Davo-London Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 I replaced my CIJ fretless Jaco Jazz PUs and tried Nordstrand, Qtuners and the original Fenders. To be frank I could get my tone out of all of them, but with the Nordstrand I was happiest and I've been happy with this choice since then. Great company to deal with. They answer emails and all that! Cheers Davo Quote
TRBboy Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I've got Ultra Jazz in mine and they are killer! Silent and mega punchy and responsive, although if you're after a vintage sorta sound I would look elsewhere. They sound incredible, although not like a trad single coil sound. I've tried various pickups in my jazz including SDs and the Dimarzios are by far the best IMHO. I've also got model p/j in my RBX, although obviously I can't really do a direct comparison for you. I picked my Ultras up for 89.99 a couple of months ago, and there were a few places online doing them for that price. Incredible value! Quote
bubinga5 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Posted June 22, 2011 (edited) the Di Marzio Ultra jazz sound great although it does seem that they do have a more scooped mid sound.. wonder what the Model J's are like.. Edited June 22, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote
chris_b Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Nordstrand get fantastic reviews, as do Fralins. I know 2 people using Fralins in their Jazz basses and they swear by them. From my own experience, I've used Bartolini pickups for 20 years and would recommend them to anyone. Quote
bh2 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' post='1278825' date='Jun 22 2011, 06:10 PM']the Di Marzio Ultra jazz sound great although it does seem that they do have a more scooped mid sound.. wonder what the Model J's are like..[/quote] Take it from me, the model Js are super, great growly tone, not too toppy, warm mids and loads of bottom end. They sound great through the J-Retro, so probably great for active jazzers. Edited June 23, 2011 by bh2 Quote
Conan Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1274948' date='Jun 19 2011, 05:05 PM']Have you heard any of the "bare knuckle" pups? A mate of mine had a bass with them in, sounded like a great trad kind of noise to me.[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142435"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142435[/url] Quote
CHRISDABASS Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I'd go for Alleva coppolo's or Sadowsky singles! Wizard j pickups are also good if you wanted a more cost effective option Quote
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