Which P/J pickups should I sell: DiMarzio DP126 or EMG GZR

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Hello my friends!

Some may be following my conversion project from P/J to humbucker.

I currently have three basses with a DiMarzio DP126, EMG GZR and an active EMG P/J.
One of these pickup sets has to go!

I would like to keep the active EMGs as I love active PUs!

So far I have found the DP126 (after some effort to get it right) better than the EMG GZR.
But suddenly, I also think the EMG GZR is also really great, since I’ve put them on my fretless.
I’m really astounded what kind of tone comes out of those pickups now. Is it because of the flats? Don’t know, but I can’t put the fretless down right now!

On the other hand, a soon as I play the DP126, I think it’s cool!

Now I can’t decide, so I ask you: which ones should I sell? Maybe it’s also a matter of: which ones are easy to sell, cause they’re popular?

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I would think Geezers would be easier to sell, all things being equal.

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Yeah - tend to agree!
I’m kind of reluctant though, but my guess is that the new found fondness of the EMG GZR is really cause of the magic of flatwounds!? Cannot be the fretless neck. Everything else is 100% the same…

by the way: there seems to be a difference is countries, when I compare taste and mentality of - for example - USA (BassBuzz) and Germany (bassic.de).

But in this case I think it’s the same.

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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

@howard and I touched on this the other day - in Japan, J/J setups are super popular. I swear half or more of the basses are Jazz variants. Countries do have specific tastes and common wisdom can differ.

But in this instance I think the Geezers have a higher profile. DP126 is more a bass-o-phile kind of thing. In my estimation.

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Yeah - EMG GZR are for the “common folk”, DP126 for the “connoisseurs” (aka snobs) :slight_smile:

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That’s a good idea, list both whichever one go first and keep the other one.

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I am just selling quite a lot of high-end HIFI equipment and had to withdraw a listing twice. The disappointment of potential buyers was very high and I got some frustrated emails about that.

It did not feel right with me, as it’s important for me to be known as a fair and reliable seller.

I would need to withdraw the other PU set , after having sold one of them.

Oooorrrrrr: I install double Humbuckers in the other one too … hmmmm :slight_smile:

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You could always buy another Benton.

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You, my friend, are the next candidate for my girlfriend to have your @ss kicked :slight_smile:

You cannot imagine the amount of hoops I had to jump to explain the sudden appearance of a new bass (with a colour that cannot be ignored)…
I need to be the best boy friend ever for the remaining year. It’s hard!

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That’s why you get another one that’s the same color as one you already have.

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I did exactly this with my A/V receiver. But she is a clever one and knows all my tricks. It took her 3 days. I saw her looking at the general direction of the receiver on day one. Some more on day 2. Slight irritation, her brain ticking.
And on day 3 she got it.

On day 2 I started to do nice and charming stuff, as I knew what would happen.

I survived, she found my fears endearing (= best thing that can happen).

But now she has developed super human powers and I need to find new ways to misbehave ^^

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Not got long to go at least :woman_shrugging::sweat_smile:

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For women it’s nothing, but being the “best boyfriend ever” all the time feels like a million years, even for a day. Especially if she defines the terms for “best boyfriend” and is very creative to invent new criteria - I can’t keep up!
I really don’t get why women don’t have the power in this world, as they are so cunning and obviously much more persuasive than men in the end.

And all that suffering for a light-barf coloured bass - life’s hard!

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I’m very curious what these criteria are, that are so hard to meet! Anyway, my bass is kind of light-barf coloured by your definition and I love it :grin:

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Yeah, but you make everything shine.!

Yeah, well - that’s the secret ingredient in the sweet suppression that is the nature of the greatest girlfriend ever.

I cannot reveal her secret, sorry ^^

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Don’t sell any of them. Get another bass to put them in.
Edit…
didn’t read all the way through, I still stand with my original statement, but would add…“Get another bass that’s the same color as your old one”, when it shows up say…“ahhh, back from the repair shop”
Edit…
Just read the rest on this matter. Apparently this has already been mentioned.
Makes me wonder…How many of us have basses the same color for this reason?

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“All my bikes are black” for this reason is a common thing in the bicycle world actually.

I find it easier to just have separate fun budgets and not hide what I’m buying, but there are people with different philosophies.

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At night I get the best (that’s Dutch for: “worst”) ideas: why buy another bass, when I could buy another pickup?

Stay with me!

Currently I have:

  • Ronin (outside/travel): DiMarzio Dp126 P/J,
  • Pink’s Hot (sofa): EMG active P/J
  • Minty-Minty-Mint (fretless): EMG GZR

Next step will be:

  • Ronin: HH with two EMG 35TW
  • Pink’s Hot: EMG active P/J
  • Minty-Minty-Mint: which P/J? EMG GZR or DiMarzio DP126?

I have one active EMG P pickup lying around, and it bothers me for some time now.

So, new plan - get rid of both the EMG GZR and the DP126, and:

  • Pink’s Hot: remove the active J pickup, route the bridge cavity a little larger and add a new EMG 35TW. It would be a P/H configuration.

Now I have a leftover active EMG P and an active EMG J, so:

  • Minty-minty-mint: give it the active EMG P/J.

What remains are the ripped out DP126 and the EMG GZR. Which I will sell both. No need for tedious decisions. I feel like Salomon!

The result is three active basses (and I love active), with:

  • Ronin: HH with two EMG 35TW
  • Pink’s Hot: EMG active P/H. For P/J fans: the 35TW can be switched between dual coil and single coil, so it would still work as P/J…
  • Minty-Minty-Mint: EMG active P/J

Now that sounds very cool! Right? RIGHT???

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So, paraphrasing:

You have two pickups you love and are agonizing over which to sell. So much so that you made a whole topic for it.

Your decision is to sell them both, because fuck these great things you love, it’s a better idea to hack the shit out of your instruments some more and try these unknown quantity pickups you have never used before and may or may not like.

Is that about right? I mean I know this is what you’re going to do, I just wanted to make sure I had the sequence of events straight :rofl:

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Just post one to me, I’ll even cover postage.
Problem solved, simples

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