alexa3020 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I have 2001 Mexican Jazz Bass & I'm looking to upgrade. Unfortunately I cant fund a new bass purchase. I'm looking at other ways to improve the sound. I'm thinking pickups. I have some Amazon vouchers that only work at the .com site & not .co.uk - which means whatever I buy will have to be shipped from U.S - So pickups are nice and inexpensive to ship but I am fairly limited to what I can get. I was hoping if someone could advise on the following at give an opinion as to whether they will improve the sound. I like the look of the Aguillar AG 4J-60, but I'm basing that on.... well, nothing actually. It would be great if someone in the know could give me their opinion - I play in a Rock band. Links below Cheers Guys [b] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Jazz-Noiseless-Original-Pickups/dp/B0019BOU1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-2&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Jazz-Noiseless-Original-Pickups/dp/B0019BOU1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-2&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url][/b] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Noiseless-Jazz-Pickups-Black/dp/B000VCC8X4/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-3&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Noiseless-Jazz-Pickups-Black/dp/B000VCC8X4/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-3&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Aguilar-AG-4J-60-4-String-pickup/dp/B003N3TPM0/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-4&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Aguilar-AG-4J-60-4-String-pickup/dp/B003N3TPM0/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-4&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-2123-001-Original-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35DSE/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-6&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-2123-001-Original-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35DSE/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-6&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-005-5230-000-American-Vintage-Reissue/dp/B003AYPHP6/ref=sr_1_9?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-9&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-005-5230-000-American-Vintage-Reissue/dp/B003AYPHP6/ref=sr_1_9?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-9&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-001-Noiseless-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35BE0/ref=sr_1_10?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-10&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-001-Noiseless-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35BE0/ref=sr_1_10?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-10&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-002-Jazz-Noiseless-Pickup/dp/B005M358UM/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-11&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-002-Jazz-Noiseless-Pickup/dp/B005M358UM/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-11&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Lace-02100-J-Bass-Neck-Black/dp/B001DKWDMY/ref=sr_1_12?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-12&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Lace-02100-J-Bass-Neck-Black/dp/B001DKWDMY/ref=sr_1_12?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-12&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 [url="http://www.amazon.com/Seymour-Duncan-SJB-3-Quarter-Pickup/dp/B008A1AV9G/ref=sr_1_8?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382115382&sr=1-8&keywords=quarter+pounder+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Seymour-Duncan-SJB-3-Quarter-Pickup/dp/B008A1AV9G/ref=sr_1_8?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382115382&sr=1-8&keywords=quarter+pounder+bass+pickup[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 The original pups won't be so bad in a Fender. So rather than change those, how about a pre-amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Beware of buying from the states, anything over not a lot could / will land you with import duties and VAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexa3020 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Cheers guys, Skidder unfortunately the sd pickups do not ship to U.K. Grangur - do you mean a pedal or a new circuit in the.bass? Bertbass - the import duties are listed at time of purchase, bit of a pain, but the vouchers have to be spent on the us site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I was actually thinking of a circuit in the bass. I saw this and thought it looks a good option: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_Gvjlj9Bo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk_Gvjlj9Bo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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