pickup

[GUMM]

do i need to change pickup ? to improve my bass sound?
i jus bought a tgm bass guitar for 1 month.

 

[edyeo123]

u shldnt have bought the TGM bass...

 

[GUMM]

y? tgm sound ok ar?

 

[bigblackbear]

i dont play the bass, but from my knowledge on guitars, changing pickups should be the last thing to do to improve your sound

you should change your amps or bass rather than your pickups.

 

[subversion]

a good amp will propel good tones, regardless of the bass make (it could be an entry-level unit of acceptable standar). a trashy amp won't do you good even if you own a $5K bass & equipe it with boutique pickups...

 

[nnpmuzik]

you may like to try Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder pick ups.

My bass is an Ibanez GSR200 (P & J combination). I changed the stock neck pups (P style) to SD QP, the tone really kick*ss...

Now, I wanna change the stock J pups to SD QP too.... :mrgreen:

 

[emptyspaces]

it depends whether you want a hotter output and other factors as well.
i use the jazz quarter pounder pickups because it is hot (as in output).
however if the bass isn't that good, changing the pickups wont make much of a difference.

hope that help in some way or another.

 

[shinobi]

ya most of the time its a matter of matching the kind of pickup to the kind of bass you have. there's no way of determining what's universally good, it depends on the kind of sound you want from the tools that you have

 

[jinn]

Pickup

hey guys just wanna ask how much is it to change a pick up ?
I always like Squier Jazz Bass sound. Any idea how much and where to get ?
Currently i got a TGM bass, don't really like the sound so i'm seeking help from here =) Thanks guys!

 

[maikalikong]

i dont play the bass, but from my knowledge on guitars, changing pickups should be the last thing to do to improve your sound

you should change your amps or bass rather than your pickups.

Hi all,

I'm not sure about guitars but I believe changing pickups will DEFINITELY improve your sound on the bass. Besides, how many times do you get to choose what type of amp you get at a gig? Unless you get your own amp that is. So please please change you pickups. Go for Di Marzio or EMGs. I can't remember how much I changed mine for but they sound good to me!

Cheers,
Bird

 

[warwickw]

My recommendation is to change strings first, imho tat's the most important factor in getting a bass tone. Dead strings will sound dead even if it's on a custom boutique bass or a beginner bass. You dun need a marcus miller bass to sound like him, just use his signature strings and u can get fairly close that crisp slap signature tone on most basses.