MrDinsdale Posted December 27, 2024 Posted December 27, 2024 I've got a Schecter J bass which I really love to play, sounds great too. The only annoyance is the pickup shape which are super uncomfortable. Kind of tempted by Relentless J pickups but they'll be significantly hotter than these. I wouldn't say they were overly vintage or modern, they kind of sit somewhere in the middle. I love the look of the big pole pieces. I'm really just fishing for justification to purchase more stuff. Quote
umcoo Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 The Schecter Monstertones are my favourite pickups! They should be quite hot already - their resistance won't be massive (maybe 6k ish) but the big chunky ceramic bar magnet underneath boosts them up a bit. SD Quarter Pounders will have the larger pole pieces if that's your thing and they should be hot enough. Not sure if they have the coil tap abilities though that the Schecter's do. Quote
MrDinsdale Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 1 hour ago, umcoo said: The Schecter Monstertones are my favourite pickups! They should be quite hot already - their resistance won't be massive (maybe 6k ish) but the big chunky ceramic bar magnet underneath boosts them up a bit. SD Quarter Pounders will have the larger pole pieces if that's your thing and they should be hot enough. Not sure if they have the coil tap abilities though that the Schecter's do. I love the sound, hate the shape! Was tempted to see if I could get a cover to fit them. Interestingly I've found them really low output compared to all my other guitars/basses. The SDs are a good shout. Not totally fixated on the big poles but they do look cool, same goes for Nordy blades. 1 Quote
umcoo Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 I'm not aware of any available covers for them. The coverless thing was kind of their schtick! Rio Grande Muy Grande's would be a good call. They originally looked like the Schecter pickups (no covers) but they changed them a while back. Quarter inch pole pieces too. 1 Quote
MrDinsdale Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 I enjoyed the bass loads playing with pick with my old band. When I've been using for more fingerstyle stuff recently its just a little awkward and uncomfortable. Going to check out some of the suggestions 👌 1 Quote
Doctor J Posted Wednesday at 09:05 Posted Wednesday at 09:05 A regular J cover pair should fit them, no? Quote
MrDinsdale Posted Wednesday at 13:07 Author Posted Wednesday at 13:07 I’d have to trim them down to fit, certainly possible though. Quote
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