Build your own pickups for the classic Jazz Bass® sound, or wind them your own way for custom output and tone.
This kit contains the vintage-spec parts you’ll need for making bridge and neck position pickups. Alnico 5 magnets produce a bright tone with a tight low end and stinging highs.
Pickup Kit for Jazz Bass includes
- Black fiber bobbin flatwork
- Alnico 5 polepieces ready to magnetize (instructions included)
- Black, white and yellow push-back wire
- Compressible foam strips for height adjustment
- Mounting screws
- Black plastic covers
Bridge Pickup for Jazz Bass
Cover dimensions
(minus mounting tabs)3-11/16″ x 11/16″ x 3/4″ tall
(93.66mm x 17.46mm x 19.05mm)Mounting screw spacing1-9/16″ x 15/16″ (39.69mm x 23.81mm)String spread2-5/16″ (58.74mm)
Neck Pickup for Jazz Bass
Note: Jazz Bass pickup dimensions have varied slightly over the years. Please measure your pickup cavities before replacing older pickups.
Cover dimensions
(minus mounting tabs)3-9/16″ x 11/16″ x 3/4″ tall
(90.49mm x 17.46mm x 19.05mm)Mounting screw spacing1-1/2″ x 15/16″ (39.10mm x 23.81mm)String spread2-3/16″ (55.56mm)Polepiece dimensions.530″ tall x .195″ dia.
(13.46mm x 4.95mm)