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That's what I have with my inexpensive Squier Vintage Modified bass which suits my guitarist needs for home recording. If I ever have the money, I'd probably be looking at something like the Fender Ultra Precision in the OP - something versatile, light and noiseless.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
...or Pino Palladino
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
The stock grey bobbin Fender pickup was never to my liking. I replaced it with, variously, an EMG-P, a Seymour Duncan Active EQ "switches" type, a Lightnin' Rods, a DiMarzio Will Power and, finally, back to the Duncan switches. I occasionally think about adding a J pickup in the "Seventies" position but another Duncan "switch" type is the only one I would consider.
Though I'll admit I'm firmly in the "if you can't play it on a P bass it's probably crap" camp
Although an active/noiseless/high-output type is the least of the evils...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
However if this for a pro business then sometimes having the USA name will impress the clients more. Especially those who have no idea about basses.
I'd still tear the pickups out of the jazz and put in original model EMG J set. That will get rid of the hum and those pickups genuinely sound like 60s J pickups - that is what they were designed for. There is a reason why even among EMG haters that set is very popular. Just to name a few, Guy Pratt and Bobby Vega have recorded excellent traditional sounds with that set. No actual EQ added - just the Vol / Vol / Tone set that comes with it.
The big 3 recorded basses are the P, the J and the Stingray, although the first 2 outnumber the 3rd by a long way.
That being said, when recorded a Jazz on the neck pickup can sound remarkably like a P pickup with a bit of EQ-ing. Reduce the bass quite a bit, lower the treble a little and boost the mids a little and only bass anoraks will be able to tell the difference.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I don't have the tech knowledge to know why and there's a good change my ears are lying, but I think I'm right!
The only time I haven't noticed the failings of a balance is when using EMG's specific ABC balance with is active and designed to solve any insertion loss.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd