CHRISDABASS Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hey Really happy with the playability and feel of the lakland 5501 i bought recently i just want to get a more punchy (sadowsky like) sound from it. Im thinking of replacing the Bart Mk1's with Nordy's! Do you think these pickups will help to get me closer to the super jazz sound? If so which would you suggest?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Hi mate, Have you sorted anything else out yet? It's hard to say without knowing exactly what the MK1's are... I think they're humbuckers right? Then there's the hole they'll leave behind which limits to some extent what you can stick in... If they're humbuckers then a split coil will give you more of a sound inline with a jazz tone. The big splits will probably be the right size... I've played big splits I liked, and some I didn't - it's all personal, but my point is - the pre amp and pick up combo is gunna be what makes or breaks it. I know a guy with Nordy split coils and a Aggi pre and he loves it, being a real P bass fan I'd say he's getting a fat tone from it! YOu may find you want to change the pre once you've got the pups. If I was gunna do a real super jazz thing tho (IMO of course) and didn't need silent pups I'd put Single coils Lindy Fralins or the like, with a smoking pre amp... Maybe see what some of the guys on Talk Bass have done in your situation. What are you thinking at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRISDABASS Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Well i ordered the nordy big splits yesterday! the plan is to change the pre once i can afford it Im sure it'll be an improvement over the bart humbuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingerz Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1140105' date='Feb 24 2011, 04:10 PM']Well i ordered the nordy big splits yesterday! the plan is to change the pre once i can afford it Im sure it'll be an improvement over the bart humbuckers [/quote] Cool. Well, wait till you hear it, it might be the prefect combo! If you change make sure you do the homework before blowing the cash... Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I had a 55-01 Chris, with a big split at the back and a single at the front..(i think it was that way round) had a Glock pre too...sounded amazing..would def get a 55-01 again.. it WILL sound fantastic with the Bart pre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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