Nice job, man. Got a P bass set of the EMG GZRs on the way... can't wait! You are very modest about your playing! I like that. Great playing, indeed! May I suggest DR Hi Beams? They sound ridiculously awesome! Thanks for sharing 👍
Oh god, those are MEAN sounding. The kind of bass tone that makes all the musicians in the room instantly start looking at each other and do the stank face
That's hysterical! And true! I can always tell who the bass players are at shows simply because of the face they make when I'm either at soundchecks, or getting my level before we play.
Hells yeah, hearing that you play in a punk band gives your estimation of these p'ups instant credibility. Thanks so much. I'm about to buy a(n other) Squier and the PJ GZRs.
@@hyperdog67 Do you know the year of your bass? Or can you you tell me the color underneath all the stickers and I can figure it out? I ask because when I went to buy the GZR set, the seller warned me that the bridge pickup cavity on some Squier PJs is too narrow for the GZR J. Yours obviously was not. Thanks!
@@justinkline1294 I have a video up of the original color.. it's Sunburst and I believe it's one of the cheap Squier bass guitars.. not the cheapest.. but the next one up.
sounds incredible, great playing. I'm getting a set put in my sammick and can't wait. Also seen a lot of sticker bombed guitars but never seen one covered in racing/performance part stickers, thats a whole other layer of cool.
@@hyperdog67 I don't subscribe to many channels, but you definitely deserve a Sub and move views. I owe you a pint, when & if you decide to tour in the UK. American bands are insanely popular here and in mainland Europe.
@@TenFalconsMusic Cheers mate! I'm so grateful for the add! If you dig this, I hope you'll like my band also? Here's a link. ruclips.net/video/Px5CRc8Cb-U/видео.html And I'll definitly take you up on that pint!
Got some on the way. Unfortunately I am putting them into a tmb100 for now. But it's got to be tonal upgrade. Btw. You a nasty player my man! You are a beast. Thanks for the demo! Definitely got a new sub!
Very nice Demo 👍. I put them into my P Bass aswell. Love the Sound of em. Just building up a new Bass with PJ Setup and Geezers will go i that one aswell.
I just acquired a mid 90’s strings and things custom that I found locally and I had the ex owner of strings & things music store in Memphis set it up..... these are going in it next week! Awesome video man!
Sounds really good, like a classic Fender PJ but with a lot more juice, I quite like it. The slap tone sounds like it could really fit some RATM or Tim Commerford stuff. Cheers.
Thats such a great sound! Especially when only using the P Pickups with the pick! Such great tone man! This video might sold me on the GZR P Pickups as I'm torn between them and the Dimarzio Model P Pickups.
Go with the Geezer's.. they're based on what was in those P-Bass's he was using back in the day to get those great Sabbath tones..to me there are only 2 for my money that capture those great tones from that period..EMG and Seymour Duncan
@@hyperdog67 Agree; I have the Dimarzio's on my 2015 American standard (bought it used that way), which sound more high mid-rangey than these... I'm going to switch them out and sell them in favor of the GZRs...I want warmth, butt with teeth!
I'll tell you who makes pickups that I'm also in love with.. Seymour Duncan! I have a Steve Harris P-Bass that have Duncan's in it, and those sound amazing. I read somewhere that he asked for them to be specially wound for more mids? which seems odd to me considering he's dealing with 3 guitars players!
You're the ONLY one who picked up on that.. pun intended.. good ear. That remains one of the most overlooked, killer bass lines ever recorded for anything.
I did the same as you. I found a great deal online from a guy that never installed his and then I went out and bought a nice Olympic White Squier pbass and put them in. Best thing I ever did. I just need to shave the Squier headstock logo and out a geezer logo there instead!
I have a PJ Alvarez bass that has an inverted P pickup. It's tuned to drop A right now but I want to put these in and set it up for C standard and use it for some sort of bastardized metal/punk hybrid stuff
Thank you very much..They can continue to deliver the goods. I'm so in love with the Geezer's that when I use another bass I can hear the difference. I have a Steve Harris P-Bass and the Seymour Duncan pickups in that bass are something special also.
Thank you very much.. you're absolutely right.. it does! I was giving a mild demo.. I'll be posting something this weekend that shows how narly this thing gets.. please subscribe..
I'm using the Tech21 1000, through a Marshall 4x10 bass cab..I used to have an Amptweaker bass Tightdrive pedal with the dUg mod.. but the Tech21 smokes it. Thank you for your kind words..
