stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Picked up a PJ in a trade. Already had my share of basses but my sale ad wasn't shifting. This was a while back and it has cut a forlorn figure, gathering dust, unloved in the corner of my room. Why so? I couldn't really say. There was just something vague, unremarkable about it. It seemed somehow insubstantial both in feel and sound. The exciting news is that I have restrung with Detroit Flats by The Bass Centre and replaced the pickup with a Kent Armstrong Vintage. Exciting to me I should probably say. It now sounds resilient, supple and exuberant. And those flats! They've transformed the tactile experience entirely. I don't know why I'm surprised that pickup and strings should be so crucial to the instrument. And yet it amazes me every time just how powerful is the effect they can have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Pics or it didn’t happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Pics or it didn't happen! Dammit - @Pea Turgh beat me to it! Edited April 8, 2020 by Teebs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 I nearly took one when the guts were out but figured you'd all seen that kind of thing before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ezbass Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Now that’s just teasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 C'mon Stew! I'm bored!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Teebs said: C'mon Stew! I'm bored!!! But but... that's it - the strings the pickup and the boxes they came in. What else can I show you? Edited April 8, 2020 by stewblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) testing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BQlF9m9K14cl2kL3DhVd9963u9AHrWf8/view?usp=sharing The above is a little test I did with three of my P basses. 1st line = the 7ender with the new pup and Detroit Flats 2nd line = Bruce Thomas Profile with Stadium Elites rounds 3rd line = Bass Centre power bass with Detroit Flats then the three lines repeated. Had I thought to do this before the restring you would have thought the 7ender wasn't actually on the recording! Now it is right up there. The surprise is how bright the Power Bass is with those flats on. But there is very little in it. All recorded totally dry, same settings, pots wide open. Edited April 8, 2020 by stewblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 hours ago, stewblack said: Exciting to me I should probably say. It now sounds resilient, supple and exuberant. And those flats! They've transformed the tactile experience entirely. I don't know why I'm surprised that pickup and strings should be so crucial to the instrument. And yet it amazes me every time just how powerful is the effect they can have. Too true! I love an upgraded cheaper bass. I have a cheap Aria P with a Quarter Pounder PU and Chromes on it, it just feels right. It's lovely and worn in and my go to bass at home. Now show that bass some love and let it languish in the corner no more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Good job that man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I have a P with that pickup, sounds amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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