EMG GZR-PJ Geezer Butler Signature PJ Electric Bass Replacement Pickup Set in Black

EMG Pickups along with legendary artist Geezer Butler have collaborated to develop the GZR-P and GZR-PJ signature bass sets. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bass player started working with EMG founder Rob Turner in 2011 looking to find the classic bass tone 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, the rigors of a world tour.
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 5 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 that both eliminate the noise and hum usually associated with early 70’s bass pickups and allow for more power and volume than any other standard single coil J giving this set remarkable balance between the P & J. The result is unmistakable early Geezer Butler bass tone with deep, tight low end that you can hear on “Iron Man”, “War Pigs”, and “Paranoid” just like 1970’s. Said Geezer, “I never felt comfortable giving my name to any other pickups, but this time these have blown me away.”

EMG Geezer Butler Signature PJ Bass Pickup Set.

D'Addario EFX165 FlexSteels Custom Light Long Scale Electric Bass Strings 45-105

EFX165, D’Addario FlexSteels are a hybrid gauge bass set combining the high strings from an EFX170 (.45 and .65) with the low strings from an EFX160 (.85 and .105). This set offers a deep, round sound with just the right amount of punch and bite. Fits basses with a string scale length of up to 36 7/8 inches.

A monumental breakthrough in bass string technology, FlexSteels deliver the unique combination of flexible feel optimized for slap and finger-style playing coupled with a coveted deep and round tone with just the right amount of punch and bite. A harmonic-rich steel alloy with precisely formulated core-to-wrap diameters wound to the most precise specifications delivers this singular tone and feel with unsurpassed consistency and extra-long string life.

• Deep, round sound with just the right amount of punch and bite.
• Flexible feel optimized for finger style and slapping player
• Fits long scale basses with a string scale length of up to 36 7/8 inches
• Made in the U.S.A. for the highest quality and performance
• String Gauges: Wound .045, .065, .085, .105
• Environmentally friendly, corrosion resistant packaging for strings that are always fresh

This set offers a deep, round sound with just the right amount of punch and bite. Fits basses with a string scale length of up to 36 7/8 inches.