lowended Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hellooo everyone, Im here looking for a great pick up for 51 p bass... People talk about rio grande..., duncan antiquities, the great lollars, and a very few of them use to love Fralins in that bass... Thats what I was wondering to buy but I ve found this web: [url="http://www.barfuss-pickups.de/page6.php"]http://www.barfuss-pickups.de/page6.php[/url] they are cheaper than the rest and maybe are a great deal...somebody of you know something about them ???? thanks mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 [quote name='lowended' post='632631' date='Oct 21 2009, 07:09 PM']Hellooo everyone, Im here looking for a great pick up for 51 p bass... People talk about rio grande..., duncan antiquities, the great lollars, and a very few of them use to love Fralins in that bass... Thats what I was wondering to buy but I ve found this web: [url="http://www.barfuss-pickups.de/page6.php"]http://www.barfuss-pickups.de/page6.php[/url] they are cheaper than the rest and maybe are a great deal...somebody of you know something about them ???? thanks mates[/quote] Guten Tag! He certainly seems to know what he's doing, although when you factor in exchange rates etc. Duncans and Rio Grandes aren't much more (Duncans are less than 60 Euro from Thomann). However, if you're in Europe it is always good to use a 'local' producer as they can often tailor the pickup to your exact requirements. It might be worth contacting him to find out more about his service and whether he would be happy to have a pickup returned to him for tweaking/modifying. Let everyone know what you choose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowended Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 danke schön, Ive ruled out the rios and duncans, the antiquities seems to be ok for a vintage sound, and have more output than the rios, I was thinking about fralins or lollars...and I dunno if barfuss can compete with them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Having used the Fender stock pickup, quarter pounder & Lollar I can say that the Lollar sounds unlike any other pickup I have ever heard before. it could do what you would expect a high end P to do but it was the fullest, gnarliest, richest, clearest pickup I have ever used on any bass and when I actually convince myself to part with the $110 + postage then I'll get myself a split-coil one. When I bought the one for my warmoth, the exchange rate meant that I had it delivered for about £60 but it would be a lot more now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='633645' date='Oct 22 2009, 07:32 PM']Having used the Fender stock pickup, quarter pounder & Lollar I can say that the Lollar sounds unlike any other pickup I have ever heard before. it could do what you would expect a high end P to do but it was the fullest, gnarliest, richest, clearest pickup I have ever used on any bass and when I actually convince myself to part with the $110 + postage then I'll get myself a split-coil one. When I bought the one for my warmoth, the exchange rate meant that I had it delivered for about £60 but it would be a lot more now.[/quote] The single coil Precision is a more 'hi-fi' pickup than the split coil anyway IMHO, brighter and clearer. So the Lollar is even more so than the Duncan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowended Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 So which are the differences between single on split in a 51 pick up???? I guess the split has more output and changes the vintage tone for a modern one...am I wrong???? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry norton Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 By 'split coil' I meant the later classic Precision pickup shape, which has a flatter, squatter shape and (usually) more windings giving it less treble and more lower middle in comparison to the original 'true single coil' pickup on the 51. I would tentatively say the original single coil has a more modern tone in that it's clearer and more trebley compared to the split. To be honest, I'm no expert and I like just about all Precision varieties. If I was in your position I would get in contact with Barfuss and ask him how his product compares. He might have some sound samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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