Precision is a Chevy, Jazz is a Ferrari

[OptimalOptimus]

To me both are Fender model T

it works but we have so much better

 

[Ric Vice]

Do you seriously think that if James Jamerson had all the equipment available to him then that exists today, that he would have chosen all the same gear he chose then?

Well,
He did own a Kustom 200, a Fender 5 and a Double Bass. He also had one of the early wireless instrument so he would have likely checked the new stuff out. That said, Jamerson used what he did because it sounded good to him. Since he generally worked in a studio he knew what he sounded like in detail.

 

[Black Out Jazz]

Bootsy Collins played a Jazz bass. Then he got a Precision and replaced the split coil with 3 jazz pickups.

 

[Ulf Buck]

And then came Spector

 

[Blueinred]

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.

P bass is pulled pork.
J bass is brisket.

 

[Blueinred]

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...

If you could sync 6 Webers you not only have skills, you've got talent. Not surprising, though, coming from the state that gave us the Auburn, Stutz, Cord, and Duesenberg.

 

[GreyBeard]

I look at the P-bass like a Ford F150 XL. Everything you need and no extras. The Jazz is more like a F150 XLT. Same basic truck but some extra creature comforts.

 

[SirMjac28]

 

[Geri O]

Not a car enthusiast. All my basses fit nicely in my most-uncool Nissan Armada.

Should I join an auto club or something? I already belong to AAA....

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

The Jazz gives you " greater tonal versatility "??
I guess its true....
A Jazz can sound like anything you want.
Except a Precision.

Not exactly as a Precision but close enough sometimes ..

 

[lermgalieu]

Sorry, but this analogy is almost entirely meaningless. I love bass.

 

[IamGroot]

The Precision and Jazz are both tools. Like Craftsman and Kobalt. I dont go around the house and say. "Oh wow, I built that with Craftsman tools". But I do have my favorites for a particular job.

 

[hypercarrots]

jazz is a porsche 935

 

[And I]

Try hauling a pile of rocks in a Ferrari... Your Chevy truck will do it just fine.

I personally think they're both fine instruments. You choose the right tool for the right job...

 

[Tom Bomb]

MY OTHER CAR IS A JAZZ BASS​

 

[ryan pate]

I think the lesson here is;Stop playing bass and you’ll need a bus pass...

 

[aus_bass]

Precision = Vanilla
Jazz = Chocolate

Both are great flavors. Choose whichever you prefer, or BOTH.

 

[CaribooBass]

I do not know who you guys are any more. What happened to all the Gurus, the low end Geniuses the Wisdom keepers here ?
Why are you trying to compare Leo’s basses to cars?
Basses give us gas, right? The Dynamic Duo Basses are made to move our hearts and Souls not just our Land down under. The only true comparison that is the truth is;
The P bass is a Canaan over seas and a German Shepherd in the U.S.
A Jazz bass is Red over seas and a Blue Heeler in the U .S
You can thank me later for bringing the truth to this enduring misunderstanding.
Your welcome.

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I know this will make me unpopular, but I see the precision as a Toyota Corolla and the Jazz as a Toyota Camry.

Surely you are talking Fujigen and Matsumoko lawsuit copies here?

 

[5StringBlues]

A taco is a quasar.




A water buffalo is a lima bean.





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