Skezza

Oh and the other reason i want to go passive is that the preamp in this guitar i really dislike the sound but what are the best pickups

I have decided to make one of the three 5 string bass collections that i own into a passive bass because i have 3 i quite like passives basses my two fenders are passive jazzes my first bass collection was a passive 4 string and it sounded great (good pickups) so who make the best passive jazz bass pickups ???????

Pete I assume the delanos went in without any wood carving. can you check the measurments of them for me I have had delanos on a p bass and really liked them

firstly I would like to thank basschatters for the posts of advice they have made. secondly thanks to Andy and bass bunny for the phone calls for all the pickup experts here the dimensions of both pickups the bass are collection pickups are 94mm long 18mm wide and the lug centres are 40mm

thanks guys for all your contributions. I have had two passive 4 string bass collections and four active 5 string bass collections. I currently have 3 active 5 string bass collections the jazz bass style with the brass nut they all have different preamps but as i acquired them secondhand I do not know if any or all are original. I gig one of them most of the time I am not sure why they are all a bit noisy when i try to use any of the pickups individually. not massive noise you would not notice it on a gig but you would in a studio. for absolutely silent use I use a spector with emgs and the emg B340 3 band preamp. THe build quality on the bass collections i think is really good and I would like to upgrade the electrics and or pickups if possible

this is where i need the advice are all jazz bass pickups the same size I was hoping to find a luthier with the relevant experience the current preamp is 4 knobs which are fixed rigid to a printed circuit board so i was looking to replace it with another 4 knob preamp its a 2 band with volume and pan

I use a 5 string active bass collection for most of the gigging I do. I am very pleased with the bass generally BUT I would like to upgrade the pickups and the pre amp as the pickups are a bit noisy when used individually ok when both on. I live in staffordshire and need a good luthier who does this work and can advise me OR HOPEFULLY ADVICE ON HERE I spoke to two local luthiers who would change the pickups if i got the new ones but both said it was up to me to find the pre amp. so where do i go to find the gear and the advice

I use a 5 string active bass collection for most of the gigging I do. I am very pleased with the bass generally BUT I would like to upgrade the pickups and the pre amp as the pickups are a bit noisy when used individually ok when both on. I live in staffordshire and need a good luthier who does this work and can advise me OR HOPEFULLY ADVICE ON HERE I spoke to two local luthiers who would change the pickups if i got the new ones but both said it was up to me to find the pre amp. so where do i go to find the gear and the advice

I have a EMG B30 preamp in my spector legend 5 classic ltd edition how does the preamp warn me when the battery is low? Or have i been spoiled by a john east preamp with an LED