shoulderpet Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Hi Am considering between these 3 pickups, If I start by saying what I don't like in a bass tone. A lot of times I have heard bands play and even in small gigs there is a tendency for the bass to be a little indistinct and lacking in bite or clarity, that is what I want to avoid and I like a little sting in the upper mid and treble frequencies, in addition to that I am not an amp fiddler and I tend to set everything flat and try to adjust the amp as little as possible so a pickup that has "baked in" bite and clarity to it would be the ideal. This is for a bass with a bridge pickup so I can add that in to add high end if a pickup delivers in the other areas The Split P looks like a solid choice and it looks badass too but it I have heard it is a bassy pickup, will it have the clarity and bite that I need? Model P is the most often recommended choice for an aggressive tone but I have heard the high end is somewhat rolled off, how rolled off is it? Will power middle, this is not often mentioned but the few times I have heard it mentioned people have said it is like the Model P but a little more aggressive Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Check this, that's what decided me to opt for a DP127 aka Split P : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDaBass Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 +1 for Split P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Thanks for the replies, the Split P has caught my interest as I like the idea of a dark slightly scooped p pickup and something that is a bit different to your bog standard P pickup, the Model P sounds interesting as well but I want something that is noticeably different to standard P tone so I think maybe the Split P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted October 29, 2021 Author Share Posted October 29, 2021 Hi After listening to lots of pickup comparisons I have decided to go for something completely different and go for a Duncan Quarter pounder, if anyone on here has one they want to part with let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 27/10/2021 at 13:01, shoulderpet said: the Model P sounds interesting as well but I want something that is noticeably different to standard P tone I love the Model P in my P but it still sounds very much like a P: same contours, greater intensity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Sorry to hear you've moved on - I have a split p and wired in parallel it sounds pretty much exactly what you want - running it parallel tames the bottom end a bit and I'd characterise it as a deep with a solid fundamental wired that way (not the factory way which is series?) and much less boomy. People compare it to a soapbar humbucker or p90 kind of sound wired that way. Different from the P, thicker and stronger (which is not always better!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html#bass In case you're still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Does anyone know what would be the matching bridge pickups for the DP127 I really want a set of dp126 but they seem really thin on the ground right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I was using my DP127 with the good old DP123 Jazz Bass and the balance was perfect with the DP127 a bit more away from the strings than usual. Otherwise, you could try the DP 147 which has a similar output level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 (edited) From memory, the DP122 and DP123 make up the P/J set sold as the DiMarzio DP126. I bought a set from @Doodand I love them. On 01/11/2021 at 16:04, bloke_zero said: Sorry to hear you've moved on - I have a split p and wired in parallel it sounds pretty much exactly what you want - running it parallel tames the bottom end a bit and I'd characterise it as a deep with a solid fundamental wired that way (not the factory way which is series?) and much less boomy. People compare it to a soapbar humbucker or p90 kind of sound wired that way. Different from the P, thicker and stronger (which is not always better!). I did this with the Di Marzio when I installed it. Seemed to suck ALL the warmth out to me but YMMV Edited December 5, 2021 by Chienmortbb Correct model numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 05/12/2021 at 09:04, Chienmortbb said: I did this with the Di Marzio when I installed it. Seemed to suck ALL the warmth out to me but YMMV Indeed! Wired normally it was unusably tubby for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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