Simple Poll - Do you like the sound of a PJ ?

Do you like the sound of a PJ ?

  • Yes

    Votes: 631 79.6%

  • No

    Votes: 162 20.4%
  • Total voters
    793
  • Poll closed .
#141
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I bought both.

No looking back, now.
 
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#145
aussiebasshero said:
A lot of folks who buy a PJ only to play just the P, what’s the driver there? Genuinely curious.

Would have thought it easier to just buy a P and call it a day :D

I personally love the sound of both pups full, it’s a unique sound, it’s ballsy with some zing and cuts like a knife through hot butter.
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That's not the impression I get when reading the replies here. Most people seem to play P pickup on full with a touch of the j pickup, which I do agree sounds really good on most PJ's.

The two I have though, I play either P solo or both pickups on full blast. Never the J on it's own.
 
#147
So when I created this poll, I was thinking the 'sound of a PJ', with that being said, I'm envisioning the sound of a PJ which means both pickups on to some degree.

There is no right or wrong of course, I'm just curious.

For the most part it appears to be an average of %80 yes even as the numbers increase.
 
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#148
My new signature instrument is coming out in 2021

Mike Lull TP-PJ5
35" scale PJ
Body: Alder
Neck: Roasted Maple
Fretboard: Roasted Birdseye
Pickups: Nordstrand NPJV5
Preamp: Nordstrand 2 Band, push pull passive volume knob
Matte Finishes: Black, Electric Blue, Candy Red, Vintage White

After having to play P bass for some work the last few years, I came back around to the PJ (but that is just me).
 
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#150
Love my PJ. I upgraded to EMG Geezers and now have useful P AND J pickups. (The stock J was noisy and wimpy.) Can easily change tones with the roll of the J pup. We do a range of music. Some sounds better fingerstyle with all P, some is better with a pick and both pickups dimed. And some is better with a pick and the P solo'd. Much easier than changing basses in the middle of a set, or having to determine set lists based on which bass sounds best.

P solo'd is indistinguishable from an actual Precision bass, at least in a mix.
 
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#151
David Jayne said:
I've heard plenty of other people make it sound great but it never pleases me when I do. So yeah no.
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That's a pretty honest reply...Its like an old P Bass with flats and a rosewood board. I heard others play it and make it sound so much better then when its in my hands.
 
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#153
To all those who think that the P pickup of a P/J doesn't sound exactly like a real Precision, do you think it's any different with a P/J having only a 3 or 4-position switch instead of two volume knobs? Just curious.
 
#154
Shirobon said:
That's not the impression I get when reading the replies here. Most people seem to play P pickup on full with a touch of the j pickup, which I do agree sounds really good on most PJ's.

The two I have though, I play either P solo or both pickups on full blast. Never the J on it's own.
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Same here, except sometimes I back down the J pickup slightly...just enough to give it some scoop but not to where it'll cut volume. Depends on the band or the songs we're playing, though. My last 2 bands it was all P all the time. Worked better for them.
 
#158
Charlzm said:
My only wish for my P/J is that the volume pots were linear instead of tapered, or maybe a blend knob... a project for another day. I just hate having essentially only three sounds - all P, all J or full P/J.
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Try this; Turn both bridge and neck volumes down half way. Now turn your amp up to get the volume you need. NOW blend the 2 pups in any direction and you will notice a plethora of tones you didn't know you had. You will not find these variations with either the neck or bridge pup dimed.
 
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