Where can I find/alternatives to Aguilar 6 string j pickups

[carmst42]

Just bought an Ibanez mode 1606 and I love the bass, but I'm not a huge fan of the pickups and preamp. I am a big fan of the sound of Aguilar amps as well as players I've seen playing Aguilar pickups. From what I have read, the Aguilar 6 string hum cancelling jazz pickups look like exactly what I want. It looks like they may have been discontinued and I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Does anyone know if there is somewhere that I can still find them or are there any good alternatives that you guys would recommend? I want more low end and less growl with good clarity but still a good focus on the fundamental if that makes sense. I will be using this bass playing jazz for the most part.

Thanks In advance!

 

[JFlo]

I hate to be that guy but how much time have you spent with eq? An inexpensive eq pedal can do wonders. I didn't play my passive '96 Warwick corvette with jazz pickups for years because I thought it sounded too "hi-fi" for the rock bands I was in. I recently spent some time with it and got it to sound great with my band: favored the neck pickup, rolled the tone knob off slightly, boosted the low mids and cut the treble slightly on my preamp. My guitarist hadn't noticed that I'd brought a different bass to practice and after a couple songs commented on how well my tone meshed. I had been considering swapping out the pickups but I'm glad I didn't.

 

[carmst42]

I hate to be that guy but how much time have you spent with eq? An inexpensive eq pedal can do wonders. I didn't play my passive '96 Warwick corvette with jazz pickups for years because I thought it sounded too "hi-fi" for the rock bands I was in. I recently spent some time with it and got it to sound great with my band: favored the neck pickup, rolled the tone knob off slightly, boosted the low mids and cut the treble slightly on my preamp. My guitarist hadn't noticed that I'd brought a different bass to practice and after a couple songs commented on how well my tone meshed. I had been considering swapping out the pickups but I'm glad I didn't.

Yeah, I have messed around with eq a little bit and it does help but I feel like the Ibanez pickups just don't really have the sound I'm looking for. I have another j bass that's a 5er with more traditional pickups that I love the sound of. I do want something slightly more modern hifi sounding on the 6 string but I just don't love the sound coming out of the Ibanez pickups. I'm gonna give it a couple weeks but I have a feeling that I am gonna end up swapping them out.

 

[JFlo]

Double check the dimensions but Nordstrand NJ6 pickups might work for you. Or you can email Aguilar and see if they can make them on a custom order.

 

[MrAB4003]

Just bought an Ibanez mode 1606 and I love the bass, but I'm not a huge fan of the pickups and preamp. I am a big fan of the sound of Aguilar amps as well as players I've seen playing Aguilar pickups. From what I have read, the Aguilar 6 string hum cancelling jazz pickups look like exactly what I want. It looks like they may have been discontinued and I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Does anyone know if there is somewhere that I can still find them or are there any good alternatives that you guys would recommend? I want more low end and less growl with good clarity but still a good focus on the fundamental if that makes sense. I will be using this bass playing jazz for the most part.

Thanks In advance!

Big J-Blade 6

The Big J-Blade is a jazz-style single coil with a continuous sensing blade. This pickup comes with either a “warm and wooly” or “clean and clear” wind.

nordstrandaudio.com

or

NJ6S Hum-Cancelling

The NJ6S is an earnest and tamed version of the NJ4SV tone. Designed to sound as close as possible to our NJ6 model, with clarity and full bottom end.

nordstrandaudio.com