thinking of upgrading electrics (pickups,preamp)

[philbillbass]

I am looking to get this sort of sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPc8QpqqM5g

i was looking at bartolini pickups or model j's paired with an audere probably.
i just like a nice fat funk sound

any suggestions are welcome as at the moment my mim jazz sounds a little weak, although the dha vt2 custom (tube) pedal i hav helps a lot i just want to get the bass sounding good in itself

thanks

[Davebass]

im thinking of doing the exact same. i can only image it will bring that sound out of the bass but i cant say first hand. im more concerned about doing the actual replacement.

[vtbass1]

I would recommend a Sadowsky bass. If that's out of your price range, you might consider the Sadowsky inboard or outboard preamp. Both are the same circuit.
http://secure.sadowsky.com/store/ind...a6d47afbd8e015

[philbillbass]

wel yer a sadowsky bass is wel out of my reach, so it would have to be either the outboard one or the onboard one. But surely if my pickups are rubbish then a preamp is gonna only improve on that a bit?! i dont have that much money to spend either!

[philbillbass]

any more opinions welcome !

[maconbass]

I have to agree on the Sadowsky preamp. That paired with good single coil j's should definitely do the trick.

[philbillbass]

wel i think i might just go for the new pickups coz my dha tube pedal does the trick on fatening it up it just seems lacking so i think i wil invest in just pickups maybe wizzard pickups, they seem good value for money and have a good reputation in the uk

[ecufunk]

bartolini CB series are great man other option is nordstrand jazz or split jazz if you want a zero buzz pickup mmm fralin are great but more vintage vibe (vintage as a good thing) aero jazz are very agresive very nice sound for slaps.....delano but they are expensive....mmm and for a pre a good pre the retro preamp is great audere is impresive and very usefull

[philbillbass]

i thing nordys are a bit out of the range that i was hoping for. I am just going to go with new pickups for now i wil go and ask on the british forum where they know more about the wizzard pickups, as they are just simple good quality single coils for a reasonable price

[ecufunk]

if you want a great sound you have to spend a little bit
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[kasbrey]

I just put some Wizard pickups on my 75 re-issue MIA Jazz and it has now come alive.

I'd tried Model J's and ultra J's but these are in a different league.

I can't recommend them highly enough.