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Which is the P? Which is the J?
- Thread starter Coelho
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Nice equivication!
At least Merce committed to a choice.
Just thought of something, shouldn't the solo J pup have more tell-tale hum? Hhhmmmmmmm
I had to have my cup of coffee before opening this thread today - I almost couldn't stand the tension!
It would have been better if you had normalized the volumes. When asked what sounds better people will always pick the louder version of the same recording so it has a big influence on blind audio tests. Granted that we are now listening for tonal differences but it will still influence the outcome while in reality the output of a pickup has no relevance.
Today is supposed to be the big reveal...
I vote #1 - Precision; #2 - Jazz
Song is "Pick up the Pieces" by Average White Band
I vote #1 - Precision; #2 - Jazz
Song is "Pick up the Pieces" by Average White Band
I'm going 1=P, 2=J. But they are hella close. Great tone from both. Thanks to Bruno for a very instructive thread.
I think that you should go up a 4th at bar 13.
LOL, missed that uh?
I didn't have the original recording, just the version without the bass.
Comments:
1-Probably if I just uploaded "bass 1" saying it was a P, most - if not everyone - would have bought it.
2-Although they sound very similar, a JJ and a PJ sound very apart... Why?
3-It makes a much bigger difference (and it is cheaper) to change the strings than to change from a P to a Jazz with the neck pickup soloed, or vice-versa.
1-Probably if I just uploaded "bass 1" saying it was a P, most - if not everyone - would have bought it.
2-Although they sound very similar, a JJ and a PJ sound very apart... Why?
3-It makes a much bigger difference (and it is cheaper) to change the strings than to change from a P to a Jazz with the neck pickup soloed, or vice-versa.
Woot!
Maybe it's just me, but I felt the differences became kind of apparent after listening to the clips a couple times through good headphones. To me, a J just has a looser feel in the low end (Loose Booty?
) while a P bass sounds thicker in the mids and highs--though this line didn't really have any high notes. The P sounded more balanced in the verses, while on the J, the low note seemed louder than the couple notes that followed.I've never heard an A-C Precision before. I know it's supposed to nail the vintage sound, but it would be interesting to hear it side-by-side with a passive P.
So, I have a harder time telling P from J than A from E...
LOL at all us guys in this thread. I love Talkbass.
LOL at all us guys in this thread. I love Talkbass.
then you are doing it wrong
j/k
edit: i just checked and i had guessed it right! but then my funny comment wont make sense
my fail! 
Comments:
1-Probably if I just uploaded "bass 1" saying it was a P, most - if not everyone - would have bought it.
2-Although they sound very similar, a JJ and a PJ sound very apart... Why?
3-It makes a much bigger difference (and it is cheaper) to change the strings than to change from a P to a Jazz with the neck pickup soloed, or vice-versa.
I've heard that adding more pickups to a bass can alter the sound of one of the pups solo'd, when compared to say just having the 1 pup. Also, a P/J bass will have a humbucker J in the bridge position which makes it a dual humbucker bass, a jazz is a dual single coil bass...
although this doesn't help explain why your P vs J study fooled so many, it helps explain why a P/J equipped bass sounds significantly different than a jazz bass.
