marleyshedge Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Gona be gettin a new bass. yay! Its gona be a jazz body but i aint sure whether it should have JJ or PJ pickups. Anyone able to help me decide? im new btw so hi everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdavid Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='marleyshedge' post='595125' date='Sep 10 2009, 09:18 PM']Gona be gettin a new bass. yay! Its gona be a jazz body but i aint sure whether it should have JJ or PJ pickups. Anyone able to help me decide? im new btw so hi everyone [/quote] Hi and welcome, Personally I would go PJ as you can solo the p pickup and the p bass sound or you can dial in some of the j pickup for some more bite. Or you could rout a jazz pickup near the neck and have a JPJ configuration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='marleyshedge' post='595125' date='Sep 10 2009, 09:18 PM']Gona be gettin a new bass. yay! Its gona be a jazz body but i aint sure whether it should have JJ or PJ pickups. Anyone able to help me decide? im new btw so hi everyone [/quote] does the music you listen too have a p bass sound or a j bass sound, what do you want to sound like when you play? I think something about the placement of the P pup gives it its distinctive sound, I think it sits slightly differently in the mix than a Jazz neck pup. what do you want? I personally would er towards JJ with nice fancy active electronics and then have a passive P bass too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleyshedge Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Im wanting to get a passive bass. I play most styles but i really like Chris Woods tone but at the same time i like Ben Kenneys tone. Ones Jazz ones P. What would be best for the tone on the bass solo "day of the baphomets" by the mars volta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 PJ for me, but you need to figure out what it is for you. What pleases me isn't going to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 [quote name='markdavid' post='595177' date='Sep 10 2009, 10:04 PM']you could rout a jazz pickup near the neck and have a JPJ configuration[/quote] Now JPJ I could go for but the neck J would need to be right up against the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 P & P for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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