Somebody teach me pls!

[Greenie00]

Can somebody explain to me what are the diffs between p & j pickups? any other type else? What are passive n active pickup/preamp? how they work? Obviously, u can see that i'm a noob =P but i really like bass now!!

 

[Z3r0_G]

this wonderful thing called a search engine explains and works better than any of us.

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[iverson763]

wikipedia!

 

[Greenie00]

okie. done my read up on wikipedia. so jBass is considered better than pBass right? but also depends on personal preference yep?

 

[Greenie00]

if i get a bass from Guitar Center in SA, lets say a Fender jBass. Will it be cheaper compare to here?

 

[Greenie00]

another question. Beside the number of strings laid on the bass, what are the difference between a 4 and 5 stringer? i'm beginner, can i start with 5 stringer?

 

[Channie]

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naw , its ok to have a 5 string bass.

some poeple just do not utilize the 5th string much, some people prefer to do slapping and popping on 4 strings and find it easier to execute them.

whatever it is the 5th string gives u more option.

but once again , up to preference.

 

[iverson763]

5th string can also be sed for thmb rest. can vary your playing anywhere between neck and bridge to vary your tones quite comfortably.

Well ,at least that's the way i see it, an expensive universal thumbrest, err.. besides being able to hit the low B, how can i forget