Kaiu Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Hi, I have a Fender Jazz, which I love the look of and love the playability. However it just doesnt cut through nearly as well as my Musicman Sterling or my Ibanez ATK-500 (they are both active). I was think of replacing the bridge pickup in the Jazz or possibly putting active electronics in it. My initial thought was just to remove all the electronics + pickup from the Ibanez and install it into the Jazz, however that would be ruining a perfectly good Ibanez! I havn't seen or heard of anyone installing a Musicman style pickup into a Jazz. Would that be my best option or are there replacement Jazz pickups that can emulate that sound? Thanks! Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 How about an East J Retro, with the mids boosted. What i like is the passive bypass - ideal if you're gigging and worry about flat batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiu Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='King Tut' post='210611' date='Jun 1 2008, 05:22 PM']How about an East J Retro, with the mids boosted. What i like is the passive bypass - ideal if you're gigging and worry about flat batteries.[/quote] Thanks for the info! Looks very promising. In fact the switch looks like it might come in handy. Does anyone know how this would compare to the tone of a Musicman Stingray/Sterling with the eq on? Still open to other suggestions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 A Jazz will never sound like a Stingray - it's the pickups that give each their signature sound. A J-Retro won't make it sound like a different bass, it will however enhance how it already sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiu Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='210645' date='Jun 1 2008, 06:04 PM']A Jazz will never sound like a Stingray - it's the pickups that give each their signature sound. A J-Retro won't make it sound like a different bass, it will however enhance how it already sounds.[/quote] Thanks. I love the sound of the Jazz when we play acoustic however it fails to cut through full band. Whereas the Sterling cuts through, even though I don't like the tone quite as much as the jazz. I don't have a problem hearing it as I use in-ears, it's FOH i'm concerned about. Ok well, the J retro might help me eq it better to help cut through, other than that there's always the option of replacing pickups if there is enough room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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