Description
This is the pairing Bartolini built for players who want P-style thump without giving up Jazz bridge snap. The 8S neck pickup does the heavy lifting down low — vintage-voiced, with extra low-mid weight that keeps your line felt as much as heard. At the bridge, the 9JL1 is a split-coil, hum-cancelling Jazz pickup wound hotter for more growl than a typical vintage bridge unit, closely related to Bartolini’s older 94J but with a touch more top-end bite. Run together, the two balance each other out better than a standard P/J combo, giving you a fuller, more usable blend across the whole neck.
Because this set comes with the HR-3.4/918 prewired harness, you skip the soldering marathon. It’s built around Bartolini’s own 3-band preamp and quality pots, laid out as one Volume hole (Neck/Bridge stacked) and two Tone holes (Treble/Bass stacked, plus a Mid control with a 2-frequency push-pull). Everything’s ready to mount and wire in.
- EQ: 3-band Bartolini preamp
- Volume: Neck Volume/Bridge Volume stack (1 hole)
- Tone: Treble/Bass stack, plus Mid with 2-freq push-pull (2 holes)
- Includes: 2nd battery clip (for 18V option), wiring instructions, black ring & center knobs for tone stack
Bartolini has been winding pickups and building electronics in San Luis Obispo, California for decades, and their gear is standard equipment for luthiers and repair shops worldwide — all 100% USA made and backed. Pro Audio Land has carried Bartolini as an authorized dealer for years, so whatever questions come up along the way, we’ve got answers.
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