JoshL Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Having seen some of you guys bass builds and mods its got me seriously tempted to trying to modify my second bass, a squire affinity p bass, with either just a new single pickup or possibly trying to put in a pj setup. I was just wondering what pickups you guys would recomend if I went for just a new p pickup and if it would be feasable to try and put a pj setup into it with not a lot of work being done to the bass itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 If you like the Fender sound, a Fender Original/Vintage pickup is a good choice. http://www.fender.com/en-GB/products/search.php/?partno=0992046000 I put one in a MIM Precision, and it certainly added some depth to the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I put a set of these in my Squier P and I'm really pleased with the tone! Cheaper than a lot of others too... [url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-PB-Pro-PLUS-OVERWOUND-Alnico-P-Bass-style-VERY-hot_p_334.html"]http://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-PB-Pro-PLUS-OVERWOUND-Alnico-P-Bass-style-VERY-hot_p_334.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I picked up a secondhand Seymour spb3 on here for £35. Sounds great in my rebuild Westfield. I'm continually getting compliments on it's sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1323169240' post='1459951'] I put a set of these in my Squier P and I'm really pleased with the tone! Cheaper than a lot of others too... [url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-PB-Pro-PLUS-OVERWOUND-Alnico-P-Bass-style-VERY-hot_p_334.html"]http://www.guitarfet...-hot_p_334.html[/url] [/quote] 'an almost unbelievable amount of low end grunt, snappy string response and sweet, round tone.' At the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 What are you looking for? There's a huge choice of pickups out there, but you need to know what sort of sound you're trying to achieve. Seymour Duncan 1/4-lbs and Lollars both sound great ... but they're very different. With the P/J approach, bear in mind that you'll never get the full range of Jazz tones. I did this with my old Maya P-bass and I use either the neck pickup or the bridge pickup - I don't even try to blend them, it just sounds wrong to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1323170107' post='1459967'] 'an almost unbelievable amount of low end grunt, snappy string response and sweet, round tone.' At the same time? [/quote] Oh yeah. And they do the weekly food shop as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1323170270' post='1459969'] With the P/J approach, bear in mind that you'll never get the full range of Jazz tones. I did this with my old Maya P-bass and I use either the neck pickup or the bridge pickup - I don't even try to blend them, it just sounds wrong to me. [/quote] I have trouble mixing P and J too. I suspect something could be done by amping them separately or putting a short delay on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I find that I can [i]almost[/i] get a P tone out of a J on the neck pickup (a bit thin maybe), but a P (or even a PJ on the P pickup) will never do a J tone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibody Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Both my builds I put Wizard's in - 1. They are reasonably priced (£50 for a set of bespoke Scatterwound Pickups!!) 2. The serviceis great. Bought a set of Wizard Trads for the first - atypical Precision sound The next one I stuck a set of "Thumpers" in - have a nice "dark" overtone to them (don't know how else to describe them). I know a few of the guys on here have used Wizards and I havent heard a bad thing said about them. Rather have these than fork out extra cash for a set of SD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1323170659' post='1459978'] I have trouble mixing P and J too. I suspect something could be done by amping them separately or putting a short delay on one. [/quote] I don't think so ... the classic, "burpy" Jazz tone requires two single-coil pickups, ideally with exactly the right spacing between them. Having a Split-P humbucker as one of the two pickups rules that out entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 +1 for Wizards, I use the Big pair (Thumper and 84) in two completely seperately basses and they're great in both. Very reasonably priced, too. P/Js sound like P/Js, rather than Jazzes - I like to think of it as a classic P with the option of adding another pickup into the mix (however you find it sounds, it's certainly different). The 84 is one of the few J pickups I can use soloed - it's got so much presence. For another slightly odd option, I've got a pull-pot wired to put them in series, too - not the most subtle tone, but useful in a live situation for a mid-boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Seymour Duncan Basslines, or any Wizards, is what i would choose personally. Which model of each depending on the sound i wanted obviously. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1323171795' post='1460005'] I don't think so ... the classic, "burpy" Jazz tone requires two single-coil pickups, ideally with exactly the right spacing between them. Having a Split-P humbucker as one of the two pickups rules that out entirely. [/quote] No, I agree that you probably can't get the J tone from a PJ. There may well be a different, but great, sound available from both pickups on a PJ but I haven't really found it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 For me, Duff McKagans sound is excellent, with both P&J pickups. He uses an SD Hot Stack in the bridge J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshL Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Thanks for the sugestions everyone, I think if I go for it I'll probably jist stick to a new p pickup rather than trying the pj route since it would be my forst time trying anything like this. I mainly want to get a bit more grunt and power overal on the sound with an emphasis on the lower end of the sound spectrum. This bass has done a great job for me gtting me actually into playing bass but ot just lacks that bit off power I'm finding, esspecially when I run it back to back after using the g and l. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmachine2112 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Wizard thumper all the way,cheaper than seymours and you rarely see them s/h.That says a lot. Better to give Andy a call and he will sort you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 [quote name='JoshL' timestamp='1323121184' post='1459625'] would be feasable to try and put a pj setup into it with not a lot of work being done to the bass itself? [/quote] No.There's a fair amount of woodworking involved. My choice for pickups is EMG Selects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-N-Y Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 My good friend who is an excellent bass player uses an EMG PX which he says is awesome and gives him a wide array of usable tones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshL Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Yeah, the pj option is out of the window, currently looking into the wizard thumpers, seymour duncan spb2's and the emg's mentioned above. Liking tge look of the wizards and they don't seem too expensive overal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'm selling an SD Antiquity II & circuit pretty much unused. If you're looking at the SPB-2, it's something you should consider C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshL Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Thanks fkr the tip, if their still up for sale and are up on here can you post a link for me amd I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetheblues Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I put a '62 Vintage Fender P pickup in my Squire Affinity P and have been really happy with it. Good luck with your mods! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEND3R Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Some comaprison of 14 "P" pickups, that can help a bit : [url="http://www.ozbassforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3672&st=0&sk=t&sd=a"]http://www.ozbassforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3672&st=0&sk=t&sd=a[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Hey I was just about to post that link It's pretty useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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