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You already answered your question. Keep the jazz.
“it's the one that makes me want to pick it up and play it”
“it's the one that makes me want to pick it up and play it”
I'm going to take a different tack here. The used gear market is flooded right now and it's a buyers market. After you sift through the endless low ball offers, I hope you get a good price for whichever bass you decide to sell. I know all too well how tight money can get, but will the sale of a bass impact your financial situation in a meaningful way? Will you look back a year after the sale and
say "Yes, I'm glad I sold that bass, it really helped me out of a jam."
Just a random take from some anonymous guy on the interweb.
say "Yes, I'm glad I sold that bass, it really helped me out of a jam."
Just a random take from some anonymous guy on the interweb.
Who cares what any of us think? You are the one who needs to make the decision. We are not playing them for you. Sounds like you want to keep the Jazz... Keep it.
I'd keep the P 
Coming from a "P-Bass Guy"...keep the jazz. Decent P's are very easy to come by and you will kick yourself for selling off a Jazz that you put together. There's also plenty of knockoff P's you can buy if you are in a pinch and HAVE to use a P-bass.
Come to think of it, as I’m reading these responses...
You do realize 95% of the people listening to you play couldn’t tell a whit of difference? And that at least 75% of the people watching you play probably just think it’s a guitar?
I’m not knocking anyone, but in the great scheme of things... your decision matters a lot more to you than it does to anyone else.
You do realize 95% of the people listening to you play couldn’t tell a whit of difference? And that at least 75% of the people watching you play probably just think it’s a guitar?
I’m not knocking anyone, but in the great scheme of things... your decision matters a lot more to you than it does to anyone else.
I hear you, cuz now I'm thinking water skis....
Yup and waters skis only lead to wanting a boat
And one boat leads to the next. Which is a good thing, for perhaps we can FINALLY get an answer to the perennial question,
"How many yachts can you water ski behind?"
See you are looking at this the wrong way.... what you actually need to do is get at least three more basses. 5 is really the minimum requirement.....
Look.....no one can make this decision but YOU. Speaking as an old guy whose early years consisted of eating too much PB & J and Hamburger Helper (so old that Ramen Noodles weren't even a thing!), I can relate to being broke-busted & disgusted. However, I can tell you this....whatever financial crisis you are currently experiencing will pass. But your regret at losing whichever one you sell will stay with you for a long damn time. Maybe even until you're as old as me.
Keep BOTH. Finagle another financial work-around to your current problem. You will thank me later!
IMHO, YMMV, etc. etc. (Legal Boilerplate)
Keep BOTH. Finagle another financial work-around to your current problem. You will thank me later!
IMHO, YMMV, etc. etc. (Legal Boilerplate)
