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Bartolini 8S 4 String Original Series Precision Bass® Pickup

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Chris DelGaudio
Bartolini 8S Original Precision Pickup

I’ll start this review by stating how much I truly enjoy purchasing from Fat Bass Tone. Max and Brian are so helpful and responsive. Great selection, fair prices, and fast shipping. What more do you need?

What I truly like and respect about Bartolini is they don’t try to duplicate other pickups makers sound. They put their own twist and tone into their pickups. The 8S packs a deep low end, nice mid-range, and subtle highs. They are noiseless, with no exposed pole pieces. Easy to install and work perfectly with my Darkglass Preamp. Thank you Fat Bass Tone. Customer for life.

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Graham Hargrove iii
Great shop!

Bought a pickup that did not wire up as it should have. The guys were more than helpful when asked for insight. Would definitely buy from these guys again. Very quick shipping.

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Derek Owens
Bartolini pickups

Great product. Great service. Fast delivery.

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DESCRIPTION

The original Bartolini design gives you the timeless tone that started it all – full and warm for that vintage voice you've been craving, enhancing the natural voice of your bass. These split coil pickups are hum-cancelling, so they are well suited for studio or stage. They have a blade core design, so you don’t have to worry about string alignment. Original Barts bring out your voice, low and clear.

In the early ‘70s, Bill Bartolini leveraged his deep knowledge of acoustics to create pickups that produce the most natural, musical voice from the instrument. He added shielding to block radio signals and noise. He developed a method of sealing, isolating, and stabilizing the coils so they could be encapsulated in epoxy to eliminate “microphonics” – the nasty noise you get when you touch typical pickups.

Artists: Masa Kobayashi



DIMENSIONS

Size:
2.2" [55.9mm] Long
1.08" [27.4mm] Wide

TECHNICAL

Bartolini 8S wiring diagram

Coil Structure:
Split P Hum-killing

Cable Type:
Shielded Coaxial Hot Core

Magnetic Circuit:
2 types of carbon steel powered by ceramic (ferrite) magnets projected shallow for wide aperture
Bass coil North and treble coil South



8S Coil Specs

  • DC Resistance: ~8.4KΩ
  • Resonant Frequency: ~4.6KHz
  • Sensing Width: 2.36" [60mm] Max 1.57" [40mm] Min



WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE BARTOLINI 8S BASS PICKUP?

From Bartolini’s original deep tone series, the 8S gives us the classic Bartolini tone…Strong lows with a slightly rolled off top end. The lows are tight and not as wooly as the 8SU, with a less scooped mid range. If you are a player looking to hear the difference between the 8S and the 8SU, the major scale clips could be a great place to begin your focus. The 8S sounds a bit softer in the low end…almost a bit more direct. It has has a slightly sweeter, and slightly more forward upper mid and top end.

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.

Customer Reviews

Based on 3 reviews
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Chris DelGaudio
Bartolini 8S Original Precision Pickup

I’ll start this review by stating how much I truly enjoy purchasing from Fat Bass Tone. Max and Brian are so helpful and responsive. Great selection, fair prices, and fast shipping. What more do you need?

What I truly like and respect about Bartolini is they don’t try to duplicate other pickups makers sound. They put their own twist and tone into their pickups. The 8S packs a deep low end, nice mid-range, and subtle highs. They are noiseless, with no exposed pole pieces. Easy to install and work perfectly with my Darkglass Preamp. Thank you Fat Bass Tone. Customer for life.

G
Graham Hargrove iii
Great shop!

Bought a pickup that did not wire up as it should have. The guys were more than helpful when asked for insight. Would definitely buy from these guys again. Very quick shipping.

D
Derek Owens
Bartolini pickups

Great product. Great service. Fast delivery.

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