Fralin Jazz Bass

Fralin Jazz Bass Pickups are fat, loud, punchy, and clear. They have articulation and definition not found in other manufacturers’ pickups. Made from 100% USA-Made parts, wound and build one at a time by hand to deliver the tone you have been looking for.

Fralin Pickups offer a wide range of custom options to find the tone you desire. See below the different wind options available.  We have the Stock Wind option available to purchase online, dispatched on a trek and trace courier to you. For custom wind options, contact us to place an order for these to be made specifically for you.

  • For an era-authentic 60’s tone, go for the Stock Wind. These are available with no delay from our site.
  • To have a thicker midrange and fewer highs. Pick +5%. This will reduce the highs by 5%, and increase the lows and mids by 5%. Contact us to order.
  • For an even thicker tone than the +5%, you can opt for +10%. This is perfect for anyone looking for an aggressively strong midrange and dark tone. Perfect for balancing out a bright sounding bass. Contact us to order.
  • If you’re looking for 70’s Jazz Bass tone? Choose a -5% wind. This will increase the highs by 5%, and decrease the mids by 5%. Contact us to order.

 

We always carry stock of the 60’s “Stock Wind”. If by chance we are out, more will be on the way soon.  For our other wind options, sometimes we do have these in. If on “Back Order” these will arrive with our regular monthly orders placed on the 13th of the month. Arriving with us at the start of each month.

NZD $359.00 excl GST

Complete your upgrade with all new wiring to match your new pickups!

Jazz Bass Prewired Control Plate

Jazz Bass Prewired Control Plate complete with prewired harness making this an easy drop in replacement for any Fender style Jazz control plate.

All of our Tone Merchants harnesses and control plates are hand made in Tennessee, USA. Using modern PTFE coated wire, CTS tone and volume pots, and an orange drop .047u tone capacitor. It includes Kluson knobs and a #11 switchcraft output jack.

We provide clear instructions on how you can install a jazz bass control plate. Every wiring harness come with leads for you to connect the wiring of your pickups to. Then you do not need to solder directly to the pots, risking overheating the pots.

Dispatching orders from Auckland NZ & Tennessee USA.

All of our Tone Merchants prewired harness & control plates are proudly made in Tennessee, USA. We hold stock in both Tennessee & Auckland. For our USA customers we will dispatch to you from Tennessee. All orders outside of the USA are sent from our store in Auckland, New Zealand.

If we run out of stock, or the item is listed as on Backorder. It will take 2 weeks to complete your order and dispatch to you.

 

Concentric Jazz Bass Control Plate

Concentric Jazz Bass Control Plate was made by Fender for a very short period of time, 1960-1962 but has had a lasting effect with an almost mythical feel about it. In fact these Concentric Jazz Basses from 60-62 are now highly sought after by collectors and tone junkies.

Concentric controls for bass give you a wide range of tone options. Being able to contour the volume and tone of each pickup individually, offers an opportunity to sculpt your own tone to your discretion. Enabling you to really dial in the bass tone needed for the track or for defining your own sound.

A Tone Merchants pre-wired concentric control plate will add tonal dynamics that your current Vol, Vol, Tone controls does not offer. Our control plates are available in Standard and Heavy Relic finishes. So you can create both the tonal and aesthetic look you have in mind for your bass.

If we run out of stock, or the item is listed as on Backorder. It will take 2 weeks to complete your order and dispatch to you.

All hand wired here in Auckland, New Zealand. Made by bass players, for bass players.

Fralin Jazz Bass

SKU FBJ Category

Product Description

Fralin Jazz Bass Pickups feature Hand-Built bobbins and hand-wound clarity. Our manufacturing process allows us to achieve unparalleled quality control. Fralin Jazz Bass pups consist of local fiberboard and USA-Made Magnets. Each pickup wound by hand, one at a time. Using Fralin’s proprietary “Sectioning” technique. This gives the pickup a sweet, clear tone. Finally, they wax-pot the pickups to preserve the pickup and prevent microphonics.

Lindy Fralin Jazz Bass Pickups offer a wide tonal range. They are wound to 60’s Specifications, which give them more output and balance. Expect a sweeter tone, with a warm midrange. Also, you’ll hear top-end sparkle and clarity. Nuances will come to life as you notice increased presence. They will break up late and stay clean longer.

Our Pickups are dynamic – they’ll get punchy if you dig into them. They’ll have top-end spank when you slap them. You’ll also notice they’ll stay soft and dynamic when you play light. Finally, these Jazz Bass Pickups are for those who are not happy with the tone from stock pickups. These tend to be sweeter-sounding, not aggressive. You’ll wonder why you didn’t make the switch earlier.

Fralin Jazz Bass Specifications:

  • 60’s Fender specifications, with modern output.
  • Clean and clear, lots of Fender sparkle and clarity.
  • USA-made Alnico 5 Magnets for optimal tonal balance and output.
  • Compensated Bridge for even volume across all pickups.
  • Two magnet staggers available for different fingerboard radiuses.
  • Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone.
  • Hand-built fiberboard Bobbins for unrivaled quality control.
  • 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects.
  • Sold as a complete set, bridge and neck pickups.

Looking for  Jazz Pickup, but without the “hum”. Check out the noise-cancelling Fralin Split Jazz Bass pickups.

Fralin Pickups Custom Shop Options:

Fralin Pickups offer a wide range of custom options to find the tone you desire. See below the different wind options available.  We have the Stock Wind option available to purchase online, dispatched on a trek and trace courier to you. For custom wind options, contact us to place an order for these to be made specifically for you.

  • For an era-authentic 60’s tone, go for the Stock Wind. These are available with no delay from our site.
  • To have a thicker midrange and fewer highs. Pick +5%. This will reduce the highs by 5%, and increase the lows and mids by 5%. Contact us to order.
  • For an even thicker tone than the +5%, you can opt for +10%. This is perfect for anyone looking for an aggressively strong midrange and dark tone. Perfect for balancing out a bright sounding bass. Contact us to order.
  • If you’re looking for 70’s Jazz Bass tone? Choose a -5% wind. This will increase the highs by 5%, and decrease the mids by 5%. Contact us to order.

 

We always carry stock of the 60’s “Stock Wind”. If by chance we are out, more will be on the way soon.  For our other wind options, sometimes we do have these in. If on “Back Order” these will arrive with our regular monthly orders placed on the 13th of the month. Arriving with us at the start of each month.

Tone Merchants is proud to be the New Zealand distributor for Lindy Fralin Pickups.

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