Which is the P? Which is the J?

[magnus90]

1 - P
2 - J

 

[mntl]

1 - P
2 - J

+1

 

[Ian Perge]

I'm also in the "First is the Precision, Second is the Jazz" club, but everyone who's said that it's *very* close is absolutely right which is more surprising in my case that a Jazz bass can get so close to a good quality P-bass tone - not being a P-bass guy at all, it's (hopefully) good to know that I can always get a close imitation if needed.

 

[king_biscuit]

1 J

2 P

 

[JEDI BASS]

1 J
2 P

51% sure

 

[thehangingmist]

imo
1-jazz
2-p bass

 

[carlos840]

I would say

1 jazz
2 P

But its hard to be sure about it!

 

[bassaussie]

This is a good game, isn't it?

both basses were recorded in exactly the same way, going flat, same levels, everything else the same. For the Jazz bass I soloed the neck pickup.

The strings on both are the same - Rotosound 66.

Both have Rosewood boards.

So, I tried to make "everything else" as equal as possible. It is interesting that although there is a difference, this difference is not as huge as people sell, specially in a musical contest.

That's a really cool test. I totally agree in what you've said, that the sound is very close. Just to confirm something, you rolled the tone off on both basses, right? I find when I roll the tone off on a P, it tends to disguise some of the more distinguishable characteristics of the P tone, mainly that upper mid honk.

Nice playing, by the way.

 

[Coelho]

Full tone and volume on both basses.

The P is an Alleva-Copollo KBP4.
The J is a Pensa J, running passive.

Both basses are considered to be good examples of P and J... The Alleva is usually said to "nail the 60's P sound".

Well, it seems that the Jazz Bass can almost nail it too?

 

[zeppelinbass95]

1 is jazz 2 is the p

 

[Blake Bass]

I have never played my J bass with the neck p/up soloed for any amount of time and I have never owned a P bass but I'm thinking 1= J bass 2=P bass

 

[Tropic]

I'm thinking
1 is J
2 P
but I've never owned either one so it's hard to tell.

 

[The Birdman]

I assume your point is that they sound an awful lot alike???

I have both J and P basses; my guess is that 1 is the Jazz, 2 is the Precision. But I could easily be wrong. Great tone on both.

Roger

 

[screaminglucy]

1 - P
2 - J

+1

 

[your idol]

answer?

 

[Amitio]

1st- Jazz
2nd - Precision

 

[Coelho]

Answer will be posted tomorrow (Sunday).

 

[Surly]

1 - P
2 - J

Sometimes I am amazed at how much a J can sound like a P. As a P bass lover it baffles me.

 

[Tropic]

agh This should have been a poll...

 

[MarkusBass]

1-jazz
2-p
#2 Is deeper and darker

This.