Budget improvements - wilkinson stuff

[Gilby]

May be picking up a cheapy squier of which I know the pickups are a bit weak. Being poor (well, more tight than poor), will wilkinson pickups be much of an improvement or would I be better off hunting down something better on the used market. I'm not a gigging musician so high end not really an issue.
Cheers, Brett.

[dave_bass5]

No experience with those pups but i have seen one or two Squier CV pups for sale fairly recently, at least these are a known quantity. If you dont get many replies about the Wilkinson's there are quite a few posts about the Squier CV stuff.

[rOB]

I have a P bass with a Wilkinson pickup. Not fantastic but definitely does the job. If the pickup you're getting is weak then maybe worth a punt but I'd always look at the second hand market first, might scoop something better for the same money.

[Paul S]

I used Kent Armstrong - much the same price - on a split coil P-bass type bass and they were pretty good, really. But as has been said, if there is no rush you could hold out for secondhand - I just got a Seymour Duncan SPB3 for same sort of money.

[Gilby]

Okay guys, that's helpful, although it looks likely that another bass might be a while coming as the wife is having a new flute!

[silentbob]

Another vote here for Kent Armstrong pick ups. Very good for the money IMHO.

[Donnyboy]

I've recently had Wilkinsons put on a Mex Jazz ( along with bridge & tuners)& they sound the bizz to me - i think there's 2 different types - cheaper & not so cheap- mine's are the not so cheap & the guitar doc thought they were better than the stock ones especially the bridge pickup. They seem very powerful to me .

[Mr. Foxen]

Probably have some Aerodyne P pickups going shortly, think I've scored a replacement for my Wishbass.