Waddo Soqable Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 35 minutes ago, nilorius said: What about You? What's Your favourite drink when You, know for shure, You will play with, let's say, j-bass ? Tell us, don't be scared ! Meths of course Jimmy... Jazz bass, nah, I've tried a few and just couldn't like them, tho I'd admit to a PJ now.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverbassman65 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I’ve been playing bass for 45 years. I have both P and J basses. For me it almost always a P bass that will I will go to first. I’ve never had and issue dialing in my sound with a P. With a single adjustment of the tone knob the sound palate changes considerably. A J, I’m constantly fighting for the sound I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Funnily enough I've never found a P bass I enjoy playing. And I only ever found an enjoyable jazz bass once, that was a serious custom shop jobby for about a grand more than a new ACG. As a result, I have no Fenders. To me they're like a Vauxhall Vectra, everyone's got one, even though they're just a bit rubbish and just trading on the Viva name 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I think you should have one of each. Plus a StingRay. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 12 minutes ago, StingRayBoy42 said: I think you should have one of each. Plus a StingRay. Yeah, and plus Ibanez, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Oh Lord, I'd hate to choose because I love them both. However, I think never the twain should meet and PJs should be burned for heresy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: Oh Lord, I'd hate to choose because I love them both. However, I think never the twain should meet and PJs should be burned for heresy. War............war never changes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Can`t remember where it was but I read something along the lines of if you want a Precision to sit in the mix without jumping out at you to cut at around 400/500, whereas with a Jazz to achieve the same cut at around 1000/1200. Certainly worked for me, up until that point I`d never been able to get a Jazz to sound as I wanted whereas this just delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 As a newish user of a Jazz bass i still love the simplicity of my PBass and its tone. It’s hard to beat however … A nice Jazz offers a different variation in tone which I’ve recently experimented with.. Tried Dimarzio DP123BK pickups, Tried Rotosound RS66LD strings, I still gig with my PBass though !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said: As a newish user of a Jazz bass i still love the simplicity of my PBass and its tone. It’s hard to beat however … A nice Jazz offers a different variation in tone which I’ve recently experimented with.. Tried Dimarzio DP123BK pickups, Tried Rotosound RS66LD strings, I still gig with my PBass though !! I still don't love ballet !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, nilorius said: I still don't love ballet !! Me neither lol 😂 Edited June 29, 2023 by BassAdder60 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I was a longtime Pbass player. They just sounded richer than a Jazz to me. And I like the simplicity of two knobs. The thing with knobs is the more you have , the more time you spend fiddling with them. But now I prefer short scales and tend to use non Fender shaped objects. I’m not quite sure just how that happened , but I’m ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 3 hours ago, nilorius said: Yeah, and plus Ibanez, too. and a Rickenbacker, plus some kind of fretless and a short scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 There’s nothing quite like a nice Rickenbacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, toneknob said: and a Rickenbacker, plus some kind of fretless and a short scale. Hmm....this can go till 11 string korean bass, dangerous !!! Edited June 29, 2023 by nilorius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 43 minutes ago, msb said: I was a longtime Pbass player. They just sounded richer than a Jazz to me. And I like the simplicity of two knobs. The thing with knobs is the more you have , the more time you spend fiddling with them. But now I prefer short scales and tend to use non Fender shaped objects. I’m not quite sure just how that happened , but I’m ok with it. Pray the Lord ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, nilorius said: Hmm....this can go till 11 string korean bass, dangerous !!! well also actually I have a 12/4-string double neck as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 14 minutes ago, toneknob said: well also actually I have a 12/4-string double neck as well Let's value it as "everything is OK" !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 I thought this was going to be serious. Then I realized I was on BassChat. My first ever bass was a Jazz. (It was a random pick) And I was never satisfied (or so I thought) because I couldn't get "that" sound. Although it did cut thru. EVERYTHING. A band alumni came by the high school and was selling a fretless P bass w/ maple neck. So I had two basses, until I came back from college, and sold the J. I played all sorts of music on the P. Aggressive. Round wound nickels. Wore two necks out. Bought a Pedulla PentaBuzz w/ Bartoloni P/Js. Hated that combo. (the bass played like a dream.) I get misty-eyed thinking about that J., but those f*ckers are noisy. So I guess it IS a choice between a fart and a belch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) I was a working musician for 30+ years.....when I used a P tone, my pay never really increased......however, as the cost of living went up and I used a J, my pay still didn't really increase......so, I became a RN, started a YouTube channel for bass, and really don't care a whole lot about P vs J discussions <shrug> 😁 Edited June 29, 2023 by Rib13Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 P bass is the best bass, Jazz 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Jazz has the edge for certain genres but for the rest it’s got to be a PBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Well, if You look in an alphabet, then...........it seems a bit different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Seeing as I’m not into Fender shaped stuff these days , and having developed a preference for short scales , I often decide between these two. The Gibson Jr has a humbucker in the classic sweet spot , has two knob simplicity. It acts much like a Pbass , although it has a set neck. This little thing can roar. A vintage HiFlier. Flats. Two single coil P90 style pickups , I admit the VVT concept is more fluid than TV and a toggle switch. But this is surprisingly fast to dial in. And is much thumpier than any Jazz I’ve played. And takes an enormous seat in a mix. It’s also cool as all heck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Jazz, but a custom made one so it's not sh!t. Also, add a series/parallel switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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