EMG J Prewired Bass Guitar Pickup Set Plus Control Plate System

First off, I've been an EMG fan for many years at the time, when I was a guitar player a lot of my Ibanez guitars I always upgraded to active emgs, now since I'm a full-time bass player for the last 15 years I decided to go with the pre-wired jazz pick up set I thought they were not active cuz it didn't say in the description but, they sound fantastic they're a little more punched than the stock ones no single coil hum like like with the stock pickups, and very easy to hook up,, I use squier fender bases p base and j base,, not the cheaper ones but anyways it's a fantastic upgrade easy to hook up and yes in the directions the 9-volt battery just lays in the cavity or the control plate goes, you have a lot of room just make sure you move the wires out of the way with some micro zip ties, I bought two sets both for my squire jazz bases and I'm not looking back, and my other squier p bases I have EMG geezer Butler signature pickups and those are freaking fantastic too just to let you know if you have a p base it doesn't matter if it's cheap or expensive then pickups will definitely punch, I hope this helps you in your search even though the prices over $200 for the pre-wired j set, you'll be very impressed and will not look back.... Have a good day and keep on rocking

These active pickups deliver a wonderful range of tones from classic to modern and come with a set of volume, volume and tone controls that feature solderless connections. The combination of separate volume controls and a passive tone control is what makes it possible to dial in the tone you want quickly. Knobs not included.

When I ordered these pickups, they sent me a strat pickguard with pickups. I was just a little concerned. I got help from the Amazon operator. She recognized the problem and fixed me up with a return label and I returned it. A few days later my pickups arrived. I installed them, and the noise went away. Wow, what a difference. They're definitely worth the money, and then some.

I like the tone produced. EMGs have never disappointed me with a bad or stupid tone. I did have to….ever so slightly….trim a sharp, bottom edge to get them in. These, and all my other EMGs aren’t perfectly vertical. They’re the teeny, tiniest bit broader on the bottoms than the tops. This means some shaving is necessary if you want to fit them, on some instruments…mostly….all of mine. I use wet/dry sandpaper, like 1000 grit or something to just take the sharp edge from the mold off. I’ve decided to quit monkey farting around with active pickups and on-board pre-amps and anything that requires batteries. The sound is indeed more versatile but not as good as my old, completely passive workhorses. I mean….I’ve had substantial offers for my old BB1000 (with passive EMGs) and folks have even wanted to borrow it for recording sessions. No one wants to borrow my active Jackson or Fender….ever.

I have a fender squire affinity 5 string bass and i bought this to fix a huge grounding noise. As for the preamp and pickups they are super quiet and do their job but we aware you will have to route out the bass and pickguard!!! The fit will not work right out of the box…

..just kidding. I have similar on another bass, but this, when installed into a '78 Fender Jazz, were too high, non-adjustable, and I wasn't going to route out the body to make them fit. The installation is a breeze, though.. I don't think I did any soldering.

Updated: customer support contacted me with an offer to replace a cable that has had quality issues lately. The replacement worked immediately and sounds great. Unfortunately, I had to contact them about a problem they seemed to know about so I'm leaving it 4 stars. Original: Installed following the instruction diligently. No sound. Eventually pulled it all out and took detailed pictures of it all connected in case I made a mistake. Posted a note via their website asking for some advice on what I could change. Haven't heard back.

Love being able to play anywhere without noise in the signal.