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11-15-2008, 11:20 AM
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I haven't found one that can do the single-coil sound in my experience.....school me!! 
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11-15-2008, 11:36 AM
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11-15-2008, 11:55 AM
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11-15-2008, 07:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands | | | I have noiseless vintage in my '94 MIJ 7ender '62RI. Really cool stacked hums with a nice glassy single coil sound. I admit that I haven't tried the bass on a good bass stack yet (10 days in my possession), but that'll be happening tomorrow.
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11-16-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by maurilio  Did you try the Nordstrand NJ4SV?
M | I've got an NJ5S in my Lakland 55-94 and it sounds good, but definitely not like a single coil. (but then it doesn't hum either)
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11-16-2008, 11:52 AM
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11-16-2008, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tallboybass What do you guys think about the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz? | VERY scooped sound. They don't sound at all like singles IMO.
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11-16-2008, 11:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Juan Island, Wa | | | I have some Dimarzio hum cancelling (don't remember if they are the ultra jazz or the other one) and while I like it a lot it is definately not single coil sounding. I am going to try replacing it with a SC pup soon for just that reason.
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11-17-2008, 07:45 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | Single coils don't even sound the same as each other let alone a dual coil.
Are you thinking for the 55-94? On a J-bass I just run singles and deal with a little bit of hum, but on the 94 you'd be humming all the time since there is only one J pickup.
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11-17-2008, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Hollow Man VERY scooped sound. They don't sound at all like singles IMO. | Yeah, the Ultra Jazz pickups are more present in the lows and highs, but they sound amazing. I cut the highs by about 50% and they still sound HUGE. They get a great slap sound without any EQ-ing. They're definitely not like a single coil; though, other musicians have commented on the "classic" sound of my bass.
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11-17-2008, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by pickles Single coils don't even sound the same as each other let alone a dual coil.
Are you thinking for the 55-94? On a J-bass I just run singles and deal with a little bit of hum, but on the 94 you'd be humming all the time since there is only one J pickup.
I'm back to the Lakland pups on mine and digging them. | Yeah, I'm with you. On my J bass I run singles too, and run them close to both full on. For the 55-94 I would like to get a little more treble out of the neck PU, but it's not unworkable as is. I have to keep fairly fresh strings on there  or dial in some of the trebly back PU.
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11-17-2008, 12:27 PM
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11-17-2008, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tallboybass I haven't found one that can do the single-coil sound in my experience.....school me!! | It's an oxymoron. However, let's say if you did find one, which single coil pickup would you prefer it to sound like? 
Two different designs and concepts.
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11-17-2008, 07:51 PM
| | Son, I am disappoint. | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington | | | The most single coil sounding pickups i have tried are Fralins...however my ears probably deceive me.
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11-18-2008, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tallboybass What do you guys think about the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz? | Great pickup, I love the sound I get with them in my 71 Jazz.
I don't know how to realistically compare them to 'single coils' in general (or how anyone else does, for that matter) since different single coils have different sounds, IME. But... haven't personally experienced a dearth of mids and am happy with how open and full they sound.
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11-18-2008, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by #include <MK> It's an oxymoron. However, let's say if you did find one, which single coil pickup would you prefer it to sound like?
Two different designs and concepts. | Possibly, something that may be closer than any stacked or split pickup would be based on the Alembic design with a seperate coil (no magnets).
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11-18-2008, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by #include <MK> Possibly, something that may be closer than any stacked or split pickup would be based on the Alembic design with a seperate coil (no magnets). | Aren't Bill Lawrence J-45's built like this? |
11-18-2008, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cybersnyder Aren't Bill Lawrence J-45's built like this? | The J-45 poles don't run through the bottom coil. I wouldn't say it sounds just like a traditional single coil jazz bass pickup. I prefer it! I think most stacked designs would work the same way... perhaps I'm wrong? It seems like a very obvious requirement.
The Alembic dummy coil was not part of the pickup and was kept in a separate cavity, if I remember correctly. |
11-19-2008, 07:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | Here's an out of the box idea for you on the 55-94 -- a total rewire.
Get a great single coil for the neck pickup and either use a stock or custom dual coil (not quad or triple) MM pickup at the bridge. Then wire it up so you can switch between the two MM coils and the bridge coil of the MM + the neck pickup only, with a blend between the two. So its just J-bass or MM, no all-three sound. Seems like what you want most is a great J-bass sound out of the bass so you could even get a custom pickup made that is just a J pickup in an MM shell. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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