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[universe]

hi,

i recently bought a fender mexican jazz bass (passive) for quite little money on ebay.
i really like it and it plays very well.
now i thought about building in new pickups but i'm not quite sure which to buy.

i've seen some seymour duncan on the internet. They offer quite a lot different pu's though...

does someone have experience or can give an advise which ones are good?

cheers!

[riskybizz]

The 'basslines' series are all decent, you can get active and passive sets too. Another really great upgrade you can make that will improve playability and tone is adding a Leo Quan badass bridge. I could not believe how much better my mim jazzbass plays with it. Clearer tone and better sustain also.

[universe]

thanks for your fast repy!

yeah, i've looked at some of the basslines pickups..
does anyone know if it's worth the money to buy an antiquity pu? or is the difference in sound not big comppared with the basslines pus?

[justinboutilier]

universe, on 29 June 2010 - 04:01 PM, said:

thanks for your fast repy!

yeah, i've looked at some of the basslines pickups..
does anyone know if it's worth the money to buy an antiquity pu? or is the difference in sound not big comppared with the basslines pus?

I replaced my stock jazz pickups with THESE and have not had a problem with them whatsoever. Really clear, just make sure whoever installs them grounds them properly. You won't be disappointed!

[born2lose]

Try the Fender CS60 Custom Shop Jazz Bass PUs. They are really cheap in the US and pull the most out of your MIM Jazz Bass.