How new are those strings? It sounds really bright for what I'd want on my pj. Also correlating with that question, what drive are you using and What's the treble at on your amp? Loved the video and the playing!! Also I saw the hard luck sticker and got a laugh, I have a Hard Luck Bar nearby and it's kinda wacky lol
The strings are whatever strings came with the bass.. most likely Fender strings. As far as the amp goes, I'm playing through a Tech21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000. Treble set at about 1 o'clock? Drive was set at about 12 o'clock. The sound you're hearing is achieved through bi-amping. Thanks to the genius of Tech21. It's basically guitar amp, and a bass amp blended signals. Thanks for your interest and kind words.
@@hyperdog67 Thanks sounds great along with the badass bridge you made a good call instead of spending stupid money for a guitar body and appreciate the fact you Like Geddy I like him are from Toronto If I am New York next time and your band is playing I will be sure to check you out
@@michaelgalanos981 Wow.. what an honor! Thank you for the compliment, and thanks for subscribing. I'll be adding content in the next few days. My Dad has been in I'll health, so I've been trying to help out. And you're right, the bridge pickup sounds awesome on its own!
You bought the solder less version I'm assuming? You just gotta take it apart and do it slowly. You could have something backwards like I did? Take your time.
@@hyperdog67 what or how do we compare something to know how much or if indeed they are better at all without a sound bite of before and after the pickup change? I'm looking at getting some better pickup's for my bass, but I want to hear what I'm opting for! If it's punch and twangy top end I'm not interested, I'm looking for deep smooth bass sounds, for me I rarely use my j pickup and looking for more deep tonal response, I play reggae n dub, and I think I miss my stienberger active humbuckers, not convinced the P pickup is what I need, but I've been making do for the last 27 years! I think a new set of pickup's could make a huge difference, but is the EMG pj the way to go? Should I try n find some active version of the on or just buy another bass?
OK..now I know what you meant. What I'd do is go with a Steinberger Spirit bass. I did a review of one on my channel..if that's the sound you really liked. Keep in mind with this video of the amp I'm using. I'm playing through a Tech21 dUg Ultra 1000 head, and a Marshall 4x10 bottom. My tone is just what you described. Also, these pickups are based off of a Fender 60's P-Bass. I don't care what genre you're listening to from the 60's 70's ect, if it was done using a P-Bass...it's gonna sound like a P-Bass..you know what I mean? So don't let MY tone throw you off..it's still a P-Bass. But check out the Sprit bass..I owned a Steinberger in the 80's and I don't feel a difference in play? Hope this helps?
Why would you tell someone how to hear? I would NEVER in a million years go to someone's channel, and critique their tone? Tone is like tastebuds.. everyone tastes something slightly different.
I explain in another video that I swapped out the bridge for a Badass 2 bridge.. it's actually an Omega bridge.. the neck is a stock Squier neck.. pay no attention to the stickers on the headstock..
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"I'm not much of a slapper"
*proceeds to destroy the bass*
Yo, that was a mad cool compliment.. I'm almost embarrassed. Thank you very much!
@@hyperdog67 And a well deserved one :)
Damn. I replied before I saw your post. Great minds think alike. Great bass demo on the pickups. They sound great
Nice job, man. Got a P bass set of the EMG GZRs on the way... can't wait! You are very modest about your playing! I like that. Great playing, indeed!
May I suggest DR Hi Beams? They sound ridiculously awesome! Thanks for sharing 👍
@@kippharrington3106 I dig the High Beams except for the price.. lol
3:26Goosebumps from the absolute meatyness of this tone. Thanks for reviewing them. I'm converted.
Not only is the bass stickered up and awesome looking, you whipped out some Manic Depression. That's one awesome combination if you ask me.
Thank you very much for the kind words my brother..
As a car guy, that is the best looking stickered bass I've ever seen! I love the Hoosier and the VP Racing Fuel stickers in particular.
Just put this set into my p bass deluxe and the damn thing sounds like it's been resurrected from the pits of hades. Great video.
Oh god, those are MEAN sounding. The kind of bass tone that makes all the musicians in the room instantly start looking at each other and do the stank face
That's hysterical! And true! I can always tell who the bass players are at shows simply because of the face they make when I'm either at soundchecks, or getting my level before we play.
I put these in my Squire 7O’s vibe p bass and now it’s always my goto bass I’ll love the way they sound bro and equally as nice in yours
Cool video, I was just thinking about picking these up today and you just uploaded this. Thanks for the demo, sounds great
You really sold these pickups. Great job
Hells yeah, hearing that you play in a punk band gives your estimation of these p'ups instant credibility. Thanks so much. I'm about to buy a(n other) Squier and the PJ GZRs.
