Romeo2 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Nope, can't tell a difference really; those who say they can hear it, hmm, I wonder if you still said that if the files were merged into one with no pause in between, and OP just saying, hey listen to this great drummer I just jammed with last weekend ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 [quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1443546185' post='2875722'] Nope, can't tell a difference really; those who say they can hear it, hmm, I wonder if you still said that if the files were merged into one with no pause in between, and OP just saying, hey listen to this great drummer I just jammed with last weekend ... [/quote] Probably not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Hmmm. I'm not imagining things. Bass number two sounds more expensive than bass number one. It's a fuller, rounder sound with more character. There's a lovely growl on the lower notes. If number two isn't the vintage Fender, then it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allighatt0r Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) [quote name='stevie' timestamp='1443598372' post='2875966'] Hmmm. I'm not imagining things. Bass number two sounds more expensive than bass number one. It's a fuller, rounder sound with more character. There's a lovely growl on the lower notes. If number two isn't the vintage Fender, then it should be. [/quote] You put my thoughts into words the way I never could! :-P I wonder whether everyone is using headphones, or laptop speakers, or desk speakers etc.? I used headphones, and could hear a difference, but it was definitely subtle. Edited September 30, 2015 by allighatt0r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Mr Wateroftyne, you are going to make us wait aren't you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1443600172' post='2875996'] I wonder whether everyone is using headphones, or laptop speakers, or desk speakers etc.? I used headphones, and could hear a difference, but it was definitely subtle. [/quote] Good point; I'm using relatively decent headphones & there is a very clear difference (though whether that difference could just be done using an EQ & a bit of processing I don't know) but if I were listening through cheapy headphones or laptop speakers it'd probably be much more difficult to hear (which is one of the reasons I think youtube demos of bass amps are pointless). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I don't know which is which but I preferred #1, seems a bit more lively in the upper mids, #2 is fatter/warmer. Since I have no idea what the pickup is like in the Jake, I'm going to say #1 is the P since 70's pickups are supposedly a bit lighter on the low end and more growly up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaky Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Who cares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='deaky' timestamp='1443604522' post='2876060'] Who cares! [/quote] Thanks for taking the time to contribute. It means a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaky Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Your welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='deaky' timestamp='1443605403' post='2876081'] Your welcome. [/quote] What you up to today, then? Owt exciting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyder Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Come on...let us know. Which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) No practical difference between them for me, listening on some [i]fairly[/i] decent headphones (Shure SE215s) Edited September 30, 2015 by cybertect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) I assume the P/J has the jazz pickup turned off completely. Because all I can hear is a (very nice) P split pickup on both. And I can't tell the difference. They both sound great. Edited September 30, 2015 by gjones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Cheers for playing along, (almost) everyone. And the answer is: Precision, then Jake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Fascinating. Thanks for an interesting quiz, WoT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaky Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Sorry WOT bad day. Apologies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1443603712' post='2876045'] I don't know which is which but I preferred #1, seems a bit more lively in the upper mids, #2 is fatter/warmer. Since I have no idea what the pickup is like in the Jake, I'm going to say #1 is the P since 70's pickups are supposedly a bit lighter on the low end and more growly up top. [/quote] Boom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='stevie' timestamp='1443598372' post='2875966'] Bass number two sounds more expensive than bass number one. It's a fuller, rounder sound with more character. There's a lovely growl on the lower notes. If number two isn't the vintage Fender, then it should be. [/quote] And it was the Jake. Hmmmm.... Food for thought indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Got it right and like the cheaper (I assume) one more, result - always nice to know I've got cheap taste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1443612464' post='2876175'] Cheers for playing along, (almost) everyone. And the answer is: Precision, then Jake. [/quote] Yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1443617713' post='2876268'] And it was the Jake. Hmmmm.... Food for thought indeed! [/quote] Indeed so! And it makes a mockery of the saying 'You get what you pay for!" Now that I know which is which, I also still prefer the cheaper one. Congratulations to those who got it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Obviously a P-Bass has certain sound characteristics but it is not as tho all of them by the same maker sound the same.. so the difference between the 2 examples are just that..THE two examples recorded. Put another two up from the same makers and I'd be pretty sure they'd have sound differences. When I buy a bass... I'll need to hear and play it to know if I like it...all other bets are off so I am very very reluctant to buy blind. I'd be more inclined to buy unseen/played the more money I spent... but not for production models. Edited September 30, 2015 by JTUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1443626072' post='2876385'] Obviously a P-Bass has certain sound characteristics but it is not as tho all of them by the same maker sound the sound.. so the difference between the 2 examples are just that..THE two examples recorded. Put another two up from the same makers and I'd be pretty sure they'd have sound differences. [/quote] Oi fink we noe dat :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Without knowing the answer yet; Fender-1 and Maruszczyk-2 which ever is which, they sound great! The pickups of the Maru cop a great likeness, what pups are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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