I truly value your insights. I'm a beginner at age 67. The attribute of each instrument type can be daunting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Best review I've found so far, was in two minds about which to buy, especially when I'm spending a grand, that's a lot of money to me. Thanks again for taking the time to make this video, respect. Cheers
Really great comparison. And I like how you didn't just focus on the tone, but other aspects as well, which for me, are all good things to consider. I played a P bass for years and loved them. Only within the past year and a half have I begun to play a Jazz bass. And I am now a convert. For me, the biggest difference is the neck. The Jazz neck is just sweet and feels so comfortable. As for the body, I always thought the body was ugly, now I love it. It does look odd on a stand, but strapped on and played, it looks balanced. The hum was a big negative for me. I switched out the pickups to humcancelling ones and that solved the problem of the hum. I also love how you mention turning down the volume. Definitely a simplicity to the P - one volume, one tone. I have noticed that when recording with a Jazz, I do like the extra option of tones available.
I just got my first J Bass ever and have had a P Bass for about 15 years. The hum of the J Bass freaked me out at first, and I thought there was a wiring issue. I didn't realize J Bass is notorious for this hum. Messing with my EQ and moving it away from an electrical source and/or switching to passive vice active eliminates the buzz. I can see why you mentioned this, and that P Bass is more ideal for recording.
Well, this is just a great comparison, Jules. Thank you! I especially like that you intersperse the functional / design differences with tone comparisons. I’m a guitarist who’s just getting into bass, so understanding P- and J-basses seems like an ideal starting point.
@@JulesGuitar Yes, I do! I got a Squire Classic Vibe Bass VI just a few weeks ago, and I love it. It’s a nice transition for a guitar player of 35+ years. First thing I played was “Helter Skelter.” 🙂
Good overall summary, I would add that slight natural compression and punchy grunt you get on the p-bass with the 2 fat coils in series, reason why it sounds different from the neck pickup of a jazz bass
I would like to add a precision bass to my collection. Sire P5 5 string is the one I am looking for. I like the ease of use and the tone. I am more of a jazz bass person but for recording I would like to get a precision. Lack of bridge pickup was something that got me off from having a precision bass but jazz bass does not have such presence on neck pickup.
Great video! Great comparison. I have an American J bass with rounds, and a Sqier Classic Vibe 60s bass with flats.I do a bit of home studio recording, and I know exactly what you mean about the j bass creating noise… Sometimes I think it’s broken- lol, because I watch videos where they don’t seem to be making noise. But I really want to use it because it plays so well. It is just so much work to dial in… and I have a Neve and an Avalon pre. I more often than not just go straight into the Apollo interface and use an amp simulator. Any magic bullets out there? Thanks!
For studio work, you could just stick a noise gate on the Jazz to kill the hum during quiet sections where you’re not playing, so I don’t really see it as a negative. Great video btw.
Get both! I've been trying decide which is my favorite for 25 years and have ultimately decided that I simply need one of each. The way I approach a bass part while writing a song will vary depending on which bass I'm playing. On the P I'll tend to leave big space between notes, giving a track a thumpier more more funky vibe. On the J I'll tend to get more adventurous and melodic in my playing.
This is a great video, and you made both basses sound so good! If you can afford it, a Jazz, a Precision, and a Music Man StingRay are all great to have.
I've come to enjoy both. The P bass to me feels and sounds more full, neutral, and warm and is incredibly versatile. I used to think J basses were nasally, but I've come to appreciate the distinct brightness of their high notes when doing a fill and the necks are easier to play. But by far the best "secret weapon" underappreciated bass- are the fender short scales, which are absolutely unbeatable for 60's sounding indie rock, psych rock, and garage rock if you play them with a pick. Think Cage the Elephants "trouble"
I have one of each jazz bass has that growl on neck pick-up , the p bass just cuts through the middle of everything perfectly on every song Love them both
I love both so much, I only own a J but damn that P sounded so nice, more vintage powerful sound I love the smoothness of the bridge pickup of the J Each has its own identity, best solution is still to own both lol
Good Job! Have a Fender '69 Precision Custom Shop with Jazz Bass Neck w/inlays, Ocean Turquoise/mint condition/recently bought Player Plus with active/passive
The pickup placements have a significant impact on the fundamental tone. Even with a Jazz, whether the bridge uses the 60s or 70s era pickup placement results in a noticeable difference in sound.
