SX pj pickup swap

[q1014]

Really considering getting an SX PJ and i was wondering what kind of pickups i should go for.

P pickup- im looking for a strong P bass tone not a thin sound

Jpickup- im looking for something with a lot of burp like bridge j do again not thin sounding

im looking at Passive emg or Barts but im open to anymore suggestions feed back is apreciated

[Bassbasixx]

I am considering buying the same bass from all the hype I hear on them, a lot of players on TB say the stock pick ups sound pretty good already so I would wait and see if you like the stock ones before shopping around for new ones, that is what I am going to do. if not it seems that the quarter pounders are popular around here. hope that helps.

[zenman]

...a lot of players on TB say the stock pick ups sound pretty good already so I would wait and see if you like the stock ones before shopping around for new ones...

+1

I'm rockiin' my SX PJ stock and loving it. I don't really use the bridge pickup, but the split-coil pickup is anything but thin and gives me a nice old school thump with a set of chromes.

Dennis

[q1014]

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[slap2much]

From what I've heard/played the stock P should give you what you're asking for. I'd replace the J with a humcancelling one, my favorite for a single bridge in a P/J is the Seymour Duncan STK-j2b (hot stack) because if it's high output. If you want one that's close to a traditional 'J' sound look at the Nordstrand NJ4SV or NJ4SE.

If you gotta replace the P, I think a Nordstrand or Fralin would be my choice.

[q1014]

has any1 tryed an audere pre with a pj setup??

[RickBlair]

I don't have a P/J configuration on my SX, but I put in a pair of Carvin humbucker J's and an EMG BQC into my SX Jazz and it sounds suprisingly good. The BQC is a very tight fit and I had to do some woodworking to get the battery to fit, but the tonal range is impressive.

Rick B.

[q1014]

thanks everybody for the input so far