What's better? Geddy or MIA stock Jazz PU?

Baird6869 · #1 11-03-2007, 05:01 PM

I like the sound of my Geddy Lee Jazz stock pickups (62 RI?) but bought a set of recent year Fender Jazz pickups from a MIA standard bass.

I have yet to get the MIA pickups.

Will they sound any better than my stock pickups? I know preference can be subjective, but curious to any input.

Thx!

WashburnBasser · #2 11-03-2007, 07:33 PM

Whether they sound better or not is subjective to you. I think the Geddy Lee pickups are the same as the MIM jazz, but I'm not sure.

Baird6869 · #3 11-04-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by WashburnBasser

Whether they sound better or not is subjective to you. I think the Geddy Lee pickups are the same as the MIM jazz, but I'm not sure.

Bump. Anyone?

Nighttrain1127 · #4 11-04-2007, 12:16 PM

The Geddy Lee has Vintage Jazz single coil pickups and the MIA has american jazz single coil pickups. I have both and if you like a more modern sound you will like the americans if you like the more vintage Fat growly sound you will like the stock pickups better.

()smoke() · #5 11-04-2007, 12:18 PM

i have always thought my GL pickups were different than MIM spec

they sound quite different--i'd have never guessed they could be the same, even with the different specs on the bass...

edit: thanks for the clarification nighttrain--that's a good description of how i hear them as well

Baird6869 · #6 11-05-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ()smoke()

i have always thought my GL pickups were different than MIM spec

they sound quite different--i'd have never guessed they could be the same, even with the different specs on the bass...

edit: thanks for the clarification nighttrain--that's a good description of how i hear them as well

BTW... the Geddy pickups are Vintage (62?) and I am almost 100% positive that the MIM ones are not the same.

Unless my ears are destroyed, my MIM Fenders Jazz pickups do not sound the same as my Geddy.