Fender Jazz S1

[Ray]

I've never really been into P Basses - I've never played one - but I was wondering how similar an S1 Jazz in series sounds to a P Bass.

Fender claims that the S1 switch gives "Jazz and Precision sounds in one instrument" but I'm not sure. I rarely use the S1 switch on my Jazz but I do quite like the sound. Still, it doesn't really sound much like a P to my ears but in my limited experience of P Basses I could be wrong.

Any thoughts anyone?

Cheers,
Ray

[johnnylager]

I'd say it's more P than J in series [a la P] and the mids [i]are [/i]more prominent, but it's never going to be in the right position on the body. I used mine in series all the time on me old GL Jazz, just using parallel [a la J] for the er, jazzy stuff.

Edited October 22, 2008 by johnnylager

[simon1964]

[quote name='johnnylager' post='311933' date='Oct 22 2008, 11:47 AM']I'd say it's more P than J in series [a la P] and the mids [i]are [/i]more prominent, but it's never going to be in the right position on the body. I used mine in series all the time on me old GL Jazz, just using parallel [a la J] for the er, jazzy stuff.[/quote]

+1 to all of that. I found the live sound from the series was great - bit more mids than a ''normal'' Jazz sound which really helped live.

[Tracer]

Back when I was still using mine regularly I found it sounded more P-ish, but I could tell the difference, and I've got crap ears.

I used to use it with effects, and when recording on the computer (damn CRT hum!), but it was more of an interesting feature than something I used a lot.

[Geek99]

I have a jazz - I found I can get that P sound from my Zoom B2.1U using patch standard C6

[Jase]

I don't think it sounds anything like a P bass when using the S1, I never use it and would rather use a real P bass. IMO of course

[BigBeefChief]

I've got a Jazz with S1 and use it constantly. I couldn't imagine not using it really. Sounds crap without it to my ears.

But I've never been a fan of versatility.

[Josh]

Just solo the neck pick up and voila!

[King Tut]

I use the S1 on my jazz a lot - gives more depth and oomph - maybe not a true P sound but not that far off imho.

[OutToPlayJazz]

I used to use my S1 a lot as well. It does give a lot more Precision-esque shove & bottom end.

Rich.

[Beedster]

[quote name='Ray' post='311900' date='Oct 22 2008, 11:09 AM']I've never really been into P Basses - I've never played one[/quote]

Play one and work it out fior yourself

[Ray]

[quote name='Beedster' post='312460' date='Oct 22 2008, 08:11 PM']Play one and work it out fior yourself [/quote]
Yeah, I should do. I've been thinking about getting one since I saw the article on Justin Meldal-Johnsen in Bass Player. Olympic white - rosewood - tort scratchplate. Nice...

[lineboss58]

I found when the S1 to be quite good but thought without it the bass sounded naff a bit weak, looks like a lot of others think the same but i dont think it sounds like a precision.