Thanks for the compliment!
Yes, it was. We did music together for 11 years, until the end of 2008. Besides the Fender P/J on that track, I used my '98 4001V63, '05 Rick Turner RB4-FL, and '03 AV '62 Jazz Bass on that CD.
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Simple Poll - Do you like the sound of a PJ ?
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Yes, it was. We did music together for 11 years, until the end of 2008. Besides the Fender P/J on that track, I used my '98 4001V63, '05 Rick Turner RB4-FL, and '03 AV '62 Jazz Bass on that CD.
I voted no and realize I’m in the minority but every pj bass I’ve owned or played always resulted in the j pickup to be almost or all the way off.
The best PJ sound I have heard lately is from the MIM Fender Deluxe Precision Bass. I prefer it even to the sound of the MIA Fender American Elite Precision Bass.
Yes, actually my new favorite. I love the little bit of growl the J adds to the P tone. Mostly play with my blend knob favoring the P but still get that J snarl in there. May just be the pickups I put in that bass as well??Nordstrand NP4A + NJ4SE. Killer combo
I'm one of the lucky musicians who got a MusicMan Caprice before they were discontinued. The Caprice plays beautifully and sounds clean and smooth with a solid drive.
EBMM could still be selling these basses today if they didn't get greedy and raised the price about 30% when the Caprice started selling.
EBMM could still be selling these basses today if they didn't get greedy and raised the price about 30% when the Caprice started selling.
This bass is why I voted yes .
I played it at one practice that I had it both pickups full and the tone set flat . The whole practice whether playing soft or loud with the guitar players playing anything from Hendrix to Clapton to Petty or even Rockabilly I could hear myself and loved the tone . I'm usually a Jazz Bass player and get my tones that way but the Jazz basses I have and have had just don't cut like this . Nordstrands and Audere 2 band .
I played it at one practice that I had it both pickups full and the tone set flat . The whole practice whether playing soft or loud with the guitar players playing anything from Hendrix to Clapton to Petty or even Rockabilly I could hear myself and loved the tone . I'm usually a Jazz Bass player and get my tones that way but the Jazz basses I have and have had just don't cut like this . Nordstrands and Audere 2 band .
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not having played a PJ is not the same as carrots, at least to my thinking. I read it as the OP wanted a survey of the TB population not just select populations. If im wrong Im wrong
I know you are trying to keep it simple, but really, no "depends" or "carrots" option
? Can't respond to the poll as-is, too many variables, but glad to hear most people like them. Some PJ's I have loved and others not-so-much.
No. To me it sounds like it doesn’t know whether it wants to be a Precision or a Jazz. It doesn’t have the growl (or looks) of a Jazz, and ruins the simplicity of the Precision.
I got a P-bass special (MIM passive P/J) for my son. He no longer plays so I inherited it. I replaced the P pup with a 1962 Fender P replacement and strung it with TI Flats. I have always played it with the J pup off, so for me it is a P with a J neck.
I play in a classic rock band. We play a lot of Motown & Stax tunes and my bandmates like the sound I get with that bass (my other bass is a Lakland 44-60). We recently started playing 'Just the 2 of Us" and someone suggested that I try playing the sax break on the bass. With just the P pup it gets buried, but I figured out that if I solo the J pup I get a tone that cuts through. Otherwise the P pup is soloed.
Yes, my bandmates asked for a bass solo!
I play in a classic rock band. We play a lot of Motown & Stax tunes and my bandmates like the sound I get with that bass (my other bass is a Lakland 44-60). We recently started playing 'Just the 2 of Us" and someone suggested that I try playing the sax break on the bass. With just the P pup it gets buried, but I figured out that if I solo the J pup I get a tone that cuts through. Otherwise the P pup is soloed.
Yes, my bandmates asked for a bass solo!
The few times I’ve played a PJ I would usually turn off the J pickup, so it’s not really for me, but I get why people like them. They just look kinda funny to me.
It’s slightly better than a JJ…but no, I don’t like it. This is speaking only of the blended tones.
Same exact pickup combo I have. Sounds amazing.
BTW, the controls are stacked volume and tone for each pickup and what is currently a third dummy knob. I had planned on making that a blend but was dissuaded (I can't recall why). I guess I'm the dummy, because I really want to be able to balance the volume of each pickup. Current pots are the classic "turn it down a little and the pickup goes silent" that I dislike.
I own a Fender Tony Franklin Fretless. It is the best sounding P bass I have ever played, by far. I don't know if it is the ebony fretboard, the pickup, or a combination of everything that makes it sound soooo good. But I never use the P/J pups together. Not that it sounds bad that way, just nothing special. And I never use the Jazz pup solo. To me it is just a fretless P bass with some extra stuff on it. So I voted no.
Here's mine - a Franken Fender if you will. 2004 American P body routed for a J pickup, Custom shop J neck with a Tele headstock, EMG Geezers, Hipshot custom D tuner to match the vintage reverse wind long stem tuners. Love this thing to death!
