Jazz Bass pup upgrade - suggestions?

[Mick The Hat]

I've got a '76 Reissue Jazz made in Japan in 1986. Other than a Gotoh bridge and the addition of an Audere active system, everything else is standard Fender for that model including, I believe, the pups. I've just acquired a set of Seymour Duncan Antiquity I pups, and I'm wondering if these would provide enough of an improvement over the originals to justify the change. I'm looking for a bit more 'twang' and 'growl', so any suggestions for a reasonably-priced upgrade would be welcome. Cheers!

[LukeFRC]

if you've just acquired them shove them in and have a try. Easy enough to switch them out if you prefer the other ones.

[discreet]

This may interest you if you haven't seen it already...
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235314-entwistle-bass-pickups/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235314-entwistle-bass-pickups/[/url]

[Mick The Hat]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416780808' post='2613592'] This may interest you if you haven't seen it already... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235314-entwistle-bass-pickups/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/235314-entwistle-bass-pickups/[/url] [/quote]
Thanks, Discreet. Really useful link. Have contacted Entwistle and may well give their pups a go.

[thebassist]

I'm after some of these - AG 6J-HC - Apparently superb - expensive though

http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_pickups_AGJHC.htm

Edited November 24, 2014 by thebassist

[Mick The Hat]

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1416822000' post='2613800']
I'm after some of these - AG 6J-HC - Apparently superb - expensive though

[url="http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_pickups_AGJHC.htm"]http://www.aguilaram...ckups_AGJHC.htm[/url]
[/quote]
Hmmmmm. Approaching £200 smackers for replacement Jazz pups? Have just bought the Entwistle Jazzers for £40.00 plus postage, so I would be VERY interested indeed to find out from anyone here if the Aguilars are really 5 times better-sounding than the Entwistles, to justify the price differential.