Switching Pickups on a Jazz Bass

[joshua.harris1234]

Hey,

I was just wondering whether it is possible to fit soap bar pickups on a jazz bass instead of the standard single coil layout?

Thanks,

Josh

[ahpook]

What do you mean by 'soapbar' pickups ?

If they're not the same size as standard jazz pickups then you may need to rout new cavities.

[discreet]

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If they're not the same size as standard jazz pickups then you may need to rout new cavities.
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Quite, the OP may be better off getting some twin-coil J pickups which fit into the same cavities.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='joshua.harris1234' timestamp='1440414667' post='2850392']
Hey,

I was just wondering whether it is possible to fit soap bar pickups on a jazz bass instead of the standard single coil layout?

Thanks,

Josh
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Soapbars are commonly single coils but it sounds as though you mean humbuckers of some kind.

Can you clarify?

[JapanAxe]

The Fender Modern Player Jazz comes fitted with humbuckers:

[Conan]

Yeah... these are humbuckers

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Whereas these are single coil...

[discreet]

Just in cast anyone is still wondering how this works, this is what a twin-coil (humbucking) Jazz pickup looks like under the cover. The deal is, it occupies the same space as a single-coil Jazz pickup but with the advantages of a humbucker.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1444241461' post='2881533']
Just in cast anyone is still wondering how this works, this is what a twin-coil (humbucking) Jazz pickup looks like under the cover. The deal is, it occupies the same space as a single-coil Jazz pickup but with the advantages of a humbucker.


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... which is exactly how a post 1957 Precision Bass pickup is humbucking too .. the difference is merely the offset of EA and DG.

[Dan Dare]

If you don't like the J Bass sound, why not sell it (should have no trouble shifting it) and buy something you like? Aftermarket p/us a great way to empty the bank account.

[discreet]

I didn't think that you'd swap out single for twin-coil (humbucking) pickups on a Jazz to change the sound - I thought the idea was to preserve the Jazz sound but eliminate the annoying hum and buzz you tend to get when soloing either the bridge or neck pickups. But the reason behind the potential mod isn't specified in the OP.

Edited October 7, 2015 by discreet

[fretmeister]

If you have a router then anything can fit.