EMG GZR-PJ "Geezer Buttler" Signature set.

I bought the EMG Geezer P/J set to swap into an inexpensive Ibanez that I want to use as a "workhorse" bass. I need to have the versatility to provide the mellow vintage P sound and also the aggressiveness of a J.

I've played with a half dozen makes and models of the P/J and generally liked most of them but until I tried the Geezers was never actually excited about them. After just a few minutes of playing I knew these were going to be a permanent part of my tonal apparatus. After 2 weeks (20 hours) of additional playing, I'm more sure than ever.

I'm not tech savvy enough about pickups to know what goes into making them sound like they do. I just know these are what I've been imaging as the ideal tone for the live music that I usually play. I'd previously been happiest with the EMG active P/J set and preferred them over any of the various genuine Fender versions or off brand passives and actives. But they had a very slight harshness in the J and I felt the P lacked authenticity and was a bit too clean and modern.

The Geezer set is surprisingly quiet. I was worried about that and almost passed on buying them because I've never played a passive J that didn't have an unacceptable level of buzz. I'm glad I gave these a chance.

dropped it into an old MIJ P bass copy. lots of low end great tone overall. can be bright but tone control is quite linear and useable.
piece of cake install.
overall, my old bass sounds killer.

Let me start by saying that the customer service that EMG provided was above and beyond all expectations I had. I was having an issue with the pick up not having any output when it was installed on the pickguard, this was a combination of the shielding still being on my pickguard, and a fault in the pickup, when I removed the shielding I got signal, but more hum then signal.

I sent the pickguard with the pickups to the manufacturer, and not only did I get it within the week, I also got a replacement for the bridge grounding wire from the company.
Once everything was reinstalled it sounded immense, and is probably my new favorite bass pick up for a p bass.