earljam Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 looking for after market passive pick ups for my jazz bass, any recommendations? the bass currently plays in a blues band but will soon be doing stuff like prof. longhair and dr. john. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrock1san.rr.com Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I put in some Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pups in a MIM Jazz Bass. More aggressive and "raw" sounding than the stocks pups, strong low mids, still had the same highs I was used to. They are split humbuckers, fairly cheap too. About $100 for the pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 earljam, First of all, try the BP magazine archive. Here is the link to their jazz bass replacement pickup shootout. You should find it pretty darn helpful. You've got a lot of options. If you want single coil p'ups -- nice full, open sound, but you need to deal with hum if you favor one or the other pickup -- I've heard wonderful things about Lindy Fralin, Aero, and Rio Grande pickups. Do a Google search and you can find websites for all three. If you're not into the hum, you can go with stacked humbuckers or in-line dual coil humbuckers. The DiMarzio Ultra Jazz and Model J p'ups are supposed to be solid. Bartolini makes some as well. Some people dig Bill Lawrence J-45 p'ups for hum-free operation. I also hear Duncan Antiquities getting props. Use the "search" feature and look for "pickups" or "pick-ups" in the subject header. I just did that and was gonna post some links to other threads about this, but there were just too many. If you're interested in a few brands in particular, search for those brands to see what folks have had to say. Happy hunting. (BTW, I'm in the process of getting some Bartolini Classic Bass j-p'ups to drop into my Carvin.) Peace. --Willie spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchboyroy Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hey Sweet Willie, Let me know how the Bartolinis work out. Ive been thinking about doing the same with my Carvin kit bass. The HB50's just don't cut it anymore. Thanks! Is that a real song or did you make that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 My Mike Lull bass has Lindy Fralin pickups in it. They give the classic pre-cbs jazz bass sound. I have a Fernandes P bass which I put a Seymour Duncan antiquity pickup in and now that bass has the classic pre-cbs p bass sound. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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