New pickups in a Fender modern jazz bass

[ATSbassman]

I am looking to change the pickup's in a Fender modern jazz bass but with them having the unusual double jazz pickup's creating a humbucker I am a bit lost as to how to go about it

I'm a straight up metal player so something like EMG's, Seymour Duncan's is prefered, just after some advice as to what options I have or what methods I would have to take to swap them out

[bobbytodd]

following this with interest as ive just bought a mpj in satin black.i suppose you gould go with two humbuckers and have vvt and not wire the selector switch

Edited March 16, 2014 by bobbytodd

[ATSbassman]

The only problem with that is the routing is for (easy way to put it) a double jazz pickup and I cant seem to find anything commercially that is up to the requirments of what I would want without ruining my pocket

Edited March 16, 2014 by ATSbassman

[bobbytodd]

what is it that you don't like about the stock pick ups?

[EmmettC]

I am looking at a mpj 5, and the easiest replacement (upgrade) pickups are emg s or Seymour Duncan soapbars, I'm not sure if the 4 string is the same but either option will sound great for heavy rock/metal.

[theyellowcar]

I don't think there are any aftermarket replacements that would fit the MPJ without routing/drilling because of the location of the mounting screws.

[ATSbassman]

That seems to be the case, I love the look and shape of jazz basses yet humbuckers work for what I do, I just find I can't get the sound I would like out of the current set

This then raises the issue of what could you in their place? Or is there any jazz bass mini buckers out there with a simialr sound to emg's?

[theyellowcar]

Might be worth measuring one of these against the current routing:

http://www.emgpickups.com/bass/extended-series/passive/35hz.html

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass-pickups/soapbars/5string/passive_phase_i/

Because the screws are within the casing itself it might stand a better chance of fitting than doing something wacky like wiring two aftermarket single coils together.

EDIT: or even look at these Rio Grande humbuckers which look like they would actually fit!

https://www.riograndepickups.com/scart/SubCategories.asp?ProductName=For+Bass&SubCatName=BASS+HUMBUCKINGS

Edited March 18, 2014 by theyellowcar

[MarkG3]

I turned both pickups round, so when the upper pickup selection thinks it's using the outer coils it's actually using the inner coils, which for me gave me the sound I was hoping to get from the bass!

[bobbytodd]

+1 for turning the pick ups around.im still enjoying the bass and it seems well put together but im finding my hand gets stuck to the lacquer n the neck might have to rub it down a bit