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Replaceing the Pickups on a Affinity Squier Jazz Bass?

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NickBassist

Oct 19, 2009
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Soooooo.........

I've had my Affinity Squier Jazz bass for about a year now, and I am still using the stock pickups. While I dont think they sound.... bad, I havent really had alot of experience with higher grade pickups. Right now they sound kind of Airy and I would like more of a punch from my sound. MY playstyle is mostly funk/ jazz and alot of slap. Also I use DR high beams.


I'm considering replacing the pickups with the Dimarzio Ultra Jazz set. Anyone have any experience with these/ is this a good idea? Are they even going to fit on my bass? Any better recomendations?

Any response is greatly appreiciated, my set up is just my bass ran though a Peavy 115 combo.
 
#2
NickBassist said:
Soooooo.........

I've had my Affinity Squier Jazz bass for about a year now, and I am still using the stock pickups. While I dont think they sound.... bad, I havent really had alot of experience with higher grade pickups. Right now they sound kind of Airy and I would like more of a punch from my sound. MY playstyle is mostly funk/ jazz and alot of slap. Also I use DR high beams.


I'm considering replacing the pickups with the Dimarzio Ultra Jazz set. Anyone have any experience with these/ is this a good idea? Are they even going to fit on my bass? Any better recomendations?

Any response is greatly appreiciated, my set up is just my bass ran though a Peavy 115 combo.
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Dimarzio or seymoure duncan basslines. I'm partial to the bassline products,had great experience with them,and they sound great. People who have Dimarzios will say dimarzio and people who say duncan will say duncan. I've found with the duncans you can get alot of growl but rolling off the tone gives you super fat,punchy tone for funk.
 
#3
With respect to your Squier and no offence intended, but is it worth paying out for new pups for a beginner's bass?

Before you shell out, perhaps try lifting the pups a bit closer to the strings by cutting suitably-shaped supports cut from a mouse mat - if they are too high, turning the screws will compress the mouse mat pads till it's right.

That'll cost you nothing & perhaps make a difference. If it's not enough of a difference, then consider either the pups - I'm a DiMarzio guy & the Ultrabass are nice - prefer Model J's myself though - or maybe get yourself a higher-grade instrument.
 
#4
I have duncans but they arent in my bass. they are the quarterpounders they just sit around collecting dust. and I hate them they are too bassy and id prefer more of a vintage sound. The duncan antiquitys arent bad i would give those a shot before you go with the quarterpounders. Im more of a delano and nordstrand guy though. So what kind of tone are you going for? if you want a vintage j bass sound try nordstrand nj4s. if you want a modern almost stingray like tone try delano jmv4s. check youtube for sound clips of the pickups you are looking at for an idea of what they sound like
 
#5
I put a set of Model Js on my Affinity. Wired in series they were BIG but too muddy. Rewired in parallel they're really nice. I've had Quarter Pounders in another bass and found them to be too muddy for my taste. Went back to a stock P bass and an Area J at the bridge- that Area is just the ticket. Another big plus for the Dimarzios is that they're noiseless.
 

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