suggestions for jazz pups for fretless

[jordan_frerichs]

I need good, affordable pickups for a 4 string fretless bass that can support a realy woody sound, because the fingerboard and nut are ironwood, and an adjustable wooden bridge. i need them to be bar magnet, instead of pole piece, sound good for both round wound, and flat/taper wound (witchever is used on the uprights), have a really jazzy sound, but a little versatility would be nice.

[BlackLake]

You might want to take a look at Bill Lawrence J45's...although they don't have a bar, they have 9 poles which works well with just about any string spacing, also they are fairly cheap ($60/each I think).

[greenboy]

Bill Lawrence J-45 and Delano JC 5 HE are my current faves for fretless J, both full bodied yet detailed above, very "natural" sounding and flexible too since they don't seem to be scooped or exaggerated anywhere.

[jordan_frerichs]

is that $60 for a pair, or per single coil, are they the same size as regular 4-string j sets?

[jordan_frerichs]

wow! just checked e-bay, and some bill-lawrence j 45s are going for $50 for the set! i think this could be the best of both worlds for what i want. i prefer to see pole pieces, but i wanted bar, because i wanted it to correctly get the sound, even if i routed slightly off center. thanx!!!!

[BlackLake]

No prob...grab them fo $50 for the pair if you can....you'll love em!

[BlackLake]

Here's a song using my J45's.

Bill used this for a Demo for the J45 for a while.

www.murphynorth.ca/rob/Gone-To-America.mp3

[jordan_frerichs]

sweet. wish me luck on the bid, and the bass build!!! thanx so much. these will be perfect!