Aguilar AG 4J-HC pickup review (in my 1973 Jazz Bass)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Watch me, playing my 1973 Jazz Bass, now equipped with the Aguilar AG 4J-HC hum cancelling pickups
Music Jam Tracks:
• Real Funk Jam for【Bass...
• Neo Soul Jam For【Bass】...
You make me love my jazz bass all over again
Glad you've enjoyed it. All the best, mate.
Your reviews are world class. Perfect composition, content and delivery. But...I watch your videos just to listen to you play. What an incredibly marvelous musician you are. I imagine that you could make a bucket and broom handle strung with barbed wire sound extraordinary. Bravo man.
Wow, thx so much for your kind words, they are really appreciated! Making such videos is a pretty laborious process. But when I read a comment like yours, it's very encouraging! :-) All the best!
...listened only thru phone speaker for the first time, and the tone is All a jaZz BaSs player could ever wish. Kudos!
Thx a lot for watching and commenting, Rinon. Yeah, the just sound very Jazz Bass, without the additional hum. But please watch the video once more, using HQ speakers or headphones. Especially considering the fact, that I've used no bass pre here, and no EQ, these pickups have super low and tight low end, and beautiful highs.
All the best, stay safe and healthy.
...oh I sure did!!
It's either that you really got a good grip of your instrument or simply that these Agular AG pick-ups are simply so great because your JB sounds wonderful, well as they generally have always done.
Hi there. The bass sounded beautiful with the original PUs. And it still sounds extremely nice with the Aguilars. They offer a bit asditional low and top end, plus they are him cancelling, which is nice too. So overall, I'm really pleased with these PUs.
Thx a lot for watching and commenting! 😀👍🏻
I love your playing!
Thx a ton, Donald! All the best! 😀👍🏻
Glad you're back Michael! nice tones and steady playing!
Thx so much for these nice words. Please stay safe and healthy. All the best.
Just awesome!
Glad you like it!
Very tasty playing - and the bass sounds great! I have a '73 Jazz as well and have been considering swapping the current pickups for a pair of 4J-HC. Your video is convincing me to take the plunge :)
Thx so much. And I'm very glad that my video was of some use for you. You'll definitely love these pickups in your wonderful bass. Stay safe and healthy!
really like the playing in this. good job. going to buy a set of these for sure.
Thx so much. Glad my video was of some help for your. All the best.
I listened to this video about 10 times through pretty good earbuds, and I was impressed by the Aguilar HC pickups. I just listened through my Car stereo (5.1) and I am absolutely amazed! Makes me totally want to get these pickup, or at least compare them to the Duncan Apollo’s I currently have…
Hi there! Interesting! I've never played a Bass with these SD pickups, but I can tell you that I really love these Aguilars in my old trusty J! Stay safe and healthy!
I'm really interested in the comparison as I'm currently trying to decide between these and Apollos. Do you have any opinions?
@@Wido08GP I had 250k pots in with the Apollo’s, but I am in the middle of changing to 500k volume pots (keeping the 250k tone pot) to see how much more brightness or clarity they give. Don’t get me wrong, the Apollo’s are not dull by any means, just not exactly as “crisp” sounding as true single coils. The 500k’s might do the trick…
There is a video by Oliver Tobin who compared the Apollo’s to Geddy Lee SC’s using 250k pots with each:
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If you listen closely, you can hear a very slight difference in the very top end.
and then this video of the Apollo’s with 500k pots:
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I’m curious whether the Aguilar’s have a similar attribute …
I finished installing the 500k volume pots, and they did bring in that tad bit of extra clarity lost due to the nature of the Apollo’s. So I would indeed recommend using 500k pots with them, but not 100% necessary.
They are however higher-output than standard single coil pickups. @Michael Schmitt did say that the Aguilar’s are lower output than his old single coils, so there is that difference in particular. Aguilar doesn’t specify the AGHC pickups’ DC resistance, but my 5-string Apollo’s are about 12.5k ohms.
Great review. Was looking at these to upgrade my Squire paranormal. Going to get them
You won't regret it.
Great review! GREAT PLAYING!!! I am subscribed :) Thank you!!! 👏👏👏
Thx a lot, great you've enjoyed it! 🙏🏻😀
Ein Bassound der einen wie eine Decke warm einhüllt😁love it
Oh ja, ganz genau. Vielen Dank für's Gucken & Kommentieren. Bässte Grüße!
