I Put $180 Pickups In A $70 Bass And This Happened! 

RU-vid has demonetized this channel. If you enjoy my content, please consider donating here to support me! linktr.ee/online_bass_guitar

For a beginner player, the upgraded pickups may be noticeable as simply sounding “better”. For more experienced players, the upgraded pickups will make all the difference in the enjoyment of a bargain price bass. Because I’ve demoed probably a thousand Jazz Basses over the decades, I know what each pickup is supposed to sound like, and those cheap stock pickups in the bargain basses do the job and sound in the very general ballpark like they’re supposed to sound, but they lack the punch, detail, body and the slightly 3 dimensional quality of good pickups. Also, stock pickups on a very cheap bass let down an instrument that may, despite the cheap price have a good acoustic resonance and snap. Good upgraded pickups allow those acoustic and resonant qualities come through an amp. Much more rewarding to play when the tone matches the resonance of the instrument, and that holds equally for the same phenomenon in guitars and cheap stock pickups versus upgraded pickups.

Sonic pickups sound fuller and more consistent but the Glarry stocks weren't that bad!

The stock pickups sound good but the new pickups sound like a veil has been removed resulting in a "clearer " and "expanded" sound.

I have this same bass and I actually like the stock pickups quite a bit. The new pickups do sound a bit more clear, but they also sound way brighter IMO. You can hear a lot of squeaky fret noise with them that wasn't present with the stock pickups. I prefer the deeper lows in the stock pickups. The stock pickups almost sound like a P bass to my ears. Besides, in a mix, you are never going to hear the subtle difference between the two anyways. I also own the Glarry P bass and although I really like it, it definitely needed a new pickup. It was possibly the thinnest and weakest sounding P pickup I have ever heard. The Glarry Jazz bass has a deeper, fuller sound than the P. So I dropped a Duncan SPB-3 Quarter Pound in it and its awesome now. I don't feel any need to upgrade the Jazz bass pickups but if I did, I would be going with the Quarter Pounds in that as well.

I think the new pickups have richer fuller sound with more sustain and power. But the old pickups are really pretty good.. I have a cheap no name bass and replaced one of the pickups and feel it is much more to my liking, although I had received compliments on the sound of the bass before I replaced the pickup. It did have a sort of charm to the sound but was a bit too weak.

I put a Ray Ross bridge, Schaller tuners and 280 dollar Fender pickups on my Glarry ... It's the best Glarry it can be.

I know this sounds crazy.....but I liked the stock pickups better. That's just my opinion. Peace and love.🎶🎶🎶

I don't feel those new pick ups made a really noticeable difference. Maybe it's different having it hands on. But actually that bass sounds quite awesome for that price. Super good!

The Sonics are clearly better. I know both sets of pickups are going through the same electronics, so it's a fair comparison, but I would appreciate knowing the values of the pots and cap in the Glarry. 250K pots versus 500K pots makes a big difference to the sound, as does the cap value. In fact, if I were looking to mod a cheap bass like this one, the first thing I would look at would be the pots and cap. You should be able to get a complete set of three pots plus a cap for less than $25, which compares rather well with $180 pickups. Choosing the right components here will also allow you to get the best from your high quality pickups, if you decide to go that route as well.

These things need way more than new pickups, the pbass necks are as thick as fence posts (who puts a PBass neck on a Jazz??), the saddles are never centered, the frets need a full leveling, the fret ends are like razors, the tuners are shite, no aftermarket pickguard will fit them right, the strings are bailing wire. The bridge is nice-ish, saddles are actually steel. But by the time you've "modded" everything, and God forbid you have to pay a luthier to do a fret level, you could have bought a nice Squier Classic Vibe with a good reputation.

youtube compresses the sound a lot so you'll never get the full tone of a swap.The top dollar pick ups deff. have more range in them and it'll be mostly noticeable in a band setting at how good they are. Swap out the cheap strings and pots / wiring with the $180 pickups and it'll a whole new beast.