I have an ‘85 p bass elite II with 2 sets of pick up and active electronics. Great in many ways, but now I’m considering a j bass because of the ease of playing. Thoughts.
I’ve got an early-‘80s Kramer “Pioneer Special” bass, essentially a P-Bass copy but with a Jazz-style neck. It’s a nice combination, feels like a Jazz and sounds like a Precision.
no damage that I’ve ever experienced, they’re much tougher than you might think. I’ve taken them on and off basses loads of times with no issues. Cheers
My dad bought me a used 1957 Pbass in 1965, the music store sent it to Fender in Fullerton for a new neck and paint job. I'm retired and haven't played in a number of years and am jonesing to play. I'm considering a Jazz bass. Any suggestions?
Both are great basses. I’ve got a jazz, and 4 Ps. A 58 reissue with La Bella flats, a parts one with La Bella rounds, a ‘73 Ibanez with La Bella flats, and a weird Japanese sting style one with neck through and with rounds.
My first bass was a pbass, and i have always loved it, never envied jazz basses til I got one in my hand. the neck opened up so many possibilities and I was absolutely gobsmacked that something so simple could open up my playing so much. My current pbass is the thickest neck I have ever played, however, and I am seriously considering sanding down the profile, hoping it will get rid of the absurd neck dive, too. does anyone have any insight on how to go about it?
Great comparison. I found the perfect solution for me with a Precision Bass with an A-neck. Fender made P-Basses with narrow Jazz-Bass-Type necks, called A-necks, in the 70s and these basses are perfect to play with my smaller hands. But they are pretty rare, and it took several decades before I got my hands on one. Before that time I was playing Jazzbasses simply because I could not play the wide P-Bass neck.
@@stabbly Thanks for your advice! Yes, I do this since many years. I have 6 P Basses with J neck and only 2 of them are real Fender A-neck Precisions. The other 4 are all Frankensteins if you will!
@@EmanCarbone Are you sure Eman? I just looked at Thomann. The Nate Mendel P bass they offer has 41 mm neck width at the nut (not 38 like a Jazz-Bass). But maybe Fender has changed this as they did with the Duff McKagan model some years ago, too.
I ordered a p bass for studio situations. Simple, neck and low noise but... The j bass is something I want later... Should be a few weeks but I really am excited to know what the neck difference will be. I never really liked the fast neck on my Ibanez basses. I'm really liking that smooth tone on both listening to the reviews and demos.
As a beginner, I chose P bass over J bass after listening to each of them played successively. J bass sounds like it's really something else. The attack is easily distinguishable. It's crisp, funky, tantalizing, and it sounds fun especially when you slap it. The only drawback for me was that the sound just stands out too much, especially to the point of being 'cute, bubbly and bouncy' like there were emphasis on the higher range. P bass sounded hollow and gravelish to me at first. But I realised that it is very versatile and fairly smoother than J bass. Especially this is good for blending into literally any types of music. And.... besides it sounds more 'masculine' and drier in a good way. I really wanted to change my P bass for J bass after the purchase, but I came to LOVE Precision bass so much! It's more lighter than J bass, looks good, sounds warm, and the fretboard is more wider which is pleasing to look at.
Like how you mentioned the buzz. NOBODY does that in the other videos. Solidified my choice on P Bass. I was leaning that way due to body shape anyways. I like that classic clean cut look not the wonky jazz bass body. Though I do have very tiny hands. Like the size of a 120lb woman type tiny.
It's somewhere in between single coil and humbucker... fat, but with clarity. Look up the G&L Comanche guitar, which is like a strat but with split coils, you'll see how much fatter they are than straight up single coils, but it still sounds like a strat.
