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Ok so the CS62 pups sound absolutely gorgeous and an improvement over the Player Series stock in clarity however ….. Im going to take them out and stick Dimarzio PBass back in ( both of my basses ) as they have a very rocky tone played through the CTM100 They punch through better in the band and offer a rougher nasty growl great for rock with a valve amp. Granted they need to be tamed and the pole pieces lowered as it’s a mega hot pickup but it brings out the tone, less low end more mids and growl a plenty For less rockier needs the CS62 would be a perfect fit.

Well … that was a discovery!! The Custom Shop 62 pickup was very nice but … I missed the mids and grunt that the Dimarzio PBass gave me. Im going to put Dimarzio in both my Player Series as I think they work well Will be selling the CS 62 pickup soon

Question about Jazz basses .. do they have noisy pickups compared to a PBass ??

Ok I really like PBass for rock and I’m always looking at alternatives but don’t know where to start I tried a Stingray ( Sterling ) and I just didn’t like the sound although for years before I gigged a EB Stingray with my SVT rig and loved it ! So suggest a bass ( circa £1000 max) that is great for rock that isn’t a PBass or a Stingray Ive never tried a Jazz bass with the band so I’m undecided about that as an option

Headphones ? Problem solved

I’m mostly the same preferring the all valve tone however .. Putting a compressor in front of my CTM100 was a good move. Im still not sure about the TC Spark Booster in front as the amp has enough natural grit

Mine came from Northwest Guitars via EBay if I recall ? A perfect fit https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/p-bass-compatible-scratchplates/

Any tone suck when pedals off ?

I had that cab with a LM3 head and it worked well

It’s so light you have to careful not to yank it off the speaker cab !!

The OC-2 is now very collectible I hear .. supposedly better than the OC-3

Just purchased this tuner and I’m very impressed Had Korg and TU3 before but the Polytune 3 is nicer I like the power out link which I will take to my Keeley compressor Very nice 👍 It seems to track and tune faster than others and and the new “always on” feature with mute is a nice touch

I’ve let this pickup go and swopped it for the CS62 which sounds less growly with lower output but a smoother clearer bottom end

I’ve used mine as a back up amp and it will keep up with a loud band with decent speakers etc Very nice sounding amp too

Fitted the CS 62 and they are very nice sounding pickups Where I hear an improvement is the clarity of the low end and a less harsh tone It’s got less output than say a Dimarzio PBass which isn’t a problem but I think it’s a noticeable upgrade to Player Series stock pups I like the copper shield base that comes with them too Definitely recommend for all genres

Thank you They will be fitted today so I will see how they sound As a returning finger player I need the low mids so I think they will be fine

They are definitely a louder pickup but set correctly with adjustable poles they can be tamed yet still give a mid forward grunt

I tried the EVO V and I couldn’t hear a difference to my EVO IV I too changed my drive tube putting a JJ ECC83S in it

Hopefully not less mids compared to the stock pups ?

Having decided I must use the Keeley Bassist pedal as it’s an improvement I’ve now ordered the TC Polytune 3 Ive had Pedaltrain boards ( ok ) and now just have a cheap Boss BCB30X which has the foam removed and Velcro fitted to the bottom. Looking for ideas for small three pedal kind of boards

That’s good to hear 👍 I love the Dimarzio sound although a bit too strong in the mids I was a little worried the CS62 would sound a little dark as they do indicate reduced mids Without knowing the mids comparison to the stock player series it’s tough to know if I will improve the sound. Im not lacking in mids just clarity especially finger style

Hi any views of the Fender Custom Shop 62 Pbass pickup ? Is it an upgrade from a Player Series Pbass pickup ? Looking for better clarity playing finger style I’ve recently dropped the Dimarzio Pbass into one of my basses and change was dramatic ( loads more mids and hot output ) For my other Pbass I’m looking for something good as an all rounder

At rehearsal tonight I discovered how hot sounding these pickups are I had to screw down the poles pieces to clean things up a bit and this seemed to do the trick nicely Definitely a rock sounding pickup with aggressive mids

PMT has them for £66 each

I did manage to try it in anger with the band and it’s great I was getting it as a Limiter but I think I prefer it as a mild compressor set as below. Very natural sounding and stopped the peaks nicely