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my worry is that people describe Barts as dark, warm and rounded sounding ... where as I love the crunch and top end that you get from Sadowskys own pickups. but then my modulus flea has Barts and they sounded awesome

so from what I am hearing so far, would the Barts be better for an active set up?

haha .. but I don't see why modulus wouldn't be able to do that! it's a custom bass

wow ... some really great points made in favour of both pulling me this way and that

hey, thanks for the opinions so far .. helping me lots to make (eventual) best decision. lets assume it's a wooden neck & fingerboard for this discussion

hello, opinions would be greatly appreciated on the following. which pickups would be better with an Aguilar OBP-1 or 3? I would have assumed Nordstrands, however the people at Modulus think different ... Here's the feedback from Modulus on the questions you asked: 'I must admit that we haven’t had much experience with the Nordstrand J pickups coupled to any active preamps. We have done one bass that used Nordstrands in conjunction with an Aguilar OBP-1, and it seemed to work out quite well. If someone is looking for extra punch & headroom, then steering them to an active bass is definitely the right direction. For the record, I personally favor the Bartolini J pickups for use with any active system because they combine so well with preamps to create the complete tone: the pickups produce an even tone with tons of hearty low end, the graphite provides the high-end sparkle, and the active preamp adds the extra punch to allow all of those sounds to find their place in the tonal spectrum.' this was a reply from the chap who makes basses for professionals. however from what I have read elsewhere the Nordstrands will offer a much brighter vintage sound? I want the umph and power that comes from an Aguilar preamp but with that vintage sound!? so what will either pickup offer and which would be better? thanks