Maybe some tape around the cutting area might of helped with the rough cutting?

the new ones sounds great.. also that is the guys fault for tearing up the guitar trying to rout the holes bigger. he did not have the proper tools, and/or a sharp router bit. i have routed a few of that brand of guitar. i have never once had it look like shit like the one you had done, and paid for.

It sounds like the difference between the tone of slightly mellowed older strings versus the zing of new, fresh strings. I'm not saying that's what it is. Could very well be the pickups - that's just what the tone difference reminds me of.

Huge difference between stock and the Sonics. Thanks for convincing me to buy some better pickups for my Glarry.

The new pickups are much better sounding. Clear, sonic and bring a slight growl that the originals lacked. Sounds like it's more fun to play.

I actually liked the stock pickups better.

Just put a set of Sonics in my USA made American 61 reissue Jazz Bass. Absolutely 100% BETTER than the stock pickups. Not just the tone, as you can hear in this video but the balance of each string and between the front and rear pickups. Turned a sows ear into a silk purse. Nice one Sonic, I'll be back.

The Sonic pickups made the Glarry bass Sound richer fuller Clearier worth it indeed Great demo I Know what to put in my Glarry bass Sonic pickups is the way to Go 👍

Bass pickups worth $5 in a $3,000+ bass - Do they make a difference. Yes. Sometimes for the better, depending on your personal taste. :)

Beginner here, Just got a Glarry Jazz, the pups measure low around 6-7 on ohm meter, they sound ok to me just weak.

Did you change the strings? The second set of pups sound like new strings...

The Bass sounds Great and more solid!! It was Awesome!

I'm interested to see if you do anymore upgrades to this bass. I have a glarry jbass, also and am trying to upgrade it.

To me the upgraded pickups is worth the money. They sound bigger, bolder and have more clarity.

If you take the PICKGUARD off my 5 string Glarry the cavity is HUGE, I could drop a MM style pickup easily,or mess around with the neck pickup position,the possibilities are endless with these Glarry basses

this is like a watered down tone difference of putting on new strings except this one lasts forever, i feel like in the long run new pickups are better but definitely not essential

Roundwounds distract and make it sound brittle. ... I first thought there was a difference then, when I bounced back and forth, I found it's just slightly warmer sounding. (Which is what a good pickup should do. I hear that from Lollar's I don't hear that from Duncan's.) ... But, that may have more to do with the body material, which is probably mostly glue. ... Are those the original strings?

I had to keep turning up when you were talking, then turned down when you were playing. If you’re going to use an open mic in the room to record your voice and your amp on 11 I suggest that you should talk into the pickup so everything is at the same volume lol

Review pickups jazzbass merk Lollar dan Bare knuckle ?

Thank you! I am going to get some Sonic Pickups. My one recommendation; make a new nut. Bone, Tusq, or Corian. That will really show you what those Sonic Pickups can do. I make mine from Corian. Easy to find. Works great.

Just more proof that the tone in an electric bass is mostly the pickups and then strings and wood. Bottom line though, a good bassist will make a bad bass sound good. A bad bassist will make a good bass sound bad. Practice is more important than anything.

I like Jazz pickups to sound detailed enough in the highs, but hate them (or any pickup) to go all hi-fi on me, a Jazz bass isn't supposed to sound hi-fi at all (also I couldn't care less about "flatness" and similar snob crap, this is bass guitar, not the London Philharmonic). The Sonic pickup isn't that hi-fi, but it lacks a lo-mid bump the stock pickups seem to have. Sorry, in this case the upgrade's not worth it to me (nevermind how cheap the bass). Stock pickups sound surprisingly decent. Yet hardly a surprise, a pickup is a pretty simple device, it's really hard to make it too bad in modern times and it's not worth it to pay 5-10X the price for what's hardly a 10-20% increase in objective construction/materials quality. OTOH I totally understand expensive pickup upgrades BASED ON TONE PREFERENCE, if the Sonic pickups are the sound you're looking for they're perfectly justified, subjective personal taste is a good argument here in its own right, for sure (just be conscious the price you pay is because of that, not because they're 10 times better than a 18€ Jazz pickup set). BTW, I built this "rat rod" Jazz with the cheapest body & neck I could get from AliExpress and all other parts from a "salvage" bass I had bought for dirty cheap. Best Jazz Bass I've owned, one of the best sounding and playing I've tried (probably only surpassed by a MIJ/CIJ geddy Jazz). Pickups are a mistery, but most certainly cheap crap (they look real generic and probably are, salvage bass cost me 38€). They sound killer, wouldn't swap them for anything. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JHm19QEeDgk.html

