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oh no.... not this ultimatum...

which one?

  • p bass (sound i want with good but not “preferred looks”)

    Votes: 123 73.7%
  • jazz bass (looks i want more but the sound can be a hit or miss)

    Votes: 44 26.3%

  • Total voters
    167
and i’m fully aware that jazzes can sound almost exactly like a p, with some things left to be desired, and that’s my main qualm. be unique and be one of those jazz thumpers (even though most songs that use the jazz, with the exception of led zeppelin, sound almost a bit thin and quiet in the bass section) or just follow the crowd and get a cool p bass that can be my little baby.


I had a CAR 68 P with a 66 J neck on it that looked like that one except I beat it to death in the 20 years I owned it. Stupid move selling it in 1995.