Vintage vibe precision pickups

[richardcoughlan]

Hi

Looking for some advice/suggestions, I'm in the market for a replacement pickup to use in some of my p basses. Looking to get as close to early 60s, Jamerson/Pino tone. Using rosewood fretboard and old TI flats on them currently.

Going through some of the major brands there seems to be loads suggesting a true representation of the vintage 60s pickups. Wondered if anyone had any experience with any of the below or could suggest others to consider?

£89 Fender original pickup
£130 Seymour Duncan Antiquity II
£52 Seymour Duncan Vintage SPB-1
£110 Nordstrand np4
£110 Nordstrand np4v
£100 Aguilar AG 4P-60
£55 Wizard Trad
£90 Bareknuckle 65 split coil

Thanks for the help
Best,
Rich

[Cat Burrito]

My experiences are with these 4 excellent pickups;

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£89 Fender original pickup - Good but I don't think modern Fender pickups are the best on the market[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£130 Seymour Duncan Antiquity II - by far & away the best. Expensive but amazing tone[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£52 Seymour Duncan Vintage SPB-1 - superior upgrade to Fender stock & classic vintage vibe[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£55 Wizard Trad - raved about on here but I preferred the SD range. Woody thump but less pure / classic[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I play rosewood necked P-basses with flats too & definitely favour old school tones[/font][/color]

[Platypus]

£115 Lindy Fralin should be there

[richardcoughlan]

Thanks, this confirms what I was thinking. Had Antiquity IIs on a jazz bass at one time and they sounded really classic.
Will have a look at the Lindy Fralin!

Many thanks

[yepmop]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£89 Fender original pickup [/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just put some on my precision build, bloody lovely, real vintage p-bass tone.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thoman's do them for £66 delivered. [/font][/color][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_vintage_pbass_pickup.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_vintage_pbass_pickup.htm[/url]

[richardcoughlan]

man, too much choice! just came across a load of threads on talkbass on the same subject.
i think ive narrowed it down to the Fender, antiquity II and also SPB-1

[Lozz196]

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1365807021' post='2044930']
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]£89 Fender original pickup [/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just put some on my precision build, bloody lovely, real vintage p-bass tone.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thoman's do them for £66 delivered. [/font][/color][url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_vintage_pbass_pickup.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...bass_pickup.htm[/url]
[/quote]

This.

I`ve had a fair few Precision pickups, and these - aside from the US Standard ones - are my fave. They just have that nasal "honk" to them that translates so well into the mix.

[Delberthot]

The Lollar ones are Top banana as well - Bumnote has one in his Precision

[hamfist]

If you like some upper mids clank, don't forget the Dimarzio model P, which is a cracking pickup.

[Green Alsatian]

I'll throw a wildcard in there - a Wilkinson Alnico V for a pocket-busting £24.90 (not to be confused with their cheaper ceramic £14 model).

As I mentioned in another thread a few weeks ago, I put a Seymour Duncan SPB-1 (a great P pickup) in a Vintage V4 p-bass that I'd wired up with CTS 250k pots and there really wasn't much between them (I couldn't tell, to be honest!) so I put the Wilkinson pickup back in there. I thought it did the 'vintage p' sound admirably. Especially with flats.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Wilkinson-WPB-AlNiCo-V-Bass-Pickups-for-PB-type-guitars-Precision-/121092568214?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c31adf496"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Wilkinson-WPB-AlNiCo-V-Bass-Pickups-for-PB-type-guitars-Precision-/121092568214?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c31adf496[/url]

[Highfox]

I have the AntiquityII's in my P and love em, nice woody sound, nice highs and lots of low's as you roll the tone.

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1365806201' post='2044917']
£115 Lindy Fralin should be there
[/quote]

Agreed. I've gone from a Wizard Thumper, and Fender 62 Original pup to a Fralin in my P bass, and the Fralin definitely sounds better to my ears.
It's the third Fralin I've had and all have made a great difference to the basses they have been in.

[ambient]

I [i]think[/i] the Fender originals are fitted to basses like the Pino custom shop models, I may be wrong though.

[AttitudeCastle]

The Bare Knuckle pickups are the best vintage style pickups I've ever used, bags and bags of character with modern clarity without losing that old school feel and thump. Also a fantastic company to work with, great customer service in my experience!