Jules, I am curious about the tape wounds on the Jazz. Usually, most will put the flats or tapes on the P and rounds on the Jazz. That's what I currently have. Why the tape wounds on the Jazz? BTW, I have a preference for flats. I like the way they feel and no string noise when recording.
My jazz is has quite a mellow tone naturally, so the tapes just fit nicely with it. I especially like them with the bridge pickup. The super crispy roundwound sounds just isn’t what this jazz wants to do. My P is more alive so suits rounds well, but I often use flats on it as well.
My first bass was Jazz, I got used to it, but then I tried P bass and I never wanted to play Jazz bass again. I don't understand why it's renowned to be more comfortable(maybe bcs older were very thick). I would say that this goes only for people with smaller hands. The thinner neck actually makes your palm "fly" and also you have to bend your fingers more - this I hate a lot.
Every bass player should have both! I have both, I also have a ‘best of both worlds’ bass, a MiM P- Bass Special ‘deluxe’ which has a P-J pickup configuration, P bass body but a Jazz bass neck 👌, now I play none of them though, because I discovered the joys of a Mustang bass……
I had both and sold the jazz. Neck was crazy thin and I have small hands. Also found the p tone more full and easier to shape into many different tones with pedals and preamps than a jazz which seemed to always have a more obvious signature tone. The p has one too, but works in more contexts in my experience making it easier to mold in a studio or live situation. I’ve seen awesome players do amazing things with jazz basses, but they’re just not for me.
I understand that a P bass has a single split coil PU. Is it possible for a J bass to have a single PU as well? If you look at a bass with just one PU can you make the determination, i.e. P or J or are other factors, i.e. nut size, body style need to be considered?
It's rare, but there are some. Most of them are modded ones. I believe Fender did make some though. For example, they make a J-bass shape for Mark Hoppus with a P-bass pickup in it. I think they produced it for a while. I don't know what neck it had however.
Had a J, sold it and now I have an incredible P (with flat wounds)... But I do want a jazz bass back in my arsenal some day (should have kept the J) The neck tones were great in this video. I play mostly guitar these days anyway... But it's good to have a bass or two around.
Jazz Bass Special! Neck from the P Bass, neck pick-up from P Bass, bridge pickup from a J Bass. J bass controls PLUS a selector knob to play either pickup, and with the neck pick-up only, that means you got yourself a P Bass with the narrow neck. I love mine, Japanese model, and feel no need to buy a Standard. Which....is probably why Fender likes them to be unknown
...And that's why people like Duck Dunn put Jazz Bass necks on their Precision basses. Precision Bass sound with Jazz Bass neck feel. Reggie Hamilton took a different approach and put a P-Bass splitcoil in his Jazz Bass. Whatever works.
Being a guitarist, the j always sounded too close to the guitar. I love the sound of the p. Just gives that "bed" for other elements to rest on. J I hear more as a solo or slap instrument. Sometimes, however, when you're playing open strings on the p, the lows do go out of control a bit - something which hardly every happens with the j.
I gave a thumbs up just for your proper use of “all intents and purposes”. The big difference between a jazz bass and a p bass is that the jazz has this soulful classic sound and the p bass will make your enemies run and hide, your women dance, your skin clearer, teeth brighter, hair thicker and will bring you wealth and fame.
I love my P bass but when I'm playing with the band or recording I always go for my Jazz. it pretty much does everything. As for the noise thing, just throw some noiseless pups in it and you're good to go. I never have any problems with mine.
2 strumenti dal suono favoloso. Personalmente il precision lo terrei così come sta mentre il jazz lo userei freetless che produce un suono favoloso. Così facendo non hai proprio bisogno di altro hai il meglio del meglio.
Gotta say the jazz bass is extra hummy with the tapewounds on it. Since the strings don't ground properly to the bridge cause of the tapes you gotta be touching the bridge or control plate at all times to stop the hum even while playing. Unless you have your pickups and internal shielded well its a problem with those specific kinda of strings.
