Replacing geddy lee pickups

[Joshuadriller]

Does anyone have any experience replacing the stock pickups on the geddy lee jazz? I'm thinking about replacing mine.. What pickups do you suggest? Ps. I'm looking for a nice aggressive tone.

 

[livinglow]

Barts with an Audre pre.

End of story

 

[NKBassman]

Replaced mine with Dimarzio Model Js. Sounds killer.

 

[KwinS]

Have you tried them wired with a series/parallel, push/pull knob? I loved mine like that.

 

[Joshuadriller]

Does anyone like the Seymour Duncan stuff?

 

[Sanchez83]

I put two Duncan Vintage pickups in my Geddy. The stock pickups were extremely noisy even after a full shielding. Just happened to find a good deal on the Duncans at a local shop. IMO, they sound great. I wouldn't call them "aggressive" by any means, but I play everything from country to hard rock, and they sound very nice across the board. They've been very versatile for my needs.

 

[Joshuadriller]

I'm thinking either some dimarzio's or sd quarter pounders. What should I do?

 

[NKBassman]

I'm thinking either some dimarzio's or sd quarter pounders. What should I do?

Buy both, try them, sell the ones you don't like.

 

[Joshuadriller]

Buy both, try them, sell the ones you don't like.

I wish I could do that. I only have enough money for 1 pair

 

[NKBassman]

I hear ya. I've never tried the SD Quarter Pounders, but from what I've read they seem like they'd sound a lot different from the Dimarzio Model Js. Tough call.

 

[Joshuadriller]

It is... I'll go ask the guys in the geddy lee club

 

[walterw]

slap some 500k pots in the geddy and the stock pickups will be plenty aggressive, especially with a touch of grit in the tone.

 

[Joshuadriller]

I'm still having a hard time deciding. Every time I think I find something I like, somebody says that they aren't any good. The antiquity 2 pickups sound like the might be nice

 

[Joshuadriller]

So I'm going to buy some area j's. Will I be able to put these pickups in myself or will I need a soldering iron? If so I'll have to have someone else do it

 

[73jbass]

I have SD Antiquity II's in my 73 jazz. Definitely worth checking out.

 

[cmassa]

I use the Quarter Pound for Jazz Bass® SJB-3 pickups in my Geddy and 2 other Jazz basses. And Quarter Pound for P bass. I like more output from my passive pup into my amps.

YMMV

 

[Lo-E]

slap some 500k pots in the geddy and the stock pickups will be plenty aggressive, especially with a touch of grit in the tone.

The man has a point.

And... pots cost less than $5 a piece. Might be worth trying before you drop $100+ on a pair of p'ups.

 

[NKBassman]

You will need a soldering iron.

 

[DigitalMan]

Pots might help the tone, but perhaps not the hum or buzz, especially at dissimilar volumes between to two pups. Area J are pretty close to stock without the hum and perhaps a little less treble.

 

[walterw]

area Js are great, but they're about as close as you can get to the same sound you have now, just without the noise when you turn one down.