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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 26, 2013 13:33:32 GMT -6
Just thinking about upgrading my cheap little Squier Classic Vibe P-Bass pickups...You think just Fender standard?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2013 1:17:51 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2013 9:36:39 GMT -6
John, I think the Fender 62 reissue would be good for what your doing.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 27, 2013 11:29:09 GMT -6
I'm surprised that you don't use a Musicman. I had a Sterling and it was killer for punk stuff. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2013 12:52:49 GMT -6
I'm surprised that you don't use a Musicman. I had a Sterling and it was killer for punk stuff. Oh god no. Had one, NEVER again. Even when clients bring them in I shudder. They're too pingy, they don't have the same kind of growl that supports the guitars. Fender Basses all the way for me. |
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Post by popmann on Oct 27, 2013 13:42:35 GMT -6
My 62RI P sounds ever so slightly better than the standard, but it's close enough I don't care.
The Duncan is very much not a Fender sound, IMO. Very bright--very "almost jazz bass"...great for rock with a pick, which isn't my style.
Fwiw, I had a discussion with Lindy Fralin once...which would be the aftermarket I'd recommend (can you buy the CS62?)...but, he said P bass PUs are "one of the few things Fender still does well". Actually suggested I keep the standard P5...because his wouldn't be "better"-just a touch different. So if you can buy the 62 retail, cool...if not, get Lindy's.
Do NOT forget to replace the tone cap in the cheapy. It's not terribly subtle--the difference in a little ceramic disc and an Orange Drop. It's less than $1. Stock on my 62...not on the standard, so when I say they're mostly interchangeable-consider I mean AFTER the upgraded tone cap.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 3:43:46 GMT -6
I changed my stock 90's bass pickup for the fender vintage p-bass for the better.
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Post by popmann on Oct 28, 2013 9:35:53 GMT -6
I changed my stock 90's bass pickup for the fender vintage p-bass for the better. This is why I bought the 62 in the 90s...technically, maybe early 00s...but, yes night and day. Thanks for bringing that up--the standard I'm comparing it a 2008 P5--when they reworked the American line. |
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Post by mobeach on Oct 30, 2013 13:24:33 GMT -6
I like the warm tone of Bartolini, I have another bass with Seymour Duncan P/J that sounds ballsy. SD Antiquity are good for Country or Blues, as are Nordstrand and Lindy Fralin. EMG are the best all around IMO.
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Post by popmann on Oct 30, 2013 22:05:53 GMT -6
I had an active EMG in an old fretless I used for a long time (don't know what it was exactly cause I bought it used)....but, it certainly made for some really nice tracks. But, that 62RI P changed my bass playing life. I went around and played nine million basses and the minute I plugged that one in and hit one riff, it was like "yes.....THAT is the sound in my head". I tend to use my bridge humbucker now when I play fretless. It's a Carvin fretless5. LB75? It's preamp is busted now, though...now more tone control...I really need to get that fixed. If you have any recs, let me know. I really liked the sound of the stock--which they've "improved" now. Part of me says I should get it because it's a drop in replacement...but, they want like $300 for it. I paid $875 for the BASS....new (trade show deal)....which puts the preamp in the range of aftermarket ones I have to believe would be better...I don't want to highjack the thread--but, if you have suggestions, I'm all ears. Two of the 6 new tunes I'm working on are gonna be fretless, so...I've been just plugging it into the SansAmpRBI or the Bassman and EQ'ing there...which is fine for recording, but it did do a little nicer, IMO, with the preamp controls.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 31, 2013 4:49:34 GMT -6
I had an active EMG in an old fretless I used for a long time (don't know what it was exactly cause I bought it used)....but, it certainly made for some really nice tracks. But, that 62RI P changed my bass playing life. I went around and played nine million basses and the minute I plugged that one in and hit one riff, it was like "yes.....THAT is the sound in my head". I tend to use my bridge humbucker now when I play fretless. It's a Carvin fretless5. LB75? It's preamp is busted now, though...now more tone control...I really need to get that fixed. If you have any recs, let me know. I really liked the sound of the stock--which they've "improved" now. Part of me says I should get it because it's a drop in replacement...but, they want like $300 for it. I paid $875 for the BASS....new (trade show deal)....which puts the preamp in the range of aftermarket ones I have to believe would be better...I don't want to highjack the thread--but, if you have suggestions, I'm all ears. Two of the 6 new tunes I'm working on are gonna be fretless, so...I've been just plugging it into the SansAmpRBI or the Bassman and EQ'ing there...which is fine for recording, but it did do a little nicer, IMO, with the preamp controls. My Pedulla fretless in the middle sounds awesome using the Jazz pickup in the bridge position.  |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 31, 2013 5:14:52 GMT -6
Jesus. The Buzz/MVP look so awesome. Wish I could pony up the cash for one of those.
