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04-01-2010, 01:40 PM
| | | | Jazz bass 72 Replacing pickups or not ?
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Hello,
I want to known the most interesting solution for a JazzBass 72 :
- active pickups like EMG
- onboard preamp with originals 72's pickups
- Seymour antiquity II
- Seymour antiquity II with outboard preamp
Thanks
Last edited by damos : 04-01-2010 at 02:08 PM.
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04-01-2010, 01:54 PM
| | | I had the pickups on my '72 Jazz rewound some years back by Lindy Fralin ( http://www.fralinpickups.com/). It seems that the Fender pickups from that era are prone to failure: the coils were wound over masking tape, and after a few decades it breaks down, becomes acidic, and literally dissolves the coil from the inside out.
Of course, the pickups failed gradually, and the fix was abrupt, so it's hard to make a fair comparison - but I swear they sound better now than they did when new. |
04-01-2010, 02:02 PM
| | | | I put some DiMarzio DP123's in my '73 maple board Jazz and it turned in to a MONSTER bass. |
04-01-2010, 02:10 PM
|  | Sponsored by Jagermeister | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Seattle / Tacoma | | What exactly are you trying to accomplish? 
I happen to love the way a stock Jazz Bass sounds. |
04-01-2010, 02:18 PM
| | | | I would go with a rewound as sugested by rickdog and an outboard preamp. I have been putting a T-rex Purist (outborad preamp) between my bass and my amp for some time now and that works very very good for me. Also I would like to keep a '72 Jazz Bass as close to it's original state as possible. |
04-01-2010, 03:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: tampere, finland | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Caca de Kick  What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
I happen to love the way a stock Jazz Bass sounds. | I have a '72 Fender Jazz Bass. The original pickups had failed at some point, and were rewound. I don't know who did the job, but I recently replaced the pickups with Basslines SJB-1 set, and they're MUCH better. |
04-01-2010, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rio | | | It depends on what kind of sound you want to achieve.
Modern?
Vintage?
What's wrong with the original PUs? |
04-08-2010, 03:19 PM
| | | | Modern with a vintage vibes perhaps an outboard preamp must be the good choice for this |
04-08-2010, 03:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ellenwood,Ga. | | | I have Antiquity II's in my 73 Jazz ,and its the best its ever sounded.
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04-08-2010, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 73jbass I have Antiquity II's in my 73 Jazz ,and its the best its ever sounded. | Best than the originals Fender ? Really ?
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04-11-2010, 12:25 PM
| | | | Antiquity's II best than the 70's Fenders ?
Any experience ? |
04-11-2010, 12:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island | | | I would rewind or go for the Antiquity II
The 72 pups should be worth rewinding.... looks like Duncan rewinding would run you at least $140 including shipping both ways while Fralin could be done at $110. You can get a set of Antiquity II's off an Authorized Ebay Dealer for $160 free shippng and no tax if you buy outside of your state.
I think I'd go for the Fralin and save some $ if you can deal with the downtime.
I have no experience with the Jazz Antiquitys but they get great reviews...I do have an Antiquity II in my P-Bass and it's perfect....also had an Antiquity in a SC P-bass, a set in a Les Paul and all around they were all excellent....so I know thats the direction I'd go if I ever need to. |
04-11-2010, 06:33 PM
| | | I have the Antiquity II pickups in this bass - 
The tone is exceptional. Vintage style tone with perhaps just a touch more "kick" to it. If you just want a great "pure" Jazz Bass type sound, then the Ant II's are a great choice.
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04-17-2010, 03:46 PM
| | | | On the Antiquity II the magnets are bigger than the 70's Fender it' s perhaps more like the 60 's Fender pickups with more punch |
04-17-2010, 09:00 PM
| | | | I've had a number of 70s Fender basses and the problem IMO is consistency; some have good pups; some suck
For original tone, Duncan, Fralin, or Custom Shop get great reviews
For a fatter sound try Dimarzio Model J's |
04-17-2010, 09:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: US | | | Why is everyone telling the op to have the pickups rewound? He didn't say that the originals were defective! If the op wants something different, I'd suggest taking the originals out, placing them somewhere safe, and trying something aftermarket.
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04-18-2010, 05:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: greenfield center NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by king_biscuit Why is everyone telling the op to have the pickups rewound? He didn't say that the originals were defective! If the op wants something different, I'd suggest taking the originals out, placing them somewhere safe, and trying something aftermarket. | I 2nd this line of thinking. I also wouldn't do anything "on-board" as in making holes or altering a 72 Bass in any way. Change P-ups if you want to but be sure to save everything and be able to put it back to original. I would also have a Pro do the soldering, don't make a mess of the original pots and such. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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