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Description:
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Split-coil, exposed-polepiece, humbucker aftermarket pickup designed to fit the original Fender Jazz Bass, which has neck and bridge pickup cavities of two different sizes. Some current basses use the same length pickup in both positions.
The DiMarzio Model J™ set, DP123, consists of two pickups of different lengths, with the neck pickup shorter than the bridge pickup. The pickups are also available individually as DP123S (short) and DP123L (long) if your bass requires either one size pickup or the other.
Unlike traditional Js, each Model J™ is individually humbucking. It's not a stack: each coil picks up one pair of strings. By doing it this way, DiMarzio keeps the resistance down, and the tone clean and clear.
Specs:
Wiring: Standard four conductor
Magnet: Ceramic
Output: 150mV
DC Resistance: 6.73K
Year of introduction: 1979
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yPractice?
Registered User
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Sat April 24, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $100.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great tone. No hum. Good output
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None
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I installed a set of Model J's in a 1996 Schecter Custom Shop Jazz bass. (Swamp ash body w/maple neck). It came with a set of Seymour Duncan SJB-3 Quarter Pound pickups which are also not original to this bass. I was looking for something that is a bit more "up front". I tend to play with the tonal balance slightly favoring either the bridge or neck pickup depending on the tone I need. These pickups seem to fit into those blend modes better than the Quarter Pounders did.
I have played both the Duncan and the Dimarzio pickups for several years in this bass and comparatively, I prefer the DiMarzio pickups for the following reasons:
1. No hum. These pickups are dead quiet.
2. Clarity. I think the sound of the bass is reproduced more accurately with the Dimarzio pickups. They just sound more like the tone of the unplugged bass.
3. Tonal variety and response. The Model J's are more responsive to my playing. You can dig into the strings and get a great growl out of these pickups. Back off and they clean up perfectly.
4. Output. These pickups provide a nice vintage passive tone but kick out a volume that is close to my active basses. That means that I don't need to twiddle on all the effects and amp settings when I switch from an active bass to the jazz bass.
One thing to note, the Model J pickups are slightly deeper than a standard J bass pickup and required the routes to be deepened around 1/4 to fit under the strings properly. Not a big deal but you will want to know that in advance. Also, I switched the stock 250K pots for 500K pots which brightened up the top end slightly.
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burl0029
Registered User
Registered: April 2008
Location: St. Paul Park, MN
Posts: 298
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Review Date: Mon May 23, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $60.00
| Rating: 10
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Humbucking, High Output, Adjustable Poles
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none
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I installed these in my Fender Jaguar (MIJ). They fit perfectly and did not require additional routing. I was looking for pickups that sounded a little more meaty than the stock pups as well as hum-cancelling since I like to use just one pickup now and then. They fit the bill perfectly.
I also love the adjustable pole pieces since they give me better string-to-string balance. I find myself playing more on the A, D, and G strings now since their tone and volume is now more consistent with what the E string gives me.
Here's my review (with audio) in the forums.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/pi...-j-jay-690924/
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I never thought it possible to sum up my gear-loving self so succinctly. But I did.
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Originally Posted by burl0029
Pedals are my weakness. And basses. And amps.
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MysticMichael
Hip No Ties
Registered: April 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 7084
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Review Date: Fri August 5, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $110.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Deep, thick, phat, punchy, powerful
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None
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These things are just great. I use a set of 'em in my Carvin LB70F fretless neck-through four-string, with Bartolini NTMB onboard preamp and DR Fat Beams strings, and they rule. The midrange is upfront and articulate, and the low end is incredible: deep and phat...with power that just won't quit. It's like jumping into a bottomless pit of warm chocolate fudge - deep, dark & sweet!
Don't confuse these with traditional Fender Jazz single coils. Even though they have the very same form factor, the Model Js are a different sort of beast - a beastly beast! 
MM
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"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite."
— William Blake
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FuManChu
Registered User
Registered: March 2005
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 102
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Review Date: Fri September 16, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $100.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Clean, punchy and full sounding, no 60 cycle hum
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Not too much to say about these that hasn't already been said before. The one thing I will say is that these do not sound like single coil pickups, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you are looking for. I did an A/B recording against Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups. The Dimarzio lose a little of that single coil growl that are present in the Fenders, but what it looses in growl it makes up for in punch, power, and overall fullness. The Fender pickups sound somewhat weak and thin in comparison. I would say that these pickups are a balance between a P bass and a Jazz bass due to their split coil design. Good replacement pickup and will give a jazz bass that much needed BEEF.
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The Stray Mafia......more fun than cement shoes
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hags2k
Registered User
Registered: January 2010
Posts: 123
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Review Date: Thu June 28, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $110.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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hum cancelling; dark sound with lots of bass and low mids
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Cons:
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the lows are almost too much, needs a bit of eq to bring out the treble
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A lot has been said about these, so all I really want to say is that these pickups are great if you are looking for a darker, punchier sound. In fact, I've found that if you really want to bring out those low-mids and make them even punchier, just roll off the lows! There is SO MUCH bass that I actually prefer to roll it off sometimes.
I recorded a short lick with the stock pickups on my american special jazz bass (both pickups full volume, tone full on) which is generally the only setting I use. These were recorded direct using the Apogee Jam USB interface into GarageBand on my laptop, no effects. First link is the stock pickups, the second is the model J - they are wired each in series humbucking mode (the recommended setting), the pickups themselves are both at full volume in the standard parallel Jazz bass arrangement - I didn't modify any electronics besides the pickups. Dimarzio also suggests 500k pots I'm told, but I kept the 250s that were stock.
Strings are broken-in DR Hi-Beams in 45-65-85-105 gauge
In my opinion, the sound of the Model Js is just what I was looking for - bigger, fatter, and with more punch than the stock pickups. The stock pickups do in fact have better clarity and articulation, but that doesn't complement my playing style nearly as well.
http://files.hags2k.com/Pickup%20Comparison%20Stock.mp3
http://files.hags2k.com/Pickup%20Com...0Model%20J.mp3
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Genz-Benz Owners Club #276
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