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I figure a P or a J will do the trick nicely
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You'll never get a Jaco sound from a P, but you'll never get a super fat 70s P sound out of a J.
So get a PJ instead.
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But it is many monies..! Hmmmmmm
I'd almost always prefer either a P or a J bass.
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It really depends on the bass, the pickups, are they active or passive etc.
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Bit wary of the 'noiseless' pickups in it tho...
A P pickup is already noiseless Granted, the J won't be if it's a regular one.
The ultimate Fender bass for me.
But I don't need one, because I have a Rickenbacker 4001 which is the ultimate bass . (Mine is fitted with humbuckers too.)
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You should get both then you'll have the 3 iconic basses, get the Jazz first as it's got the most tones. Look for deals on the outgoing Fender 2012 spec US Standards, they're generally great. IMHO they sound better than the deluxes, I haven't tried the elites but there's something hard to beat about classic single coil designs. Noiseless Jazz singles just don't have the same grind or punch to them. I did a direct A/B between a Sandberg with Delano's, Fender Standard, and Fender Deluxe Jazzes, after accounting for level differences the standard Fender IMHO was clearly the nicest for Tone (at least to my tastes.
Also re: JJ vs PJ, personally I think there's something about the JJ both pickups on scoop that just sounds awesome. For slap it sounds classic, through a drive pedal you can get that wraparound bass sound with solid lows, mid space left for guitars, and enough high end cut for the bass to have clarity. A lot of rock bands use a Jazz for that reason. If you want the bass to be more forward then it is hard to beat a straightforward P bass. Between those, and the Ray, that's a huge amount of ground covered...
If you want an active Pre then a pedal also works. Personally I really rate the Aguilar Tonehammer as far as EQ goes, very useful.
At this rate I'm going to need another one of those 6 slot Stagg stands in my music room just for basses...
FFS
To be honest I've always wanted a YOB guitar and so I'm now going to look out for the impossible - a good, straight necked, not too heavy, nice sounding 74 P.
Wish me luck. I'll update this thread in 2027 when I've still not found it
Too far away to try but I'm so very tempted. YOB Precision in a rare colour that's light, sorted and has history. I can see myself being skint here...!
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