Springywheel

You're meant to change them?

Thanks for the suggestion. Have you tried it? Does it growl? 🐺

The stock pickup on my classic vibe p bass is nice but I was wondering if anyone can recommend a different single coil that has a bit more bite in the upper mids and that that growls nice, not unlike the Geezer pup, but in single coil format? The stock one sounds a bit mellow to my ears, even after adjusting distance from the strings, and also picking near the bridge. I'd like to be able to play with fingers near the neck and still have it cut through. I use my bass for anything from Sabbath to ambient music ha... So not looking for anything too hot. 'Vintage Hot' I'd say.

The emperor sold me his Cali76 and everything went smoothly.

My current recording set up is a Hudson sidecar and Cali76 (looking for a bass version if anyone's selling) direct in to a focusrite with the instrument level switch on. I'm using torpedo cab in my daw. I do like the way it sounds but have no frame of reference with other bass setups (I'm primarily a guitar player) Would it be an improvement acquiring a proper bass preamp, or do overdrive pedals pretty much do the same job? I'm under the impression that they both serve the same purpose, just under different names.