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Just so the new guys know, this is more an association than a club. No numbers.

Jack-Jack you are a badass jazz'er boiiiy!

OK you guys don't make me open this: :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D (I know, I know, it's been done to death!)
 

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#904
96tbird said:
Yes, I don't understand where some folk have called these pickups junk, yet they have. They may not personally suit their tastes or needs, but they are far from junk, even if they were wound in Asia. I love them. Oh, and possibly Fender has switched from cloth wires on these pickups sometime in 2010. Mine was manufactured in 2009. Or maybe that's how the 5ers are made.

Edit: have you considered a blend instead of VVT? Sure you get a little less variation in tones since one pickup is always 100% but it's less fiddly and as you fiddle, overall volume is affected, but with a blend you still have all crazy amounts of tone variation. If you balance the pickup heights well the transition is smooth and the master volume works great.
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Regarding the pickups - everyone has their own tastes I suppose. I don't know - they are absolutely killin' to me. About 3 yrs ago - I was trying to hunt down a 5-string pair of them myself (post #6 in this thread). Apparently, these are off-shore versions of SD's SJ-series of pickups, which I understand have the design goal of a classic '62 jazz bass tone. I think they flat out rock!

Yep - I much prefer the V/B/T setup on my jazz basses, and I may do that as well with this one. If that's okay & I get prior approval by some posters in this thread first of course. :D
 
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stingray69 said:
Regarding the pickups - everyone has their own tastes I suppose. I don't know - they are absolutely killin' to me. About 3 yrs ago - I was trying to hunt down a 5-string pair of them myself (post #6 in this thread). Apparently, these are off-shore versions of SD's SJ-series of pickups, which I understand have the design goal of a classic '62 jazz bass tone. I think they flat out rock!

Yep - I much prefer the V/B/T setup on my jazz basses, and I may do that as well with this one. If that's okay & I get prior approval by some posters in this thread first of course. :D
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Some guys have called them out and out junk. :spit: Have you tried the un-grounded blend?
 
#908
stingray69 said:
No Tbird, I can't say I've tried the un-grounded blend. I'll have to look into that - are any special advantage over a typical blend pot wiring?
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The proponents say that it is a smoother blend function, with the caveat that the dimmed pickup is never 100% off because it doesn't bleed to ground but since the output is so low you really can"t tell. My VMJ is the first I have ever put a blend on, as I only have one other bass that is VVT, a PJ and i really never used the J p'up anyway. So I just went with what was suggested by a few here and it works great, not that the conventional way doesn't. All you do is leave the ground off.

Here's a link. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/v-b-t-newby-813889/
 
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96tbird said:
The proponents say that it is a smoother blend function, with the caveat that the dimmed pickup is never 100% off because it doesn't bleed to ground but since the output is so low you really can"t tell. My VMJ is the first I have ever put a blend on, as I only have one other bass that is VVT, a PJ and i really never used the J p'up anyway. So I just went with what was suggested by a few here and it works great, not that the conventional way doesn't. All you do is leave the ground off.

Here's a link. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/v-b-t-newby-813889/
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Hmmm - I have seen that thread in the past, but still have never tried that particular wiring. I just may give this a shot. Thank you for the link! :)
 
#911
Other than that from memory: it changes the way the blend works, before it was dumping signal to ground. Un- grounded, it introduces series resistance to the pickups, dimming the one that is having it's resistance increased by the pot??? I have no experience with the conventional way, but I thought it would be neat for someone like you to try it and compare with the grounded method, just to see if you notice a difference.
 
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96tbird said:
Other than that from memory: it changes the way the blend works, before it was dumping signal to ground. Un- grounded, it introduces series resistance to the pickups, dimming the one that is having it's resistance increased by the pot??? I have no experience with the conventional way, but I thought it would be neat for someone like you to try it and compare with the grounded method, just to see if you notice a difference.
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Well - all I can speak of is the normal grounding method. I usually follow Seymour Duncan's Blend wiring schematic that they graciously post on their website. I guess I am a little concern that the increase in resistance would could cause some slight change in the overall tone. The tone of the pickups are stellar, and I'd hate to compromise that if un-grounded wiring would affect the top end slightly. If the only difference is grounding the pots or not, I suppose it couldn't hurt to try both and then record & test against some A/B sound clips. Easy enough to attach or detach the ground to the pots I suppose. It will be a couple of weeks before I get into replacing the pots & the blend mods though - I just got the bass yesterday & I want to play it a while first, lol. ;) I will report back on the grounded, ungrounded preferences when my mods are complete. :)
 
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As I understand it, the pickups interact this way with vvt, but also IME with my vmj blending with vols was unpredictable, and seemed to dump highs with small movements not to mention over all volume, suddenly. the blend is crisp and clean sweep and bright as before. I found the Dr Sunbeams almost too bright with the tone up. now I have black beauties that are a wee bit duller sounding. Perfect.

NOTE put the hot from the blend on the track lug of the vol, not the wiper (middle lug) or it will behave badly. You also want a true blend pot, m/n taper (linear/linear) not an a/c (audio) pan pot. Bourns blends are good.
 
#916
SurferJoe46 said:
Just be careful - when you take the PG screws out to show everyone how cute the little orange-thingy is under your PG, the screw holes get weaker and weaker.
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If you use a bit of common sense, or even a spot of care, you'll not weaken the screw holes at all. I'm constantly swapping pickguards, control plates, and removing back plates to mod basses, and have no issues at all with screw holes getting weaker or stripped.
 
#917
Yeah, I would think there would only be a problem with the screws if you over-tightened them more that once or twice. Not a problem for me as I avoid removing the PG as much as possible. The only times I did that was first on my MIA Jazz and then on my SX when I swapped the white PG's for black ones.
 
#919
PluckyThump said:
I think the pickup in my VM P is great. It's ballsy, dynamic and bright enough that I can roll the tone off and it doesn't sound choked.

What is the aftermarket equivalent of the "Duncan Designed" pickups?
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Do you mean the Seymor Duncan USA equivalent? Awww it don't matter cause I don't know. I'd like to know too. And if the SD equiv are potted.
 
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