I have the five string version of this bass and the bridge pickup does not sound like a normal Jazz with a burp and jaco vibe, these replacement do. I'm going to change the bridge pup only....

Sonics sound fatter and clearer (more present as you say), but the stock didn't sound bad

Are these pickups buzzy? I have a PJ bass with a noisy J pickup and I'd like to swap it out. I only want to replace it with something quieter though.

I think that if you put the pickups in a better quality instrument that doesn’t use cheap laminated body wood or cheap electronics you would have a gigable bass. The body on those Glarry Basses are the weakest part of the bass imho. Even a squier affinity bass uses better non-laminated woods like mahogany or basswood. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bass fell apart after a few years of use, especially if it isn’t maintained properly.

Oh wow night and day . Sounds like a pro bass . It didn't sound bad before either .

talking about pickups.... that's 50's technology, even the most Chinese "copy" sounds almost the same, pbass a Jbass are the freaking same

The replacement pickups our outstanding . did the luthier do a setup after replacing pickups.. Stock pickups were nice as well I think before I would have replaced the pickups I probably would have raised them a little that would have made a big difference to

Those pick ups sound really nice 👍

big difference!,,awesome

the new pickups were warmer for sure, more full i'd say. one question, what causes the rattle sound?

Ok I've just ordered one of these and I've seen some reviews that say theres a hum caused by a wiring issue. Was that true for you?

Man that baby Bass... What bass is that? Love it

great review!!!!

The new ones sound about a million times better to me.

I'm replacing some jazz bass pups and the new set is designated "front"and"rear". Am I correct in assuming that " rear"means neck?

I have their GIB 5 string version. I'm modding about everything on it. Just a fun project. Looking at EMG or Bartolini pups. Your guy really butchered your bass cavities. Not his fault? Absolutely his fault. Horrible job. Looks like he used a dremel by hand while drinking. I agree with some of the other comments, the stock pups aren't to bad except for hum. You can of course use shielding. Again, this is just a project for me. I think it is better to buy something that is nice enough to begin with. But if money is an issue, these are fine overall and can be upgraded over time to play and sound much better without a crazy amount of expense. The change of pups on this vid was noticeable, but doesn't necessarily seem worth the money for the small difference unless you just have the money to spend. Nice honest and informational vid dude. Thx.

Hey dude! I have been modding the 5 string J bass. Do you have any idea if Seymour Duncan quarter pounds would fit or do I need the older model which are a bit smaller? Any info greatly appreciated!

the cheapo ones sounded alright

Did you change the strings with the new pickup?

It actually sounds like a jazz bass with the Sonic's in it,do they make a 5 string version? Jazz that is,lol

What did he use to make those cuts, a chainsaw😮😆😆😆😆😆😆

A nice fender or musicman bass will retain its price for décadas. A $70 bass is still in student tier.

What emg active humbucker do you recommend for metal? I have Harley Benton B-550)

You didn’t demonstrate the P pickups.

Good brother 👍

The new pick-ups have more top end in my opinion

I love this video

Not a big improvement in my opinion. Still a good pick up though.

No slap sound :( Difficult to judge the pickups by just the fingerstyle and no tweaking with the tone control. Full treble? Me no like

🙏 🎸❤

So how come you don't play the same piece in each example?? "This one sounds nicer" played In a different key! 🤔🤔

The originals had more of a jazz sound.

The Sonic pickups sound fatter

Stop talking. Play the same thing with both pickups.

I don't hear any difference

Good sounding pickups, clearer, more bass & definition...why would this be Demonitized ?....strange