Fender Stock Pickups vs Seymour Duncan SJB-3

[@hellerjon1]

Magnificent Seven is a great song to test this out (and I liked your use of Fly Away as well). Clearly the Seymour Duncans are a much more modern and aggressive sound (which I prefer). Nice job on the video

[@Reject_Modernity1776]

Excellent demo and great riff choices!

[@Livemusic1800]

I recently put seymour duncan sb3 9n my squier jazz bass cv sounds beast !!! Love those pickups

[@LowendNate]

I for sure think that the Duncan's would get you in a great spot in mixes live or recorded

[@bnutz3k]

Excellent demo. I have the US Adam Clayton sig Jazz Bass and just traded my Switch Lite for a couple pups, one of which is this SJB. I was hesitant to mod a MIA model, but not anymore. I even JUST got that T21 preamp, as well. It is most excellent. Thank you!

[@mcbassguitar9899]

Duncans are noticeably fuller and hotter.

[@molly-gibson]

The Duncans sound better. Your style of playing is not necessarily my thing but you are excellent at what you do. One of the best I have ever heard.

[@OliverTobyn]

Thank you so much! I realize that everyone has their own style, and even if I try to be more on the neutral side there will always be some "me" in my playing, hah, but at least people have a good idea of how they sound

[@jamied4486]

@@OliverTobyn fuck that your playing is fine. So glad you played pantera, im literally pairing these with a notdstrand np4a in my spector

[@cliffords2315]

@@jamied4486 He has an awsome playing style, sounds like jealousy

[@飯田宗広]

@@OliverTobyn、

[@iamgribs]

Hey. Would you consider comparing with model J.

[@markokardum3805]

Nice demo! Would love to hear a similar comparison between these SD’s and the Dimarzio Model J set. Keep up the great videos!

[@OliverTobyn]

Thanks! Yeah I'd like to do that comparison as well, but I haven't been able to find a set of Model Js, I did recently get a set of Ultra Jazz, which will be my next comparison!

[@iamgribs]

I also want to hear this comparison

[@iamgribs]

Duncans sound more boomy and really good with a pick.

[@leonjurenic5518]

great comparison!

[@deboramedina6106]

Very good playing!!!

[@karlsonkab51]

listening on a litte 8 inch co-ax speaker, for the most part i prefer the lighter timbre of he Fender PUP

[@Charlie-hp2oh]

great job, as always

[@ianbellert2154]

Thanks mate!

[@theduppykillah]

Dig the Clash Paul Simonen bassline : Radio Clash?

[@matumblackmetal]

Excellent video. Thanks for showing the differences between these. I have been really curious though, how would the Quarter Pound sound wired in series?

[@heinrich5098]

Hey; great vid; I prefer the SD‘s Im thinking about changing my pu‘s on my jazz bass. The Sjb 2 have more mids I think, which Iam looking for, but is their output as hot as the output of the Sjb 3‘s? Thank you:)

[@OliverTobyn]

Thanks for watching! I haven't tried the SJB2, just the SPB2, the Precision Bass ones. In that case they ad a bit less output than the 3s but more than the 1s

[@heinrich5098]

@@OliverTobyn okey, thank you!

[@manuelvm31]

Oliver help! I've been using my Duncan's Designed wired in series for 6 months (thwy absolutely kill) I just drop this quarterpound jazz bass pickups wired in parallel (classic jazz wiring) on my VM Squier and the sound I get from them is practically the same. They don't sound as punchy as in your video. Tried different eqs and nothing... Am I missing something? 🤔

[@OliverTobyn]

Mh could it be the strings? I'm using Rotosound 66 Swing Bass 45-105 strings here. They might be less punchy if you're using older nickel plated strings

[@manuelvm31]

@@OliverTobyn well... Yeah... Earnie ball powerslinky. I don't like them at all. I bought them just because they were the only ones available at the moment and it was an emergency. I have to say that I tried install the SJB-3 and solder them myself but I suck at it. I think I'll go to my local luthier to install new pots an change all the wiring (maybe a push/pull series parallel switch as well) and change the strings to DR Hi-Beams. Always wanted to try those

[@ibrahemkhames2298]

First it's great video The sjb3 definitely they are better ..

