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Seymour Duncan Apollo Jazz sound clips?

Maynjo

Maynjo

Jan 28, 2014
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Hi all. I'm looking to get some hum cancelling jazz pickups, and I'd like to be able to get a fairly classic 60s jazz tone, but also be able to get more of a P bass tone. I've read a lot of reviews and watched a lot of vids on the Aguilar 4j-hc, and while they sound nice I feel they don't sound quite like a classic jazz when both pickups are on full. I'm very interested in the Duncan Apollo pickups, however the only sample I can find is the video posted by Duncan, and I believe that video is mostly favoring the bridge pickup. Anybody have any recordings or samples of the pickups centered or favoring the neck pickup? Thanks for any info.
 
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I do apologize for the lack of clips from us. I know we are constantly working on new videos, so hopefully there will be more. And I hope there will be more user-produced clips, too, as those are just as important. I will say that I really like the way the Apollos sound- like a quiet, vintage Jazz bass.
 
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Thanks for the response. Yeah, I mean I've always loved Duncan's, but unfortunately there is no way to test pickups without installing them or finding a video online first, and for whatever reason there is a complete lack of user recorded videos of them.
 
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Zoobiedood said:
I do apologize for the lack of clips from us. I know we are constantly working on new videos, so hopefully there will be more. And I hope there will be more user-produced clips, too, as those are just as important. I will say that I really like the way the Apollos sound- like a quiet, vintage Jazz bass.
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What about someone (me) wanting a more 'moden' jazz sound? By that I mean a rounder, growlier, sound, with more bottom, stronger fundamental, and less 'open' vintage sound?
 
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Well, the Apollos are pretty open and vintage-y to me. Maybe a tiny bit rounder with slightly more power...but certainly not growly. You my have a look at the Hot Stacks if you want that.
 
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I'm also looking at the Apollos for a 2003 MIM Fender Jazz Bass V (5-string). For me, the decision is between those and the Aguilar AG 5J-HCs. I would like to understand how the Apollos are wound -- are those two individual coils end-to-end in one housing (like the Aguilars)?

I also wish there were more online demos of the Apollos.
 
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Zoobiedood said:
Well, the Apollos are pretty open and vintage-y to me. Maybe a tiny bit rounder with slightly more power...but certainly not growly. You my have a look at the Hot Stacks if you want that.
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I have a 2018 Mustang PJ Bass with stock pups. I’m looking for a punchy bass tone that growls. In your opinion what would be a better punk rock pup the Quarter Pound Jazz bridge or the Apollo Jazz bridge? If it’s the Apollo what P bass pup would pair well with an Apollo Jazz bridge pup? Thank you
 
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Aiden1382 said:
I have a 2018 Mustang PJ Bass with stock pups. I’m looking for a punchy bass tone that growls. In your opinion what would be a better punk rock pup the Quarter Pound Jazz bridge or the Apollo Jazz bridge? If it’s the Apollo what P bass pup would pair well with an Apollo Jazz bridge pup? Thank you
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I don’t actually have experience with the Apollo’s, but I do love quarter pounders. However, in this instance I would probably try a quarter pounder p bass pickup in the neck and an Apollo jazz in the bridge, that way you have hum cancelling. I would focus the p pickup and dial in as much of the jazz pickup as you need for some extra zing. Nothing beats a P pickup for punk rock, and the quarter pounder is basically made for it. The reason I don’t recommend the quarter pound in the bridge is A. It’s not hum cancelling, and B it’s just a bit dark and won’t contrast the P pickup very much. Of course this is just all my opinion and whatever works for you works for you. Good luck!
 
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Not too-zombie-ish a thread...
But I happened to come across another Apollo video, this time in an Ibanez 4-string. From the looks of the bass, he may have had soap-bars in it and made some custom routing-hole covers out of pearl PG material...

in any event, not only did he do a great job playing this song, the bass’ tone also seems to fit quite well in the song being that the original was recorded using a Stingray.



man, I can’t wait to finish this Jazz V build I’m collecting parts for. Apollo pickups were the first thing I bought to kick off the process...at this point I have all the hardware, just need to buy the wood...
 
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eastcoasteddie said:
Not too-zombie-ish a thread...
But I happened to come across another Apollo video, this time in an Ibanez 4-string. From the looks of the bass, he may have had soap-bars in it and made some custom routing-hole covers out of pearl PG material...

in any event, not only did he do a great job playing this song, the bass’ tone also seems to fit quite well in the song being that the original was recorded using a Stingray.



man, I can’t wait to finish this Jazz V build I’m collecting parts for. Apollo pickups were the first thing I bought to kick off the process...at this point I have all the hardware, just need to buy the wood...
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Man, does that bass sound nice. I did something sort of similar with my Ibanez SRX. I put bartolini thunderbird sized pickups in it then put rings around them. If I had the resources to do something similar to that I would have much preferred to have single coils instead.

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I can’t decide between Apollo’s or the aguilars 5 HC. I play in a cover band top 40/classics/rock, then do ccm plus gospel on sundays at church, and then also like to dable on jazz, country, and rock here and there. So I need pickups that i can take everywhere with me and be safe of hum that can also sound modern and vintage.
 

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