Jazz bass replacement pickups

[thump_dumpster]

can anyone reccoment / vid review some replacement from the stock p'ups in my mim fender jazz bass?

would rather have something either no poles exposed or 4 fat poles. and around 150 a set.

the ones in mine are rusty. got the bass in trade and love how it plays, just been mistreated by the last owner.

and now i get to build another ramp ^_^ built one for my 6 string ibanez and love'em now.

[Warfender]

if they work, just remove the covers and clean off the rust. Otherwise SD 1/4 pounders sound awesome on my MIA Fender Jazz Std

[darkstorm]

Seymours are nice. for a little less top end Dimarzios are great choice. For more modern voicing EMG's. Either active AMG or newest generation HZ's (The emg select are not a good choice imo. While ok for their time frame as first generation emg hz they where ok, but the newer HZ's are much better sounding imo.

[thump_dumpster]

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ok.. so after looking i'm confused as to wether i have short or long j bass pickups... it's a standard mim jazz bass from 2003-2004

and i'm seeing bartolini j-bass sets for 115-140
also i'm seeing this EMG active set

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.c...Set?sku=301518

i dont mind going active. got plenty of wiring ability but my budget is about 125-175 for a set. what i dont spend on pickups will probably go tward materials for a re-finish and a pickguard. or wood to build my 4x10 cab to make my ampeg b2-combo guts into a 4x10 combo.

[joeyl]

just measure them, if they are different lengths then you have a regular neck/bridge set, which I believe post-2000 MIM Js have. if you google jazz pickup size chart there are plenty on the web

[JMDavis]

I have the NJ4SEs in my J, and they sound nice.

http://nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/traditional/

If you'd like to hear how they sound professionally recorded, you can look up my band on iTunes by searching Fullers Field.

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

I have ramps on my fretted and fretless basses, both with Barts and they feel and sound nice. I really like the rounded feel of the Barts. My fretless has the Classic Bass CBJD1 set and although they don't sound like the best single coils, they have a rich low end and an open midrange. The 9J is lower output and is a more modern sounding pup.

[thump_dumpster]

so i've wasted about 15 bucks worth of maple trying to build my own ramp for my jazz bass. know anyone that can make me one for around 50 bucks at most?

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

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