[@antonioghisu6424]

Scusa Oliver ma dovresti specificate che tipo sono i “Fender stock”. Mi pare, ma non ne sono sicuro, che siano pre 2012/13. Perché Fender da un certo anno in avanti monta i custom 60 di serie, che come output sono molto simili ai SD, e hanno davvero un bel suono “croccante”. Comunque grandissimo come al solito 👍🏻💪🏻

[@OliverTobyn]

Ciao, ti ringrazio! Sono gli stock del Geddy Lee, credo di averlo scritto in descrizione, dopo controllo!

[@richardmarks8990]

Did you stick with the stock 250k pots or upgrade to 500ks? I've got my heart set on some SJB-3s for my Jazz, but I'm not sure which pots to run. I put 500ks on the stock P/Us, and it pretty much ruined it.

[@OliverTobyn]

Stock 250k, 500k sound good on Di Marzio, but sound waaay to bright on these ones

[@iggynub]

Its a lot hotter and at same volumes I'd probably go stock to sit in the mix easier. Can't go wrong though.

[@valeriopugliese2932]

Sei un grandissimo…Sono molto indeciso su cosa mettere sul mio lakland DJ5….ha un carattere troppo medioso e fighetto..vorrei smorzare un po’ questa caratteristica..quali mi consigli tra i QP e gli Apollo?

[@OliverTobyn]

Ti ringrazio! Personalmente prediligo gli Apollo, mi piace molto la configurazione split coil nel Jazz, e lo rende leggermente più Precision come suono

[@mickavoidant4780]

Duncs are better but stocks are still good

[@jamied4486]

Whats the difference between these and the regular quarter pounders

[@OliverTobyn]

These ARE regular quarter pounders

[@jamied4486]

@@OliverTobyn my bad, i kept seeing them as a pair being sold as quarter pounders and then just the bridge as sjb3’s

[@javiibassriosr6305]

Pantera!!!

[@airworthy777]

Seymour Duncan is sounds more cleaner than Fender that has the little thumping sound.

[@davideledda9152]

Sullo stesso basso ho montato anche io una coppia di SJB3, sono più potenti, più ricchi di basse frequenze buone, ma anche più ricchi nei medi e negli alti. Pick-up azzeccatissimi per rendere il Jazz uno strumento più moderno e versatile. Valgono tutta la spesa

[@nicolacossu460]

Ciao sono indeciso,se prendere i quarter Pound oppure Apollo,per fare metal quale mi consigli?? Scusa la domanda ma mi sembri informato è ho bisogno di aiuto?

[@davideledda9152]

@@nicolacossu460 i quarter pound senza dubbio.

[@FabrizioSanna4818]

per il tuo stile, molto meglio i Seymour Duncan... hai uno stile "Steve Harris" pure quando usi il jazz... :) Come al solito, ottimo video... GLi SJB-3 col Tech 21 Vt Bass che dire...potentissimi

[@williampierini8207]

SJB 3

[@enriquekikzdelapazbichain1126]

I always find the Jazz bass kinda lacking something in the low mids... Always, is it just me?

[@iamgribs]

You aren't the only one. Unless you get specific pickups, Jazz have an inherent scoop when both pickups are on. Some say it's because the two pickups cancel out things between themselves like 60 cycle hum, I'd argue that the position of the pickups do this too.

[@jemmareno7979]

Rotten apple mi ha folgorato, specialmente con i duncan

[@jozefmatak7521]

Fender stock. Much better for me

[@xdx2653]

lol even tho fan of sd pickups at guitars i like way more the stock fender