precision bass - jazz neck

[AndreasBassman]

Im sorry guys, its like a 99% chance this has come up before but the searching here stinks (or i cant use it prob) anyways:

Will a P-bass with jazz neck loose that p sound? I dont like the thick neck as much...

further on: a PJ bass. Will this also have the P sound? with an option to add a little brighter touches from bridge?

Please explain this to me
Thanks (and sorry)

 

[Oric]

You're right, the search function is terrible, but still somewhat useable. Quick answer, a J neck won't change the sound one bit. On solidbody electric instruments, the main variables (for me, at least) are the pickups, the strings, and whether it's got frets or not.

 

[Flintlock]

further on: a PJ bass. Will this also have the P sound? with an option to add a little brighter touches from bridge?

As long as the original bass is a P-bass, with a jazz pickup in the bridge, then yes. A jazz bass with a pbass pickup in the neck sounds a bit different because the pickup isn't quite in the same place as a pbass. Not sure about the neck, I can't imagine it would have an enormous difference.

 

[stingray56funk]

In the grand sceme of things a J neck won't affect a P style instrument's (P shape, P woods, P pickup, P style bridge) sound. On the micro side of things, any changes to an instrument will affect the tone. Different wood choices, different tension, different bridge, different wood mass in a neck, all have potential to affect the sound of the bass. Everything is linked.

I don't think you'll hear much of a difference in tone if you hear any at all. You fretting hand will be more comfortable and to me that is what is most important. Try a Lakland Duck Dunn if you want your hand to feel nice!

 

[EagleMoon]

A precision will sound the same regardless of neck width if it's a passive bass. If it's an active bass, not so much. You can get the P sound by turning off the J pickup, but it's harder to get a J sound with it since you'll only have the one J pickup.

 

[Tom Howland]

It will not effect sound of bass much.

But, will effect tone, to some degree.

Bigger neck mass, and width at the nut will effect tone.
Slightly bigger, defined tone.

I use a Jazz body, with a chunky, fat P-neck.
It's tone is bigger sounding to me, than a standard Jazz neck.

 

[EastCoastThump]

I put a Jazz neck on my '86 P, and it still sounds like a Precision. Switching from rosewood to maple would be a more audible change than moving from a comparable P to J width neck.

 

[Kenny Allyn]

Actually the Precision came in atleast three different neck widths over the years the standard being the one we think mostly, is known as the C, there was also the A which was the Jazz bass width, and then the B in-between those two. Both of my Precisions have the B neck.

... And yes they all sound like Precisions

 

[therex]

In the grand sceme of things a J neck won't affect a P style instrument's (P shape, P woods, P pickup, P style bridge) sound. On the micro side of things, any changes to an instrument will affect the tone. Different wood choices, different tension, different bridge, different wood mass in a neck, all have potential to affect the sound of the bass. Everything is linked.

+1 a thiner neck = less stable neck, but i doubt there is anyone that could tell the diference in sound, also feel is more important

 

[isher1992]

Im sorry guys, its like a 99% chance this has come up before but the searching here stinks (or i cant use it prob) anyways:

Will a P-bass with jazz neck loose that p sound? I dont like the thick neck as much...

further on: a PJ bass. Will this also have the P sound? with an option to add a little brighter touches from bridge?

Please explain this to me
Thanks (and sorry)

A PJ bass, to me, doesn't sound much like a P, even the blend rolled all the way to the P. It sounds bigger and more low ends.

Of course, I think it needs to new pickups.