Description
PJ bass sets became a staple the moment builders like Jackson and Charvel started pairing a P-style split-coil with a J-style single coil in one instrument, and DiMarzio has been refining that combo since it started making replacement pickups back in the early ’70s. The Sixties PJ set is the latest chapter: a pickup pair built for players who want the growl of a vintage rig without the noise floor that came with it.
Both pickups use fully humbucking coil construction under sculpted nickel covers, so you get genuine hum cancellation rather than a compromise. Potted coils and foil-shielded cabling keep the signal clean, delivering a claimed 3dB of noise reduction versus stock PJ pickups – a real difference when you’re chasing that warm, woody low end without the hiss riding along with it.
Alnico 5 magnets are shaped to follow the curve of the covers, which helps even out the response string to string instead of favoring the middle strings over the outer ones. The bodies themselves borrow their rounded edges and curved top profile from the Relentless pickups, a design co-developed with Billy Sheehan, so your picking and plucking hand has a smoother surface to work against. A circuit board mounting system also tucks the height adjustment screws down below the pickguard line, keeping them out of the way entirely.
Every Sixties P and Sixties J pickup is handmade in New York City and tested and matched as a set before it ships, so what you get is a matched pair built for real-world gigging, not just a spec sheet.
- Recommended For: Middle and bridge
- Quick Connect: No
- Wiring: 4 Conductor
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Year of Introduction: 2022
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