So, do these pickups sound like a Fender Jazz??

[kramer.j]

Hi,

last year I bought a 2nd hand Yanaha TRB1006 for a nice price. Nice bass, although I found the pickups somewhat too harsh sounding.
So, I made some new pickups with AlNiCo V magnets, flanges from glass fiber PCB material, and 9500 turns of 0.055 mm wire, using my Lego bricks winding machine
I don't have a Jazz bass myself, so I'm curious about your verdict... is this typically Jazz Bass what you hear??
My own guess is that my pickups have less sparkle, and a bit more aggressive high mid.
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(no EQ on fingerstyle, 2 kHz dip and top end boost on slap)
Thanks for your opinions!
Regards,
Jaap
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[mrtn400]

That's an epic pickup winder!

 

[colcifer]

Not a typical J sound but definitely a J sound (there are quite a few!).

Sweet pup winding machine.

 

[tomas_almeida]

It does resemble a Jass Bass, but...WOW! Isn't that winding machine something?

 

[kramer.j]

haha, thnx for the comments, guys! Glad you like the winding machine
Actually, I always need a day or 2 to get used to the sound of a bass. So far, I'm very fond of it... really warmer and rounder than the factory PU's. Leo Fender knew what he was doing...

 

[LDonnie]

Sounds like a single coil growl to me. A bit darker than a Jazz though IMO. But as said, there are alot of Jazz sounds.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

It kinda resembles my G&L L2500 in single coil mode. Cool!

Very "jazzish", but not strictly "jazz bass". I like it!

 

[kramer.j]

Wow, that's good to hear ;-) I always had a soft spot for G&L's!

 

[tdub0199]

Sounds Jazzy to me, Good Job!!!

 

[christw]

Pretty jazzy but I like mine a little brighter. I'm also a fan of the winder!

 

[captainhaddock]

Cool winder!
That`s the kind of sound i`m lookin for from my trb1006! been lookin at SDG jazz coil sidewinders!!!

 

[joeyl]

I agree with the comments about them being darker sounding and smoother than regular, but it's definitely in the range of single coil J pickups, sounds more like a Jazz on the slapping..

 

[kramer.j]

Had a blast this evening during rehearsal. The new pickups sound great in a band setting
Great rock bass now...

 

[selowitch]

Wow. That sounds ... awesome!!!

 

[kramer.j]

Hi,

just uploaded a Youtube vid with some more audio. One way or another, a Quicktime movie with a still picture doesn't work correctly on Youtube (tried 5 different settings and gave up...).
Regards, Jaap
(PS: yes, they're ugly, but only if you're closer than 1 meter...)
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