile cars on the market.

They say don't feed the trolls but I couldn't help myself to post in here.
 

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