KiOgon Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 As in the title - I've got hold of a MiM P-bass that the owner before the one I bought it from, told him that it's got a USA pick up fitted. I haven't opened it up yet but is there any way of telling? Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Thats a good one i'd like to know too. I have a set of both here and visually they look identical. The mex ones were allegedly put into a Squier and the US ones i have just ordered and received from Thomanns. That said the mex ones are still installed on the bass so when i take them out there may be a difference underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='KiOgon' post='1339857' date='Aug 14 2011, 10:21 AM']As in the title - I've got hold of a MiM P-bass that the owner before the one I bought it from, told him that it's got a USA pick up fitted. I haven't opened it up yet but is there any way of telling? Cheerz, John[/quote] Is there any way to tell by listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1340534' date='Aug 15 2011, 11:53 AM']Is there any way to tell by listening? [/quote] Maybe & you would think so - but I don't have/never have had neither another USA or a Mex standard pickup to compare to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) [quote name='KiOgon' post='1340570' date='Aug 15 2011, 12:28 PM']Maybe & you would think so - but I don't have/never have had neither another USA or a Mex standard pickup to compare to [/quote] surely the US ones sound much more expensive Love to know the answer also when it comes Edited August 15, 2011 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 [quote name='lojo' post='1340990' date='Aug 15 2011, 10:51 AM']surely the US ones sound much more expensive [/quote] You can make the MIM's sound just as expensive by lying and telling people they're custom wound Nordstrands under the stock covers. Specifically designed to sound almost like a real Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 The US pickups have a bigger boost on the bass frequecies allowing that huge "dub" tone. That was the only difference i found when i was thinking of upgrading my mex to a US model. In the end i fitted some Lindy Fralins and its my favourite ever p bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaass Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Good Post ! if you put a meter across them, would the resistance measurements differ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 [quote name='zzaass' post='1341396' date='Aug 16 2011, 12:44 AM']Good Post ! if you put a meter across them, would the resistance measurements differ ?[/quote] Bugger! I had it apart today & forgot to do that Anyway, there are no markings that i can see, now I've sorted the sponge etc the pole pieces protrude from the top approx 1/16", all of them, not just the A string like. Do both US & Mex do that? Sounds good, output level is just below a Seymour Duncan 1/4lb which is nearest I have to compare, mind you it is the only bass I'm running on roundwounds at the moment. Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1340534' date='Aug 15 2011, 11:53 AM']Is there any way to tell by listening? [/quote] Good point. Kindly install a Mex pickup in your '58 Precision and let me know if you can hear a difference. Edited August 18, 2011 by The Bass Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nope, no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 [quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1344955' date='Aug 18 2011, 10:45 PM']Nope, no difference.[/quote] That's interesting. I reckon I could tell if someone changed my 63 pickup to a Mex because when I turned the wick up on a gig it would lack a certain definition. That's not because it's a 63 but more because the Mex uses bar magnets as opposed to alnico pole pieces and the former is probably the cheapest way to build a pickup. (a Fender 62 re-issuse [i]may[/i] just fool me). Maybe you don't gig the 58. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='1345011' date='Aug 18 2011, 04:41 PM']Maybe you don't gig the 58. [/quote] I don't know, I thought that was something you made up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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