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philthygeezer
07-30-2006, 04:46 PM
I'm looking for something passive, preferably humbucking with high output, balls and growl. Something J-like but with more. So far, the DiMarzio model J's seem to be good candidates.
philthygeezer
07-31-2006, 10:12 PM
*tumbleweed rolls past...*
cdb
07-31-2006, 10:15 PM
*tumbleweed rolls past...*

Well, for my franken jazz, I used Fender MIA pups with very good results. Nice distinct tones outta both pups. So thats my experience. Fender body, ancient hofner j bass copy neck, 500k pots and the above mentioned pups make a nice j bass.
sunburstbasser
07-31-2006, 11:33 PM
Ultra J's kinda do the vintage Fender, and also nail the modern Super Fender sounds.

Bartolini makes a few humbucking Js as well.

I'm a fan of Kent Armstrongs personally, unfortunately they don't offer a humbucking J pickup that I know of.:(

Oohh..

Aero may have a J-bucker.
i_wanna_les_paul
08-01-2006, 12:16 AM
Ultra J's kinda do the vintage Fender, and also nail the modern Super Fender sounds.

Bartolini makes a few humbucking Js as well.

I'm a fan of Kent Armstrongs personally, unfortunately they don't offer a humbucking J pickup that I know of.:(

Oohh..

Aero may have a J-bucker.
They're not 'buckers, but Rio Grande Muy Grandes really have some cojones. I had one in the bridge of my P/J and it had a nice tone to it.

Dustin
allan
08-01-2006, 06:22 AM
Seems like we've been here before. My vote goes for Duncan Antiquitys - not humbucking, but you'd be hard pressed to find a better Jazz pickup :)
bassesofalessergod
08-01-2006, 06:26 AM
Seems like we've been here before. My vote goes for Duncan Antiquitys - not humbucking, but you'd be hard pressed to find a better Jazz pickup :)
thats what i use so you know they must be good.
ModmanQ6
08-01-2006, 11:12 AM
Fralins... (http://www.fralinpickups.com/bass.asp)

http://www.fralinpickups.com/images/jazzbass_neck.jpg
sheepdog
08-01-2006, 12:26 PM
nordstrand?

They have a few different styles (humcancelling and single coil)
Jugghaid
08-01-2006, 12:34 PM
Duncan Basslines sound like theey are right up your alley. They make a Stacked Jazz set that is really nice.

Personally I like the Antiquities or Lindy Fralins on a Jazz better, but they are not high output nor humbucking.
beam
08-01-2006, 12:53 PM
I'm going with the Model J's myself :)
ModmanQ6
08-01-2006, 01:01 PM
Personally I like the Antiquities or Lindy Fralins on a Jazz better, but they are not high output nor humbucking.
If you follow the link, the Fralins do come in a humbucking version...