P pups [emg, fralin and SDQP]

[nash]

can people share their experiences, thoughts etc on these. i have a SDQP but want to know how it compares really.

[BassBod]

There's a lot of them, so here's my experiences/thoughts:

SDQP - nope, doesn't sound like a Pbass to me. Too aggressive and bright.

SD vintage (not antiq) bang on as a replacement, sounds right looks right.

DiMarzio Model P sounds a a bit more aggressive, but still very true as a P replacement. Also a four conductor humbucker so very good on background noise. Looks wrong, but who cares?

Wizard trad - didn't overly impress me ( ). Also found it hard to fit, as the case seems a bit oversized? I know these things vary, but this was the worst I've found. Let me know if you want it?

Kent Armstrong Sky (WD) - very good for the money, pretty traditional P sound but again I found the cover was a bit oversized?

EMG - I love. Can sound pretty P like if you turn the tone down, but a lot cleaner and also brighter if you want. Sounds great with flats. Battery can be a squeeze in a P bass, depands on the routing. And battery changing is a chore, but you don't have to do that very often.

I currently use the DiMarzio.

Hope that helps a bit

BB

[nash]

cheers bass pod. i may get some emg's

[lee650]

Hi guys
When i started playing wayyy back in 1990, i had a japanese bass called a vantage, looked a bit like a westone thunder, it sounded absolutely fantastic i later found out it was a dimarzio p pickup, i loved it. +1 for the EMG too great tone highly recommended especially in the PJ arrangement.
LEE



There's a lot of them, so here's my experiences/thoughts:

SDQP - nope, doesn't sound like a Pbass to me. Too aggressive and bright.

SD vintage (not antiq) bang on as a replacement, sounds right looks right.

DiMarzio Model P sounds a a bit more aggressive, but still very true as a P replacement. Also a four conductor humbucker so very good on background noise. Looks wrong, but who cares?

Wizard trad - didn't overly impress me ( ). Also found it hard to fit, as the case seems a bit oversized? I know these things vary, but this was the worst I've found. Let me know if you want it?

Kent Armstrong Sky (WD) - very good for the money, pretty traditional P sound but again I found the cover was a bit oversized?

EMG - I love. Can sound pretty P like if you turn the tone down, but a lot cleaner and also brighter if you want. Sounds great with flats. Battery can be a squeeze in a P bass, depands on the routing. And battery changing is a chore, but you don't have to do that very often.

I currently use the DiMarzio.

Hope that helps a bit

BB
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[joegarcia]

Another +1 for the EMG's from me. Currently recording with my P and am surprised at how much it's being used.

[Dood]

I have 2 CIJ Fenders. a P with 'US Vintage pups' and a 1989 Power Jazz Bass Special with..well.. what I believe were pups modelled on '62 P styles.. That I have no idea about. The P sounds great, but the PJBS P pickup is very very different in every single way. I really love it! - I have no idea why it sounds like it does, maybe it has aged, but it has a honkyness to it, but the bottom end is fuller in comparison and a different timbre altogether. The P is clean with a deeper bottom end, put sounds far more like the bass acoustically than the PJBS.

[nash]

right im gonna get some emgs but im about £5 short on my paypla at the moment and its doing my head in. i get paid soon though

[nash]

ive ordered one form the usa. sweeeet

[vegas_hooker]

Shame I didnt see this one earlier.

I have an EMG PJ set sat in my wardrobe after taking them out of an older bass. May have sorted you out. Never mind.

[nash]

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='145679' date='Feb 23 2008, 06:23 PM']Shame I didnt see this one earlier.

I have an EMG PJ set sat in my wardrobe after taking them out of an older bass. May have sorted you out. Never mind.[/quote]

pm rohan about them. he might be interested

[vegas_hooker]

Might do.

Ive been keeping them for a project (that may not see the light of day...you know how these things go) or for a cheap bass that might fit the job.

Hope you get on with them. I did, great with some dirt. I just retired the previous bass and restored it to original.

[fifeq]

i just bought very cheap squier as a project and i am looking for some cheapo pickup! what should i look for?
used one preferable.

[nash]

used SD off here or ebay