Duncan Design 5 String JazzMan pickups

[chinjazz]

Hi Fellow TB people!

I'm in process on doing a bass build and wondered if anyone used these Duncan Designed JazzMan (5), pickups? I just picked them up in classifieds, and I'm looking to either plan on a Pre, or just go passive.. Not knowing how these pups are naturally voiced (or if they're Active or Active/Passive)...



I'm piecing together a 35" scale maple board (24 fret), and an alder or swamp ash body of my shaping

I may just go all MM, instead of having a J pu on the front, but I can have fun with it in terms of hiding via pick guard ...

Thanks for looking/thinking, sharing if you have any thoughts..

ChinJazz

[mmbongo]

All I know is...dual MM 5 string humbuckers look wicked!

[chinjazz]

I bet you know more than that

Nice looking bass! Is anything on that Brute custom? Nice pick guard!

I'm still trying to get a read on these pick ups (active or passive, yadda, yadda). I wonder how to check that.. V/O Meter?

I've got a PJ set of Duncan Design that came in my VM Jag which are super punchy, but not all pick ups are created equal.

[mmbongo]

Oh yeah those Duncans are definitely passive. They will work fine just wired passive or with a preamp.

And yeah, there are a few custom things on my Brute. Kevin Brubaker did the pickguard and the pickups are SGD. Also has a new bridge, new tuners, and an EMG preamp

[chinjazz]

Cool man! That must be a monstrous tone you get on that bass.

Thanks for the info on the DD's. I'm glad they're passive