Mod help for a young noob?

[ColinGWood]

Hey guys, relative 'noob' here, just looking for some feedback on a hot rod job i've been thinking about.

So last summer I had cash out the hoo ha thanks to my summer job cleaning a warehouse. I went up to Oshawa for a ball tournament and either Wilson or Lee of Wilson and Lee Music Store (a little hole in the wall music shop) suckered me into buying an Ibanez SR400QM. Well, SHE suckered me with her gorgeous quilt top and sexy countoured body and thin neck. He simply lowered the price to seal the deal. I had played bass here and there before, but this purchase has got me back into the jam-whenever-possible mindset.

Anyways, to cut a ramble short, I have this SR400, and I love her, but I don't love her electronics. She's active, and I'm looking to drop a pair of SeymourDuncan BL Quarter Pounders in her.

What do you guys think of this idea?
With your experiences, how much do you think this job is going to set me back? Is it even worht it or should I focus my attention on trading her up?

Any feedback would be appreciated

 

[Nighttrain1127]

Depending on what kind of music you plan on on playing the Duncan QP's could be a good choice (modern Brite sound decent lows hotter then normal hight and semi scooped mids). If you are going old school then they would not be the best choice IMHO.

 

[ColinGWood]

Depending on what kind of music you plan on on playing the Duncan QP's could be a good choice (modern Brite sound decent lows hotter then normal hight and semi scooped mids). If you are going old school then they would not be the best choice IMHO.

What exactly IS a scooped mid? Is it a deep growling mid? because that's what Im lookin for. My band plays blues-garage rock. I want a nice growling tone that will nicely round out a three piece. If you wanna suggest some pups, you know more than I do

but if im going to be spending up to 500 dollars for this job ive been considering just riding out until i can afford a higher quality bass.

 

[Grissle]

Scooped mid means less mids. With your budget personally I'd go with a Nordstrand Big Splits, it's hard to go wrong with these. And having them installed should only be around $60 +or-

Take a look:
http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/index.shtml

 

[ColinGWood]

Hey those sound pretty cool, I haven't seen a split jazz pup like that. Thanks

 

[Mr_Sore_Fingerz]

None of the SR series basses have active p-up's, they are just soapbars with an active preamp in the bass. I'd be really careful what kind of pickups you choose, because even with the really thin pickups on the SR400, they lay pretty close to the strings and make contact pretty often (one of the reasons I got the SR500 instead...far better bass and has bartolini electronics).

If I were you I'd stick with soapbars because of the string contact issues, but as for how it would sound...I couldn't say because I haven't tried such a combination personally. I would say that the preamp for that bass was probably designed to work best with those pickups or a similar type. I'd look into that before switching out the pickups.