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Precision is a Chevy, Jazz is a Ferrari
- Thread starter Black Out Jazz
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It may not be accurate now. At the time the analogy was made, it wasn't that bad.
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I can only equate them to cars I've owned, so:
A Precision is an XJ Cherokee. Simple and outdated but does everything.
A Jazz is a Porsche. Flashy, but really only for special occasions.
A Precision is an XJ Cherokee. Simple and outdated but does everything.
A Jazz is a Porsche. Flashy, but really only for special occasions.
What if's are irrelevant imo as speculation doesn't lead anywhere definite but what is definite and speaks for itself is the body of work and quality of tone he produced with a P bass.
I'm not saying the P bass is the best but don't think it should be dismissed or downplayed either. I have a P bass & a Jazz bass & honestly play the Jazz waaay more frequently, they just serve different purposes.
Not sure the car analogy works for me. Precision in my mind is more like a pair of Wellington boots and the Jazz like a pair of Jordan’s. Wellies are pretty basic but perfect for many everyday jobs. Jordan’s are for picking up the place and looking flash.
You don't realize this thread was all about good natured ribbing, do ya?
I have two basses with bridge/neck pickup configuration using split single-coil pickups. Though not exact, they closely cover the concept. I’m happy with them but the truth is, I almost never use the bridge pickup. I don’t care for what to me is a hard tone, lacking warmth. That and the offset body shape which is also unattractive to me, is why I don’t own a Jazz bass and never will. For those who love them, enjoy them and go make some good music. Meat/poison, floor/ceiling etc....you know how it goes.
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Well if I must.
A Precision is a Chevy, Jazz is a GMC.
Also.
P-bass is rock and J-bass is roll.
P-bass is rhythm and J-bass is blues.
P-bass is country and J-bass is western.
P-bass is ketchup and J-bass is mustard.
P-bass is hamburger and J-bass is hot dog.
Basically The Same But Different.
A Precision is a Chevy, Jazz is a GMC.
Also.
P-bass is rock and J-bass is roll.
P-bass is rhythm and J-bass is blues.
P-bass is country and J-bass is western.
P-bass is ketchup and J-bass is mustard.
P-bass is hamburger and J-bass is hot dog.
Basically The Same But Different.
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More like good-natured boredom, are y’all out of topics to discuss?
Think talkbass had its time, shut’er down
The Precision is a Kia and the Jazz is a Hyundai. Most people here would consider a Fodera as a Ferrari. So that would make FBass and Roscoes the Mercedes and BMW.
When I was in High School, (mid/late '60s, at RAF Lakenheath HS), I pit-crewed for a couple of fighter pilots who raced track-only Jaguars in Formula Libre. Because I was a whizz with Weber carbs, I got loaned out to other racers quite often. Including the occasional guy with a Ferrari... which is how I got to drive one of the 33 Ferrari Mk.1 250 GTOs ever made. On the track. FAST... Trust me; I'll take an American engine to work on any day, over a Ferrari. Besides; there are Chevys - and then there are Chevys. I'll take any post '54 Chevy Corvette over a Ferrari - any Ferrari - every day... Which maybe explains why I've owned my '78 P-Bass for 33 years now - and have never had the slightest desire to own a Jazz Bass... Trying to get those 6 downdraft Webers synched, is something I still occasionally have nightmares about... and, no, the 250 GTO was not the fastest, nor the most fun, car I ever drove on a track...
Related to the basses and cars I've owned: 4 strings, 4 wheels, gets from A to B, until it doesn't.
