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    Hello bass players,
    I'm using 06' anniversay fender mex' jazz bass and I feel like my bass is not agressive enough.
    I want my bass to crunchy and aggresive, I want my bass to have an attitude, a pair of two.
    I was thinking about replacing my JJ mex pickups to the MOST aggresive S.D pickups.
    So pepole - what is the most bada** kind of S.D pickups for my bass?

    -Bass players unite \m/.

  • #2
    Re: Power to the bass

    Easier route is putting a RAT pedal on your bass.

    Here's ole Dave Mims with a low output bass pickup into a Rat pedal -listen at :43

    “For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard

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    • #3
      Re: Power to the bass

      I'm not a fan of bass pdeals.. I like the narural sound of the bass.
      I've heard that the SJB-3 the Q/P pickups are the most powerful S/D bass pickups.
      Is that right?

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      • #4
        Re: Power to the bass

        Originally posted by Asafender94 View Post
        I'm not a fan of bass pdeals.. I like the narural sound of the bass.
        I've heard that the SJB-3 the Q/P pickups are the most powerful S/D bass pickups.
        Is that right?
        I don't know which is the most powerful -but Quarter Pounders get a huge sound -but they are passive, so they won't approach the output of an active set, I know players like active hot EMGs because they have a slight aggressive growl and more detail -listen to any Primus song to hear the growl I speak of.

        I prefer passive to active for rock.

        You simply cant go wrong with QPs
        Last edited by NegativeEase; 01-01-2019, 03:41 PM.
        “For me, when everything goes wrong – that’s when adventure starts.” Yvonne Chouinard

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        • #5
          Re: Power to the bass

          Originally posted by NegativeEase View Post
          I prefer passive to active for rock. You simply cant go wrong with QPs
          As a long-time user of QPs, I agree on both points.

          I switched to another pickup in a few cases when I wanted less aggressive.
          '69 Fender Mustang bass
          '69 Gibson EB-1
          '76 Rickenbacker 4001 w/SD for Rick N & B
          '76 Fender Precision w/Dimarzio Model P
          '84 MIJ Fender Jazz Bass Special w/SD Hot for P neck & Dimarzio Model J for bridge [BEAD tuning]
          '99 Fretless MIJ Fender Precision/'87 MIJ Fender Squier Jazz hybrid w/SD QP for Jazz
          '12 MIM Fender Jazz w/Dimarzio Model J
          '14 Fretless Warmoth Custom T w/ SDCS Stack for SCPB N & B

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          • #6
            Re: Power to the bass

            QPs were my first thought.
            Oh no.....


            Oh Yeah!

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            • #7
              Re: Power to the bass

              The Quarter Pounds are really the hottest single coil passive Duncan pickups. You could also use a preamp to boost the signal, like the Rex Brown system, the Active Bass Preamp, or the Blackouts preamp.
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              • #8
                Re: Power to the bass

                Having used QPs in several basses for several years I can't see why the signal would need boosting. I had them in my '76 P for a long time and replaced them only because I didn't need/want something that hot.
                '69 Fender Mustang bass
                '69 Gibson EB-1
                '76 Rickenbacker 4001 w/SD for Rick N & B
                '76 Fender Precision w/Dimarzio Model P
                '84 MIJ Fender Jazz Bass Special w/SD Hot for P neck & Dimarzio Model J for bridge [BEAD tuning]
                '99 Fretless MIJ Fender Precision/'87 MIJ Fender Squier Jazz hybrid w/SD QP for Jazz
                '12 MIM Fender Jazz w/Dimarzio Model J
                '14 Fretless Warmoth Custom T w/ SDCS Stack for SCPB N & B

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