Fender Standard Precision and Jazz Bass Tone Comparison
Have you ever heard the difference between a Fender Jazz Bass and Fender Precision Bass ? They're quite different to listen to, to play and even to look at! Check out this short demo video so you can hear the tonal difference for yourself! To a veteran of the bass this may seem like an easy question to answer but if you’re new to it or you just can’t see much difference between them then there’s quite a few features on each that offer different sounds, feel and playability. Pickups / Electronics Let’s start by looking at the pickups and electronics as this is one major difference between these two bass guitars. The Precision has what’s called a ‘split coil’ single coil pickup. The E and A strings have the half of the pickup which is closer to the neck and the D and G strings have the other half that’s closer to the bridge. To control the sound with the P-bass you get one master volume and one master tone and that’s it. It’s probably one of the easiest configur...