AERO Pickups - Huh?

[RuleofThump]

Hey guys,

Would love some help, I am currently working on my first custom build and im really interested in AERO pickups...

Anyone have any experience with them?

I am leaning towards the H series or K series...

Thanks,
Or.

[Jefenator]

IMHO Aero makes fantastic pickups. Very natural and full-range but in a bold, empowering way - not watery or transparent at all. (As always YMMV - nothing's for everyone.)

You should totally give Larry a phone call. IME he'll tell you all you want to know and then some! (He also answers e-mails.)

[RuleofThump]

Originally Posted by Jefenator

IMHO Aero makes fantastic pickups. Very natural and full-range but in a bold, empowering way - not watery or transparent at all. (As always YMMV - nothing's for everyone.)

You should totally give Larry a phone call. IME he'll tell you all you want to know and then some! (He also answers e-mails.)

Cheers man, that's great to hear! thanks.

Sent an Email...long distance calls are expensive!


I couldn't find a sample I didn't like of AERO pickups...

[rimbaud]

Ive got a JB5 F type 1 set, nothing else to say but killin' pickups !! they will reproduce the natural character of your bass, depending on the woods used to built it. Punchy mids with ash body/maple neck, they can be really fat with alder body/ rosewood fibngerboard, but you can also do what you want with those pu's just by setting pu's height, large frequencies' range, what else, the nirvana ! sounds warm too

I Use a passive JB5 Fender with an EWS tri-logic preamp, pure tone ....

[RuleofThump]

Wow...that sounds truly awesome!

Damn...they are much more expensive than the Nord's I wanted...there goes my piggybank!!

[Rodger Bryan]

Larry Pollack will be very helpful if you inquire about his models and ask for input. If you know what you're looking for and it is a standard model, he has a fast turnaround time. There are other less expensive options, but for custom work, it is well worth the $. Larry spent much time with me on the phone answering questions and talking shop.

I ordered a K series dual coil (parallel) and needed a string spacing that was tighter than normal at the centerline of the pickup. The options for the K are many, so I can't generalize about tone, but mine is everything I was looking for- wide range, not too peaky or edgy.