Description
Some pickups chase specs. Van Zandt chases feel — and that’s exactly what you get from this neck-position single coil, hand-wound in Texas by W.L. Van Zandt himself. If you’ve spent any time chasing that woody, round vintage Jazz Bass tone and coming up short with modern-wound units, this is worth a serious listen.
- Voiced to recall the low-end character of late-50s and early-60s Jazz Basses
- Mellow, warm output on its own — the kind of tone that sits in a mix without fighting the rest of the band
- Pairs with a Van Zandt bridge pickup for a classic split-position blend: dark and round up front, bright and punchy in back, both together in the center for a fuller top-to-bottom voice
- Single coil construction, built the old way — no shortcuts
Van Zandt isn’t a big factory operation. W.L. Van Zandt spent decades rewinding and repairing pickups for players around Dallas/Fort Worth before turning it into a proper shop in the late 1980s — a background in machining and years playing guitar in country bands gave him an ear for what actually feels right under the fingers, not just what measures well on paper.
Pro Audio Land is an authorized Van Zandt dealer, and every pickup we send out comes new, straight from J.D.’s hands in Texas — no middlemen, no old stock.
Drop this into your Jazz Bass neck position if you want less
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