EMG GZR PJ Black

Jeg bestilte et sæt Jazz/P EMG pasive Geezer Butler signatur pickupper til at udskifte de oprideligt instalerede pickupper i min lavbudget bas en Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro bass.

Selvom manualen manglede nogle enkelte afgørende detaljer, forløb instalationen af disse lodefrie pickupper forholdsvist problemfri, og jeg er endda ikke videre velbevaret i elektronik.

Manualen forslog at jeg lodede forbindelserne til mit oprindelige jackstik på, da det medfølgende var for kort til den måde mit jackstik var instaleret på.
Men det lykkedes mig aligevel at undgå at lode også her, ved at klemme stikkene på output ledningerne ned over de stik der allerede var på mit jack output.

Som skum til at monterer under pickupperne, der ikke medfølger i pakken, klippede jeg passende stykker af det skum pickupperne var pakket ind i, og det fungerede perfekt.

Resoultatet skuffede ikke:

Meget mere klar, defineret og punchy lyd end de oprindelige pickupper, med en tilnærmelsesvist ens følsomhed over hele frekvenspsektret.

Især var forbedringen af Jazz pickuppen bemærkelsesværdig, hvor den originale Mikro Jazz bridge pickup har en tendens til at lyde lidt tynd og livløs, men selv for P pickuppen, som ellers er udemærket på Mikro bassen, var der en mærkant forbedring i tonen og kraften.

Som en extra bonus var min bas blevet fuldstændig fri fra støj fra den sigle coil bridge J pickup, og det på trods af at min bas ikke er ordenligt skærmet.

Opsummering;

På trods af manglerne i manualen vælger jeg ikke at lade det faktum trække ned på min overordnede vurdering, da det nu en gang er lyden der er det vigtigste.

Derfor 5 ud af 5 stjerner.

Alle pengene værd!

Installation: 3,5/5

Nem, selv uden teknisk kunnen.
Men da manualen magler visse detaljer, anbefaler jeg aligevel at man kikker på en af de instalations guider, som findes på YouTube, inden man begynder.

Der medfølger ikke skum til pickupperne, men det skum picupperne er pakket ind i passer perfekt, hvis man klipper det til med en saks.

Lyd: 5/5

Fabelagtig!

Aldrig har min Ibanez Mikro lydet så godt.

Klar, defineret og punchy lyd med en tilnærmelsesvis ens følsomhed over hele frekvensspektret.

Kan ikke anbefales varmt nok som upgradering af din billige lavbudget bas.

Og selv hvis du har en dyrere bas med P eller J/P figuration, kan der opnås en forbedring af toenen, hvis du leder efter pickupper der har de egenskaber jeg beskriver overfor.

Check these Geezer Butler PJHZ PU out and you will know why good quality cost more. My Squier PU was ok for a start but nowhere near the EMG. The price can seem a little high for some but you get a set of PU with a good punch and a great and even sound on all the strings. Easy way to turn a Squier Jaguar ss into a great sounding bass. Add the Fender high mass bridge and you are all set. If in doubt about these PU just look on the net and you will see a lot of happy bass player praising the EMG Geezer PU.

I recently upgraded my second-hand Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass (short scale) with the EMG GZR PJ pickup set, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.

Out of the box, I already liked the original P pickup—it had a solid tone that suited the bass well. The J bridge pickup, though, always felt like the weak link. It sounded thin and brittle, and on its own, it produced a noticeable amount of hum—typical for a single-coil. I considered just replacing the J pickup, but finding one that balances well with a P pickup can be tricky. That’s what led me to go all-in and replace both with the EMG GZR PJ set.

The difference is night and day.

The new neck pickup sounds at least as good as the original, maybe even a touch darker—which I actually prefer. It delivers that satisfying, punchy "thump" that you’d expect from a good P pickup, and it’s hard to believe it’s coming from a short-scale bass with such a slim neck.

The bridge pickup, though, is the real game changer. The EMG J pickup is a stacked humbucker, and it completely eliminates the hum I used to get with the stock single-coil. More importantly, it sounds fantastic—more mids and highs than the P, with a nice growl when you dig in, especially right above the pickup. It’s punchy, full, and perfectly balanced with the neck pickup. The bass is now dead silent when idle, which confirms the shielding is solid too.

Installation was a breeze—no soldering at all. Just plug and play. I did have to order new knobs to fit the EMG pots, but that was no big deal.

Tone-wise, I’m loving the flexibility. The P pickup alone is completely usable. Blending both pickups gives me a wide tonal palette just by adjusting the volume knobs. And best of all, the J pickup on its own is now actually usable—just roll off the tone a bit, and you're good to go. That was never the case with the original setup.

In short: this set breathed new life into my Jaguar Bass. Highly recommended if you're looking for a passive PJ upgrade with zero hum and a ton of character.