Fender Marcus Miller MIJ Pickup Comparison

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Fender Marcus Miller 4 string basses, maple neck, made in Japan (MIJ).
Both Basses made in 2007.
White bass is all original with stock pickups.
Natural Bass is also all original except Fender Noiseless GEN4 pickups.
Dunlop Nickel Wound 45-105 strings - same on both basses.
0:19 Both Pickups, Pasive, Pick
3:00 Both Pickups, Active, Treble boost 60%, Bass boost 70%
5:52 Neck Pickup, Active, Treble boost 90%, Bass boost 100%
CORRECTION!
From 6:27 Natural bass is powered by neck pickup, just like the white one before it.
7:34 Both Pickups, Active, Treble boost 100%, Bass boost 100%
10:14 Bridge Pickup, Pasive
12:00 Both Pickups, Active, Treble boost 100%, Bass boost 100%, Slap
I'm sorry I didn't manage to present more sound combinations due to the limited time ... maybe next time.
Let me know in the comments what you think about the sound :)
Many thanks to my friend Kosta who lent me his beautiful basses for the test.
Recorded through Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 with just a bit of compression on both basses.
Music themes in this video:
-Rocky soundtrack theme
-Lenny Kravitz - It ain't over 'til it's over
-Led Zeppelin - Immigrant song
-Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wanderland
-Weather Report - Teen Town
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[@miladbgn]

Definitely stock pickups! Nice video. Thanks.

[@eugenechek7288]

Very cool, as always. Greetings from Moscow.

[@ObraBass]

Thank You :) Regards from Novi Sad

[@TraceElliot42]

Nice comparison, thank you! I also slightly prefer the stock pickups version, I wish you would have checked the preamp to really confirm they were both stock too.

[@ObraBass]

As I can remember, both preamps are original stock.

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

Maybe the white one. To my ears it sounds more open, more medium too. Thank you for this great comparison.

[@ObraBass]

Thank You for watching :)

[@philippecambray4689]

I do agree, i go for stock pickups

[@mrbungle7586]

Hey, good demo. Both sound good. I'm wondering if the white bass has a different preamp. It looks like the J East MM pre. Is that correct? Also which did you prefer? Cheers

[@ObraBass]

Thanks. I'm not aware that the preamps were different. They are not mine so I can not compare it now. I might say that I prefer the white one for a bit, but just because it was easyest to play regarding strings action.

[@mrbungle7586]

@@ObraBass thanks for your reply. I have the natural version, all stock pups and preamp and it's a great bass. Again, your song choices were great and well played.

[@ObraBass]

CORRECTION! From 6:27 Natural bass is powered by neck pickup, just like the white one before it.

[@nielsonribeironielson692]

Gostei mas do som do branco,mas encorpado!!

[@sharulmizahamzah3560]

You have a lot money, those all basses u play isn’t cheap

[@ObraBass]

I wish... Just a few of them are mine. They came from all sides for tests, some for setup and some I specifically borrowed.