And is that a K&N Filters sticker on your bass? Race car motif?
@@justinkline1294 yes sir.. all high performance car stuff
@@hyperdog67 Do you know the year of your bass? Or can you you tell me the color underneath all the stickers and I can figure it out? I ask because when I went to buy the GZR set, the seller warned me that the bridge pickup cavity on some Squier PJs is too narrow for the GZR J. Yours obviously was not. Thanks!
@@justinkline1294 I have a video up of the original color.. it's Sunburst and I believe it's one of the cheap Squier bass guitars.. not the cheapest.. but the next one up.
@@justinkline1294 here you go..
ruclips.net/video/MsnLgBn8rpQ/видео.html
I like all the racing stickers. And it does sound good too.
I've been looking into these GZR pickups. Good demo. That's pretty rad that you play with Mickey!
How'd you know that?!!
@@hyperdog67 I liked your vid and looked into some of your other vids. I'm a big ramones fan and Mickey Lee is pretty rad too.
sounds incredible, great playing. I'm getting a set put in my sammick and can't wait. Also seen a lot of sticker bombed guitars but never seen one covered in racing/performance part stickers, thats a whole other layer of cool.
That bridge pickup tone is insane! Love me some red barchetta!
Thank you so much brother.. how'd you find me, just curious?
@@hyperdog67 just wanted to hear the gzrs
Great demo... I'm sold!
Haven't found a video of these being used how I would be using them (aggressive attack) until now.
Thank you very much!
@@hyperdog67 I don't subscribe to many channels, but you definitely deserve a Sub and move views.
I owe you a pint, when & if you decide to tour in the UK. American bands are insanely popular here and in mainland Europe.
@@TenFalconsMusic Cheers mate! I'm so grateful for the add! If you dig this, I hope you'll like my band also? Here's a link. ruclips.net/video/Px5CRc8Cb-U/видео.html
And I'll definitly take you up on that pint!
Great video dude! Fantastic tone and I love all the racing stickers, I bet it's cool looking on stage.
I’m getting these put into a squire pj when I get them in the mail. Plan on modding mine more after this. Thanks for the demo
Thanks for the comment!
Westrocker 67 no problem!
Got some on the way. Unfortunately I am putting them into a tmb100 for now. But it's got to be tonal upgrade. Btw. You a nasty player my man! You are a beast. Thanks for the demo! Definitely got a new sub!
Very nice Demo 👍. I put them into my P Bass aswell. Love the Sound of em. Just building up a new Bass with PJ Setup and Geezers will go i that one aswell.
I just acquired a mid 90’s strings and things custom that I found locally and I had the ex owner of strings & things music store in Memphis set it up..... these are going in it next week! Awesome video man!
Thank you so much brother.. CONGRATS on the new member of the family!
Sounds really good, like a classic Fender PJ but with a lot more juice, I quite like it.
The slap tone sounds like it could really fit some RATM or Tim Commerford stuff.
Cheers.
Impressive comment! Thank you brother.
Thats such a great sound! Especially when only using the P Pickups with the pick! Such great tone man! This video might sold me on the GZR P Pickups as I'm torn between them and the Dimarzio Model P Pickups.
Go with the Geezer's.. they're based on what was in those P-Bass's he was using back in the day to get those great Sabbath tones..to me there are only 2 for my money that capture those great tones from that period..EMG and Seymour Duncan
@@hyperdog67 Agree; I have the Dimarzio's on my 2015 American standard (bought it used that way), which sound more high mid-rangey than these... I'm going to switch them out and sell them in favor of the GZRs...I want warmth, butt with teeth!
I'll tell you who makes pickups that I'm also in love with.. Seymour Duncan! I have a Steve Harris P-Bass that have Duncan's in it, and those sound amazing. I read somewhere that he asked for them to be specially wound for more mids? which seems odd to me considering he's dealing with 3 guitars players!
I love these pickups
Love the Barney Miller nugget, awesome demo. Think I'll pick up as set, thank you!
You're the ONLY one who picked up on that.. pun intended.. good ear. That remains one of the most overlooked, killer bass lines ever recorded for anything.
That sound reminds me of one of my favourite bands, nomeansno. Canada's punk rock "Rush"
I did the same as you. I found a great deal online from a guy that never installed his and then I went out and bought a nice Olympic White Squier pbass and put them in. Best thing I ever did.
