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Originally Posted by 4mal
first LPB I've had. Nice color for a metallic... I switched the pickups in my MIJ 75 RI J to Duncan SJB-1's and picked up some detail. The SJB-1 is one of my personal 'benchmark' favorite J pairs. They also have the advantage of flying under most folks radar - so they sell used cheap. Generally $70 a pir shipped. I recently swapped the Duncan's out for Dimarzio Ultra Jazz as I wanted to try a humbucking J again - it's been a few years. I have them installed with each pickup's coils in parallel.
Output wise - similar to the SJB-1 - not real hot - which I consider a good thing.
Definately quieter. Lots of mid range detail and a nice solid low end. Maybe not quite as detailed on top - or maybe less bright - or maybe more mid - promient ... I'm leaving them in for a while, the lack of noise is certainly an advantage.
I had heard these before and didn't like them. - my guess is that the coils were wired in series. To my ear that makes things get boomy and kinda 'dullish' - or as dubbya might say "Puttin' those coils in series dullificates' that bass."
I have to say that I'm impressed with the basic character of the MIJ split P. They done good on that one for sure.
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Sweet bass Mal. I think the word you might be looking for is "dullifies"....
