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[dude]

hey guys, im using a fender standard made in mexico 21 frets jazz bass and i was just kind of wondering what kind of pickups should i get, cos i know absolutely nuts about what pickups to buy. i dig sounds of radiohead, and i really do like punchy sounds. so, what would be suggested and where do i get em.

 

[jbarks]

hot stacks. the vintage jazz pups are pretty punchy too, if you're into the bigger mids sort of thing.

 

[cherns]

Nordstrand NJ4SE

Soundclips here

 

[wangdexian]

Hahaha, I can never afford anything from Cherns. :lol:

 

[dude]

any idea which music shop brings in seymour duncans? is it davis?

 

[wangdexian]

Yes, Davis carries them.

 

[Sunnybass]

Oh actually guitar connection below excelsior hotel helps you search for pickups too. Recently i just got them to put a pair of active seymour duncans in my yamaha.

 

[wangdexian]

You mean they ship it in for you?
How much did you pay?

 

[dude]

is it easy to replace pickups on your own? i havent done it before.

 

[Sunnybass]

Well they'll get their pickups from other suppliers. From what i know sometimes they get it from davis too. If you want them to ship in for you they'll do that also but will end up paying quite a lot. I paid 260 for mine.

 

[dude]

how do i change the pickups and where can i change em if its too difficult? any idea how much to change pickups?

 

[Timex]

Well it really depends on the pick ups itself. You can get major brands like Duncan, Marzio and Fender.They range from 90 to 120 first hand. The installation is straight forward. YOu need some tools though. Solder iron, solder, screw driver and cutter.

Open up the guitar and make mental notes of which wire goes where especially the switch. Unsolder one pickup and replace it with the new one. Do this one at a time so that you do not cock up the wiring.

When you are done, do not screw in the pick guard.You need to double check your wiring. Plug in your guitar to the amp. Take a metallic object such as a screw driver and tap the pick ups one at a time. A "thud" sound should be heard.Move the selector switch and tap the corresponding pick up/pickups. If its all good,screw the pick guard on. Re-string and calibrate the height of the pickups to your string height.

 

[dude]

soldering sounds difficult man. i've never done it before and i don't have a solder. man. any idea where can i change my pickups and for how much?

 

[Sunnybass]

Hey bro dude, you can change your pickups at guitar connection at excelsior shopping centre basement. Their service charges are slightly higher but its worth it as they're more professional in their workmanship.

 

[dude]

have you got any idea how much it will cost?

 

[squidospyder]

Well they'll get their pickups from other suppliers. From what i know sometimes they get it from davis too...

<sidetrack> Hahaha you're very right there. Oh no now the secret's out... No lah basically they're doing a service of sourcing the items you want so you don't have to go around asking shops if you sell this and that. Like one-stop for whatever you need. But it means you end up paying more... As compared to finding where exactly to find, eg a Boss DS-1. You'll be surprised some people actually don't know and they can't be bothered to find out, so they have someone get it for them. Its a service... </sidetrack>