Classic J-Bass® pickups give you enhanced treble response and narrower apertures for incisive attack and focused sound without harshness. This added treble definition vastly increases the tonal range available in active or passive instruments. When you dig in, they are responsive and growly. When you pull back, they are clear and sweet. And they’ll take any slapping and popping you want to give them. The Classic Bass series is popular with progressive, jazz, gospel, and metal musicians where articulation is critical. They are sweat-proof and won’t crackle and thud when you touch them or hit them with the strings.
If you play a wide variety of music, you know you need some pro-level pickups, but you don’t want to do a big upgrade project, Classic Bass pickups are a great choice. They are passive and will work with your current electronics in most basses. These true single coil pickups have balanced output for each string with no worry about string spacing.
Available as balanced bridge and neck versions.
Bartolini 9CBJS wiring diagram
Coil Structure:
TRUE SINGLE COIL
Cable Type:
Shielded Coaxial Hot Core
Magnetic Circuit:
2 types of carbon steel, brass, and copper powered by ceramic (ferrite) magnets projected for focused aperture
Opposite polarity for neck and bridge
9CBJS-S1 - Neck
9CBJS-L1 - Bridge
Size (Neck):
3.6" [91.4mm] Long
0.73" [18.5mm] Wide
Size (Bridge):
3.73" [94.7mm] Long
0.73" [18.5mm] Wide
Nice strong lows and low mids as we’d expect from Bartolini. These have a slight top end break up that is nice. Overall, a great sound pickup from Barts Classic Bass Series
Put on a good set of headphones and check out the audio demo below to hear it for yourself.
As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.