I prefer precision bass over jazz. I recently bought the squier 40th anniversary precision bass (Lake placid blue with gold hardware) its an awesome bass. It's up there against my fender player series. I also have the fender pro. 2 in dark knight finish but I the struggle with tone its bit too bright for my feel but I use it only for big gigs. But its all precision for me.
Played that Squire at guitar center. Nice chose! I find I prefer P basses now for sound and the neck is fine for me even with shorter fingers. Never a big jazz bass fan. But I do like the sharper J bass sound because it really helps you learn by ear. I'm sure you played the classic vibe 60's too?
I'm a guitarist who loves single coil pickups and one advice for dealing with 60 cycle hums is killing the volume of your guitar or bass with a volume pedal. Basically putting that volume pedal down whenever you are not playing. I occasionally play bass in live situations and I always have at least a volume pedal under my feet. So with that atta the way, I prefer the Jazz over P.
I truly value your insights. I'm a beginner at age 67. The attribute of each instrument type can be daunting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Best review I've found so far, was in two minds about which to buy, especially when I'm spending a grand, that's a lot of money to me. Thanks again for taking the time to make this video, respect. Cheers
Brilliant video again mate! Always look forward to your uploads. Cheers from Bristol 🍻🏴
Thanks, good to have a fellow Bristolian on board! Cheers (from Thailand)
Really great comparison. And I like how you didn't just focus on the tone, but other aspects as well, which for me, are all good things to consider.
I played a P bass for years and loved them. Only within the past year and a half have I begun to play a Jazz bass. And I am now a convert. For me, the biggest difference is the neck. The Jazz neck is just sweet and feels so comfortable. As for the body, I always thought the body was ugly, now I love it. It does look odd on a stand, but strapped on and played, it looks balanced. The hum was a big negative for me. I switched out the pickups to humcancelling ones and that solved the problem of the hum. I also love how you mention turning down the volume. Definitely a simplicity to the P - one volume, one tone. I have noticed that when recording with a Jazz, I do like the extra option of tones available.
Sometimes i turn the tone and level of both pickups full, maybe a touch off full.
I just got my first J Bass ever and have had a P Bass for about 15 years. The hum of the J Bass freaked me out at first, and I thought there was a wiring issue. I didn't realize J Bass is notorious for this hum. Messing with my EQ and moving it away from an electrical source and/or switching to passive vice active eliminates the buzz. I can see why you mentioned this, and that P Bass is more ideal for recording.
Well, this is just a great comparison, Jules. Thank you! I especially like that you intersperse the functional / design differences with tone comparisons. I’m a guitarist who’s just getting into bass, so understanding P- and J-basses seems like an ideal starting point.
Glad it was helpful! Do you have a bass yet? How are you finding it?
@@JulesGuitar Yes, I do! I got a Squire Classic Vibe Bass VI just a few weeks ago, and I love it. It’s a nice transition for a guitar player of 35+ years. First thing I played was “Helter Skelter.” 🙂
Cool, would love one of those, if only to pretend to be John Lennon.
you can buy really nice ones for hardly anything these days, the Squire Clasic, or the MIM's cant go wrong either way
Perfect comment on the two groundbreaking instruments in terms of bass guitars. Well done and please go on with such videos!
Exactly what I was looking to learn. Thank you
Great video on the differences between these two 'iconic' basses. Cheers! 😊
Excellent comparison video. Subbed
Great video, clear and informative. Thank you
Thank you, great comparison
I've got a Fender MIJ Jazz Bass with EMG Select Noise Cancelling pickups, it sounds gorgeous!
This was the video I would like to have watched before purchasing a bass. So well done, thanks.
Thank you, it's the best j vs p video, I ever saw. I learned so much here.
Glad it was helpful! Cheers
Great comparison! I feel like a P-Bass with a Jazz Bass neck would be perfect for me.
