Replacing PJ pickups

[guitarsabeaton]

I got a new bass that has a pair of PJ pickups. I wanted to replace them. Could anybody tell me what's a good inexpensive set of PJ that sounds good? Btw... If it helps my bass is a Ibanez GSR200.

 

[Jazz Ad]

I think your bass comes with good sounding, inexpensive pickups.
Any aftermarket set I can think of would either be more money than returning the bass and getting a better model or just not much of an improvement.

 

[Martin89]

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["T"]

FWIW, not sure what the bridge pickup is, but if it's single coil, maybe just replacing it with a dual coil might be a cost effective option?

As far what kind? lol That's more of an artistic issue than a technical one. Experimenting can get expensive.

Good luck!

 

[GlennW]

I'd leave the pickups alone; if you're after a different sound try different strings (and the necessary set up if required).

 

[darkstorm]

Dimarzio PJ set would be a nice upgrade and inexpensive one imo.

 

[BassLife77]

I got a new bass that has a pair of PJ pickups. I wanted to replace them. Could anybody tell me what's a good inexpensive set of PJ that sounds good? Btw... If it helps my bass is a Ibanez GSR200.

I own 2 of those basses and the pickups are pretty much junk. Unfortunately in the pickup world the words "inexpensive" and "quality" don't usually go together. I replaced the pickups with vintage Fenders and it was like playing a new bass. Even the MIM Fenders would sound better than those Ibanez stock ones. You can find them on ebay.

 

[Clark Dark]

Bill Lawrence (Wylde) sells a P-J set. P-46 & J-45 for $124.00 total.

 

[guitarsabeaton]

I own 2 of those basses and the pickups are pretty much junk. Unfortunately in the pickup world the words "inexpensive" and "quality" don't usually go together. I replaced the pickups with vintage Fenders and it was like playing a new bass. Even the MIM Fenders would sound better than those Ibanez stock ones. You can find them on ebay.

That's what I thought about doing when I was looking at pickups but idk what I'm going to yet.

 

[pgolliher]

Dimarzio PJ set would be a nice upgrade and inexpensive one imo.

+1. I replaced the P/J pickups on my Fender Precision Deluxe Special with the Dimarzio P/J set. They were a little bit over a hundred bucks and they sound great and much higher output than the stock Fenders. This is (was) my back up bass but I really like the tone since the pick up swap- I even threw down for setup/fretjob and now this bass is slowly becoming my primary.

 

[And I]

Bill Lawrence (Wylde) sells a P-J set. P-46 & J-45 for $124.00 total.

just ordered a couple for my squier p special... can't wait to slap 'em in!!