My 'basstasters' for Jazz pickups

[David Wilson]

David,

thanks for the excellent work.
I especially like the Antiquity II.
Please tell me, how much noise did you get when running just 1 pup, beacuse I mostly play with the bass pup rolled back a bit.
If it's a big deal of noise, than I think I must go with the Nordies.

tnx again!

no more noisy than any single coil pickup really

 

[David Wilson]

I cant login or access any of these clips.

But I have a solution. I have webspace (450MB) available, and I would be willing to host the files. Just have to find a way to get them!

I have webspace these days, just need to get the clips up there.

 

[12bass]

David recently confirmed that the Bartolini CB pickups in this test were in fact the 9CBJD humbucking type.

I have a set of single coil 9CBJS on their way which will be installed in my SX SJB-75. Review to follow....

Also, it crossed my mind that it might be easier to compare the various pickups if the recording levels were normalized. Perhaps I could normalize the samples if there is enough interest.

 

[David Wilson]

I'm sure that would help. The recording quality isn't uniform, I was learning to use the recorder at the same time. Not an excuse, more of an explanation

 

[kevin_lindsay]

Thanks matey!! You helped me make up my mind.

I have ordered 5 string Villex jass style pickups plus their proprietary rotary mid sweep passive for my soon-to-be-completed Sei Singlecut fretless 5 string - yippee!!!

 

[Dragonlord]

Thanks matey!! You helped me make up my mind.

I have ordered 5 string Villex jass style pickups plus their proprietary rotary mid sweep passive for my soon-to-be-completed Sei Singlecut fretless 5 string - yippee!!!

Really cool. Having played a few (and not having been impressed with anything than some designs and the good build quality), I have no doubt that this will be one of the (if not the) best sounding sei basses to date. This thread also helped me a lot, and that's what's probably going in my new dingwall as well.

 

[cbangs]

what's the username and password?

 

[sockdeluxe_mike]

The DiMarzio Model J sample does definitely sound pretty wrong! Either not wired properly or something else - sounds like a thin bridge pickup all the time (or something like a Warwick Thumb like somebody else said).

Great job though all the .zip's went straight on my hard drive - if everybody else is wondering how the Model J's compare to the others sample wise, from my experience in my MM (I know that's a slightly roundabout comparison) the Aero sound clip sounds very curiously like my bass with Model J's recorded direct.

 

[narud]

The DiMarzio Model J sample does definitely sound pretty wrong! Either not wired properly or something else - sounds like a thin bridge pickup all the time (or something like a Warwick Thumb like somebody else said).

Great job though all the .zip's went straight on my hard drive - if everybody else is wondering how the Model J's compare to the others sample wise, from my experience in my MM (I know that's a slightly roundabout comparison) the Aero sound clip sounds very curiously like my bass with Model J's recorded direct.

yeah those definitely sound like theyre wired out of phase

 

[randbguy]

Thank you gentlemen for your careful and controlled comparisons! This kind of stuff is just invaluable. Excellent, excellent, excellent!!!

 

[erikmilan1987]

Darn ! This is a great resource for hearing an example of what your are going to buy before to put the money on the cart...

Thanks ! I made an almost blind decision in buying my Dimarzio Ultrajazz pickups (still have not arrived) but now by hearing this they are truly my favorite and i know i took the right decision.

My favs = Dimarzio Ultrajazz, EMG JV, SD Ant II

I thought that the Norstrand sounded better... they are a 230$ pickup set for god sake !... they are somewhat lacking of punch, output and Dynamics.