Archive for October 28th, 2009
You have decided that you don’t want to play guitar but would like to play the bass guitar and are not sure which style bass is right for you. Most basses are either a Precision Bass (P-Bass) or a Jazz Bass (J-Bass). This article will help explain them.
You will find more bassists playing a P-bass rather than a J-bass, although I prefer a J-bass. The P-bass has a much thicker neck than that of a J-bass which is much more slender, (that is the quality I like). The J-bass has two pickups one towards the neck and one at the bridge, the pickup at the bridge is treble while the bridge at the neck is bass, the P-bass usually has a single split pickup. The two pickups of the J-bass give you different tones to choose from depending on the way you adjust them. The body styles are also different with the J-bass being off set.
No matter which one you choose bass is a fun instrument to play. If you are a first time bass player or even intermediate you might want to check out the bass guitar packages that are available.