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Post by mobeach on Oct 31, 2013 5:47:48 GMT -6
I got it used for $1700, there's no way I can afford 5k for a new one.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Oct 31, 2013 6:21:20 GMT -6
Nice deal. 17.5 or 19mm?
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Post by mobeach on Oct 31, 2013 17:57:20 GMT -6
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Post by jazznoise on Nov 5, 2013 7:51:44 GMT -6
You're all making me really want a P-Bass again.
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Post by jimwilliams on Nov 11, 2013 12:41:40 GMT -6
Just about any alnico 5 based 6k ohm DC resistance P-bass pickup will do. Even the low cost imports I get for $20 sound great, the quality of the bass makes up for the rest. My 1970's era P-bass pickup was rewound in 1979 by Seymour Duncan, before he manufactured pickups. It is wound to 1k ohms per coil. In series it has a 32k hz resonant peak so it's flat from 2~20k hz. It's very even sounding yet has an acoustic bandwidth and openess. That bass also has an active 2 band sweepable EQ circuit inside.
I have used copper foil to line the insides of the plastic covers and the rest of the innards, it's very quiet. A piece of black electric tape covers the magnet poles so your fingers don't create any buzz sounds while playing.
A great mod for stock 6k ohm P-bass coils is to add a series/parallel toggle switch. That gives you that 15k hz hi-fi bandwidth for an intimate, detailed option to the stock sounds. Add a "no load" Fender tone pot to disengage the tone circuit from the pickups when not in use. Then it does Alembic ranged top end as well as the regular sounds.
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Post by jimwilliams on Feb 24, 2014 10:41:20 GMT -6
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Post by fishnmusician on Jun 19, 2014 15:57:07 GMT -6
Just picked up a 95 MIM Pbass and put in the Fender reissue pups and .1 uf Emerson paper/oil tone cap and a set of chromes. Gawd this thing sounds great in a DI. I wanted it for demos so it might never see a amp.
Tried the orange drop cap and it sounded good, but I liked the Emerson more so I put one in my MIM Tele w/stock pups really improved its sound to my ears.
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Post by sofaking on Sept 4, 2014 23:39:08 GMT -6
lindy fralin.
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Post by kevinnyc on Sept 5, 2014 15:48:49 GMT -6
After decades of dissatisfaction with whatever combination of bass and pickups I've finally found what works for me. J bass style body with Nordstrand big singles....love, love, love...
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Post by Guitar on Oct 26, 2014 19:50:15 GMT -6
I got my Jazz Bass pickups from a small winder called Sheptone, think his name's Shep. Wouldn't hesitate to try the P-Bass pickups if he has them, the ones I have are excellent.
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Post by jeromemason on Oct 29, 2014 12:16:08 GMT -6
These are my favorite for a P bass.... lot of bite and attack and just a really nice balanced sound.
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Post by ElGato on Nov 4, 2014 20:44:06 GMT -6
Quarter pounders are very popular around here. High output pups.
I use the stock in a 2012 American Fender P. They made new pups that year and they sound great. Haven't put them against the Quarter Ps yet though.
I second what Jordan said. I also had a MM Stingray and, being a beautiful sounding axe, for punkrock, P-bass all the way. With brand new steel strings for recording.
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Post by Guitar on Nov 4, 2014 21:39:38 GMT -6
I didn't like the way the Seymour Duncan sounded in demos. I think I'm going to buy the Fender pickup after all. I think there might be a P bass in my immediate future. Fender custom shop pickups are great, I have them in both of my strats...imagine that!!
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