Re: Fender Noiseless J Pickups



"Benj" <bjacoby@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1156320062.882236.251010
@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:


TazBass wrote:
I believe my fretless active Jazz has the noiseless P/U/s and they're
excellent. No sounds like my others and I'm using the Fender teflon tape
wound strings on it.

What do you mean by "No sounds like my others"? You mean no buzz or hum
when you select just one pickup? Do they have a sound like the standard
single coil (hummy) pickups?

Benj



Some of my P & J basses get a "hum" from time to time. The fretless has
never given me that hum. I normally play w/ both p/u's.
.



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