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bartolini 9's are they sufficiently gritty?

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by lovethegrowl, Dec 29, 2014.

  1. Dec 29, 2014 #1
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    I am looking for gritty jazz sounding pups, but more deep/beefy sounding than most replacement jazz pickups. Choices are Bartolini j9s, Carvin JVAs or Seymour Duncan Antiquity II. I am concerned the Bart's will be too smooth. The hype describes the neck pup "brightly" wound, & the bridge pup "deep", but the rear being "growly" (which doesn't make sense as growly tends to come from bright.
     
  2. Dec 29, 2014 #2
    JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    Never thought of Barts as "gritty" myself.
     
  3. Dec 30, 2014 #3
    lovethegrowl

    lovethegrowl Inactive

    Oct 30, 2013
    The j9 pups are hyped as wound to sound gritty. last one TB user said his j59s 'snarl & growl' plenty. The Bart's I ordered are 69s actually. I don't know what else will work w/my SR406 but Carvin JVAs. DiMarzio doesn't make 6 string pups.