What if Jaco played a Precision?

[IamGroot]

Just wondering if it all would have worked out the same.

 

[Moving Pictures]

Just my $0.02 worth, it wouldn’t have mattered. His musicality was defined from within, he just expressed it with his instrument of choice.

 

[CallMeAl]

He woulda dropped a bridge pickup in and soloed that too

I read somewhere he had a P neck for practicing on to build finger strength. Think that’s true?

 

[ETJ]

We would have sounded like Jaco.

 

[Smith357]

Fretless Ps would be more popular than fretless Js

 

[LetItGrowTone]

He would have been famous for "belch" instead of "burp".
Does not sound the same.

 

[Les Fret]

He would have sold it and bought a Jazz Bass.

Or he would play in the Sex Pistols instead of Weather Report.

 

[PJ Muzikmansky]

He didn't like precisions...

 

[India_Sierra]

His tone would not have been as good, otherwise I think things would mostly be the same.

 

[WillyW]

If, if’s and but’s were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.

 

[Ihaveshingles]

Just wondering if it all would have worked out the same.

You seriously think anybody here can actually give you the answer to that question… He was aware of precisions but he preferred jazzes,
end of story

 

[IamGroot]

You seriously think anybody here can actually give you the answer to that question…

I am usually pleasantly surprised what people on TB say.

Otherwise, why bother coming to site other than to look at cat pictures.

 

[Keger Jupti]

If he had, I would still not play a P-bass.

 

[yodedude2]

if fenders had not existed, i reckon jaco would've played a rick.

 

[bobdabilder]

He talks about that in an interview that's available on yt.

I read somewhere he had a P neck for practicing on to build finger strength. Think that’s true?

 

[IamGroot]

He talks about that in an interview that's available on yt.

It s from his Bass Guitar Method Video, early in the video.

 

[Sam Evans]

He'd still only have needed four strings ...

 

[teh-slb]

 

[Watchootognbout]

Just wondering if it all would have worked out the same.

Are you referring to his musical direction?Why should the bass make a difference?
Jaco was not a product of his bass.

Besides,Mark Egan played a fretless P in the early days of Pat Metheny Group.
And had a somewhat similar tone.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I prefer not to live my life based on hypotheticals.