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Congratulations, very good work!! I am guitar player, but this video helped me to find my next bass
Good overall summary, I would add that slight natural compression and punchy grunt you get on the p-bass with the 2 fat coils in series, reason why it sounds different from the neck pickup of a jazz bass
I would like to add a precision bass to my collection. Sire P5 5 string is the one I am looking for. I like the ease of use and the tone. I am more of a jazz bass person but for recording I would like to get a precision. Lack of bridge pickup was something that got me off from having a precision bass but jazz bass does not have such presence on neck pickup.
Great video! Great comparison. I have an American J bass with rounds, and a Sqier Classic Vibe 60s bass with flats.I do a bit of home studio recording, and I know exactly what you mean about the j bass creating noise… Sometimes I think it’s broken- lol, because I watch videos where they don’t seem to be making noise. But I really want to use it because it plays so well. It is just so much work to dial in… and I have a Neve and an Avalon pre. I more often than not just go straight into the Apollo interface and use an amp simulator.
Any magic bullets out there? Thanks!
I can't believe how much I loved the fender jazz bass... and I made the choice uninformed 15 years ago. Unbeatable tone and versatility. :)
For studio work, you could just stick a noise gate on the Jazz to kill the hum during quiet sections where you’re not playing, so I don’t really see it as a negative. Great video btw.
Excelente vídeo Comparativo 🙌🏻
I used to play a Jazz Bass as a teenager when I played at church and I liked it a lot tbh. The neck felt amazing
Get both! I've been trying decide which is my favorite for 25 years and have ultimately decided that I simply need one of each. The way I approach a bass part while writing a song will vary depending on which bass I'm playing. On the P I'll tend to leave big space between notes, giving a track a thumpier more more funky vibe. On the J I'll tend to get more adventurous and melodic in my playing.
Very good comparison. Thank you. Would have been even more interesting if PJ bass is in the comparison too. I don’t know what necks they use.
Great video, thanks. But could you please inform us about the amp (or DI) situation? Is it direct or an Ampeg?
Good video. Is the accessibility to the higher frets easier with a jazz or with a precision?
Bloody well done mate.
great video thank you
Really great video
Get both ! Nice comparison !!
This is a great video, and you made both basses sound so good! If you can afford it, a Jazz, a Precision, and a Music Man StingRay are all great to have.
Foundational basses.
Or, buy a G&L and have them all in one bass 🤔
I've come to enjoy both. The P bass to me feels and sounds more full, neutral, and warm and is incredibly versatile. I used to think J basses were nasally, but I've come to appreciate the distinct brightness of their high notes when doing a fill and the necks are easier to play. But by far the best "secret weapon" underappreciated bass- are the fender short scales, which are absolutely unbeatable for 60's sounding indie rock, psych rock, and garage rock if you play them with a pick. Think Cage the Elephants "trouble"
Air - Moon Safari
Mustang Bass! 🤟🏻
I have one of each jazz bass has that growl on neck pick-up , the p bass just cuts through the middle of everything perfectly on every song
Love them both
What a great well informed video.
I love both so much, I only own a J but damn that P sounded so nice, more vintage powerful sound
I love the smoothness of the bridge pickup of the J
Each has its own identity, best solution is still to own both lol
Perfect vid. Thanks.
Good Job! Have a Fender '69 Precision Custom Shop with Jazz Bass Neck w/inlays, Ocean Turquoise/mint condition/recently bought Player Plus with active/passive
I play a P bass body with a fretless jazz bass neck. The thinner neck is more comfortable to play on, but I love the tone on the P bass.
this is the best comparion about P vs J on youtube
Very cool, as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
VERY GOOD VIDEO
I LIKE THE FENDER JAZZ
I HAVE ONE
Perfect video!
The pickup placements have a significant impact on the fundamental tone. Even with a Jazz, whether the bridge uses the 60s or 70s era pickup placement results in a noticeable difference in sound.
I have an ‘85 p bass elite II with 2 sets of pick up and active electronics. Great in many ways, but now I’m considering a j bass because of the ease of playing. Thoughts.
I’ve got an early-‘80s Kramer “Pioneer Special” bass, essentially a P-Bass copy but with a Jazz-style neck. It’s a nice combination, feels like a Jazz and sounds like a Precision.
