Who has replaced their HZ's for Barts?

[prokfrog]

Hi,

What guitar did you swap them out of? Please describe the results (good or bad ). I'm having a love/hate relationship with the HZ's in my Schecter Elite-5. First off the output is low. With the neck and bridge blended, it is quite nice (especially slap sound) ,however when I solo either the neck or bridge, it sounds a bit empty with little warmth. I play in a top 40 rock band. we do anything and everything thats been a popular radio hit from the 70's to today.


thanks

[cb56]

I did replace the HZs on my Elite 5 with Bartolini M45CBC pickups.
http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolin...5c-pickups.htm
I felt like the pickup change did warm up the tone of the bass some, but I was expecting a more dramatic change in the tone than what I got. I ended up trading the bass, but if I kept it, I was going to change the pre amp in it to a Bartolini pre amp. http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-preamp.htm

[prokfrog]

what did you trade it for? did you get the sound you wanted?

thanks

[KenToby]

I discovered that my HZs were the 4 wire type. I added coil tapping push/pull pot on the volumes to isolate the outer coils of each pickup and that bad boy came alive!!! By the way, I discovered the outer coil placement match the placement of a Fender Jazz! I am so impressed that I just picked up another set of them for $40!! This little known secret is worth a million bucks!! Don't give up on the HZs until you try this!!!

Thanks,

KT

[cb56]

Originally Posted by prokfrog

what did you trade it for? did you get the sound you wanted?

thanks

I had been using my USA Peavey Millennium 5. so when I had the chance to trade the schecter or another Millennium 5 I jumped on it.

[prokfrog]

Originally Posted by KenToby

I discovered that my HZs were the 4 wire type. I added coil tapping push/pull pot on the volumes to isolate the outer coils of each pickup and that bad boy came alive!!! By the way, I discovered the outer coil placement match the placement of a Fender Jazz! I am so impressed that I just picked up another set of them for $40!! This little known secret is worth a million bucks!! Don't give up on the HZs until you try this!!!

Thanks,

KT

Hey, is there a way to just "hardwire" it that way without the push/pull?

thanks

[KenToby]

I'll try to find the diagram again

Originally Posted by prokfrog

Hey, is there a way to just "hardwire" it that way without the push/pull?

thanks

[Ach]

off topic:
i've changed bartolini with emgs
but these was bartolini mk-1 and emgs cs/dc