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Nice in theory... but there are always differences - that's why a Bongo H sounds different (though slightly) than a StingRay.

Be your own player, but if you want MM sound then get a MM.
 
Again, that is great in theory, but in practice it might be a bit different with the different wood resonances, massesand densities. Yeah you might get the umph! but the tonal qualities that make a SR a SR disappear... that is why a Warwick Streamer ProM and Thumb sound so different. They have the same electronics, but the wood and mass are different.

I don't want to downplay swapping out pickups (I've done it myself:D ) but if you are just looking from "umph" then try adding a preamp first... cheaper, easier and no routing. If you are looking for a particular sound... then there is no substitute for getting the real thing.
 
I'd like two silica packs, some neodymium magnets, a cup of water, and a side order of a Bongo and Stingray, please.

I doubt you can get an actual MM pickup unless you either buy it off eBay (in which case it will be used) or get a MM bass and take it out. If you do the later, I'll be forced to beat you 'til you're a sack of puss. But I digress.

There are lots of MM pickup copies. Not sure about the coil tap dealie. Take a gander at eBay.
 
Maybe I'll bid when there are two seconds left? How's about that? HA! :p

Back to the topic, I seriously doubt you'll get the punch and growl of the SR by adding a SR pickup on a Fender Jazz. The pickup position wouldn't be the same. MM basses are said to have the pickup on the 'sweet spot' of the bass, but I doubt you can get that pickup position on the Fender, due to the bridge pickup getting in the way. And as oddjob has said, there are lots of other factors that come into play also. So... bad idea! Bad nick2, bad!
 
Yup, that's what I was thinking, too. Buy a Lakland, get it over with.

Word, though - I find the Barts kind of anemic. The Duncans are much better pickups in the Lakland, although Dan Lakin really prefers using the Barts, so the Duncan-equipped Laklands are kind of scarce.
 
Take it from someone who learned the hard way, there's only one way to get the Stingray sound. And we all know what that is.
 
Nick, with all the basses you've got , you could trade in a couple for a Lakland and never miss them. The Lakland has TONS of different tonal options. Try the Skyline 55-02. I'ts the most popular.
 
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