The nut on the Jazz Bass neck is 1.5″ wide, whereas the Precision has a 1.625″ nut. This makes the Jazz Bass better for players with smaller hands. Precision players prefer the more “even” feel of the Precision’s neck from low to high registers. The Jazz bass neck is also rounder than the Precision’s.

Still, Mexican-made Fenders are excellent basses, and only suffer when compared to their American cousins. In fact, some players think they are so good that they almost on-par with an American Jazz.

Even a short list of players known for the using the instrument is most impressive—Joe Osborn, Jack Casady, Noel Redding, Larry Graham, Herbie Flowers, Greg Lake, Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones, Sting, Geddy Lee, Marcus Miller, Flea, Ron Blair, Adam Clayton and Verdine White.

Yes, for the most part Jazz an P necks are interchangeable. The neck pockets should be identical.

Yes, they are interchangable, if the number of frets are the same.

On average, it will cost about $149 for a traditional four string bass guitar. of your A cheap bass will be closer to $100. However, if you are a beginner, you will have to buy more than just the bass itself. You will need to couple that with an amplifier.

It’s never too late to pick up the bass, but there are some basic requirements for students young and old. While you may not think of the bass guitar as an instrument for kids, bassists can start at ages 7 to 9.

you are a good bass player when you can keep time and consistently hit the right notes. When you can’t help but move. People often think they are either better than they are at what they do, or worse.

Bass is an ensemble instrument. The beauty of bass is the way that it interacts with the drums, the percussion, the piano, and the rhythm guitar. If you think of bass in that context, it’s never boring. Some players play more than others, but you have to be careful to maintain the groove and to match the music style.

I find bass more fun to play because you can do so much more on it compared to a guitar. You can lay down a foundation thick enough for everyone to stand upon. Or you can go wild shred around in both lows and highs. You might say “but you’ve got higher octaves on a guitar”.

If your goal is to play both well, learn the guitar first, but begin learning bass before you’re too far into it. Once you learn the chords, you will already know the bass notes to play over those chords. If you want to be a guitarist who can handle an occasional bass part, guitar first.