Fender Precision vs. Jazz Bass: Which Classic Bass Is Best for You?
Fender’s Precision Bass and Jazz Bass are two legendary instruments that have helped sculpt some of your favorite songs since their inception. But what are the differences between the two? We set out to let you know what is different between the P Bass and the Jazz Bass.
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00:00 — Intro
00:29 — History of the Fender Precision Bass
01:15 — History of the Fender Jazz Bass
02:11 — P Bass Playing and Features
04:22 — Jazz Bass Playing and Features
05:48 — Comparing the Sounds of the P and Jazz Bass
08:01 — Outro
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I have them both and can’t make up my mind which I like better the Pro II P or Pro II J… To meet myself in the middle I picked up an American Performer P bass. Its a PJ with a modern C neck which is just a touch less chunky than the Pro II P that has the’63 classic C neck. The J pickup in the AP allows me to dial in a slight J sound that beautifully complements the split coil P pickup. Between the three I’m in heaven but still can’t make up my mind which I like best!
Heres a precision v jazz bass comparison video – oh but i've put custom pick ups in the P bass. Completely pointless video then.
You need both plus a Yamaha BB2200
Are Fender strings being used on the P bass?
I can hear a little more sustain on the lower frequencies with the P bass compared to soloing that single coil on the jazz but not by much. I think it's a great idea to have all three P, PJ, and J.. and stingray, and HH, and fretless, and Rick, and Thunderbird, acoustic, Hofner… ????
Fun fact, Maxwell Murder by Rancid 3:00 was actually tracked on a jazz, not a P.
I prefer a Stingray over these two.
P BASS ALL THE WAY!
P bass with a Jazz neck, flats, foam, metal covers on, and one finger.. ONE FINGER! Ok I use more than one finger but one is all you need.
i want both !!!
The one from American musical that actually ships????
Stingray. ???? Leo Fender’s last masterpiece.
It's crazy how much a J with the bridge pup shut off sounds like a P. Still a little too bright so roll off a bit of tone. The J has slightly more dynamic range than the P too.
Regardless which one of these basses you buy first, anyway you will want the other…
Always choose the Pbass. I have a Mustang PJ player II bass. And also a fender Japanese sunburst jaguar bass with a small jazz width neck and a precision bass pickup installed instead of the two jazz pickups it comes with
I actually like the jazz neck pickup a little better than the P.
Sublime, Santeria! What do I win?
P-style is the only bass youll need but J-style i very cool
You need both. And a PJ. And a Ray. And a Rick.
Nice video.
I’ll stick with my P Basses. Split pickup only. Pure tone, no noise, no frills. Through a Sansamp, I get just the beautiful tone I’m after.