stevealex35 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hi, Am thinking about upgrading the pickups on my Fender P bass. Was wondering if any one could offer any advice on which ones to consider? Really like the bass guitar tone on Death Cab For Cutie's album "we have the facts and were voting yes". Don't know if simply a pickup upgrade will help achieve this or not, thought it may be worth a try! Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Sounds a bit Seymour Duncan to me, and you will definatley get a better response in reiars and tech so off you jolly well go... Both I and Beedster have done a bit of 'playing around' with pups on P's I know loads of others have too.... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Have you considered Villex pickups? I'm putting a pair in my Lakland Bob Glaub. The pickup comes with an additional Mid passive tone control too giving more options. Do a search on Villex. Not just yer usual variation of windings, materials and magnets. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8 Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 wizard thumper might be worth checking out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) I keep hearing about wizard thumper's. Can someone point me in the direction of an explanation of why they are different or what is so good about them. And how do they compare to a SD 1/4 pounder? Cheers. Edited December 11, 2007 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 di'marzios are great and fairly cheap do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 (edited) The Wizard Thumper is overwound, so it's hotter with slightly less top but more midrange than a standard P pickups. Lots of overwound P pickups are available, like the Di Marzio QP for example, but... Wizards sound awesome, they're made in the UK, they're a bit cheaper, they have a lifetime guarantee(!) and Andy (at Wizard) will help you with any query you have. He's a great guy. [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk"]Wizard Pickups...[/url] Edited December 22, 2007 by wateroftyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='108312' date='Dec 22 2007, 08:03 PM']The Wizard Thumper is overwound, so it's hotter with slightly less top but more midrange than a standard P pickups. Lots of overwound P pickups are available, like the Di Marzio QP for example, but... Wizards sound awesome, they're made in the UK, they're a bit cheaper, they have a lifetime guarantee(!) and Andy (at Wizard) will help you with any query you have. He's a great guy. [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk"]Wizard Pickups...[/url][/quote] +1 Dealing with Andy was so easy, and the advice I got was spot on. He remagnetised and rewound the original Shergold p'up, and on the strength of that work I bought an overwound J type to replace an old DiMarzio in the bridge position. Pleased as punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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