cheap but nice pickups

rebopGB400 · #1 05-01-2007, 07:23 AM

I own a cheap brownsville 5 string that feels great to my hands but has a pretty dull sound. I figure there is no use selling it, I wouldn't get any money so I might as well do something to make it sound good.

I was looking at semour duncan bassline jazz pickups. If the outcome to that is nice than i might put a new preamp in it.

I don't want to spend too much money on this, does anyone have any suggestions?

I'm trying to achieve a passive jazzy sound

Tony G · #2 05-01-2007, 07:27 AM

I think the Semour Duncans would be a good fit.

McCalister999 · #3 05-01-2007, 07:29 AM

I'm not sure what you mean by "passive jazzy sound", but dimarzio model j pups are very fine and won't cost lot.

rebopGB400 · #4 05-01-2007, 07:31 AM

well i just don't want to go active...

and i would like to reach something around a fender jazz sound

i'm not good with words

rebopGB400 · #5 05-01-2007, 07:42 AM

well if those work out is there any suggestions on a preamp i might want to look at?