alexa3020

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I have 2001 Mexican Jazz Bass & I'm looking to upgrade. Unfortunately I cant fund a new bass purchase. I'm looking at other ways to improve the sound. I'm thinking pickups. I have some Amazon vouchers that only work at the .com site & not .co.uk - which means whatever I buy will have to be shipped from U.S - So pickups are nice and inexpensive to ship but I am fairly limited to what I can get. I was hoping if someone could advise on the following at give an opinion as to whether they will improve the sound. I like the look of the Aguillar AG 4J-60, but I'm basing that on.... well, nothing actually. It would be great if someone in the know could give me their opinion - I play in a Rock band. Links below Cheers Guys [b] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Jazz-Noiseless-Original-Pickups/dp/B0019BOU1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-2&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Jazz-Noiseless-Original-Pickups/dp/B0019BOU1E/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-2&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url][/b] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Noiseless-Jazz-Pickups-Black/dp/B000VCC8X4/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-3&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Noiseless-Jazz-Pickups-Black/dp/B000VCC8X4/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-3&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Aguilar-AG-4J-60-4-String-pickup/dp/B003N3TPM0/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-4&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Aguilar-AG-4J-60-4-String-pickup/dp/B003N3TPM0/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-4&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-2123-001-Original-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35DSE/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-6&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-2123-001-Original-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35DSE/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-6&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-005-5230-000-American-Vintage-Reissue/dp/B003AYPHP6/ref=sr_1_9?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-9&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-005-5230-000-American-Vintage-Reissue/dp/B003AYPHP6/ref=sr_1_9?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-9&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-001-Noiseless-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35BE0/ref=sr_1_10?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-10&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-001-Noiseless-Bridge-Pickup/dp/B005M35BE0/ref=sr_1_10?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-10&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-002-Jazz-Noiseless-Pickup/dp/B005M358UM/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-11&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Fender-099-3117-002-Jazz-Noiseless-Pickup/dp/B005M358UM/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-11&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Lace-02100-J-Bass-Neck-Black/dp/B001DKWDMY/ref=sr_1_12?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-12&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup"]http://www.amazon.com/Lace-02100-J-Bass-Neck-Black/dp/B001DKWDMY/ref=sr_1_12?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1382111462&sr=1-12&keywords=jazz+bass+pickup[/url]

Cheers guys!

Hi guys, I have just bought a Hartke ha5500 rated 550w @ 4ohms (my ashdown mag c210 just wasn't loud enough!). Anyway I have a 250w@8ohm Ashdown mag extension caninet and for the short term I may use this with hartke till I get a decent cab. From what I have read, am I right in saying that because the speaker is 8ohm the wattage to the speaker will be less (closer to the 250w speaker rating). With regard to buying a new cab, I will probably only buy & use 1 - should I ideally get a 550w or above at 4ohm? Cheers

Well, I had a feeling I was doing something wrong. I was using the pod cos i could get a bit more volume. That shouldn't be a problem now cos I just won a hartke ha5500 on eBay - now to find a decent cab to pair it with...

Hi All, So... a bit about myself. My names Alex and I play in a band called 'the simpletone'. I currently have a Fender Jazz bass (mexican) and an Ashdown evo2 Mag c210 amp. I also have a line 6 pod xt. Recently I have been experimenting using my Ashdown amp as a power amp and my pod as pre amp. I have joined the site because I always have little questions about the way I set up my gear and no one to answer them. So this forum should be good for me. Cheers Alex