It's just occurred to me....

[martthebass]

Over the last 40 years or so I've had a fair few Fender Jazz and Precisions, US, Mexican and Indonesian.  I currently have none and expect that'll be the case until I hang up my gigging gloves.  

[HeadlessBassist]

Despite being sired in the 50’s, they’re still considered the industry standard for some reason. I think it’s mainly because engineers find them easy to place in a mix, compared to something which cuts through and refuses to be buried sound-wise.

 

I’ve got a couple of nice American Original and FSR Standard Jazzes, and principally play them for my professional engagements with a 50’s/60’s Tribute Show. Otherwise, I use much more modern instruments. Interestingly, I’ve also got a Player series Mexican Jazz which is one of those ‘one in a batch of twenty’ ones that seriously punches above it’s weight.

 

I don’t have a Precision at the moment - instead I have two Mustangs (one on rounds, one on flats) which do the job just as well, according to the engineer/producer at the last couple of sessions I did. 

[tinyd]

I have a Japanese Jazz (a 62 reissue) that I bought new in Denmark St in about 1990 and it's been my sole bass (guitar) ever since. I try other basses from time to time (as well as the usual GAS browsing) but I haven't tried or seen anything that I prefer so I reckon that's it for me. Having said that, if I played more gigs on BG (as opposed to DB) then maybe I'd stretch to a fretless or 5 string.