exin
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I'm not sure how many of you guys change your pickups. So let's start a thread here and post your reviews on your pickups, whether EMGs, Basslines, Barts, Aero, Nordstrand, MEC or other brands that you change to. Don't bother reviewing no-brand pickups cos no point, people want also can't find.
I'm sure many of you will agree that pickups form the quintessence of our bass guitar besides the wood material and stuff, no pickups means no sound .. (DUH!).
I'll start with my pickup review. Alembic Jazz Pickups and MEC Gold Jazz pickups. So far these are the 2 branded pickups that i had on my basses. I'll start with the Alembic one first.
Alembic -
Very nice smooth tone, i regretted not changing it out and keeping it man. Mine was some really old vintage pickup that had the "Alembic" word carved into the pickup cover. The newer Alembics have their words in silver like Basslines do. Sounded alot like a bart pickup. Okay, honestly i'm not too sure how a bartolini pickup sounds, i only played a Pedulla once that was equipped with that pickup. Had really nice smooth lows that weren't muddy but was clear and defined with the warmness that wasn't too boomy. Just nice. The mids were well-balanced and it sounded really "in-place", not too harsh either. The highs were just nice, with enough highs to get that percussive sound out from your bridge pickup and that "pop" when you slap. Other than that everything was perfect except that i didn't get a preamp installed (stupid right?) ... cos i got cheated by the guy who changed my pickups for me. Joker ...
MEC Gold -
These are the pickups that are currently found on my Warmoth. Same brand as the ones Warwick use for their basses. Really nice Warwick growl to it. The pickups catch every nuance of your string vibrations without being muddy in anyway. Fuyooo ... you should have heard it when Warwick strings were installed on my bass man ... the low B string had that distinct Warwick growl to it ... really shiok.
Anyway, sorry for being carried away .. the lows are nice and round without being muddy, use the correct strings and you can have a nice clear and defined low end on your bass. Mids are nicely balanced but compared to the Alembic pickups, these pickups had a bit more low mid-range added to it. the highs are brillant without being brittle with a nice sweet tone to it. That's about all i can say.
Hope these will help those who want to change pickups in the future to choose.
Cheers,
Jason
I'm sure many of you will agree that pickups form the quintessence of our bass guitar besides the wood material and stuff, no pickups means no sound .. (DUH!).
I'll start with my pickup review. Alembic Jazz Pickups and MEC Gold Jazz pickups. So far these are the 2 branded pickups that i had on my basses. I'll start with the Alembic one first.
Alembic -
Very nice smooth tone, i regretted not changing it out and keeping it man. Mine was some really old vintage pickup that had the "Alembic" word carved into the pickup cover. The newer Alembics have their words in silver like Basslines do. Sounded alot like a bart pickup. Okay, honestly i'm not too sure how a bartolini pickup sounds, i only played a Pedulla once that was equipped with that pickup. Had really nice smooth lows that weren't muddy but was clear and defined with the warmness that wasn't too boomy. Just nice. The mids were well-balanced and it sounded really "in-place", not too harsh either. The highs were just nice, with enough highs to get that percussive sound out from your bridge pickup and that "pop" when you slap. Other than that everything was perfect except that i didn't get a preamp installed (stupid right?) ... cos i got cheated by the guy who changed my pickups for me. Joker ...
MEC Gold -
These are the pickups that are currently found on my Warmoth. Same brand as the ones Warwick use for their basses. Really nice Warwick growl to it. The pickups catch every nuance of your string vibrations without being muddy in anyway. Fuyooo ... you should have heard it when Warwick strings were installed on my bass man ... the low B string had that distinct Warwick growl to it ... really shiok.
Anyway, sorry for being carried away .. the lows are nice and round without being muddy, use the correct strings and you can have a nice clear and defined low end on your bass. Mids are nicely balanced but compared to the Alembic pickups, these pickups had a bit more low mid-range added to it. the highs are brillant without being brittle with a nice sweet tone to it. That's about all i can say.
Hope these will help those who want to change pickups in the future to choose.
Cheers,
Jason
what pickups are those?
don't really listen much to radiohead too nowadays..their music is too depressing.