Hi Jules, love your content and have just subbed. A bit of an off-topic question... does playing with a pick damage tape wound strings? Thanks.
no damage that I’ve ever experienced, they’re much tougher than you might think. I’ve taken them on and off basses loads of times with no issues. Cheers
My dad bought me a used 1957 Pbass in 1965, the music store sent it to Fender in Fullerton for a new neck and paint job. I'm retired and haven't played in a number of years and am jonesing to play. I'm considering a Jazz bass. Any suggestions?
Both are great basses. I’ve got a jazz, and 4 Ps. A 58 reissue with La Bella flats, a parts one with La Bella rounds, a ‘73 Ibanez with La Bella flats, and a weird Japanese sting style one with neck through and with rounds.
My first bass was a pbass, and i have always loved it, never envied jazz basses til I got one in my hand. the neck opened up so many possibilities and I was absolutely gobsmacked that something so simple could open up my playing so much. My current pbass is the thickest neck I have ever played, however, and I am seriously considering sanding down the profile, hoping it will get rid of the absurd neck dive, too. does anyone have any insight on how to go about it?
You could try installing a J bass neck on your P bass.
I second this. The jazz bass neck would fit without any additional modification
the Precision bass SPECIAL is the solution. greatting!!!
I use P with a jazz neck for rock, J for jazz and general everything. P with flatwounds for recording
Great comparison. I found the perfect solution for me with a Precision Bass with an A-neck. Fender made P-Basses with narrow Jazz-Bass-Type necks, called A-necks, in the 70s and these basses are perfect to play with my smaller hands. But they are pretty rare, and it took several decades before I got my hands on one. Before that time I was playing Jazzbasses simply because I could not play the wide P-Bass neck.
Did you ever consider putting a J neck on a P?
@@stabbly Thanks for your advice! Yes, I do this since many years. I have 6 P Basses with J neck and only 2 of them are real Fender A-neck Precisions. The other 4 are all Frankensteins if you will!
Jazz Bass Special could have helped you out. Narrow neck and both P and J pickups with a selector, best of both worlds
IIRC, Nate Mendel's signature P has that neck, modelled after his own Precision made in the early 70s
@@EmanCarbone Are you sure Eman? I just looked at Thomann. The Nate Mendel P bass they offer has 41 mm neck width at the nut (not 38 like a Jazz-Bass). But maybe Fender has changed this as they did with the Duff McKagan model some years ago, too.
I ordered a p bass for studio situations. Simple, neck and low noise but... The j bass is something I want later... Should be a few weeks but I really am excited to know what the neck difference will be. I never really liked the fast neck on my Ibanez basses. I'm really liking that smooth tone on both listening to the reviews and demos.
As a beginner, I chose P bass over J bass after listening to each of them played successively.
J bass sounds like it's really something else. The attack is easily distinguishable. It's crisp, funky, tantalizing, and it sounds fun especially when you slap it. The only drawback for me was that the sound just stands out too much, especially to the point of being 'cute, bubbly and bouncy' like there were emphasis on the higher range.
P bass sounded hollow and gravelish to me at first. But I realised that it is very versatile and fairly smoother than J bass. Especially this is good for blending into literally any types of music.
And.... besides it sounds more 'masculine' and drier in a good way.
I really wanted to change my P bass for J bass after the purchase, but I came to LOVE Precision bass so much! It's more lighter than J bass, looks good, sounds warm, and the fretboard is more wider which is pleasing to look at.
The P bass is just it.
Like a strat. It always works.
Strats are junk but I agree about the P Bass always working
Like how you mentioned the buzz. NOBODY does that in the other videos. Solidified my choice on P Bass. I was leaning that way due to body shape anyways. I like that classic clean cut look not the wonky jazz bass body. Though I do have very tiny hands. Like the size of a 120lb woman type tiny.
Great, now I have to buy both.
Great video 👍. Is the pickup set up on the P bass similar to a humbucker on a guitar?
