Product: Seymour Duncan APJ-2 Lightning Rods
Price Paid: USD 90 USED
Submitted
12/22/2006
at
11:51pm
by
MB
Features
:
Active P/J pickups. Comes with V/V/T pots, capasitor, screws & wiring. Exposed poles for a vintage look.
Instrument
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I installed thes in an Fender American Deluxe Jazz that has been routed for a P-bass pup in the neck position. Dean Markly flatwounds.
Sound
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10
Wow! Tasty woody vintage tone. Not scooped, modern or hi fi.
Overall Rating
:
10
I belive these are the perect P/J pickup. I never thought I'd be singing the praises of an active pickup, but the Seymour Duncan APJ-2 Lightning Rods are truely something special. I bought them used with no intention of playing them. They were to go into a bass that was going up for sale, but now I'm keeping them in my #1 player.
No sparkly harsh highs like I expected from an active pickup. Very woody vintage tone. Very even volume from string to string. DEAD quite. Not one ounce of hum in any setting. Many more useable sounds than all the other P/J pickups I've experimented with. These are more "Fender" sounding than the Oringinal Precision + Noiseless Jazz that I used prior to these.
With the other combinations I've tired, the two pickups sounded like they were coming from two different basses. Not with these. The two pups have a very similar voice.
Now who knows. With a set of rounds maybe that annoying active sparkle might come out, but I don't think so.
These sound very quick, sharp, percise, not overly hot, and earthy like a P-bass should. Two enthusiastic thumbs up!
