cold Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I'm new to all this, and i was just wondering what you guys all think of Bartolini bass pick ups. are they any good? or should i go with something else like EMG. and what about a pre-amp, is it needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Bartolini's, are in my opnion the best pickup for the best price. There are better, if you want to spend TONS of cash. But barts are really great. They are all i use now, and they have a really kickin pre amp as well. But they have such good out put, that unless you want the amazing tonal control that a pre amp provides, you would be fine with some passive pickups. good qualtie bass- get some passives shawty bass- get some actives to cover up the bad sound of the wood selection. EMG's are good, but I think they sound to 'electrical' barts have a much more natural sound i think. -dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basey Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 bartolinis are really good if you like a clear "transparent' sound. If your looking for more of a high gain sound try seymor duncan basslines. I really don't care for EMG Bass pickups anymore. Some people like a bass without a preamp for the vintage sound. But a good preamp shapes the tone of the bass. You'll pay alot more money to shape the tone in the same way on an amplifier. Besides you can always put on a preamp bypass switch. Bartolini and aguilar both make excellent onboard bass preamps. I haven't try it yet but I heard the aguilar obp3 is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold Posted July 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 sweet guys, thanks!!! intill now i was told by someone on this fourms that emg's are the best. i guess now all i gotta do is shop around for the best prices. Anyone got some suggestion on that? thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold Posted July 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 lol, you know what that was the first place ive looked, and i couldnt find any. im looking at the Bartolini M34C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-m34c-pickups.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold Posted July 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 yep thats where i first found them. now im just looking around you see if any other place has them cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 http://guitarelectronics.zoovy.com/categor...olini/?s=16&p=2 save $5 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basey Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 check out www.bassgear.com It's like a classifieds for bassists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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