EB-3L pickup alternatives

[eric blank]

hello, i was just in Japan and I bought a pretty awesome copy of a Gibson EB-3L. It's made by Greco, I don't know much about this company... but the construction and feel of this bass is absolutely amazing (the reason I bought it - better than any Gibson or Epiphone I've ever played), but the pickups aren't very good. Actually, they're kind of awful.

Has anybody experimented with putting non-Gibson style pickups in the neck and bridge position on these kinds of basses? I'm looking for a very deep, clear bass out of the neck pickup and a burpy Jazzish pickup out of the bridge. Possible?

 

[markanini]

For deepest clearest nothing beats Wilde EB-50. For traditional J-bass tones someone else will have to tell you as I'm not a fan so I don't know. Be aware that having such different pickup types in one bass will require different amp settings when switching pickups.

 

[markanini]

Those are really cool looking bases BTW.
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I don't think theres many options for dropins except DiMarzio for the neck and the one I mentioned earlier for the bridge. I once tried a Lawrence stratocaster sized dual rail on a bass with guitar routs(EMG-HB) and thought the distinctive upper mids reminded me of a j-bass.

You should ask SGD Luthierie, he's a knowledgeable guy.

 

[audiomitch]

I'm looking for a very deep, clear bass out of the neck pickup and a burpy Jazzish pickup out of the bridge. Possible?

Dimarzio One is supposed to sound like a P, but I don't have any personal experience with it.

IMO, these basses are supposed to sound like mud. That's their charm.