P bass or still get a jazz?

Your p bass is good for anything.

A jazz bass would also be good for anything.

No one here is gonna tell you that you shouldn't own both.

Can you afford a new bass? If yes, buy a jazz bass.

I'd want a used Japanese Fender over any MIA, MIM, or Squier (not Squire).


On a side note, if you're capable and willing, put a jazz pickup in your P and you'll have the greatest bass that man has ever conceived: the mighty PJ.

 

Everyone will tell you it's good to have tonal options (flatwounds, rounds, p basses, jazz basses) at your disposal, but you'd be surprised what you can do with one bass. Sometimes limitations are a good thing, it helps you really get to know and make the most of what you have.

 

I have both MIA Jazzes, and Precisions. The Jazz suits my sounds more than the Precision in most cases. The Jazz to me is a bit more versatile.

 

I own both personally I thinks it's a must to have , I have a five string Am std P&J so yeah get the J

 

No, buy a second P and put rounds on it.

 

Make it a PJ? I don't know. That's why I said "if you're capable". I'm certainly not. It requires routing and electronics work. That kind of stuff is beyond me but lots of people do it.

Where are you? Used MIJ jazz's in America can often be found for about $500.

 

i think if you want the quintessential american rock and roll sound you need a pbass and a tube head, however i don't use one and i play in american rock and roll bands

 

The Squier CV jazz bass is very nice and would open up a lot different tones to you.

It's probably a good bass to find out if you dig a jazz or not.

 

An alternative to an affordable P/J, the G&L SB-2 Tribute. A very well made cost efficient P/J bass.

 

Ok.

 

As much as I like to tell people that a P is all you need,
you'd gain a lot of tonal options if you got a J with bright round wound strings
to compliment the P with flats.

 

Mix up some sulfer, saltpeter. Put in a log with a rock you find laying around. Shoot the gorn.
Then buy a Jazz.

 

Do what you need to do. Get a second job.

 

If you have a P and a J you can pretty well replicate any rock recording from 1960 onwards.....

 

I had a p/j and a jazz.. Now I only have a p/j.. I am happy..

 

I own both. I am happy with both. The P has flats and the Jazz has rounds. It is a great combination, and while they are both Fenders, the Squire CV basses are really good values and have a really great tone. Wouldn't mind having one myself.