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Hi Doctor J That’s a good shout. The J pick-up may need some extra sponge underneath to set it up a little closer to the strings

Hi again @chris_b I would of responded properly much sooner but I was working away. My reason to change... I felt that the 'P' part of the originally fitted PJ sounded uneven on a string to string basis - yes, that should be easier to set the pick-up heights etc. but there was definitely an imbalance. I purchased a new P pick-up & removed the old one. On removal, the original 'P' had a wire squashed between the winding & the cover ... which could explain the unbalance. I fitted the new 'P' pick-up & the balance that was missing from the original pick-up was restored. Unfortunately the balance between the new 'P' & the 'J' pick-up is uneven (Doh !) So now I am thinking of fitting a 'matched' PJ set & was requiring info on what sets could be fitted to an active bass, hence the original post. I hope that is clear? Jason

Thank you chris_b

Cheers Trevor

Many thanks for the info Killerfridge

Good afternoon I'd like to change my pick-up set in my Troy Sanders Jaguar bass which has a PJ Active configuration. I'm wondering if any set available to purchase is properly compatible with an active bass ? Any opinions welcome Cheers

I have one which was bought fairly recently. I rather like it but the volume has to be set quite high compared to other amps I have, the setting being around the 1 to 2 o'clock position. The other amps being an Orange 4 stroke & an Ashdown ABM 500 (both 500W Class A/B). That said I have never run out of steam, so to speak (with the Ampeg). I have mine running into a Barefaced Big Twin 2 or a Big Baby 3. The B15 drive sound is really good - I've not really played with the SVT drive a lot so far. I play in a rock band & a county (kinda vibe) band & they seem to like it too.

There is a ton of stuff on youtube that might be useful once you get passed the noise. 12 Tone is a shout, especially the building blocks bit. 12 tone - YouTube Building Blocks: What's A Note? (youtube.com) sorry, I can't seem to post a URL Screen shot below

IMO it's just a way of presenting information. What you do with the info is up to you, so to speak. A few years ago I watched a youtube video that was quite informative. The Circle of Fifths made clear - YouTube

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Dancing in the Moonlight by Thin Lizzy !! Still fond of this tune!!

Awesome communication from Acebassmusic - the item I purchased does exactly what it says on the tin !! Many thanks dude

This popped up on youtube & is an interesting take on the pedal

Already there

too many !! there is a good bass breakdown in the Lemon Song JPJ is the master tho'