I need help badly

rancidrancid · #1 01-02-2006, 01:13 AM

I know I have been asking alot of questions lately,but I am in a bit of a pickle right now.

I have a fairly good sounding Austin P-bass copy that I love dearly,and a new SX SJB-57 that I recently bought.
I am fairly happy with the tone I can get from the two,but I know they can do better,especially the Austin.Money is tight for me right now,seeing is how I am 14 and don't have a job,and my parents do not want to spend anymore money on bass stuff for me in the near future.I have a gig set in early June to open for a friend's band before they go to California to tour and my band is planning on recording sometime during the summer and I want to help my tone to the best I can.So here is my problem:

What should I do:Get the B410 DELTA from http://www.avatarspeakers.com/ to go with my 12" 120 watt combo or upgrade the stock pickups in my basses?
The Austin:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/301602/

The SX SJB-57:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/301640/
---or---
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/302290/

I don't really need more volume,because I usually am pretty good at about 9-11 o'clock,and my combo has a XLR line out.
The guitar player uses a tubed 45 watt Fender Deluxe if that matters.

I am leaning towards the pickups because it's cheaper,but I am not sure.

B410 is $341 with shipping (ouch)

Pickups are $129.98 without shipping (With DiMarzio jazz)
---or--
Pickups are $149.98 without shipping (with fender jazz)

If it comes down to pickups,Fenders or DiMarzio?

Thanks for reading this if you did.

PasdaBeer · #2 01-02-2006, 01:17 AM

id go with seymore duncan antiquity, or quarter pounders.

for jazz, EMG active jazz.

i dont like fender pups.

Sippy · #3 01-02-2006, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancidrancid

I know I have been asking alot of questions lately,but I am in a bit of a pickle right now.

I have a fairly good sounding Austin P-bass copy that I love dearly,and a new SX SJB-57 that I recently bought.
I am fairly happy with the tone I can get from the two,but I know they can do better,especially the Austin.Money is tight for me right now,seeing is how I am 14 and don't have a job,and my parents do not want to spend anymore money on bass stuff for me in the near future.I have a gig set in early June to open for a friend's band before they go to California to tour and my band is planning on recording sometime during the summer and I want to help my tone to the best I can.So here is my problem:

What should I do:Get the B410 DELTA from http://www.avatarspeakers.com/ to go with my 12" 120 watt combo or upgrade the stock pickups in my basses?
The Austin:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/301602/

The SX SJB-57:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/301640/
---or---
[url]
I don't really need more volume,because I usually am pretty good at about 9-11 o'clock,and my combo has a XLR line out.
The guitar player uses a tubed 45 watt Fender Deluxe if that matters.

I am leaning towards the pickups because it's cheaper,but I am not sure.

B410 is $341 with shipping (ouch)

Pickups are $129.98 without shipping (With DiMarzio jazz)
---or--
Pickups are $149.98 without shipping (with fender jazz)

If it comes down to pickups,Fenders or DiMarzio?

Thanks for reading this if you did.

hmmmm that's a toughy...
between those particular DiMarzio's I'd get the Fenders... the Ultra Jazz pups would be nice tho..

Munjibunga · #4 01-02-2006, 01:20 AM

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmspeakers.

I think you'll like the improvement better if you get a cab that can produce some sound. With new pickups, you'll still be struggling to get a full sound out of your existing rig.

Fair warning: There will be others with divergent opinions. Check their post counts.

Platypus_Of_420 · #5 01-02-2006, 01:21 AM

well, personally, for the SX i think you should put in dimarzio's, i've never played them myself but i've heard nothing but great things about them. try searching for the thread "dr demento's j pickup adventure"..i think, it was something like that, he experimented with all kinds of p and j pickups covering any pickup you can buy pretty much. is the guitar player gonna be recording with that amp? cause if he is 120 watts will probly be plenty enough power. but munji knows what hes talking about better than i know what i'm talking about, so you should probly listen to him

Sippy · #6 01-02-2006, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmspeakers.

I think you'll like the improvement better if you get a cab that can produce some sound. With new pickups, you'll still be struggling to get a full sound out of your existing rig.

Fair warning: There will be others with divergent opinions. Check their post counts.

Nah I don't think there will be many divergent opinions... It's completely accurate you can have a $10,000 bass and a Fender Rumble 15 and it won't sound good... I was just going on the assumption he just wanted an opinion on the Pickups

JimmyM · #7 01-02-2006, 01:35 AM

Speaker cab, definitely. Pickups are cute but they don't help you move air. Bass is all about moving air.

**HeavyDuty** · #8 01-02-2006, 11:02 AM

Nice way to derail the guy's thread, gang. OT crap and fighting deleted.

Play nice. Sorry, Rancid.

**HeavyDuty** · #9 01-02-2006, 12:02 PM

Actually, I think this belongs in Misc - moved.

Bard2dbone · #10 01-03-2006, 05:49 AM

Get the 410. Definitely.

You will also want to start looking at amps. You have a good place to start with your basses. Now work on getting them heard. I always found it unfair that guitar players could get much louder rigs with just a bit more money/Wattage/speaker area. We have to work a lot harder just to be heard.

Curse you physics. Curse you. Curse you.

**iriegnome** · #11 01-03-2006, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmspeakers.

I think you'll like the improvement better if you get a cab that can produce some sound. With new pickups, you'll still be struggling to get a full sound out of your existing rig.

Fair warning: There will be others with divergent opinions. Check their post counts.

+1 the bass could sound fantastic, but your combo won't put that out there for the audience. When you talk to people in here you will find so many different views, but what most agree on is that it is your preference. Does the bass you have play well? If not, your decision is really easy. If it does play well and you are happy with it, change the amp.