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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 16, 2019 19:23:07 GMT -6
Thought I’d post here to get a little more traction...any suggestions? Going to start with this to see if I can get a better bass sound.
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 16, 2019 19:55:38 GMT -6
Stew Mac has inexpensive one’s but made with good parts.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 16, 2019 20:09:08 GMT -6
I’m thinking tried and true like the main fender ones or quarter pounders or whatever.
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 16, 2019 20:10:34 GMT -6
Understood, they used to sell the 1/4 lbs too.
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Post by notneeson on Feb 16, 2019 20:11:32 GMT -6
I guess it depends what you’re looking for. When I did it years ago I just got Duncans quarter pounds rather blindly. Didn’t like the fender custom shop pups I had in there.
They’re great, but my bass player hates the flats I have on there. Picky bastard.
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Post by geoff738 on Feb 16, 2019 20:15:53 GMT -6
Can’t go wrong with Lollars IMO.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by sirthought on Feb 16, 2019 20:25:02 GMT -6
Fender Custom Shop '62
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Post by joseph on Feb 16, 2019 20:31:10 GMT -6
I like the current 63 p bass pickups in my reissue American Vintage. Use La Bella flats of course.
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 16, 2019 21:01:18 GMT -6
Thought I’d post here to get a little more traction...any suggestions? Going to start with this to see if I can get a better bass sound. Two words - LINDY FRALIN. Amazing pickups. His reproductions of pre-CBS Fender pickups are spot on and you can call up the company and discuss your needs and tastes with them and they'll help you order just what you need.
Fralin's quality and service beat anything Fender has done this century hands down. A bit pricey but worth every penny.
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Post by nudwig on Feb 17, 2019 2:40:13 GMT -6
I haven't tried the Lindy Fralin's, I heard good things, same as the Dimarzio's. I'm really loving the custom shop 62's in my 62 reissue P-bass, gotta use a .1uf cap with them but it's my favorite bass sound so far. My American Elite might be more versatile but the 62's just have that sound. Using Rotosound 77 flats which were super clangy until they broke in (1 month), needed a brigher sound than La Bellas, but I love those as well.
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Post by hio on Feb 17, 2019 4:45:18 GMT -6
Best sounding bass on planet earth. You can dial in exactly how much flavor of each pickup you want. If you want only P you get P.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 4:48:25 GMT -6
Aren't P-J guitars "wound wrong"/out of phase or something?
Am maybe looking for a P, does anyone have any experience with the current Fender Player Series P? They are reasonably priced. Don't care how it looks, but it has to feel and sound right/like the real thing. Would be happy to change pickup on it for a Fralin.
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Post by lcr on Feb 17, 2019 5:46:53 GMT -6
I have a PJ with SD 1/4 pounder P and a Dimarzio hum cancelling J (forget name?) and a P bass with SD’s 50’s P pickup (also forget name!) both are great. I ordered a 50’s style rewire kit (pots, wire and cap) for the P bass when installling the SD. I like both basses, one is maple neck one is rosewood. I also put a bad ass bridge copy on the P bass (Omega?).
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Post by lcr on Feb 17, 2019 5:50:07 GMT -6
I started using the Ernie Ball heavy gauge bass strings years ago and like the results. The purple pack. Might wanna give a heavy gauge set a try, just a thought. I play 10’s on guitars so Im not a heavy gauge string player per se but I like the “beef” of the heavies on the bass.
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Post by nomatic on Feb 17, 2019 8:44:32 GMT -6
Lindy Fralin .....
I am a long time session bassist and nerd so I have tried everything.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 17, 2019 10:17:51 GMT -6
Lindy Fralin ..... I am a long time session bassist and nerd so I have tried everything. Would you suggest bothering with swapping pickups or just investing in a better instrument? Playability is not paramount for me because I’m not a bassist - just play the bass. (If that makes any sense) but I have found in many cases that a lot of the problems you have when you “go cheap” magically get solved when you buy the real thing. |
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Post by nomatic on Feb 17, 2019 10:24:49 GMT -6
I have played some very cheap basses that just needed better pickups and electronics. The caveat here is if the instrument sounds good acoustically and is not to heavy.
The best old fenders were light weight and vibrated freely when play acoustically. The Fralin Pickups will take a acoustically decent instrument to a very nice place.
Couple that with a Teegarden Fatboy Di and you are good....
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Post by nomatic on Feb 17, 2019 11:14:45 GMT -6
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Post by notneeson on Feb 17, 2019 11:19:09 GMT -6
The P Bass bridge has a specific sound too, decidedly less modern than the popular upgrades (badass etc.)
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Post by jtc111 on Feb 17, 2019 11:39:38 GMT -6
I haven't used his bass pickups, but Klein guitar pickups are the best I've heard. He goes to extreme lengths to match vintage specs exactly. I have several guitars set up with his EPIC series pickups and they're just amazingly good.
From the website:
We are your Vintage Pickup specialists. We have created a niche of manufacturing the most accurate vintage pickup reproductions to which can not be equaled. Our process is to chemically analyze an original pickup magnets and wire, then we reproduce them with the exact same magnets and wire. We don't use stock magnets or wire. We don't degauss magnets and say they are vintage. Our magnets are only as strong as the elemental composition will hold. Our wire is specially manufactured for us, we have many batches of wire with all different types of resistances and O.D.'s. Our wire also is processed differently than modern conventional wire, these little details are what makes the Klein Pickups Reproductions the most accurate in the world. |
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Post by lcr on Feb 17, 2019 12:09:04 GMT -6
The P Bass bridge has a specific sound too, decidedly less modern than the popular upgrades (badass etc.) Would you say the bad ass style bridge is typically brighter? Smiley face? |
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Post by stormymondays on Feb 17, 2019 12:12:09 GMT -6
Lindy Fralin ..... I am a long time session bassist and nerd so I have tried everything. Would you suggest bothering with swapping pickups or just investing in a better instrument? Playability is not paramount for me because I’m not a bassist - just play the bass. (If that makes any sense) but I have found in many cases that a lot of the problems you have when you “go cheap” magically get solved when you buy the real thing. You have the Squier Fiesta Red 60s vibe, right? I’ve seen that bass compared to Pino Palladino’s custom shop model. It’s legendary in the Squier line, and currently unobtanium. Put some good pickups and electronics on it! |
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Post by notneeson on Feb 17, 2019 12:15:22 GMT -6
The P Bass bridge has a specific sound too, decidedly less modern than the popular upgrades (badass etc.) Would you say the bad ass style bridge is typically brighter? Smiley face? I don't know, maybe brighter. I haven't before and aftered the same bass. But to me the more noticeable thing is the increased sustain. P-Bass notes fall off sooner, and it's part of the sound. |
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Post by lcr on Feb 17, 2019 12:19:18 GMT -6
Thanks for feedback, could be placebo, I wouldnt disagree it seems brighter. I think Geddy Lee himself or a GL sig bass player made that comment somewhere online about the BA bridge adding disirable brightness.
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Post by lcr on Feb 17, 2019 12:20:10 GMT -6
John K, what is it that your bass is lacking?
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