It's somewhere in between single coil and humbucker... fat, but with clarity. Look up the G&L Comanche guitar, which is like a strat but with split coils, you'll see how much fatter they are than straight up single coils, but it still sounds like a strat.
@@JulesGuitar Thanks!
Jules, I am curious about the tape wounds on the Jazz. Usually, most will put the flats or tapes on the P and rounds on the Jazz. That's what I currently have. Why the tape wounds on the Jazz? BTW, I have a preference for flats. I like the way they feel and no string noise when recording.
My jazz is has quite a mellow tone naturally, so the tapes just fit nicely with it. I especially like them with the bridge pickup. The super crispy roundwound sounds just isn’t what this jazz wants to do. My P is more alive so suits rounds well, but I often use flats on it as well.
@@JulesGuitar Doesn’t it get noisy with the tapes?
Something about a Jazz Bass's neck pickup soloed that really speaks to me.
Seen a few p body’s with jazz necks in my day. I think my brother has one out of the 70s
My first bass was Jazz, I got used to it, but then I tried P bass and I never wanted to play Jazz bass again. I don't understand why it's renowned to be more comfortable(maybe bcs older were very thick). I would say that this goes only for people with smaller hands. The thinner neck actually makes your palm "fly" and also you have to bend your fingers more - this I hate a lot.
This is great
How is the weight of these basses? :) I'm looking at a 2008 P-bass just like yours.
Which is better for someone coming from upright bass?
Did you change the strings on the jazz at some points? Some of the clips appear to be done with a different set of strings
Yes, the clips are all from older videos, so the Jazz has the same fender roundwounds as the the P
Every bass player should have both! I have both, I also have a ‘best of both worlds’ bass, a MiM P- Bass Special ‘deluxe’ which has a P-J pickup configuration, P bass body but a Jazz bass neck 👌, now I play none of them though, because I discovered the joys of a Mustang bass……
Yes! I like both. Also don't forget about the 51 p-bass.
I had both and sold the jazz. Neck was crazy thin and I have small hands. Also found the p tone more full and easier to shape into many different tones with pedals and preamps than a jazz which seemed to always have a more obvious signature tone. The p has one too, but works in more contexts in my experience making it easier to mold in a studio or live situation. I’ve seen awesome players do amazing things with jazz basses, but they’re just not for me.
Great video man, both really have their strengths and weaknesses. However there can only be one true winner and that is:
The Music Man Stingray🔥
I'm not much of a funky jazz player. I play alternative rock heavy metal. And church band this video made me go with what I need. The. P bass has
Whatever your view on which is better, one things for sure- P bass is used a lot more, so is more usable/versatile IMO.
I'll take one each. Thank you.
I understand that a P bass has a single split coil PU. Is it possible for a J bass to have a single PU as well? If you look at a bass with just one PU can you make the determination, i.e. P or J or are other factors, i.e. nut size, body style need to be considered?
It's rare, but there are some. Most of them are modded ones. I believe Fender did make some though. For example, they make a J-bass shape for Mark Hoppus with a P-bass pickup in it. I think they produced it for a while. I don't know what neck it had however.
Had a J, sold it and now I have an incredible P (with flat wounds)... But I do want a jazz bass back in my arsenal some day (should have kept the J) The neck tones were great in this video. I play mostly guitar these days anyway... But it's good to have a bass or two around.
I have the pj bass so both the slim jazz neck with p bass and jazz bass pick up choices.
Third option is Fender Jaguar. P bass sound with J bass neck.
Why J does not use Humbucker pickup? 😮
Nice video.
I’m just the opposite. If I could only have one, it would be the P bass. Having both is nice.
Jazz Bass Special! Neck from the P Bass, neck pick-up from P Bass, bridge pickup from a J Bass. J bass controls PLUS a selector knob to play either pickup, and with the neck pick-up only, that means you got yourself a P Bass with the narrow neck. I love mine, Japanese model, and feel no need to buy a Standard. Which....is probably why Fender likes them to be unknown
Jazz for me! P is great too :)
Thats why every accomplished bassist should have both basses in their arsenals
Thank you for not only slapping that J.
