Fender P/J basses. 70s repositioned Jazz pup placement?

[Shockwave]

Hey guys.

Ordering a Warmoth body, I was wondering do standard Fender P-J basses just put the J pickup in the standard position or in the 70's reposition?

Cheers!

Rob.

[gareth]

[quote name='Shockwave' post='1332440' date='Aug 8 2011, 05:34 PM']Hey guys.

Ordering a Warmoth body, I was wondering do standard Fender P-J basses just put the J pickup in the standard position or in the 70's reposition?

Cheers!

Rob.[/quote]

Depends on the model

My MIM p deluxe has it in the 60's position if that helps

[Shockwave]

Ok sounds good.

additionally, what position do you think this is?

[The Bass Doc]

A step too near the bridge IMO.

[Legion]

What he said ...closer to the bridge than the "traditional" 70's spacing

[krazy_olie]

Supposedly the rule of thumb is P shaped p/j has "70's" position or at least closer to bridge, Jazz shaped (aerodyne, reggie hamilton) have 60's regular but the P pickup is closer to the neck

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='krazy_olie' post='1334392' date='Aug 10 2011, 12:03 AM']Supposedly the rule of thumb is P shaped p/j has "70's" position or at least closer to bridge, Jazz shaped (aerodyne, reggie hamilton) have 60's regular but the P pickup is closer to the neck[/quote]


what they move the P pickup? so it wont really sound like a P bass?

[hillbilly deluxe]

It must have been one of Fenders ground breaking innovations.

[krazy_olie]

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1334394' date='Aug 10 2011, 12:05 AM']what they move the P pickup? so it wont really sound like a P bass?[/quote]

I don't have a regular Pbass to compare with but it's reasonable to say it alters the tone slightly, still sounds like a p bass though. It's because of the pickguard, if it was in the "sweet spot" it would sort of go through the boundary and look nasty.