EMG PJ Set in a Yamaha TRBX174 | install and sound comparison 

Those EMG's are really nice live and on recordings. Good stuff.

Thanks! They're both nice. The low end on the active ones are a little bit easier to tame.

Tone wise, I agree. I didn't see the annotation on the back of the originals. I wonder if they are Korean G&B who are the OEM for YGD? I suspect so, because they are impressive considering the price of the TRBX.

They're quite nice

The EMGs are great. There's a big feel difference too that's hard to get across in a video.

Check out the hand placement on the emgs he's closer to the p pick up

I agree

Thanks! I'm using LaBella Flatwound strings. The Deep Talking Bass set with .043 to .104.

Yamaha TRBX174 is my first bass. A guitarist, I researched & thought long and hard before pressing the buy button. Decided to KISS, modern and standard scale for my first bass, so after thinking of a TRBX304 that and general unavailability due impact of COVID on production and distribution for the past couple of years entered the equation. Other than Ibanez & Cort, Yamaha really has no peer value equivalents. I like the Cort Action Plus PJ equally, but it was a close run thing which again along with general lack of availability and a couple of other factors favouring the Yamaha, I went with the TRBX. In hindsight I'm glad I did. The saving permitted me to buy a better amp than initially planned for need and stay within budget. I'm delighted with every aspect of the TRBX174.

@@theblytonian3906 I just installed the DiMarzio Ultra Jazz noiseless J pickup in the neck position. It is much louder and fatter than the Duncan, and it is quiet. I highly recommend the Ultra Jazz pickup.

​@@417ah7 do you mean a jazz pickup in the bridge or neck position for a TRBX 174 ?

Extra voltage power supply would improve dynamic so mucb

The EMGs don't lack any dynamic range compared to passive PUs, there's a reason why a lot of metal players use them. You don't have to use 18V, the additional headroom is only needed if You play extremely hard. Most passive PUs have a more 'bumpy' frequency and dynamics response that has greater dynamics. I play EMGs for over 40years now in several basses (P, JJ, PJ, MM etc. X or non-X) and have compared them to other high-quality passive PUs like SD (classic & QP), DiMarzio, Haeussel, MEC, Lindy Fralin etc. I also like and use them regularly esp. the SD Js, Haeussel & DiMarzio Ps, MEC soapbars etc. They all sound different, but the ones with the most even dynamics-response curve are the EMGs. That's the reason they're so great for studio sessions and a lot of sound engineers prefer them over passives. You simply play direct into the interface and You're done. Btw.: compression also happens in passive PUs, e.g. JB PUs with the double magnets, that produce the somewhat compressed mids tone. It also happens in high Output PUs, the higher the output the higher the compression.

Hi! I'll see about making a video.

You have to make an adjustement with the truss rod and maybe low the bridge saddles, 5 minutes operation.

​​@@vince8081 search in the internet for truss rod relief. You need a proper Allen key and turn gently, slow quarter or a complete turn CLOCK COUNTER WISE or the same direction as of you were to tight a screw. Wait a few hours and see. If not satisfied, repeat the process. Remember to give time for the neck's wood to feel the change. It should low the action between the strings and the fretboard. If it doesn't work, go to an expert or a guitar repair shop.

Thanks! I've lowered the neck pickup a little since and it's helped the balance.

Agree: EMGs have changed over the years... And, IMHO, not for the best... So, nowadays, if you want the same "match" of the first PJ's, you have to install a regular EMG "P" + an EMGX on the bridge. Then you'l have the same output of the old EMGs...

I'm pretty happy with the way the bass sounds, so haven't really considered it.

It's something I made based on a 1564 chord change, so it probably does resemble a song somewhere. Thanks for the comment.

@@andrewglossa Thank you ✌️

They're the PJ set.

The regular basic one. No X or other. OK

@@picpouille Yes. The basic one. Not the X one.