Thanks Bro! I was just wondering!of course. I need everyone's valuable information.
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Jazz bass
- Thread starter Baris
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Unless you are specifically buying pickups out of that model/ year bass, you can change any pickup out. A lesson I learned. It is much easier to swap out parts if you overall like the bass.
In 2012, Fender switched the pickups on their American Standard Jazz basses to Custom Shop '60s. Personally, I really like them. That Sunburst Jazz bass I posted a pic of earlier has a set of CS '60s installed. In my experience, they have the deep lows any bass should have, but enough mids and highs to still sound like a Jazz bass. In other words, they have a lot of "growl" and "punch", but without a lot of "clang! clang! clang!", if that makes any sense.
Since yours was made in 2012, chances are good it has the CS '60s. However, it all depends on when they made the transition. I don't know if the 2011 and earlier pickups had them, but CS '60s usually have flat pole pieces and wires with black and white nylon cloth insulation. Also, if you buy them separately to upgrade a Jazz, they have a Fender Custom Shop sticker on one of them. I don't know if the sticker was added to the American Standards or not, but here's what it looks like.
I have two identical Jazz basses. Same pickups, same strings (same age strings), same year, both passive. One has a maple neck and the other rosewood. The maple has slightly brighter high frequencies but you can only tell when playing in your bedroom. At a gig there is no difference. So it probably mainly comes down to looks but I do prefer the maple for slap.
