Just curious if such a pup exists and sonically what does it compare to? I have a notion for a build but curious if I can get splittable *and* skinnier than Barts. Tnx!
Something like this? DELANO THE HYBRID 4 Edit: Sorry you're looking for single-coil footprint. Found this: J-Style Bass Pickups for J-Bass | JBE Pickups but I don't know if it's splittable. Edit2: Reverend makes one: Pickups (scroll down to see bass pickups).
Barden will do 4 conductor wiring for you, which will allow splitting or parallel operation - call them and ask. I just wired a bass for a client that used a couple of their Jazz pickups and 4 conductor wiring.
Any J-style pickup that has full-length coils that is splittable would be too weak for any use TBH. You're better off getting some DiMarzio Ultra-Jazz & doing a series/parallel. Keep in mind that in parallel they are still humbucking & you only lose 33% of the output volume, whereas a coil-split would mean losing 50% of the output volume.
Ah. The reason I asked is that hum canceling J pickups can have two coils that are parallel, stacked, or end-to-end. I wasn't sure if you wanted to get a single coil sound or send your E/A & D/G signals in two different directions.