Vanheusen77 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I made this short comparison with both clean DI sound and amp sim sound to test the difference between the PJ and JJ configuration. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I liked both. Which isn't very helpful is it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Listening on my computers speakers I could hardly tell any difference. Maybe the Jazz a little quieter? But both sounding great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilebodgers Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 2 hours ago, bigthumb said: Listening on my computers speakers I could hardly tell any difference. Maybe the Jazz a little quieter? But both sounding great. They sound very similar on headphones too, I couldn’t reliably tell them apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 to my ears one sounds like a jazz and the other a PJ. I listened with my eyes shut and could tell them apart. Which is better? Depends on the track, for that one I liked the Jazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 For me the yamaha was just marginally more likeable on some sections, but only because they were switched in small sections. If the guy and done one whole section, waited a minute and done the same thing on the other bass, I doubt I would have been able to tell the difference. And of course from a practical point of view, the jazz had a string missing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 The similarity between the two says something about how Fenderish the most recent generation of BB pickups are. I found that the difference between the Jazz and the BBP became more apparent as the video went on. I wonder if that's just my ears tuning in? At any rate, after I had heard the PJ being replaced by the JJ a couple of times, I knew for sure which I preferred. Definitely just a subjective preference though, and I can see why some might think the JJ more suitable to the music being played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltsal Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) I have to listen again with headphones but I heard a very small difference with in the mid range, at least I think I heard that 😅. The Jazz Bass had that classical mid scoop with both pickups wide open and the BB didn’t have that. (But take my opinion with a grain of salt since I’ve got my Fender mim Jazz Bass last week and I haven’t played a different bass since then. ) Edited March 3, 2021 by Ltsal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltsal Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Ltsal said: The Jazz Bass had that classical mid scoop with both pickups wide open and the BB didn’t have that. I usually have the bridge pickups wide open and the neck Pickup a little less open. This gives me the more mid forward sound like the BB had for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petebassist Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Vanheusen77 said: I made this short comparison with both clean DI sound and amp sim sound to test the difference between the PJ and JJ configuration. Nice bit of playing there mate, I can't hear a difference in tone. I think it's your similar vid showing a BBP34 doing a very good impression of a Fender P. It's a very versatile bass !! Edited March 3, 2021 by petebassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 1 hour ago, petebassist said: Nice bit of playing there mate, I can't hear a difference in tone. I think it's your similar vid showing a BBP34 doing a very good impression of a Fender P. It's a very versatile bass !! I liked that. I wondered what it was I liked... then realised it was the lake placid blue precision! (I've got similar colour precision on order) Yamaha sounds good too, slightly more modern sound? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Re the Jazz/BB, I felt that overall the sound was very similar, but that on the higher notes the Jazz was a bit treblier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I just love the fact that we can discuss at length these extremely subtle tonal differences. I am a self confessed electric bass obsessive and I could pore over this kind of thing forever. I don't think anyone outside of the bass community would get this at all. I know my wife doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, EJWW said: I just love the fact that we can discuss at length these extremely subtle tonal differences. I am a self confessed electric bass obsessive and I could pore over this kind of thing forever. I don't think anyone outside of the bass community would get this at all. I know my wife doesn't. The geek in me Knows that if the Yamaha PJ in the opening video was mine I would lower the bridge pup a smidge for my taste... of course saying something like that out loud would make me look a right knob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJWW Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, LukeFRC said: The geek in me Knows that if the Yamaha PJ in the opening video was mine I would lower the bridge pup a smidge for my taste... of course saying something like that out loud would make me look a right knob You'll be alright as long as you don't write it down or post it in a discussion on Basschat 🤓 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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