Members Ace Of Bass Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Just need one, for my weird bass with the single Jazz pickup. It's a little noisey. This bass is a great slapper, and will be used primarily as such, so punch is important. I was considering EMGs. Barts are a bit too Warm and gurgley for this bass.The bass is a 4-string Solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrestiaRules Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by Ace Of Bass Just need one, for my weird bass with the single Jazz pickup. It's a little noisey. stacked hums will work, ultra Jazz from Dimarzio, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 If the Nordstrand stacked jazz sounds even half as good as the NJ4 single coil I heard in Bpocall's Warmoth, I guarantee you will NOT be disappointed! That bass sounded fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Seymour Duncan also makes a Hot Stack (STK-J2) that might be worth considering. http://www.bestbassgear.com/basslines-pickups-stkj2.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yools Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by PrestiaRules stacked hums will work, ultra Jazz from Dimarzio, +1 I've got these in one of my basses and I'm really happy with them - no hum, and they reproduce a single coil sound fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members miles to go Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by bassplayer7770 Seymour Duncan also makes a Hot Stack (STK-J2) that might be worth considering.http://www.bestbassgear.com/basslines-pickups-stkj2.htm I had a hot stack in the bridge position of a MIM J for a while. I didn't like it. Too much midrange honk. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace Of Bass Posted June 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by miles to go I had a hot stack in the bridge position of a MIM J for a while. I didn't like it. Too much midrange honk. YMMV that is exactly what I want to avoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by miles to go I had a hot stack in the bridge position of a MIM J for a while. I didn't like it. Too much midrange honk. YMMV What pickup ended up sounding better? It was the bridge pickup, and, IMO, bridge pickups do tend to "honk" a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members miles to go Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by bassplayer7770 What pickup ended up sounding better? It was the bridge pickup, and, IMO, bridge pickups do tend to "honk" a bit... I had it with a Carvin h50 in the neck position. The Carvin I had lying around and the SD I bought as an experiment. I ended up putting another Carvin in the bridge position. I realize the bridge position always honks a bit, but the Hot Stack seemed to emphasize it a lot. It definitely cut, but I wanted something rounder and fuller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 the pickups in my Gibson SB450 hum a lot as well. Here is a pic Any suggestions on what I should do? I understand of course that the bass is over 30 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chris-dax Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by PrestiaRules stacked hums will work, ultra Jazz from Dimarzio, that's what I have and am very pleased with the sound. I can get what I consider a decent slap tone with them....c-d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted June 20, 2006 Members Share Posted June 20, 2006 Originally posted by L-1329 If the Nordstrand stacked jazz sounds even half as good as the NJ4 single coil I heard in Bpocall's Warmoth, I guarantee you will NOT be disappointed! That bass sounded fantastic! That'd be my recomendation as well. I dig my NJ4's and, if the stacked sound anywere near as good as mine, they're gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace Of Bass Posted June 21, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2006 I know the EMGs aren't humcancelling, but how noisey are they? Would one of those be okay in a single-J bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kalle Ylitalo Posted August 2, 2006 Members Share Posted August 2, 2006 STK-J1 classic for jazz bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BurnsinTO Posted August 2, 2006 Members Share Posted August 2, 2006 Originally posted by chris-dax that's what I have and am very pleased with the sound. I can get what I consider a decent slap tone with them....c-d +1 The DiMarzio Ultra Jazz is surprisingly quiet and very hot. I also happened to play the new active mexi jazz the other day and it has the Fender Noiseless pups on them. In either single mode, they were deadly quiet and had good tone. Don't know how they'd fare passive, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Bordwell Posted August 2, 2006 Members Share Posted August 2, 2006 Nordstrand NJ4SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted August 2, 2006 Members Share Posted August 2, 2006 Another vote for Dimarzio. Nice noise free J pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnybassman Posted August 2, 2006 Members Share Posted August 2, 2006 Originally posted by Darkstorm Another vote for Dimarzio. Nice noise free J pups. And yet another. I use a pair of DP123 in one of my Jazz basses. Very quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace Of Bass Posted September 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Originally posted by miles to go I had it with a Carvin h50 in the neck position. The Carvin I had lying around and the SD I bought as an experiment. I ended up putting another Carvin in the bridge position. I realize the bridge position always honks a bit, but the Hot Stack seemed to emphasize it a lot. It definitely cut, but I wanted something rounder and fuller. That was the other pickup that really interested me. I've never heard much good stuff about carvin pickups, alhtough the one time I played a carvin J, I loved the pickups, though I don't think they were stacked. So, for the price, how's the h50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members miles to go Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 I found the h50's to be very even and smooth, almost compressed sounding. They're not particularly aggressive, but nice and full. If punch is what you're after, you might want to look elsewhere. I'd say they're good pickups but not great. I probably wouldn't replace them in a bass, but I'm not sure they'd be my first choice for another upgrade. I shielded the pickup and control cavities when I put these in and the bass was whisper quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baracuda2004 Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 get either an MEC or a bart..not a lot of punch and both sound awesome for slapping..IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace Of Bass Posted September 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Originally posted by baracuda2004 get either an MEC or a bart..not a lot of punch and both sound awesome for slapping..IMHO I like barts, but hate MECs. I just saw a listing for this pickup: It doesn't say it's hum cancelling or any model number, but it has to be with that magnet structure, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rastafarian_nz Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 A tip: A J pickup that has a single, large pole piece per string will give you much greater punch than one with 2 per string, if any exist. A blade-style J will do the same (eg. EMG). Failing that, you could install a MM tapped to single coil, or any other humbucker for that matter. EDIT: Missed the part where it needs to be hum-cancelling. In that case, disregard most of what I just said, and go for the pickup that has the largest pole pieces. Oh bollocks, you're quick at replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace Of Bass Posted September 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Originally posted by rastafarian_nz A tip:A J pickup that has a single, large pole piece per string will give you much greater punch than one with 2 per string, if any exist. A blade-style J will do the same (eg. EMG). Failing that, you could install a MM tapped to single coil, or any other humbucker for that matter. Well, I already have two MM style basses.I'm most concerned about cutting down noise, so I'm not sure how well the EMG will work. I love the sound, but how noisey are they?The current pickup is okay, but it's very noisey and has a very harsh tone to it. I have a stacked humbucker in another bass--I want to keep it in that bass, but I suppose I could take out and put it in the Single-J to see how much of a difference it really makes on noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnybassman Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Originally posted by Ace Of Bass I like barts, but hate MECs. I just saw a listing for this pickup: It doesn't say it's hum cancelling or any model number, but it has to be with that magnet structure, right? Yup. That's humbucking. That is how the Dimarzo DP123s are laid out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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