Shawman
08-27-2006, 10:08 AM
hey, i've got these in my spector and i'm putting active EMG's in regardless, but i was wondering what everybody else thought of them
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This is a search-engine-friendly text mirror of the TalkBass Forums Shawman 08-27-2006, 10:08 AM hey, i've got these in my spector and i'm putting active EMG's in regardless, but i was wondering what everybody else thought of them cheezewiz 08-27-2006, 10:39 AM I find them pretty harsh and clanky. Johnny BoomBoom 08-28-2006, 08:23 AM Got them in my REX2000/5...I quite like them!!! Mind you I also have DC40s in my Spector NS5CR ,now while the DC40s are nicer ,they're a bit too rich for my cashflow, and so the Hzs will do fine for now!!!:bassist: Philbiker 09-05-2006, 10:13 AM I liked them a lot in my Dean Edge 5. As a matter of fact I like the passive HZ pickups a lot better than the active EMG pickups. Go figure. Bassplayer92 09-05-2006, 10:37 AM Seems like a lot of people don't like these pickups, but all my Spectors have them, and I think they sound full and ballsy. Maybe it's all in the EQ, I don't know. Anyway, I like mine. justinb515 09-05-2006, 10:40 AM The right eq can make them sound ok, but I agree with an earlier stated opinion, that they are quite harsh and clanky. If you play smooth jaco-like fingerstyle, they sound ok. If you play pumping eith notes, they sound like total garbage in my experience. No warmth to them at all. HeavyFingers 09-05-2006, 10:52 AM I got 'em in my Spector DLX4 REbop. First off, these pickups, for being passive, are pretty hot. Albiet, I haven't had too much experience with that many other pickups, I can still say that I can get a pretty nice tone/sound out of these guys. I play finger style and have the volume of the neck pickup at about 60% and the bridge at about 90%. I also have the treble on my bass to about 80% and bass to about 50-60%. I mostly play rock/hard rock/metal and haven't really been dissapointed with them. I guess I might not notice the "harshness" of them b/c of my fingerstyle and they seem to figh the types of music I play, mostly. Eric Perry 09-05-2006, 10:54 AM I think they are fairly harsh. Also, they are abnormally quiet. They have very little output. Musiclogic 09-06-2006, 10:22 AM This may sound like sacrelige to most, including me, but I just installed a set of HZ's into a customers Tobias. He absolutely loves them. I guess for Metal they really cut through, I am not too fond of them, I like Kent Armstrongs a whole lot better in that price range, But I got a free set of barts for doing the swap, so he's happy(my main goal) and I'm happy.....LOL Albot 09-06-2006, 10:27 AM I have EMG-HZ in my 5 string and they are great if I am playing melodic smooth stuff. Great tone for that. But when I use it for Rock, I just cant get the punch and quickness Im looking for. Very rounded tone and I just cant get the attack to cut through. Musiclogic 09-06-2006, 02:57 PM I have EMG-HZ in my 5 string and they are great if I am playing melodic smooth stuff. Great tone for that. But when I use it for Rock, I just cant get the punch and quickness Im looking for. Very rounded tone and I just cant get the attack to cut through. Of course you can't get any attack....you're in Phoenix, and all the attack in Phoenix is south of Durango.....LMAO sorry....couldn't resist.....still own a home up on 73rd Ave and Bell.....LMAo:bassist: |