Ok so the huge debate has been going on since the 80's so i would like to know what do you perfer and why and tell me your favorite bass and if neither tell me your favorite type of pickup (humbucker, single coil, etc.)
Really the only difference between the two is that the P bass has a lower, darker tone than the J bass i play a J bass myself and i love it, also i think the neck on a J bass is thinner that that of a P bas
i have played mostly p basses which is good since im a punk bassist and i'm thinking of getting a mark hoppus sig bass cuz it has p bass pickups but the j body and neck and p bass headstock which the semour duncan sb-3 pickups on it are reversed for more snap to the highs and more grungyness to the lows
Get a bass with both pickup options and try each one out for yourself. I play a Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jag, and it has both the P and the J, and i can't say how much fun i have toggling between the two tones!
@BassLady, I used to play a mustang…great transition bass for someone switching from Guitar! I loved that thing. I too would like to find a great playing inexpensive bass. Been playing a borrowed Yamaha BB300. The intonation is a little off and sometimes the tuners slip and go flat. I played another guys Ibanez and it was much lighter and had a narrower neck…I liked that…much easier to play. I don't know bass instruments that well, I know for guitars that the top of the line Fenders are incredible, but in the $500-$700 range that Ibanez and Schecter are much better. Is that true of bass as well?
My Mustang is MIJ and it seems great, though I've only had it a month or two. I used to have a Fender MIM guitar and it was awesome, as are many MIM guitars that are in the $600-$700 range. Not sure about the basses, but I would think that they would be the same quality.
I also love my Hofner Icon which cost a measly $375.
My Mustang is MIJ and it seems great, though I've only had it a month or two. I used to have a Fender MIM guitar and it was awesome, as are many MIM guitars that are in the $600-$700 range. Not sure about the basses, but I would think that they would be the same quality.
I also love my Hofner Icon which cost a measly $375.
