String Bass Pickup

question about bass pickups?

i have an ibanez sdgr 305 5 string bass. the pickups suck.
any one know any pickups that would be good for it and fit ?

hello there,

EMG active pickups would be an upgrade.

Good luck,

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Grizzly H6051 Samba® 4 String Jazz Bass Pickups $59.95 …

Shadow 5 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle Standard $94.99 Shadow 5 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle Standard

EMG MM HZ Passive 4 String Bass Pickup Standard $89 EMG MM HZ Passive 4 String Bass Pickup Standard

Shadow 4 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle Standard $79.99 Shadow 4 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle Standard

EMG 45HZ Passive 6 String Bass Pickup Standard $89 EMG 45HZ Passive 6 String Bass Pickup Standard

EMG 35HZ Passive 4 String Bass Pickup Standard $89 EMG 35HZ Passive 4 String Bass Pickup Standard

EMG 40HZ Passive 5 String Bass Pickup Standard $89 EMG 40HZ Passive 5 String Bass Pickup Standard

Shadow 4 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle $79.99 The Shadow 4 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle features an incorporated saddle that is compensated for intonation. Large, high output ceramics provide superior frequency response and dynamic range. Pickup requires a bridge slot width of 8 mm.

Shadow 5 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle $94.99 The Shadow 5 String Acoustic Bass Bridge Pickup with Saddle features an incorporated saddle that is compensated for intonation. Large, high output ceramics provide superior frequency response and dynamic range. Pickup requires a bridge slot width of 8 mm.

EMG MM HZ Passive 4 String Bass Pickup $89 The MMHZ is a direct replacement for the original Music Man Bass Pickup. This pickup is passive (without internal pre-amp) and features a dual-coil design for low noise and plenty of output. The MMHZ housing is directly compatible with EMG's entire "Active" MM pickup line. All feature the "CS" design (Ceramic and Steel). The CS design has the punch and fullness of the older passive designs along with added brightness for a better-defined tone. EMG's Active CS Series Pickups feature the same construction and have proven popular among bass players. The five-pin connector allows multiple wiring combinations so you can get both dual-coil and single-coil tone with simple switching. Each Pickup is fully shielded for a minimum of noise.Package Includes: Mounting screws and springs.

Basslines SCPB Single Coil Pickup for P Bass $57.95 The Basslines SCPB single coil P bass pickup delivers the distinctive smooth output, increased treble, and full midrange of the original. In 1957, the designers of the original electric bass changed the pickup to a 2-coil system wired together to eliminate interference hum. They also used 2 pole pieces for each string to capture the greater string excursion of the bass guitar. Alnico V rod magnets.

Authentic Dixieland for String Bass $5.99 Authentic Dixieland for String Bass

Shadow SH 951 Single Side Upright Bass Bridge Pickup $112.8 The Shadow Single Side Upright Bass Bridge Pickup is not only a legend for Rockabilly bass players. Upright bass players from all around the world have appreciated and trusted this pickup for decades. A single bass pickup with 2 sensors, it has 2 opposing sensors to accurately reproduce the sound of the string and body vibrations. Sensors mount between the wing and feet of the bridge. Features a 1/4" female socket for instrument cable.

Shadow Double Side Upright Bass Professional Bridge Pickup $189.6 The Shadow Double Side Upright Bass Professional Bridge Pickup is an amazing upright bass pickup. Four sensors produce a natural sound whether you're plucking or bowing. The pickup has two opposing sensors per side to accurately reproduce the sound of the string and body vibrations. Sensors mount between the wings and feet of the bridge. Absolutely unparalleled deep bass sound!

Thomastik Spirocore 3/4 Bass G String $41.25 Thomastik-Infeld Spirocore bass strings feature a core that has greater elasticity than that of conventional strings, which means less inertia and a greater propensity for musical vibration.The sound is full and homogenous, balanced and voluminous. The string has been calibrated to satisfy the express wish of many artists for a string that is equally effective for arco and pizzicato playing styles.Bassists with a low C extension will value this string's reliability. Spirocore is also favored by jazz bassists for amplified pickup tone. Spirocore's hi-tech core makes for effortless fingering, responsive bowing, stable tuning, and a very long string life. With Spirocore the steel string's technical possibilities have been developed to their maximum.

EMG 40HZ Passive 5 String Bass $89 The 40HZ for 5-string bass features a dual-coil design for low noise and plenty of output. Using EMG's "CS" design (Ceramic and Steel), this pickup has the punch and fullness of older passive designs along with added brightness for a better defined tone. EMG-HZ bass models feature Solid "Bar" Poles that cover the entire width of the strings so any string layout can be used. Using an Extended Series housing, it is a direct replacement with EMG's entire "Active" pickup line. All HZ Pickups have EMG's exclusive 5-wire Quik-Connect output allowing any number of wiring combinations, and are fully shielded for a minimum of noise. String grounding is recommended to further decrease noise. Package Includes: Mounting screws and springs.

