Much like this thing, a P/J is an unholy hybrid that can’t do the job either of the basses crossbred to get it are capable of.
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Precision is a Chevy, Jazz is a Ferrari
- Thread starter Black Out Jazz
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Beam me up, Scottie!
Comparing the elegance of a fretless bass to the crass, gaudy bling of a Lamborghini is really something. Unless it's a Miura.
Ferrari has always been the classier car in Italy.
That's Lamborghini, especially if they call it Lambo.
That asymmetrical body does kinda favor the millennium falcon.
A P-bass is like an old Ford Ranger, base model.
A J is like an old Ford Bronco (with four-wheel drive).
No luxury in either model. But they work.
A J is like an old Ford Bronco (with four-wheel drive).
No luxury in either model. But they work.
I heard a precision sounds best with the bridge pickup dimed.
Oh. Wait.
A jazz bass sounds best with both pickups off.
This may have already been mentioned but we all know how crazy the internet is. According to the article the OP posted the link to, the statement about the p being a Chevy and the j being a Ferrari was not said by Leo Fender. It was a statement offered by the author of the article, Jeff Owens. Yet, if you type in that “quote” the only hits you get on Google are for the article and this thread.
Personally, I can’t imagine Leo making a statement like that. Comparing the two basses along the lines of a Chevy and a Cadillac, sure, that’s believable. Leo didn’t impress me as man of exotic tastes. I’d love to see a comment like the one attributed to him supported by another source. I think it was just an example of the author’s hyperbolic style.
Again, sorry if this has already been discussed but I wasn’t terribly interested in wallowing through multiple pages of posts about j’s and p’s.
Personally, I can’t imagine Leo making a statement like that. Comparing the two basses along the lines of a Chevy and a Cadillac, sure, that’s believable. Leo didn’t impress me as man of exotic tastes. I’d love to see a comment like the one attributed to him supported by another source. I think it was just an example of the author’s hyperbolic style.
Again, sorry if this has already been discussed but I wasn’t terribly interested in wallowing through multiple pages of posts about j’s and p’s.
I am a classic car guy. If a Jazz were a Ferrari, then the Precision would be a Porsche. They were simpler machines than Ferraris, at least back in the day they were. Fewer bells, whistles and bling. Designed exclusively for its intended purpose, which is racing. A vintage Porsche 911 body style is not really even aesthetic. It is the body shape if you design the car first, then stretch metal over the mechanical parts. It only coincidentally looks good. Ferraris are stylish. Vintage Porsche 911s were basically racing Beetles.
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The precision is a Vega.
Hey - I had a V8 Vega, and it had a very fast neck ( snap ).
