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GZR P
Description
EMG along with legendary artist Geezer Butler have collaborated to develop the GZR-P and GZR-PJ signature bass pickup sets. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bass player started working with EMG founder Rob Turner in 2011, looking to recreate the classic bass tones he had in Black Sabbath’s early days. As Geezer and Black Sabbath moved from studio to touring in 2013 the final component of getting the classic Geezer tone was in play - a passive pickup with a truly vintage tone an feel. To recaptureFirsthand experiences
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Discussed in My head says P, my heart wants J. in the TalkBass community
Corrington
If this were my setup, I'd keep the Mikro and swap the stock pickup with something like an EMG GZR P or a DiMarzio Relentless Middle (DP296) to enrich the "P" sound (and never use the J pickup again) and then buy a gently used Jazz bass, probably a Sire V5 or Sire V7 or maybe a Fender Classic Vibe '60s Jazz or G&L JB. ... more
fretlessman71
Agreed. The stock pickups in a Mikro are arguably the weakest aspect of the instrument (I have a 5-string with Gotoh tuners and they're better than what comes stock on a 4-string); if you want something that sounds bigger, simply swap the pickups for something else as mentioned above; another option is Seymour Duncan Quarter ... ... more
Discussed in Fender V-mod vs EMG Gzr in the TalkBass community
howlin
I agree and I don't play anything remotely similar to what Geezer plays. Not sure where you heard that these p/u's are from BV's P bass. Especially, since the blurb on the EMG mentions nothing about it . . . GZR P I can imagine that they've used BY's J basses on a few occasions to come up with some of their more vintage ... ... more
NoiseNinja
Ask @JimmyM , or search on Google ("EMG Geezer Butler P pickup Bobby Vega P Bass"). ... more
JimmyM
Yes, ask me. I heard it from two people... 1. Chrys Johnson, who used to work at Ampeg and EMG as head of artist relations. He brokered the entire EMG/Geezer deal, and asked me to relay info about the pickups to address some concerns that TB'ers had in exchange for a couple sets two months before they came out. 2. Bobby ... ... more
Discussed in Soldering EMG solderless pickup (no harness) in the TalkBass community
dwizum
EMG's product page has an instruction manual which shows the arrangement of the terminals: GZR P Specifically, this is the diagram you need: [image] The two wires coming off the DG side are your hot (white) and ground (black) to connect to your existing controls. ... more
Steven Panacek
Thank you for the reply! i had found this and soldered accordingly. I tested the pickup before I put the bass back together and it was giving off electrical hum unless I touched something metal on the bass. Thought I had a grounding issue so asked for help. This morning i gave up and put the bass back together and presto- ... ... more
Discussed in P pickup with burly punchy mids? in the TalkBass community
Lackey
Ah, well is it meant to work with an active boost preamp? Second photo shows a 9v connect at this link. GZR P ... more
Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati
Forget about it .. the assembly is fully passive, no batteries whatsoever ! ... more
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