Common questions

Are Bartolini bass pickups good?

Are Bartolini bass pickups good?

Bartolini pickups are good. When you have a bass with good pickups in it, life is just plain easier. It’s easier to get a bass sounding good in studio or on stage when the pickups are built right and sound right out of the box.

Are Bartolini pickups active or passive?

All Bartolini Jazz Bass pickups are passive designs that can be used with passive controls or with an onboard preamp for an active instrument.

What is a Soapbar bass pickup?

Bartolini Bass Soapbars are passive designs that can be used with passive controls or with an onboard preamp for an active instrument. As a pro-level artist, you can fine tune your voice in your soapbar bass. We make pickups with a lot of different voices in a lot of different shapes.

What are Soapbar pickups?

This is a nick name given to a Gibson P-90 Single coil pickup. The soapbar pickups can be seen on Les Pauls made from 1952 to late 1956 and on Re-issue model thereafter. These pickups are mounted to the solid body guitar by two wood screws that are located between the A & D and the G & B poles.

Are Bartolini pickups good for metal?

“With my Bartolini Pickups and Electronics I can go from Abrasive Tharsh-Metal to Boomy Bluegrass and Funk without ever having to change basses.”

Are Soapbar pickups humbuckers?

P90’s are much hotter than single coils, but they dont sound as dark or compressed as humbuckers. Their sound might also seem flatter than a humbucker aswell. They are still bright like single coils but not as glassy.

Where are Bartolini pickups made?

San Luis Obispo California
Made in our San Luis Obispo California factory, our pickups and electronics bring out the best tone from your instrument, and are made to withstand the demands of working musicians to be sure they are ready.

What can you do with a Bartolini soap bar?

All models feature fully encapsulated coils to protect against the rigors of professional bass players – sweat, microphonic noise, and feedback. Bartolini Bass Soapbars are passive designs that can be used with passive controls or with an onboard preamp for an active instrument.

When did Bartolini start making guitar pickups?

Be Ready! Established in 1973, Bartolini designs and builds professional-level pickups and electronics for guitar and bass. Made in our San Luis Obispo California factory, our pickups and electronics bring out the best tone from your instrument, and are made to withstand the demands of working musicians to be sure they are ready.

What’s the difference between classic bass and original Bartolini?

Deciding between Classic Bass Series vs. Original Series tone is a common decision to make when getting Bartolini pickups. They have much of the same characteristics that it is not a black and white choice. The Bartolini tone that you may be familiar with is present with both.

What kind of pickups do soapbars have?

Original Quad Soapbars can handle wide string spacing and produce a clear, defined voice. The pickups are very much like our Original Soapbars, but have 4 coils instead of 2 with more coil splitting options. All about flexibility – like having 4 Jazz Bass pickups in a dual soapbar bass. They can have a huge voice or precise focus.