I have 3 precisions.
2 of them have Jazz necks, one of which has a John East P-Retro The yellow one is the nicest to play - Jazz neck p-Retro preamp. The green one is the most interesting from a passive tone (jazz neck jazz pickup) but the red one is the most authentic p-bass.....all are strung with flats most of the time - I have half rounds on the yellow one at the moment.

beautiful, beautiful basses, twigman, love the green one. and yea, I love the J!

Sidroe
Not trying to change the subject but it sure was nice to see a post from Brandon! I hope he is doing well in his new position but he is sorely missed around this forum. It is great to see him keeping up with us on this forum. I hope we see more of him. 

Hey thanks for the kind sentiments. Nice to see you too. I really do love this community here. Enjoying the new digs too.

I did not see this mentioned but you get different tones with different types of necks. A maple neck and fingerboard will produce a brighter tone while a rosewood fingerboard will give you a darker tone.

Must say I'm a bit surprised by the # of responses, but good stuff. For what it's worth, a P bass has always worked out better for me. I have two 66's, one modified with a J p/u (much to the horror of the vintage purists) but find the unmodified one ends up on the majority of the tracks (by far). Style is mostly old school r&b, alternative, indie roots rock stuff and it just seems to fit better. Usually thru a Radial DI and an old B-15/RE-20. Can't say I'm a fan of the virtual instruments, but I expect they work for some circumstances.

Jazz bass here but there are times I wish I had a P. I got the Jazz for a range of sounds but if you want it in the pocket quick, the P works especially with DI and you can avoid having to EQ the top end of the jazz bass to make it fit for certain types of music.