I just need to shave the Squier headstock logo and out a geezer logo there instead!
I have a PJ Alvarez bass that has an inverted P pickup. It's tuned to drop A right now but I want to put these in and set it up for C standard and use it for some sort of bastardized metal/punk hybrid stuff
My man! Excellent and informative video. Rock on!
My pleasure brother. A more in depth video is coming.
Glad you dig them !
They sound awesome bro, much respect!! Dug the Hendrix too!! 🤠👍
Brilliant video 👌🏿
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Thank you Black Roots.. thank you..
“ not a slapper”
Could’a fooled me… 🤘🏻
Love the video man. I'm such a pickup dork. Like I'm obsessed them. I'm looking at a set of mec. I love that tond
Thank you very much..They can continue to deliver the goods. I'm so in love with the Geezer's that when I use another bass I can hear the difference. I have a Steve Harris P-Bass and the Seymour Duncan pickups in that bass are something special also.
Sounds great!
Love that bass tone man!
Thank you very much Nicholas. One day I'll make a proper video..I just picked up a Lemmy Ric copy that I'm gonna review very soon..stay tuned.
To get right to the MONSTER tone, go to 3:27 and hold onto something.
WESTROCKER GETTIN AFTER IT
through the Audio Lens of GEEZER BUTLER.
#wayrockin
I like your rendition of Manic Depression by Jimi Hendrix. Great job!
Why thank you brother.. it's one of my go to riffs when I pick up a new instrument or play new strings.
There's something he's getting from the GZR set AND the way he has his Sansamp setup.
Not using a Sansamp so to speak. I'm running through a Tech 21 Dug Ultra 1000.
What is the something that you're hearing? I'm curious..
These are great pups,I put one in a p bass I made.They should be an easy install but the demos telling how I've seen suck.
These sound so awesome. Trying to get my hands on a used set now
Thank you brother.. check Google and Reverb.
Heck yeah. I think I will like them more than an Aguilar set I haven’t even installed yet.
Killer demo man! Just ordered a set for a frankenbass project.
Can't wait to see it brother!
“I’m not a slapper...”
Me - “.......holy F!”
Thank you brother..I just fake it decent..
I bet that would sound great on the more doomy stuff.
Thank you very much.. you're absolutely right.. it does! I was giving a mild demo.. I'll be posting something this weekend that shows how narly this thing gets.. please subscribe..
Sounds sweet
Thank you very much..
Love the sticker bomb brother
Thank you brother..I got a thing for speed, and guitars..I just married the 2.
SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙏🏻
No more thinking about it im getting them thank u !!!! Does your band have any videos I can check out
Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music
ruclips.net/video/Px5CRc8Cb-U/видео.html
Hell yeah I like the energy
Rock on 🤘
Hoosier 💪🤘
Looks like you n I love Geezer AND the mighty dUg Pinnick (Kxm is the shit)
I need a p bass with those pickups!
I fuck with this
This Bass is "pop- art".
Inspired by the ALMIGHTY BLITZSPEER..
@@hyperdog67 That's german ;-) I dont know the band . . . But the name implies some hard rocking vikings ;-) lightning spear!
They were a NYC hardcore band in the 90's..
@@hyperdog67 yeah, I saw them on RUclips ;-)
What's your signal chain? What drive pedal are you using, and what amp do you have? Terrific tone!
I'm using the Tech21 1000, through a Marshall 4x10 bass cab..I used to have an Amptweaker bass Tightdrive pedal with the dUg mod.. but the Tech21 smokes it. Thank you for your kind words..
@@hyperdog67 Sweet, it sounds killer!
@@bigsnack thank you SO MUCH!!
would you be able to swap the pickup covers over to normal, none EMG pickup covers?
Paul Blart Mall Cop The pickups are molded together in an epoxy to the cover. Another reviewer was hoping to do the same thing.
@@brandonwebb8280 yeah, I ended up buying them anyway, turns out I think they look cool anyway so it's all good
How new are those strings? It sounds really bright for what I'd want on my pj.
Also correlating with that question, what drive are you using and What's the treble at on your amp?
Loved the video and the playing!!
Also I saw the hard luck sticker and got a laugh, I have a Hard Luck Bar nearby and it's kinda wacky lol
The strings are whatever strings came with the bass.. most likely Fender strings. As far as the amp goes, I'm playing through a Tech21 dUg Ultra Bass 1000. Treble set at about 1 o'clock? Drive was set at about 12 o'clock. The sound you're hearing is achieved through bi-amping. Thanks to the genius of Tech21. It's basically guitar amp, and a bass amp blended signals. Thanks for your interest and kind words.
