Members Noise... Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 I play some sort of mix of Indie Rock, Experimental, and Prog-rock and I'm looking to get a bass soon. However, I really don't know which bass would be the better option for what I want. At the moment I play guitar and drums, and I really find myself wanting to play bass. I'd go and try them side by side, but there are only smaller shops near me and they don't really have many basses. Either way I'd be going for a Standard MIM version in arctic white and then putting a tortoise shell pickguard on it. I plan on getting one of each eventually, but I have to start somewhere first. I listen to a lot of At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, Circa Survive, and similar stuff. Which would you guys recommend to get first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Incubitabus Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 Between the two: Jazz Bass. It has a much more variable range of tones to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 You can't go wrong with eiter one, but I'm partial to the Jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 I like my jazzes But yeah, either would work. The upside to teh P is that there will be less electronics noise, so if you are running any OD or fuzz or anything, there'll be less extraneous "zzzzz..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mytola Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 You can't go wrong with eiter one, but I'm partial to the Jazz. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james on bass Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 You can't go wrong with either, but I'm partial to a P bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbass_groovin Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 last band I played in I used a P for prog and I got several compliments on tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Insomniac Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 Either as well. I like the neck profile of the jazz better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hunter6 Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 For that kind of music where you probably want more highs and bite, I'd go with the J. Depends on what kind of tone you want, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members someotherguy Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 Here's the obligatory P/J comment. Some basses have a P p/u plus a J on the bridge. The play like a P with the J p/u off but you can add the J for some bite. I have a P with flats in a more folk/indie rock contex and even there I want some more bite & definition sometimes (most of the time it fits just fine). I may switch strings, but I'd rather add a bass with a bridge p/u, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members G-Bass-Austin Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 A "p" will fill out the bottom end more but you cant go wrong going with either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thelurker Posted July 8, 2007 Members Share Posted July 8, 2007 My advice is to find out what the bands you like are using. Geddy, for example, has played a Jazz, Ric, Wal, and Steinberger over the years. See what each is using, and let that be your guide. Remember though, that tone is not just the instrument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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