Fat Bass Tone
9SU L/S
DIRECT DROP-IN REPLACEMENT FOR MOST 4 STRING JAZZ BASSESÂź
ULTRA DEEP VINTAGE TONE
SINGLE COIL
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With ultra-deep vintage tone, the 9SU L/S set offers a true single coil Jazz bass upgrade.
The original Bartolini design gives you the timeless tone that started it all â full and warm for that vintage voice youâve been craving, enhancing the natural voice of your bass. These true single coil pickups are Bartolini deepest, darkest J-Bass set â ideal for ska, reggae, hip-hop. They have a blade core design, so you donât have to worry about string alignment.
Original Barts bring out your voice, low and clear.
In the early â70s, 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 âmicrophonicsâ â the nasty noise you get when you touch typical pickups.
Available in balanced specific bridge (9S-L) and neck (9ST-S) versions.
Coil Structure: True Single
Cable Type: Shielded Coaxial Hot Core
Magnetic Circuit: 2 types of carbon steel powered by ceramic (ferrite) magnets
Opposite polarity for neck and bridge
9ST-S - Neck
9S-L - 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
Bartoliniâs 9SU pickups are a warm offering that is balanced and one of their best examples of traditional single tone, while using ceramic bar magnets. The mid range is sweet, giving the pickup a nice overall balanced feel.
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.