Chnage just the pickups or change the pickups and preamp?

[xk3smith]

I recently bought a Tech 21 SansAmp preamp to get a better sound out of my Marcus Miller 5. I have been getting "slightly" better tones from the Tech 21, but that notorious hum makes me want to change the pickups to Nordstrand NJ5FS (Hum-cancelling, Split coil version of NJ5F) and use the Tech 21?

Or should I just go ahead and get the JOHN EAST Marcus Retro 01 with the Nordstrands?? Thanks for looking!!!

 

[TheNightLife]

im in the same boat as you my friend. i have the mm4 and the hum is killing me. i think i might just swap the pickups first and see how that goes. worst comes to worst ill swap in a sadowsky pre with the pickups.

i would try the pickups first and while your in there get some of that copper shielding and put then in aswell.

 

[xk3smith]

What pickups are you looking at??

Will any guitar center do that copper shielding or do I go to a tech??

 

[TheNightLife]

What pickups are you looking at??

Will any guitar center do that copper shielding or do I go to a tech??

any gc will do the copper shielding but your going to have to supply it. you could find it online for pretty cheap. i was looking at the seymour duncan quarter pounders for my mm4. i have the p bass version of them in my mia p and i love them. they bring out a little more of that midrange grunt of the bass which personally i like alot. thats the one thing i noticed with the mm4 is that there really is no midrange grunt which sounds like a fender, its all bass a treble which is cool but you need a little bit of mid.

i ordered the pickups a few days ago im just waiting on them to come in. ill let you know how it turns out. i think i might buy an aguilar obp-2 or the obp-3aswell but im not sure yet.

 

[retardedpossum]

the nordys and john east are an awesome combo.

 

[xk3smith]

Thanks for the all the info help, NightLife. I'll do a search for the copper Shield material and talk to my local GC soon.

Appreciate the input, RP.