Aguilar Pickups

[jmorbita]

Hey Justin, I hope this was not brought up before, didn't find it with the search engine.
Aguilar quotes you on their site (and misspell your last name ):

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"I had always found that on my stock Jazz bass, I'd have to roll off quite a lot on the tone knob to mitigate some of the top-end harshness from the pickups. But these warm-sounding Aguilar pickups have the perfect balance, lows to highs, right out of the box. They are very inviting to play" - Justin Meldal-Johnson

I'm curious wether this difference in pickups is such that it would (or maybe it did) make you change the stock pickups in your stock basses. I guess I'm asking how good they are.

thanks!
mike

 

[jmjbassplayer]

I really REALLY like them. They are so very warm compared to crappy stock J pickups. I love having less harshness on top, my perennial issue w/ J-basses.

JMJ

 

[OrionManMatt]

Do you feel like they're at least comparable to your older pickups? Obviously, pickup to pickup there are differences in "vintage" basses, but just curious at how these fair. Since you "really REALLY like them", it's nice to know how your ears react to them.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Sure they are. They have the warmth and are not overly bright.

 

[OrionManMatt]

I may check those out then. Just picked up an oly white 2007/8 Fender American Standard Jazz V (came with TI flats) and am looking to take the tone a little further back in time.

Liking the TalkBass iPhone app? I just downloaded it the other day.

 

[JohnDavisNYC]

Those pickups are great!!! I love them too, and while they're not dark, the top is super smooth.

I have them wired in parallel with just a single volume pot and a p-bass value tone setup... .1uf, I think? That's on my '77 jazz.

Interesting to hear you mention not having to roll off the tone. I feel the same way. I like them so.

Word.

John

 

[OrionManMatt]

Two ringing endorsements from two dudes whose playing and tone I have mad respect for...... Hmm. Christmas present?

 

[plasson]

haha, I just figured out who JohnDavis is and came up with the same thought.
you're awesome John.
and sick.

 

[jmjbassplayer]

Nice, John.

Oh - my daughter Zelly wants to try out some emoticons. She's driving the keyboard now:

 

[JohnDavisNYC]

Nice one!

 

[JimmyM]

good emoticon work, zelly!

 

[jmorbita]

Zelly rocks!!!

 

[FernandoDANTE]

Art!

 

[JasonLamb]

i just put the 4 string 60s set in a fender jazz and to me they sound way better than the the cs 60s and nordstrand nj4s they replaced.

 

[ChrisTigerEllis]

I've composed a video demoing my new bass and it has the Aguilar 60's pickups in my 5 string jazz bass built by Pavel De La Fuente out of Haltom City, TX. If you are wondering what they sound like, here is a demo that I did showing you...

http://youtu.be/WaiK41o7dVo

 

[Lorenzini]

I've composed a video demoing my new bass and it has the Aguilar 60's pickups in my 5 string jazz bass built by Pavel De La Fuente out of Haltom City, TX. If you are wondering what they sound like, here is a demo that I did showing you...

http://youtu.be/WaiK41o7dVo

Sounds amazing. Warm vintagey tone.

That Pavel looks like a Carvin SB5000 single cut. Not a disparaging comment, I like SB5000's.