SurrenderMonkey said:I'm doing something similar mostly as an experiment. Benefits, I'm expecting a more cutting tone, more versatility. I'm not a fan of tone shaping on the amp that I mostly keep flat (I always prefered the tone I get from tweaking my preamps).
EVOLVEBASS said:IMO, if you have Jazz bass pickups, they have to be active. Passive J's are just too darn noisy. My two cents anyway.
Mr Rabble said:Unluckily, once they're actve, they're no more Jazz pickups...
EVOLVEBASS said:Mr Rabble said:Unluckily, once they're actve, they're no more Jazz pickups...
We've gone through the semantics of this before. It's still appropriate to refer to them as J's.
Doog said:If Fender Jazz Pups are anything like the single coils in the Ric (I have never owned a Fender ANYTHING, no plans to) then they buzz like a bee on meth. I've had times where I simply couldn't use that bass for a gig or recording because of the buzz.
There are both split and stacked pickups in J housing. So active is not the only option.EVOLVEBASS said:IMO, if you have Jazz bass pickups, they have to be active. Passive J's are just too darn noisy. My two cents anyway.
anghel said:i hate active things .. put on some split coil J pickups: 9CBJD pair - Jazz Bass shape neck (short) and bridge (long) pickups have dual in-line hum cancelling coils.
List Price $ 170
by Bartolini, or you can find Delano's, or others. dual in line, means the single coil bar is broken in two half parts, and there's no hum anymore.