Description
Five strings shouldn’t mean giving up the tone that made Jazz basses legendary in the first place. The SJ5S-67/70 takes Seymour Duncan’s read on a great ’62 J Bass — that warm bottom, subtle bite, and mid-range snarl — and re-engineers the coil geometry so it holds together all the way to the low B, not just the top four.
Built for players who need extended range without sacrificing character, this set is voiced for the wider cover width found on modern Fender Jazz V basses. Got an older 5-string J Bass instead? Duncan makes the 70-74 version specifically for that narrower vintage-style cover, so make sure you’re matching this to the right instrument before you order.
Every set is hand-assembled in Santa Barbara using hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets and Forbon flatwork — the same recipe that gives traditional Jazz pickups their touch-sensitive, articulate response. Vacuum wax potting keeps things quiet under stage lights and hot amps, so you get the vintage output and feel without the microphonic squeal that can plague old-school single coils.
- Neck and bridge single coil set for 5-string Jazz basses
- Vintage output, tuned for low-B clarity and growl
- Wider cover size fits modern Fender Jazz V basses
- Hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets, Forbon flatwork
- Vacuum wax potted for squeal-free performance
- Black covers included
If your tone chase has been about keeping that J-bass mid-range grind intact while you push into 5-string territory, this is the set built for exactly that job.
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