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Why would you choose a P over a J?
- Thread starter vindibona1
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- Sep 26, 2005
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I will always choose a p bass. It gives me precisely the sound I engage with, and like to hear.
j basses just don’t work for me. I’ve only ever played one that I liked. I tried many and wanted to like them as a whole, but just couldn’t ‘feel it’
j basses just don’t work for me. I’ve only ever played one that I liked. I tried many and wanted to like them as a whole, but just couldn’t ‘feel it’
I played jazz basses for years. Now they just sound weak to me. It's kind of like getting sick from a liquor that you really liked. I have no taste for them anymore.
P bass for thick, old school, tone. Sounds great on it's own or in a 3-piece setting.
J bass for cutting through a dense rock mix. If you have a keyboard or guitar player that uses a full range tone (meaning playing in the lower register with bottom) I prefer a J or SR to be heard without forcing the volume up even more than it already is.
J bass for cutting through a dense rock mix. If you have a keyboard or guitar player that uses a full range tone (meaning playing in the lower register with bottom) I prefer a J or SR to be heard without forcing the volume up even more than it already is.
I own both a P and a J but my main player is actually a StingRay.
I choose a P when I want that old school soul .
I choose a P when I want that old school soul .
