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Originally Posted by Outsider  Hi
A while ago I bought a cheap ibanez bass. I can't find it on their site, but its basically the GSR200.
I have since bought better basses which I prefer to play and I was thinking of upgrading the pickups on the Ibanez.
I've been eyeing out the EMG P/J Set. I'm not sure what I'm up against, will they make the bass sound better?
Any thoughts/ideas? |
If you like the EMGs it might sound better. The expensive, active EMGs would give the most improvement. Otherwise, go passive but with another brand. With that bass I'd go with a Seymour Duncan set, like maybe one using the Basslines #2 Hot for P bass pickup or the #3 Quarter Pounder. Both of these would be a dramatic improvement in my opinion. But those are pickups that I like and use.
The stock set in the Ibanez are not all that bad. If you switch pickups you should go with the best you can if you want any real improvement.
The active preamp in the GSR is sort of so-so. I'd take it out and go with the passive pickups I've mentioned above using the standard volume, blend and tone controls.
A few people here have done just that and might read this post and respond.
