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New Jazz bass pickups decision.....With poll!!!
- Thread starter Pbassmanca
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You should really post what your string choice is, as well as the amp you use. We don't have a baseline of where you are at today, and how much you want to move away from brightness. Maybe even post a clip.
However, you might want to consider these:
You could also call or write Nordstrand as they are good at responding and helping.
However, you might want to consider these:
You could also call or write Nordstrand as they are good at responding and helping.
I don't think you need new pickups. You said you play most classic soul and funk, and the sound is too clanky (on well-worn strings) with the tone knob past 2/3rds. I read that as open 66% tone knob for classic funk/soul. So I wonder what's wrong with that? You only have 1/3rd left. Is your goal to run the tone knob wide open, and not have a bright sound?
I think the chances are high that , after installing new pups, you will still need to roll the tone way back to get your sound.
Is it possible to alter the characteristics of the tone knob?
I love that Bootsy cartoon : )
I think the chances are high that , after installing new pups, you will still need to roll the tone way back to get your sound.
Is it possible to alter the characteristics of the tone knob?
I love that Bootsy cartoon : )
Have had great experience with all kinds of Nordstrand pickups - including the cheapest, basic single-coils as replacements for a G&L JB-2 bass.
OP really needs to explore Nordstrand!
Hey @Spidey2112! Fancy seein' you here....
Yes, I have technically been able to manage via EQ/strings, but I'm looking for a better/different, more balanced sound where I can actually dime the tone knob and still have a usable sound.I hear what you're saying ; I've played through many Jazz basses with various stock Fender pickups with the tone wide open and none of those have even come close to the over the top treble that the particular set of pickups in my HWY-1 has. It's only in the last 6 months that I've been able to push the tone knob up higher than half with out it being a complete clack fest, and that with dead strings, and forget about using the horn on my Mesa 210....I'm going to try to do a comparison recording when I change the pickups out, because it's just crazy! Anybody want a set of really great super bright J pickups?
I had thought of putting a 0.1uf cap on the tone pot but I'm really just interested in trying something new.
Unfortunately I don't have the ability to record at this time, but I'm using dead Fender 7150 pure nickels into a Mesa M9 Carbine through a Mesa Powerhouse 4ohm 600 watt 210 . I like some treble bite in my sound but not the clickety clank I've been dealing with.
So I had Labella 760 fl's (flats) on the bass for a couple years and they were great but STILL the same clickey-clacky top end with the tone past half! Those 74's are definitely interesting, although they weren't really my cup of tea in the Geddy American bass. The Fender custom shops seemed fairly well balanced as well on the American Standard Jazzes, and the V-mod pickups also have a reasonable top end to my ears.
I hands down need to order a Broughton Audio HP/LP filter. I don't think there is any better tool for taming and shaping your live sound on the top and bottom end than this piece of gear!
Use the tone knob on your Jazz and/or eq knobs on your amp.
How would you describe the overall sound of the Klein 62's? Did you have them custom wound differently than the standard epic series Jazz pickups?
No, they are totally "stock"...well, as much as custom hand-wound pickups can be. They do have that growl and warmth with a fairly tight bottom end, but nothing exists in a vacuum, and the tone is a combination of the pups, the control electronics, strings, and amp, as well as the other factors attendant to the particular instrument.
But that being said, I think that they help capture the early 60s sound for which I was gunning on this particular bass. I'm satisfied with my choice.
I put a set of Lollars in my jazz bass.
I absolutely love them. I know they are not on the list but they are worth checking out.
A place here in town sells them(Kitchener). If your interested let me know.
Not bad priced and in Canadian bucks eh.
I absolutely love them. I know they are not on the list but they are worth checking out.
A place here in town sells them(Kitchener). If your interested let me know.
Not bad priced and in Canadian bucks eh.
Lollar's have just a little more fatness to them than your basic clanky Fender pickups. Still retaining that spanky vintage single coil feel. Lov'em.
I voted "other" because I really love the sound of the EMG Jazz set. To my ears, they capture the signature Jazz sound but without the harshness and not as aggressive. Plus, the internal preamp means they are noise free and don't need to be grounded to the bridge.
