EMG PJ Set with BQC System

Pickup features: active P/J<,
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: ARIA PRO avb-45
Position: middle
Pickup being replaced: BARTOLINIS
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: LES CLAYPOOL, VICTOR WOOTEN
You musical style(s): hard rock,
Reason for pickup change: Wanted brighter sound w/more clarity

Perceived output level: Close to the Barts output, much better than stock
Tone: Balanced and Clear "sizzling" highs
Sonic evaluation: Hartke kickback 15 w/Tech 21 Bass Driver DI

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I like early FNM best. Chili/Tool/LEDZEP etc. etc. HARD ROCK!!!!

Comments: I've only had these pickups for 1 week and already like them a lot more than my barts. I bought the brightest p/j barts from their website,8SU[p]and 9JL4[j]respectively. Overall I think the barts were slightly warmer, but being that I ordered Bright, I thought they would have more clarity than they did. The bartolini's seemed to color my bass' original sound, which I felt the aria's original pups did not[loved sound of aria's pups,but way too noisy!].
The sound I always wanted was remniscent of Billy Gould's aria pro on their early albums[The Real Thing and Introduce Yourself],not his later,darker sound[Zon bass w/Barts].
I had Bill Fels at Guitar Factory advise me on replacement pups, as I wasn't happy w/barts. EMGs gave me that top-end punch I always wanted.
I've seen people refer to emgs as "sterile". Yes, your bass' sound, nice and clear, not with "colored" sounds[bartolini].
I found the original sound of my Aria's pickups, except they are much, much better.
Overall the barts sounded good also. Just not my sound.
Just one week w/EMGs and BQC three band eq preamp and already I love them 10x more.YEAH!
For my !@##$%$%@%@!!!! loooong search for FNM's early bass tone,[don't forget to add a pinch of distortion!] I'll give em a nice big "10".
BARTS ANYONE?