In Bass Guitars what is the difference between a P bass and a J bass?
halfhourofpower28 asked:
I was looking at basses on www.thomann.de for a starter bass, and have been confused from the off by the categories P-bass and J-bass, and was hoping someone could tell me the difference.
I was looking at basses on www.thomann.de for a starter bass, and have been confused from the off by the categories P-bass and J-bass, and was hoping someone could tell me the difference.
They are the standard styles of Fender Basses.
P Bass is Precision bass, the first one.
J Bass is for Jazz bass introduced later.
Some people like one over another, It mostly has to do with scale leingth, pickup configuration, and neck width.
You have to play both to see what you like.
When asked to contrast these two instruments, the first thing that comes to mind is the sound. The Presicion bass tends to have a big bottom end to it. It isn’t neccesarly a muddy sound, but it’s very deep and lacks alot of treble. The Jazz bass on the other hand, has a very distinct sound. It has a different selection of pickups, therefore giving it a unique mid-range growl. The Jazz bass, in my opinion, tends to give a crisp full sound but lacks the amount of bass that the P-bass gives. In modern music, the P-bass tends to be used more in a rock, hard rock, and Metal enviroment. The Jazz bass can me seen more often than not in the Jazz, Blues, and Country genres. However, the two are used in every genre all the time. The choice of bass really depends on the type of bassist, and the sound that they are looking for.