@@hyperdog67 Anytime!! Thanks for the video as well as your time on the comment!!
Nice shirt!
Hey bro did you change out the jazz pickup out with the Gezzer emg
Yes, it was the PJ-BASS set from EMG
@@hyperdog67 Thanks sounds great along with the badass bridge you made a good call instead of spending stupid money for a guitar body and appreciate the fact you Like Geddy I like him are from Toronto If I am New York next time and your band is playing I will be sure to check you out
@@michaelgalanos981 Wow.. what an honor! Thank you for the compliment, and thanks for subscribing. I'll be adding content in the next few days. My Dad has been in I'll health, so I've been trying to help out. And you're right, the bridge pickup sounds awesome on its own!
@@hyperdog67 All the Best and I hope your Dad a speedy recovery I knew from first site you were a good man helping out your dad is noble
might of missed the answer to my question in the comments but, what strings do you use? they sound crispy and bright.
I've got Ernie Ball Super Slinky's on her.. the green package I believe?
I've been really interested in these pickups lately, is it true the instructions in the package are horrible?
Not at all.. very easy. And the fact that you don't have to solder anything makes it even better..
I bought those emgs and they're barely audible. I cant figure out what I'm doing wrong. Do you have any tips?
You bought the solder less version I'm assuming? You just gotta take it apart and do it slowly. You could have something backwards like I did? Take your time.
You can do this brother
How are you making out?
Did you replace the foam and use springs? What about the distance between the pickup and the strings?
@@HvyMetal4Ever yep, tried all that. I took them apart about 15 times. Nothing worked.
why does is say Fender on the headstock tho?
It's the remnants of a Fender sticker, not the logo, but aa sticker. Sharp eye!
Wow, sold! What kind of rounds were you using here?
Whatever roundwound strings that came with the bass.
Badass my friend!!! Question is that a different bridge on that squire?? Just asking, great chops
I switched out the hinge that was on there for an Badass style bridge called an Omega.
Great comparison! Errr? They work! ☹️☹️☹️☹️
I don't understand?
@@hyperdog67 what or how do we compare something to know how much or if indeed they are better at all without a sound bite of before and after the pickup change? I'm looking at getting some better pickup's for my bass, but I want to hear what I'm opting for! If it's punch and twangy top end I'm not interested, I'm looking for deep smooth bass sounds, for me I rarely use my j pickup and looking for more deep tonal response, I play reggae n dub, and I think I miss my stienberger active humbuckers, not convinced the P pickup is what I need, but I've been making do for the last 27 years! I think a new set of pickup's could make a huge difference, but is the EMG pj the way to go? Should I try n find some active version of the on or just buy another bass?
OK..now I know what you meant. What I'd do is go with a Steinberger Spirit bass. I did a review of one on my channel..if that's the sound you really liked. Keep in mind with this video of the amp I'm using. I'm playing through a Tech21 dUg Ultra 1000 head, and a Marshall 4x10 bottom. My tone is just what you described. Also, these pickups are based off of a Fender 60's P-Bass. I don't care what genre you're listening to from the 60's 70's ect, if it was done using a P-Bass...it's gonna sound like a P-Bass..you know what I mean? So don't let MY tone throw you off..it's still a P-Bass. But check out the Sprit bass..I owned a Steinberger in the 80's and I don't feel a difference in play? Hope this helps?
@@simoncooper8272 Come to think of it, I did a review of this same bass before I swapped out the pickups..
Review of the bass before the pickup swap..ruclips.net/video/ng-yVoH1UeY/видео.html
Are you Joey ?
What does that mean?
@@hyperdog67 lol I think he means you sound like Joey Ramone. Great playing and demo btw, thinking about grabbing these for my p bass as well
@@777Lateralus I sound like Joey Ramone? I mean, I play in a band with Joey's brother, but I've never heard ever that I sound like Joey..
Please just turn your mids up a hair. It would give you a much Fuller tone. You are killing me with this
In what way am I killing you?
Why would you tell someone how to hear? I would NEVER in a million years go to someone's channel, and critique their tone? Tone is like tastebuds.. everyone tastes something slightly different.
thats a Squier Bass? looks like a different bridge and neck also
I explain in another video that I swapped out the bridge for a Badass 2 bridge.. it's actually an Omega bridge.. the neck is a stock Squier neck.. pay no attention to the stickers on the headstock..