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  • 07-09-2018, 03:32 PM
    braindead0
    You can also make your own, there are tons of how to vids/sites.. Pickups aren't that complicated, the variations seems endless and making your own you can play around with specific parameters... if that's your thing.
  • 07-09-2018, 02:40 PM
    5Slinger
    Way late to this party :-) the answer is.....it depends. there are so many good pickups out there it depends on what tone you want to get. I have two Ps. One as a set of Geezer Butler EMGs that are aggressive and rock! The other has a set of DiMarzio Ultra Ps a little more vintage sounding but with a modern edge. Again, its a matter of personal taste. I also have a Fender PJ which sounds great and a Spector with Bartolini pickups. It sounds great but a lot darker. They all sound different to my ears, but none of them sound bad. Just different. Again "it depends" on what you want/like in tone. You can get a really nice set of pickups for just about 60 bucks.
  • 02-01-2016, 07:42 AM
    brian_primrose
    Thanks for the recomendation. I had not heard of these before.
    Brian
  • 01-31-2016, 03:56 PM
    DTLF
    The best precision bass pickup I've ever tried is the Klein Epic '62 P bass pickup. It sounds exactly like the bass tone on Santana's "Oye Como Va." Rich, resonant low mids . . .
  • 12-07-2015, 11:45 AM
    harleyman888
    I personally feel that the pickups you choose is an individual choice. Depending on the sound you want to attain. I don't care for the ones that come stock in mass produced basses. I have 3 basses now each a form of a precision bass but each with its own sound. I have a 94 MIM P with active EMG PAX pickups in it. I use this mosty for hard rock/progressive rock. I have a 2012 Squier P wim passive EMG GZR's in it which I use for play old style metal. Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult etc. Then I have my Crackercaster 456 with Nordstrand pickup in it I use mostly for blues.
  • 12-03-2015, 10:23 PM
    Elmeaux
    Quote Originally Posted by brian_primrose View Post
    PS Folks may be interested in the following review :http://www.jazzbassparts.com/pickups...z-bass-pickups
    Nice review! Thanks for the find.
  • 11-29-2015, 07:46 AM
    brian_primrose
    I agree with TM. It is a hard question. I do not llike the P/J arrangement, but this is just a question of esthetics. My skills with a soddering iron and my bank balance don't really lend them selves to swapping out a set of PUPs on one of the basses to try something else. If I ever get there, though I may be tempted to swap out the original Fenders on teh Jazz for a set Nordstrands.

    Brian

    PS Folks may be interested in the following review :http://www.jazzbassparts.com/pickups...z-bass-pickups
  • 11-26-2015, 04:31 PM
    TobiasMan
    Bartolinis on my MTD/Tobias basses, a piezo on my NXT and original Fender PUPs on the Precision bass.
  • 11-25-2015, 11:48 AM
    Elmeaux
    Quote Originally Posted by TobiasMan View Post
    Sorry, all my basses still have their original PUPs, so can't help you with this.
    What do you prefer? J-style? P-style? Soapbar? Any brands you prefer?
  • 11-25-2015, 11:44 AM
    TobiasMan

    Pickups

    Sorry, all my basses still have their original PUPs, so can't help you with this.

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