...And that's why people like Duck Dunn put Jazz Bass necks on their Precision basses. Precision Bass sound with Jazz Bass neck feel. Reggie Hamilton took a different approach and put a P-Bass splitcoil in his Jazz Bass. Whatever works.
Being a guitarist, the j always sounded too close to the guitar. I love the sound of the p. Just gives that "bed" for other elements to rest on. J I hear more as a solo or slap instrument.
Sometimes, however, when you're playing open strings on the p, the lows do go out of control a bit - something which hardly every happens with the j.
I had a Fender P Bass and J Bass. Sold the J & kept the P.
I gave a thumbs up just for your proper use of “all intents and purposes”. The big difference between a jazz bass and a p bass is that the jazz has this soulful classic sound and the p bass will make your enemies run and hide, your women dance, your skin clearer, teeth brighter, hair thicker and will bring you wealth and fame.
Hm... At 4:42, talk about quality control going out the window. I'm referring to the badly misaligned bridge assembly on the 1977 Jazz bass shown👎.
I love the jazz because the chrome around the knobs . I use to shine the lights and shine in parton's faces . Got a good laugh n
I never realized how different they actually sound. P just sounds more bass-like to me. Has a really fat low sound that I like.
I love my P bass but when I'm playing with the band or recording I always go for my Jazz. it pretty much does everything. As for the noise thing, just throw some noiseless pups in it and you're good to go. I never have any problems with mine.
@gazfunk what is noiseless pups.
and how can I get that..
@@MuhammadAli-vp7qtpickups
2 strumenti dal suono favoloso. Personalmente il precision lo terrei così come sta mentre il jazz lo userei freetless che produce un suono favoloso. Così facendo non hai proprio bisogno di altro hai il meglio del meglio.
Do they make a P bass with a jazz neck?
Yes it’s called postmodern p available at the custom shop I think
Always preferred the Jazz bass for that mean growl and friendlier neck size. P Basses always sounded muddy to me by comparison.
Gotta say the jazz bass is extra hummy with the tapewounds on it. Since the strings don't ground properly to the bridge cause of the tapes you gotta be touching the bridge or control plate at all times to stop the hum even while playing. Unless you have your pickups and internal shielded well its a problem with those specific kinda of strings.
Please show us how to use the finger rest, mounted on the pickguard just below the G string. I never saw anyone using this... Thank you!
the finger rest under the G string is useless, so nobody uses it.
The funny thing is if you lay a jazz on top of a p you'll see their exactly the same except the lower lobe
I prefer precision bass over jazz. I recently bought the squier 40th anniversary precision bass (Lake placid blue with gold hardware) its an awesome bass. It's up there against my fender player series. I also have the fender pro. 2 in dark knight finish but I the struggle with tone its bit too bright for my feel but I use it only for big gigs. But its all precision for me.
Played that Squire at guitar center. Nice chose! I find I prefer P basses now for sound and the neck is fine for me even with shorter fingers. Never a big jazz bass fan. But I do like the sharper J bass sound because it really helps you learn by ear.
I'm sure you played the classic vibe 60's too?
@@scott9628 yupp i Agree on that. Yea I've tried a few. They are pretty good once a good set up is done and maybe a few mods if needed. ✔️
@@mikeerivera3195 I find most of the "good" Squire's just need more polished frets, some set up work and maybe new tuners. That's it!
Differences! Jazz bass - clanky chunk. Precision bass - clean mids.
it also depends on the music you want to play :)
You can look at the top bands from that music style and... and choose P-bass
(ok, it's a joke)
I'm a guitarist who loves single coil pickups and one advice for dealing with 60 cycle hums is killing the volume of your guitar or bass with a volume pedal. Basically putting that volume pedal down whenever you are not playing.
I occasionally play bass in live situations and I always have at least a volume pedal under my feet.
So with that atta the way, I prefer the Jazz over P.