MEC Pickups?

[AndrewM]

I play a Warwick Corvette $$, and I absolutely love the tone it gives. It has 2 MEC humbucker pickups, for those who aren't familiar with this bass. I was just curious as to why more basses aren't seen with MEC pickups. They sound pretty incredible to me, so it seems odd that Warwick is the only brand I can think of that uses them

[El-Bob]

I think there are some other European brands that use them, but they're wicked expensive here in North America. I know what you mean about them sounding great though, I've got a German Streamer $$ myself. Same electronics as your 'vette, and they sound excellent.

[fenderphil]

I put some passive MEC pups in a jazz bass I have.

There's a lot of tone in those pickups. I found them to be better suited in a rock/hifi setting as opposed to a bluesy vintage band.

I got a screaming deal on them so I can't complain about price, lol

[AndrewM]

Originally Posted by fenderphil

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There's a lot of tone in those pickups. I found them to be better suited in a rock/hifi setting as opposed to a bluesy vintage band.
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I would agree with that. Very punchy, bright tone. Not so great for smooth mellow jazz, IMO. Wonderful for slapping though

[truecanadian04]

I also play a Warwick Corvette $$ and I love the MEC pickups. They are very punchy. The perfect bass!