EMG Geezer Butler Signature P Bass Guitar Pickup Set
EMG along with legendary artist Geezer Butler have collaborated to develop the GZR-P and GZR-PJ signature bass pickup sets. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bass player started working with EMG founder Rob Turner in 2011, looking to recreate the classic bass tones he had in Black Sabbath’s early days. As Geezer and Black Sabbath moved from studio to touring in 2013 the final component of getting the classic Geezer tone was in play – a passive pickup with a truly vintage tone an feel. To recapture Geezer’s early Black Sabbath tone, it meant a new EMG vintage style passive P & PJ design with a few modern touches. The all solderless P set uses Alnico V pole pieces and custom wound coils for just the right amount of punch and grit. The J (PJ set) also uses Alnico 5 poles and features two custom wound split-coils. This eliminates the noise and hum usually associated with early 70’s bass pickups and allows for more power and volume than any other standard single coil J – creating a remarkable balance between the P and the J. The result is an unmistakable early Geezer Butler bass tone with deep, tight low end that you hear on tunes like “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” and “Paranoid,” just like 1970’s. “I never felt comfortable giving my name to any other pickups, but this time these have blown me away.” – Geezer Butler
Product Features
- Geezer Butler signature bass pickup set
- Passive pickup with a vintage tone
- Features Alnico V pole pieces and custom wound coils for just the right amount of punch and grit
- Designed to recreate classic bass tones in Black Sabbath’s early days
- Solderless install system
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Great Passive P-Style pick ups Nice high output passive p-bass pick ups. A simple 5 minute install. You will need to use a bit of the foam in the packaging if you don’t have the springs to install under the pickups for height adjustments. This is my only gripe as they should have done a perforated cut out of the foam so you could use that as opposed to cutting them out your self. Low end is awesome and a very nice frequency response when you pluck hard or slap. No Battery to contend with just plug it up and play. Tone…
Perfect option for upgrading a P-bass – no compromises in tone or construction quality. I’ve owned my P-bass for 33 years now and have dropped a number of different pickups into it over the years. This set is the keeper. It offers a tone profile that is faithful to the original P-bass tone but with a little more output and clarity. Closest tonal comparison would be the Seymour Duncan SPB-1, but with more oomph and body. Great rock tone with the tone wide open, which isn’t surprising, considering the tone was modeled after Geezer Butler’s old P. Slap tone is heavenly – pure 70’s…