I'm looking to change the Model-J's I've currently got in my Geddy Lee.
I've kinda moved away from the aggressive, mid-biased, vintage sound they give me, and am looking for something a bit more modern sounding. I recently dropped a J-Retro into this bass and I like it a lot more now that I can get some active sparkle on the high end. I know the bass itself is designed to sound vintage, with the 70's pickup spacing etc, but I'd quite like to get the a more modern sound from the pickups, if that's possible.
So what would you recommend I go for? EMG's seem to the the obvious answer, so I'm currently looking into them, but I don't want active pickups. Bartonini also grab my attention as some of my favourite bassists use them.
Thanks for any help

PJ