Ibanez SDGR Pickups

Descent2Cocytus · #1 02-13-2007, 04:52 PM

right now i have an Ibanez SR300DX Soundgear 4-String, and it still has the active Ibanez pickups on it, i was wondering if it would be beneficial to change these pickups to a different brand such as Basslines, EMG, etc.

My style of playing is Deathmetal/Blackmetal/Metalcore. I still play alot of jazz/funk/blues aswell though. Any suggestions on what kind of pickups i should change to for the best range?

vtwo · #2 02-13-2007, 05:46 PM

I thought they were passive pickups with active bass boost?

I think they sound fine anyway... If you're into metal, EMG's or Dimarzio? Jazz-type try Duncans or DiMarzio.

Descent2Cocytus · #3 02-13-2007, 07:29 PM

i believe they are just passive with an active bass boost.
not exactly sure, but they sound fantastic.

Descent2Cocytus · #4 02-13-2007, 07:32 PM

maybe i should just go back to playing the Spector again? it had EMG passive pickups on it, think those would sound better than the Ibanez pickups?

vtwo · #5 02-13-2007, 07:37 PM

people say that passive EMG's sound "sterile" ... or "thin" I suppose.

btw, I have the SR300DX... for jazz, use the bridge and for metal use the neck/both

try looking for varied p and j pickups so you can get a wide variety of sounds. sorry I can't be more helpful. :[

Descent2Cocytus · #6 02-13-2007, 07:54 PM

how do i switch between pickups on this bass, i was at the conclusion that both are always selected

ibnzneksrul · #7 02-13-2007, 08:20 PM

Each pickup has it's own volume knob.