vengachavales Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Hi, Im looking for pickups to give me a hi-fi tone in my precision bass, im thinking on EMG any suggestions??? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 You might want to consider installing an active preamp to give you more treble before the signal hits the amplifier, something like a J-Retro? As for pickups, I think the EMGs should be fine for the tone you're after, but maybe look at the likes of Bartolini too to widen your options. Hope this helps Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) This months BGM has details of a new John East preamp for P basses. Looked interesting, just need a P bass to put one in Actually checking a different sub forum on here there is a long thread on it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13343"]HERE[/url] Edited February 25, 2010 by WalMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 [quote name='vengachavales' post='751553' date='Feb 20 2010, 04:35 AM']Hi, Im looking for pickups to give me a hi-fi tone in my precision bass, im thinking on EMG any suggestions??? thanks[/quote] I've got EMGs in my P bass. They're not as hi-fi sounding as you might think. More of a traditional P bass tone, but with a tighter low end and a bit more clout. Personally, I think they're great, but not as hi-fi as some of the active J types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'd have thought EMGs might do the trick. An alternative would be Kent Armstrong (he winds for Celinder - Ps and Js). I have a Nordstrand in mine with an Agi OBP1. It can be fairly hi-fi but has a good solid P tone in there too (maybe a bit more zingy than most Ps but surprisingly versatile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 You could give the Bass Gallery or Chandler's a call. I'm sure they would have some relevant suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 All the above, but make sure your rig is capable of responding. My passive '64 Precision strung with flats sounds hi-fi through a Phil Jones amp/cab, but mono and lo-fi as hell through my Ampeg. That's why I kept the Ampeg and sold the Phil Jones! C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 [quote name='Beedster' post='757128' date='Feb 25 2010, 02:45 PM']mono and lo-fi as hell through my Ampeg. That's why I kept the Ampeg and sold the Phil Jones! C[/quote] Hahaha - I like the cut of your jib! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 "HiFi"bass tone. Shudder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 [quote name='steve-soar' post='757763' date='Feb 26 2010, 12:34 AM']"HiFi"bass tone. Shudder. [/quote] I'm not sure what a 'hi-fi' P-bass tone is. Anyone care to enlighten me? Does it just mean clean, full range, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) My P Bass had a useless S1 switch that lets you select series/parallel switching for the coils. On a Jazz this is a good feature, but on a P it doesn't sound too good. So I rewired the switch to let me bypass the volume/tone pots at the press of a button, connecting the pickup directly to the output jack. Loads more treble and clarity on tap and fully switchable, and it only cost me an inch of solder and a few watts of electricity! If you decide to go the preamp route, you could always try a pedal preamp (e.g. Sadowsky, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Electronix Submarine) instead of modding your bass. Edited February 26, 2010 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 [quote name='stevie' post='758277' date='Feb 26 2010, 03:02 PM']I'm not sure what a 'hi-fi' P-bass tone is. Anyone care to enlighten me? Does it just mean clean, full range, or what?[/quote] It means you can hear all the mistakes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 IME a hi-fi tone on a P bass comes from having a not overwound pickup and decent fresh stainless steel strings. If you want the tone to last try Warwick EMPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlthebassist Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Status do P-bass pups - ask them how they would describe the tone. Most status stuff is pretty hifi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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