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I replaced my CIJ fretless Jaco Jazz PUs and tried Nordstrand, Qtuners and the original Fenders.

To be frank I could get my tone out of all of them, but with the Nordstrand I was happiest and I've been happy with this choice since then. Great company to deal with. They answer emails and all that!

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Davo

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I've got Ultra Jazz in mine and they are killer! Silent and mega punchy and responsive, although if you're after a vintage sorta sound I would look elsewhere. They sound incredible, although not like a trad single coil sound. I've tried various pickups in my jazz including SDs and the Dimarzios are by far the best IMHO. I've also got model p/j in my RBX, although obviously I can't really do a direct comparison for you.

I picked my Ultras up for 89.99 a couple of months ago, and there were a few places online doing them for that price. Incredible value!

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Nordstrand get fantastic reviews, as do Fralins. I know 2 people using Fralins in their Jazz basses and they swear by them.

From my own experience, I've used Bartolini pickups for 20 years and would recommend them to anyone.

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[quote name='bubinga5' post='1278825' date='Jun 22 2011, 06:10 PM']the Di Marzio Ultra jazz sound great although it does seem that they do have a more scooped mid sound.. wonder what the Model J's are like..[/quote]

Take it from me, the model Js are super, great growly tone, not too toppy, warm mids and loads of bottom end. They sound great through the J-Retro, so probably great for active jazzers.

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[quote name='giblett123' post='1274948' date='Jun 19 2011, 05:05 PM']Have you heard any of the "bare knuckle" pups? A mate of mine had a bass with them in, sounded like a great trad kind of noise to me.[/quote]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142435"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=142435[/url]

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