Owning both a P Bass and a Jazz

[ics1974]

Yep. Now all you are missing is a Stingray .

I was waiting for someone to say this... and your right!

 

[MODELL]

I have a very similar situation as you (OP). Mine both have white pick guards and the J has a rosewood fingerboard. My P is an American Special 2011 and my J is an MIM, 2014.

 

[40Hz]

Three of each. Gotta keep the numbers about even.

Good to know. I've got two PBs and only one JB. Apparently I owe it to myself to get an additional Jazz.

 

[faulknersj]

P
J
PJ
MM

I'm down with all the flavors!

 

[Bass V]

View attachment 3323493 I sold actual Fender P and J basses recently,and replaced them with these 2.

very impressive! I hope to have some flats on my L2KT today (if it stops raining) so I can (please!) get a classic thumpin combo like you have there into 1 vintage groove monster.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

P, J and PJ. That gets the count even right?

 

[woodyng2]

very impressive! I hope to have some flats on my L2KT today (if it stops raining) so I can (please!) get a classic thumpin combo like you have there into 1 vintage groove monster.
View attachment 3323549

Thanks!
When it comes to GL, I really prefer the sound of flats.
The lb100 has Super light Chromes,and the JB2 has a Labella LTF set.

 

[gorneyg]

I sat in when a friend (drummer) asked me to join him and some friends for an open mic jam.
After my turn to play another bass player approached me (remember...just an open mic thing) and said, "you have no pedals, how do you get your sound".
Not being 100% clear on what he was asking I said, "I only need 2 sounds".
He asked what they were...i replied, "good and better".
He walked away.

 

[quilanthegreat]

I have 3 instruments - Far left = 76' P-Bass, Middle = Am. Std P-Bass, Right = Am. Std. Jazz Bass

I have the wonderful predicament of loving them all so much that I have a hard time choosing which to take to the gig.

 

[dave64o]

I currently own a Precision and a Jazz and love both. I might prefer one for some things and the other for other things, but they both fit into any of my playing situations. Nice to have choices.

For that matter, I also have a Stingray 5 and an L-2500, which are also part of Leo Fender's legacy. All different but all great basses.

 

[Kukulkan61]

How about 2 P basses and 1 Jazz, the green ones are a Lakland and Lakin very related...

 

[Altitude]

I sort of have one of each.

 

[Jakeman]

I love my "twins" -

 

[Ellery]

Great color combo on both! My fave!

 

[BassBob1]

I have an 80's (I think) no-name P copy with some decent pickups in it and an American Standard Jazz that replaced a highway 1 jazz. I tend to favor jazz basses for whatever reason but record with both. I would like to add an a player P to the mix soon.

 

[Magthegrate]

I own 2 J's, a P, and a PJ.

I definitely ain't mad at ya!

 

[alembicbones]

To the OP,

I think those are two great basses. I would be interested in trying a Players Series bass. While they might not have all of the appointments of a MIA bass, P's and J's are so adjustable that I bet you can dial them in great.

Enjoy!
Bones

 

[Magthegrate]

View attachment 3323493 I sold actual Fender P and J basses recently,and replaced them with these 2.

A very strong argument can be made that both of those are also actual Fender basses. I love my G&L's.

 

[Biggbass]

I find the difference in Ps and Js to be quite useful. Just yesterday I was tracking the bass part on a tune in the studio. After using my P bass for most of the songs on the album this one song was just not working as well with the P. I was finding it hard to get the note definition I needed. The part has a busy bass line of constant 8th notes. So I switched to the J (with tape wounds). In this case it was the right bass sound for the song.

 

[jdwinva]

Owning both is very common. I had both and eventually found that I could get close enough to a P bass sound from my J bass. So now I have a J bass (Nash JB-63) and a Stingray Special 5. Happy! But a P would be nice some of the time.