Very cool, as always. Greetings from Moscow.
Thx so much, brother. All the best and greetings to beautiful Russia. Stay safe and healthy.
Welcome back!! You were missed.
Thx, it's good to be back. There's more to come. 😀👍🏻
Great Playing!
Thx a lot! 😀👍🏻
Going viral, Michael!
Hey Raoul! Thx so much for stopping by, watching and commenting! Have a very happy and healthy new year, my friend! 🙏🏻😀
Welcome back bro~
Thx a lot brother. Good to be back in the saddle. 😀
great job!!!
Thx a lot. Glad you've enjoyed it! 😀👍🏻🙏🏻
I enjoyed your playing. Very tasty. What other pickups did you consider before choosing the AG 4jhc?
Really well done, and subbed!
Thx a lot, Brandon! 🙏🏻😀
Ahhhhh you’re back :))
Sort of, brother. Still have to sort some things out. But I have quite a few things in the making. So please stay tuned. And I hope you enjoy my Aguilar review. All the best. 😀👍🏻
ahhh.. i was waiting for this. How do you feel about the high end of the PUs? Sometimes they feel a bit too much, for my personal taste...
Thank you and best regards!
Hi there! Glad, you´ve enjoyed it. Well, I´ve recorded them without any EQ or bass preamp. And the tone control was at around 80-90% openend, for all examples. Played into an amp (preamp), and with some compression added, it sounds extremly smooth. It´s not a bad thing, to have plenty of something. It´s way easier to tone something down, than to add something that originally wasn´t there. So, for me, the presence of deep bass and much high frequency response is a good thing. These pickups are definitly very dynamic. I´ll post a video of this bass, played through my EBS setup anytime soon, so stay tuned. Thx a lot for watching and commenting!
I don't know you but any bass or pickup would sound great in your hands with precise articulation. This is unfair😉
Thx so much for your kind words! 🙏🏻😀
Hi and congratulations for everything… listening in headphones, am I wrong or are these pickups slightly hollowed out in the mid frequencies?thanks
Hi there. In the midrange, they aren't different to the original ones, at least to my ears. They just add things, like bottom and top end. It's worth noting, that I haven't used any bass preamp or EQ here. All the best. Stay safe and healthy.
@@MichaelSchmittEleven excellent, in fact it could be a sensation precisely because they are more colorful on the low and high end ... thanks again, the sound is very nice anyway
You're totally right! 😀 They are lower output, but so dynamic. I'll post a video of this bass with my usual setup (EBS MicroBass II, MultiComp) anytime soon. It sounds even better with a good preamp and some compression on it.
@@MichaelSchmittEleven Yes, in fact, with a good preamp they will sound great, but it is right to test the pickups in passive mode without adding anything (for me) ... then everything else comes later ... but the heart of the sound are the pickups
Very true, Alex. And exactly what I wanted to show here. It's good that they are so bright and deep, because toning this down with a pre will happen automatically, add some compression, and you'll have a very rounded tone. But the start is the pickup, and these ones are extra dynamic and vivid for sure. I really like them. 😉👍🏻
Still have that Squier CV60’s P?
Sure! 😀👍🏻
what stings are you using
These are D'Addario ProSteels 045-105.
Hey what were your pickup heights
Hey Jordan, I really don't know the figure. I do this by feeling. But I can measure it for you...
Ich hab die Ag-j5-hc für mein 5 saiter bestellt.
Super cool! Du wirst sie lieben! Viel Spass damit! 😉👍🏻
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Thx for the mark!
Irre Michael, irre! Wie du spielst, wie dein Equipment/Instrument und klingen, IRRE!!! Danke
Herzlichen Dank für diese netten Worte! 😀🙏🏻
Amazing. Feature a hum cancelling jazz pickup with drums in the background so the listener can focus in on how quiet the pickups aren't, genius. I'm convinced, and also very convincing is this 1973 jazz bass, from 2017. are we done here?
Thx for watching and commenting! To me, featuring a bit of nothing (no hum, due to the hum cancellation) isn't that interesting. Personally, as a bass player, I do care about how the bass sits in the mix, as I don't play it too often as a solo instrument. You might have a different approach, fair enough! 😀 And sorry that I can't follow, but this bass guitar is from 1973, serial number, pots, stamp on neck and pocket all match. Stay safe and take care!
Oof congrats on ruining a classic with garbage pickups