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EMGs on an SX jazz?

#21
EvansEssence said:
an active set? would that require a volume knob to be installed as well?
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Active EMGs use a lower value volume pot than passive basses. The down side is they need a battery, the upside is two pickups mix nicely without weird interactions.

Personally I love SX pickups and hate the EMG sound. I put active EMGs in a bass I used to own and hated them. But they do have a huge fan base these days. So that is up to you.

The big downside of SX pickups to me is single coil hum. So if I were to change pickups I'd go with something that lets you single neck or bridge pickups without hum. The key, I presume, would be what has great tone, is not hyper-expensive, and is a nice drop-in fit for the SX routs and string spacing.

I'd love to hear stories as to which pickup replacements have turned out great in 5 string SX basses.
 
#22
another way to fix the strings from hitting the pickups is electrical tape over the top of the pickups... or nail polish. Your amp setup is decent. Im not a big fan of the new acoustic gear, But its alright. Another option for pickups would be delano. I love the delanos in my j bass. try them out well worth it.
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#23
spaz21387 said:
another way to fix the strings from hitting the pickups is electrical tape over the top of the pickups... or nail polish. Your amp setup is decent. Im not a big fan of the new acoustic gear, But its alright. Another option for pickups would be delano. I love the delanos in my j bass. try them out well worth it.
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IMAG0577.jpg by spaz21387, on Flickr
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I was looking for a permanent fix rather than having to deal with tape all the time. I found that if you remove the back of the pickup, you can use the but of a screwdriver and push the poles down into the plastic, then all you need is a shim (hot glue in my case) and walla! After hearing about all the pros to just keeping the stock pups in, I think I might just leave em now that I fixed the big issue. with the poles down the pups looks sexy and I can finally learn how to slap. I also replaced the plastic tone knobs with three metal black knobs similar to yours off of my old LTD I have lying around. oh, And I got the Acoustic stack cheap for like 250$ for both head and cab, so I cant complain with it xD
 

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