leezo666 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Hey every one im building/restoring my first ever bass and have got a couple of questions which I couldnt find the answers to on google. Question 1: The bass has a P/J Pickup set, does this mean i have to buy P/J specific pickup sets or can i mix and match e.g EMG Precision Pickups and a Fender jazz bridge pickup? Question 2: If the answer to question 1 is yes I can mix and match then has any one got any experience with these [url="http://www.gak.co.uk/en/emg-p-set-p-bass-replacement/1883"]http://www.gak.co.uk/en/emg-p-set-p-bass-replacement/1883[/url] (sorry the link button isnt working) and do you think they would work well with a Fender Jazz bridge pick up and fretless neck? Any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) Mixing most any passive pickups is easy. There may be balance issues if one is hotter than the other but that's usually easy to tame by adjusting pickup heights. The standard EMG is an active pickup and that would require a preamp with two input buffers that would handle either pickup. The old Bartolini TBIBT might be an option for this but I'm not absolutely sure. It has been done but it might be a headache. You can't simply mix active and passive in a standard Fender style wiring. Edited November 14, 2011 by Vibrating G String Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Use an EMG Select,passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leezo666 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Oh yeah it is an active isnt it, what a plonker Il check out the EMG Select cheers for help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 EMG Select gets the thumbs up from me,been using them for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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