Pickups for vintage tone

Get youself some snacks and beverages and a few hours of free time then check this out, it's must read for any pickup swappin' jazz owner, enjoy...


http://www.talkbass.com/threads/j-pickups-discussion-and-comparisons.91384/

 

I put Aguilar's on my ash body Jazz. Excellent Vintage tone

 

If you want straight Vintage Single coil tone I recommend these: http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Aguilar-60s-Era-Jazz-Bass-4-String-Pickup-Set_p_2198.html
If you talk to Jason then set up an account you will get them for $126.65
I personally bought the noiseless models for $169.94. I have had Fralin split coils, Fender Split Coils and Seymour Duncan Split coils and even though they sound good they do not have the Vintage Single Coil tone. These sound pretty darn close to the Aguilar 60's single coil but with zero noise as advertised. Nice balanced tone. http://www.bassstringsonline.com/Aguilar-Hum-Canceling-4-String-Jazz-Bass-Pickup-Set_p_1634.html

 

Ash or alder, it makes no appreciable difference as far as I'm concerned. They're similar densities. I have an ash 76 Precision and an alder 09 AmStd Precision with the same P pickup, and one even has a rosewood fretboard and the other maple, and they might as well be the same bass when you plug them in.