Oh jeez not another P vs J thread!

[superdick2112]

Versatility is overrated.

Versatility is overrated. There's an old saying when it comes to certain basses; "It has every sound but the right one".

Embrace the sound each particular bass makes, because there's a perfect time, place and style when it will be best suited for the job at hand.

Be happy with your P-basses, be happy with your J-basses, be happy with your Ric basses, and be happy with your active basses.
Each one of them has a sound all its own, and each one fills a specific purpose better than anything else will.

 

[superdick2112]

...Oh, and you don't always have to choose between P and J.

 

[Dean N]

Here's a good way to end these eternal P vs. J debates. Invalid Link Removed gives as good of a explanation as you'll ever find.

 

[twinjet]

Here's a good way to end these eternal P vs. J debates. Invalid Link Removed gives as good of a explanation as you'll ever find.

Which came first, the RR or the PvJ?

 

[Dean N]

Which came first, the RR or the PvJ?

Never gonna tell a lie... gotta be PvJ.

 

[JGbassman]

Wait. Was this concluded by the op with the basses plugged into an amp or not?

 

[osonu]

Stingray


5HH


'nuf said

 

[monsterthompson]

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Hear me out!

I saw someone mention in another thread that a Jazz-style configuration has more "tonal options" than a traditional Precision, split-coil does.

I'm not so sure. The jazz has more knobs, and more separate pickups, but I find that the onboard controls of a P create a huge swing in tone shapes, and that my P is much more responsive to amp eq and pedal chain than my J. Where did the idea of the jazz being more versatile than the p come from, do you believe it or not, and why?

Two pickups - simple. There's just more tones to be had.

The P does what it does. The J does what it does. Why the fuss?

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

Who cares? It's not like the audience will ever know the difference.

THIS

 

[madbass6]

Who cares? It's not like the audience will ever know the difference.

Sorry dude your so wrong !!
The average person probably wont be able to pinpoint why something just sounds and or feels different on that motown song being played on a J-Bass vs the signature P-Bass sound & feel !
The audience is not always just the average people!
musicians or even hobbiest musicians are ussually always part of an audience !
Trust me the difference will be noticed by someone, i know I will !

 

[Modler]

If there is on thing I have learned in my short time here on TB, it is that p-basses are much better than j-basses. For the following reasons:

1. A p-bass is simpler.
2. A p-bass only has two knobs and one PU.
3. That makes it is simpler.
4. It is also less advanced.
5. And therefore, it is much more versatile than a j-bass.

My Sire is not only a j-bass, it is also active, and that makes it an absolutely terrible and useless instrument.
I can make it sound every bit as fat as a p-bass by soloing the neck-PU and dialing the lo-end and lo-mids up a bit on the preamp.
But it is still a j-bass with two PU's, 5 knobs (two stacked) and one switch, making it inferior to the simple and extremely versatile p-bass.

 

[Wisebass]

Hear me out!

another J VS P thread? now that's something new!!!

let's hear out the bird: he will give you the answer every 15 min!

may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

[Gorn]

Sorry dude your so wrong !!
The average person probably wont be able to pinpoint why something just sounds and or feels different on that motown song being played on a J-Bass vs the signature P-Bass sound & feel !
The audience is not always just the average people!
musicians or even hobbiest musicians are ussually always part of an audience !
Trust me the difference will be noticed by someone, i know I will !

If you can demonstrate this assertion it might have some legs. It's a matter of evidence, not trust.

Also, you are = you're.

 

[prowla]

Get a P/J double neck and then you've covered it.

Of course, you'll need fretted and fretless too, so that's a quad-neck.

And maybe 5 or 6 string options, so that's 6 necks.

Yep, that's the answer- a couple neck bass.

Oh, hang on, what about active vs passive?

Doh!

 

[GMC]

The tonal options on a Jazz bass are due to the distance between the two pickups, the fact that there is a slight difference in winds in each pickup. As a pickup is moved to the bridge, it gets more staccato and brighter. PUs which are closer to the fretboard become mellower and have a slower attack. Sure, how one plays in these areas adds to that effect too. If you have one pickup then there is no variation due to pickup placement. Also having 2 PU's allows out of phase wiring when they are both full on. There's also another classic J bass sound, one pickup on 3/4 vol, the other on full.
A J bass can't accurately re-create a P bass sound with it's configuration and a P bass can't do like wise.
That said...would anyone notice on a live stage anyhow? Bass goes Dummmm and fretless goes Mmmwaaahhhh.

 

[madbass6]

If you can demonstrate this assertion it might have some legs. It's a matter of evidence, not trust.

Also, you are = you're.

really dude! lol.
YOUR =YOU'RE so wrong again!!lol

it's a matter of a P Bass & a jazz althou both fenders & both are Basses being two totally different monsters!

You should probably consider Getting your ears checked if you can't clearly tell the difference between the two!
& yes my spelling sucks but not my ears!

Legs?

 

[BobDeRosa]

There are excellent P's and excellent J's and excellent P/J's. It all depends on the individual instrument, the player's skill, and what the ear likes to hear. Getting the sound in your head projected into the room is the challenge, and the instrument you do it with is up to you.

 

[shoulderpet]

Sorry dude your so wrong !!
The average person probably wont be able to pinpoint why something just sounds and or feels different on that motown song being played on a J-Bass vs the signature P-Bass sound & feel !
The audience is not always just the average people!
musicians or even hobbiest musicians are ussually always part of an audience !
Trust me the difference will be noticed by someone, i know I will !

Some people will notice the difference, musicians and hobbiest musicians but most people would not , hell to most people that are non musicians I am a guitarist

 

[MasonMinor]

A P bass is versatile in that it can be used for almost all kinds of music. A jazz bass is versatile in that it can produce more sounds and do more things than the P bass.