Bucket Head Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 alriteeeeeeeeee well ive just brought myself a mim jazz bass and it has the std pickups in it still so i want to change them for somthing better but not sure whts best. i have a pair of bassline/seymour duncan sjb-1's whcih are supposed to give a vintage sound to the jazz but i dont think thats what i want to be honest i wud think i wud want a more modern sort of trebley toney sound cos i tune down alot and use distortion and use a pick quite alot so im not sure if the sjb-1s wud be any good for me. ive had a look for a few other pick ups and the sjb-2s might be a option dunno but if u lot cud give me and of ur opinions that wud be great and wud help me out alot ;D let me know what u think guys cheeeeerrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 [quote name='Bucket Head' post='763538' date='Mar 4 2010, 12:28 AM']alriteeeeeeeeee well ive just brought myself a mim jazz bass and it has the std pickups in it still so i want to change them for somthing better but not sure whts best. i have a pair of bassline/seymour duncan sjb-1's whcih are supposed to give a vintage sound to the jazz but i dont think thats what i want to be honest i wud think i wud want a more modern sort of trebley toney sound cos i tune down alot and use distortion and use a pick quite alot so im not sure if the sjb-1s wud be any good for me. ive had a look for a few other pick ups and the sjb-2s might be a option dunno but if u lot cud give me and of ur opinions that wud be great and wud help me out alot ;D let me know what u think guys cheeeeerrs[/quote] Have a word with the guys at Wizard pickups. Let them know what you want and im sure they'll have something to suit! [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass&sub=Jazz%20Bass"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?ca...sub=Jazz%20Bass[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucket Head Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 sweet much appreciated dude ill check these out do u have any experience with these? thanks again man [quote name='MythSte' post='763674' date='Mar 4 2010, 09:21 AM']Have a word with the guys at Wizard pickups. Let them know what you want and im sure they'll have something to suit! [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass&sub=Jazz%20Bass"]http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?ca...sub=Jazz%20Bass[/url][/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 They do have lots of options, but they can cater for pretty much anything. They do a standard jazz pu, they are called 64s, and dirtier, bassier overwound ones called 84s. I read about a customer who wanted something more substantial than the 64s, but not as dark as the 84s and Andy did a custom overwind of the 64 (a 74 as Andy called it!). They are brilliant and i'd recommend them to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Bare in mind that when you use a pick, you often get a more trebly sound anyway, more attack and less bass, so by having a pickup that is more inclined to those tones could take it a bit far and start sounding thin! EMG's are always considered to sound a lot more Modern. Dimarzio Ultrajazzes are also excellent, High Output, plenty of top, mid and bottom! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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