Chad Thorne Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Are my only two options for bass pickups on my J-Bass either single-coil or active? Are there no humbuckers available? I use fender Vintage Noiseless p/ups on my Telecaster. Does anybody know if something similar is available to drop into Fender basses? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzz Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 I think you can use carvin h50 stacked humbuckers.If I'm not mistaken the cacatalog states you can use carvin pickups as jazz replacements.Hope this hhelps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Chad, Fender used to market Lace Sensors for Jazz Bass, you may be able to find those around. I beleive that Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio also make humbuckers for Jazz Basses. ------------------ KJ ------------------- bari man low KJ ------------------- "50 million Elvis Presley fans can't be all wrong" - John Prine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 dimarzio makes humbucker pickups you can put into your jazz bass. they made my mexican j sound phenomenal! if your j is an american, get the DP-149 set of dimarzio ultra jazz pickups. otherwise, two neck-position ultra jazz pickups will work. carvin also makes a single coil jazz replacement (the J99) and a stacked humbucker (H50N). a lot of people love the carvin sound, but i've never played one, so i couldn't say. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted July 17, 2001 Author Share Posted July 17, 2001 Thanks, everyone! Easier for me to ask here than do all the research. Great suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Dimarzio's are great, haven't heard the carvins yet. Remember chad, there are no dumb questions..... only my dumb answers. This message has been edited by lug on 07-18-2001 at 01:27 PM You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Chad, By asking questions on this forum, you are doing research! I wish I had this many bass players around to ask for opinions about things. Plus there are people like Rick Turner, Steve Lawson, Michael Manring, Ed Friedland, etc... who stop by with their .02. WOW! ------------------ KJ ------------------- bari man low KJ ------------------- "50 million Elvis Presley fans can't be all wrong" - John Prine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigLeyhFrameBand.com Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 >Remember chad, there are no dumb questions..... >only my dumb answers. Lug Very funny! LMAO I thought that was my answers! ------------------ Thank you, Craig S. Leyh CraigLeyh@FrameBand.com Keep It Low! Thank you, Craig S. Leyh CraigLeyh@NVSMedia.com Keep It Low! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lug Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 Originally posted by CraigLeyh@FrameBand.com: >Remember chad, there are no dumb questions..... >only my dumb answers. Lug Very funny! LMAO I thought that was my answers! Back off Craig! I am the KING of lame answers, ask Ed. I have given more misguided advice, well intentioned drivel, idiotic responses, unintelligible babble, and off the cuff nonsense than any poster here. I tell people to boil thier basses for god's sake! What wrong with me. What am I thinking. AM I thinking at all. I DON'T KNOW! You can stop now -jeremyc STOP QUOTING EVERY THING I SAY!!! -Bass_god_offspring lug, you should add that statement to you signature.-Tenstrum I'm not sure any argument can top lug's. - Sweet Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabeabassman Posted July 19, 2001 Share Posted July 19, 2001 Originally posted by lug: Back off Craig! I am the KING of lame answers, ask Ed. I have given more misguided advice, well intentioned drivel, idiotic responses, unintelligible babble, and off the cuff nonsense than any poster here. I tell people to boil thier basses for god's sake! What wrong with me. What am I thinking. AM I thinking at all. I DON'T KNOW! Are you saying I shouldn't have boiled my bass?? No wonder the luthier looked at me strangely. You know, you need to be careful. Newbies like me trust everybody. David http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Friedland Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 Well, the Carvin H50s are great, I have them in my BB75 fretless. I use the rear pickup mostly and didn't want the single coil hum of the J99s. I find the H50 to be a great full range pickup, it's not as compressed sounding as other stack humbuckers. It's not as "open" sounding as the J99, but that's the nature of the beast. Be forewarned that Fender makes their J pickups in 2 sizes, a neck position and bridge position size. Carvin makes only one size, so you may need to extend the hole on the neck pickup a little bit to accomodate the pickup. I use the J99's in my BB75 fretted bass because I love the sound, and play with them both up full most of the time. I only go to the bridge pickup for solos. They have a great airy quality that brings out the Jazz-like sound of the bass. ------------------ www.edfriedland.com www.edfriedland.com The Bass Whisperer Bass Whisperer TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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