timmchale2009 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Hi guys Just about to modify a jazz bass and have it defretted. Although stock pickups are ok, I don't like the tone. Basically what pickups would people recommend to get the fullest tone from a fretless Jazz Bass without adding a preamp etc?! Regards Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 EMG's, Bartolini's or Status J's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Maybe something like DiMarzio Model J's? They're hum cancelling and not excessively expensive. Also if budget isn't too tight you could look at the nordstrand offerings, aguilar, or some of the custom pickup makers: I got a lovely set of custom Jazz pickups from [url="http://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/"][u]the creamery[/u][/url] If you want to look at the more economic end of the spectrum: I've heard great things about the entwhistle offerings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Wizard (Hot-Rod) Hammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I was impressed with a the Delanos I put in a fretless, quite powerful and open sounding, with warm, open harmonics. But it depends on all sorts of things dunnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I had an MIJ Jazz fretless that had been fitted with with Wizard 84s by the previous owner. I always thought that they sounded very easy on the ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 EMG's (any flavour except passive) or DiMarzio Model J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jones Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Really impressed by the standard (active) EMGs I put on my fretted US Standard at the end of last year. I thought they might be a bit too crispy and hi-fi, but I was wrong. The added bonus is, once you've installed the circuit (very easy - assuming you can accommodate the battery), you can always just swap out for the several other EMG Jazz flavours (JV-X etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 I've got a Tokai Jazz Sound (jazz copy) with Bartolinis and it sounds absolutely lush - a huge, huge improvement on the original pickups. I haven't done any comparative testing to speak of so the other options mentioned above might be good too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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