EMG 35 HZ Passive 4 String Bass $89 The 35HZ Passive Pickup for 4-string bass features a dual-coil design for low noise and plenty of output. Using EMG's "CS" design (Ceramic and Steel), this pickup has the punch and fullness of older passive designs along with added brightness for a better defined tone. EMGHZ features solid bar poles that cover the entire width of the strings so any string layout can be used. Using an Extended Series housing, it is a direct replacement with EMG's entire active pickup line. All HZ Pickups have EMG's exclusive 5-wire Quik-Connect output allowing any number of wiring combinations, and are fully shielded for a minimum of noise. String grounding is recommended to further decrease noise. Package Includes: Mounting screws and springs.

Dtar Bass Soundspot Pickup Standard $111.3 Dtar Bass Soundspot Pickup Standard

Basslines SCPB-3 Quarter-Pound Single-Coil P-Bass Pickup $57.95 The Basslines SCPB-3 Quarter-Pound is a single-coil P-Bass pickup recommended for blues, classic rock, garage, heavy rock, classic rock and nu-metal. Developed for the bassist who need the slammin' output of the Hot but with even stronger attack. The 1/4" diameter pole pieces add more string sensitivity than the Hot pickup. The Basslines Quarter-Pound pickup delivers aggressive tonal response with strong bottom end and lots of mids. Also adds tremendous tonal versatility to a single pickup electric bass.

ToneGear The String Cleaner for Bass Standard $12.99 ToneGear The String Cleaner for Bass Standard

Single String Studies For Bass Guitar $19.88 Single String Studies For Bass Guitar

Basslines AJB-5 Active 5-String Single-Coil Bass Pickup Neck $108.95 The bridge pickup has smooth highs and a solid bottom for warmth and clarity. The focused midrange gives excellent definition. The neck pickup provides fat presence with enough punch and snap to give the E string brilliance and definition. The fully discrete, ultra-quiet, 9-volt preamp delivers low impedance output with excellent dynamic range. As a result of the micro power circuit design, you can enjoy up to 2,000 hours of continuous battery life. Please be advised that this pickup WILL NOT retrofit 5-string Fender Jazz Bass guitars without modification. (Routing for the preamp is necessary.) Specify bridge or neck pickup.

Basslines AJB-5 Active 5-String Single-Coil Bass Pickup Bridge $108.95 The bridge pickup has smooth highs and a solid bottom for warmth and clarity. The focused midrange gives excellent definition. The neck pickup provides fat presence with enough punch and snap to give the E string brilliance and definition. The fully discrete, ultra-quiet, 9-volt preamp delivers low impedance output with excellent dynamic range. As a result of the micro power circuit design, you can enjoy up to 2,000 hours of continuous battery life. Please be advised that this pickup WILL NOT retrofit 5-string Fender Jazz Bass guitars without modification. (Routing for the preamp is necessary.) Specify bridge or neck pickup.

Basslines APJ-2 Lightnin’ Rods Electric Bass Pickup Set $157.95 Basslines APJ-2 Lightnin' Rods are active 4-string pickups for Jazz Bass, P Bass, and P-J configurations. Lightnin' Rods pickups were designed to meet the needs of today's modern bassist who insists on an authentic, "original" look. The vintage pole piece design doesn't suggest that there's a highly sophisticated preamp under the cover, but there is. For Jazz Bass, the bridge pickup has smooth highs and a solid bottom for warmth and clarity. The focused midrange gives the kind of definition that vintage pickups are so famous for. The neck pickup is fat and present with enough punch and snap to give the E-string brilliance and definition. The P Bass replacement pickup is fat and present with those famous "warm-and-woody" mids that P Bass players adore.The Lightnin' Rods pickup's fully discrete, ultra-quiet, single battery preamp delivers low impedance output with excellent dynamic range. As a result of the micro power circuit design, you can enjoy up to 2,000 hours of continuous battery life. Lightnin' Rods pickups are direct replacements and require no bass guitar modification. A wiring diagram and all necessary mounting hardware, pots and battery clip are included.

EMG EMG-J Active Bass Pickup Set Black $159 Sweeping harmonic overtones and clarity, these active bass pickups have full-bodied sounds that add new dimensions to your bass playing. They have very low ratios of resistance to inductance that increase the low-frequency response, yet still maintain the narrow aperture for that typical Jazz Bass tone. Instead of the side-by-side pole pieces, the EMG-Js use single-pole crescent-shaped magnetic fields to complement the radiused fingerboard. So whether you play fretted or fretless bass, you'll get incredible sound yet retain that traditional tone.Recommended maximum overall string width, however, is 2-3/4" (70 mm). The EMG-J bass pickups come complete with prewired harnesses including dual volume controls, master tone controls, output jacks, battery clips, and pickup adjustment screws.

EMG J HZ Passive Jazz Bass Pickup Set $109 The JHZ Pickup Set uses a stacked design with ceramic magnets and a laminated steel core. Includes one long (bridge) pickup and one short (neck) pickup. EMG's exclusive 5-wire Quik-Connect™ output allows any number of wiring combinations. HZ pickups are fully shielded for a minimum of noise. String grounding is recommended to further decrease noise.