bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 so, im looking for better pickups for my p-base any suggestions if not im just gonna go to my local music store and buy some a little bit better cause the ones it comes with sound like *&^*%%%$&^*&(*)(^%$%^&*()&^%$ (use your mind) anyways. yes uhh dont have a pic of it but go to any guitar sight and look up a affinity squire p bass. thanks for everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 People here seem to like Wizard pickups (Thumper?), I'm quite fond of Seymour Duncan pickups (got a Quarter Pounder in my Fecker Imprecision - a Squier Affinity in disguise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Or Kent Armstrong, or DiMarzio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobiebass Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 ive just got some 1/4 pounders, not tried them yet tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Or Bartolinis...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I think what we're trying to say is that any [b]passive[/b] P-bass pickup should just drop straight in - maybe with some minor filing of the pickguard. Inherently active pickups (like EMG) would require somewhere to put a battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifeq Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 the stock pickup is not so bad in the affinity comparing to other brands.. i changed in mine for .. forgot the name haha- bought it off OldGit (maybe he remember) it sounds really hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 not really sure but any advice that would give me a warmer nicer tone. but when i needed to could pick up on laid back rock? do u understand. .... whatever floats my boat... anways thanks a bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I'm a fan of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders too and you should get them at a good price given that you're in the US. I'm going to try the Wizards soon, though you may be put off price wise as they're UK made and the combination of weak dollar and shipping costs might make them unfavourable for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 that is true US economy is jacked up. anwyas thanks for the advice. im still thinking about getting some wizards though.. ive seen some cheap ones i wanna put on. not super cheap but u know what i mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I've tried all the Duncans for P-Bass apart from the Antiquity (which sounds like a total rip-off to me). The SPB-2 was a bit muddy. The Quarter Pounder was punchy but lost quite a lot of the bass's tone. The Vintage SPB-1 was superb. Very close to the SPB-1, but with a slightly deeper bottom end and the same kind of punch as the Quarter Pounder, was the active APB-1. I bought the APB-1, although I'd be interested to revisit the SPB-1 sometime. Just one man's experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass player spinn Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 cool so i prob need to look at the vintage one? thats a tip i got from someone else to.. thanks much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 [quote name='bass player spinn' post='209187' date='May 29 2008, 09:32 PM']cool so i prob need to look at the vintage one? thats a tip i got from someone else to.. thanks much..[/quote] You *never* see any of the vintage SPB-1s for sale secondhand (because players hang on to them). Hot pickups for bass are just a marketing ploy. What you want from your pickup is *tone*, not output. Increasing the output of a pickup normally results in higher inductance, which cuts the higher frequencies and gives you a muddier sound. The same principle applies to guitar, of course, although there are times when fitting hotter pickups to a guitar can be worthwhile (the bridge position on a Strat, for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 (edited) [quote name='stevie' post='209552' date='May 30 2008, 12:29 PM']You *never* see any of the vintage SPB-1s for sale secondhand (because players hang on to them). Hot pickups for bass are just a marketing ploy. What you want from your pickup is *tone*, not output. Increasing the output of a pickup normally results in higher inductance, which cuts the higher frequencies and gives you a muddier sound. The same principle applies to guitar, of course, although there are times when fitting hotter pickups to a guitar can be worthwhile (the bridge position on a Strat, for example).[/quote] +1 on the above comment - couldn't agree more. I went from the 'Hot' to the 'QP', neither to my taste. Settled on the Vintage SPB-1 - very happy. Though, I think it depends on what style of music you play, what sound you're after, etc.... Edited June 1, 2008 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashgeezer Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Interesting thread as i'm thinking of upgrading my mex precisions pickup soon so quite a few ideas to go on, i'll probably put the mex pickups in my cheap precision bass even though the ones that are in sound fine ( fine enough for pissing around on) and annoying the wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 If you're after the "warm, vintage" sound, then I'm surprised no one has mentioned Lindy Fralin. They're a straight drop-in for any standard P-bass and the sound is - IMHO of course - everything you want to hear from a Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert43 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 [quote name='bass player spinn' post='208814' date='May 29 2008, 10:17 PM']so, im looking for better pickups for my p-base any suggestions if not im just gonna go to my local music store and buy some a little bit better cause the ones it comes with sound like *&^*%%%$&^*&(*)(^%$%^&*()&^%$ (use your mind) anyways. yes uhh dont have a pic of it but go to any guitar sight and look up a affinity squire p bass. thanks for everything[/quote] really it depends on how much you want to spend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I've just had my Warmoth P routed to fit in a Darkstar pickup. Not that there was anything wrong with the Wizard Thumper that came out but I'm curious to see what all the Darkstar fuss is about This is a one way trip so I have a really nice Wizard Thumper doing nothing here if anyone wants to make an offer. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='214197' date='Jun 7 2008, 09:06 AM']I've just had my Warmoth P routed to fit in a Darkstar pickup. Not that there was anything wrong with the Wizard Thumper that came out but I'm curious to see what all the Darkstar fuss is about This is a one way trip so I have a really nice Wizard Thumper doing nothing here if anyone wants to make an offer. Peter[/quote] PMed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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