john Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hi guys, Its time for me to get some pups for the bass. I was thinking of stretching out and buying a pair of EMG-HZ pickups @ $75 each , i thought about it for a while , and im not quite prepared to spend $150 on pickups for what is only my first project guitar. So im looking for something cheaper but still very good. how about "Select by emg" i have a pair of select humbuckers on my 1987 hohner headless bass, and i am quite happy with them, the can give a beautiful tone especially when used with a pre-amp. i would like the growl and punchiness of J-bass pickups, i think it would suit my new bass perfectly. so how about these: stewmac #1146 any other ideas? i have tried looking for other websites that sell bass pickups , but no joy yet. thanks, john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 look at carvins catalog. the pickups are pretty good and reasonably prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted March 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 yeah , those prices look nice , one problem though! I live in Ireland and they only deliver to usa and canada..... doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 one thing just my opinion.i love the way active pickups sound on a bass.way more punchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_FR0D0 Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Yes, for Bass go the active way !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 John, try this link Nevada They are the UK distributer for Carvin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 yeah carvin has a great line of active and passive pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezifon Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 torres engineering sell second hand brand pickups cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbsharp Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Carvin J99 single coil. $49 can't be beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted March 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 i checked that nevada site, they dont appear to have them listed. i`ll drop them an e-mail and see if they can supply them. yeah your right about active in a bass, cant live without it , unless your all out of 9v batteries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbsharp Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 John try www.carvin.com . under bass parts or kit parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted March 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 tried already, great prices but they dont ship outside of usa or canada, thanks. john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DStahl Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 I haven't done a bass yet (though I'm looking at parts and getting psyched up) but I have HEARD that Mighty Mite pickups are pretty good. Do a Google on "Mighty Mite" and you'll find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoëlyD Posted March 20, 2003 Report Share Posted March 20, 2003 if you wanna have the pickups dropped here, ill send em over to you.... thats if you trust anyone on this board at least.... i play a hamer stellar.... with dual humbuckers... and it looks like you want single coils..... if you wanna email me.... do so... njdmole@aol.com.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNeeds Posted March 20, 2003 Report Share Posted March 20, 2003 Haven't seen Mighty Mite pick ups in the UK for years... They had a good fight with DiMarzio way back when I used humbuckers. Fine pickups too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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