Trickfish Amplification Launches Single Coil, Split Coil, and Dual Coil Bass Pickups
Trickfish Amplification has spent a decade creating amps, cabinets, and preamps for bassists. Now, they’re expanding their product line with bass pickups.
The Trickfish Single Coil, Split Coil, and Dual Coil bass pickups were designed from the ground up, they say, to capture the full sonic bandwidth of your bass “as faithfully as possible.”
“The result is a pickup that feels right the moment you plug in — full-bodied and warm without being heavy, articulate and open without being clinical, dynamic and responsive without demanding anything specific of the way you play. Whether you reach for the pure clarity of the Single Coil, the silent confidence of the Split Coil, or the rich, balanced complexity of the Dual Coil, the character underneath is the same: organic, honest, and built to last.”
Each design is available in custom-molded radiused covers for both four-string and five-string basses. The Dual Coil also comes in a six-string size. Trickfish offers all of their pickups in BC, P2, P4, and MM Soapbar housing shapes.
Hear the pickups in action in the company’s demo videos:
The Trickfish Amplification Single Coil, Split Coil, and Dual Coil bass pickups are available now on their webstore with prices ranging from $210 to $350 per set.
Trickfish Amplification Pickup Features:
| 4 or 5-string sets (6-string for Dual Coils) |
| Wire: 42 AWG, Enameled Copper (43 AWG for five- and six-string) |
| Magnet Type: Alnico V |
| Wiring Leads: 2 conductor (4 conductor for Dual Coils) |
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The price seems a bit high. I paid $163 recently for brand new Bartolini 57CBJD 5-String split coil Jazz Bass pickups from a major retailer. The equivalent here is $300 — nearly twice as expensive. I am interested to try them out, especially as I have their J-Core preamp in one of my Jazz Basses, but I’d be much more willing to pull the trigger if they were in the $200 – 250 range where a lot of their competitors are. Hopefully they have a sale soon.