tom1946 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi all, I have a mint Precision Lyte with the P/J setup and acitve pre', I find the P pickup weedy but the weight is perfect for me so the question is: I have a spare SD-SPB-1 pickup going spare so would it go straight in as a direct replacement? would it cause any issues doing that? I know I should get a better preamp but it's wasted on me, I don't ever use the J pickup. I just want a lightweight precision out of it. thanks for any help/advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkfinger Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Physically, it will drop right in. The original pickups are passive so will work with those electronics. Tone wise, it depends what you're after. Checkout my thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/246760-fender-precision-lyte-tone"]http://basschat.co.u...ision-lyte-tone[/url] I have gone through a similar process, so can empathise. Went through a few preamp/pickup combinations, till I finally worked out that what I wanted was my JV Squire in a lighter package. So I decided to go all passive and got a RI '62 but wasn't keen on the thumpy tone. Then went for a SD SPB-1 and it's exactly the tone I was after, as it's a more '57 P based tone. I have a KiOgon loom with a 3-way pickup selector, vol and tone. I would try with the actives at first, because they were quite transparent, IIRC. I wanted a pure P tone and that's what I got with that pickup soloed with the 3-way toggle. Not exactly like my JV P but close enough. EDIT: as an aside, I still have the J pickup at the bridge and it sounds good to my ears but I never use that soloed, only in combination with the P. Edited March 9, 2015 by Sharkfinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 With regards to the preamp, rather than the pickups - I have one and when it arrived I discovered the pre-amp was knackered. With excellent timing I managed to pick up a 4 knob J. East U Retro that appeared for sale within a few days and that really has given it a great range of sounds. although it has to be said that none are that old school woody Precision thump. As with Sharkfinger above, I use the J pickup blended with the P pickup to give a passable Jazz tone. Great basses, though - the neck is amazing and the lack of weight so useful on bad back days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Funnily enough I've always found the P pickups very ballsy on my Lytes, with the J pickups possibly lacking a little as well as being prone to interference. To that end have replaced the J's with Fender Noiseless pickups, which seem to balance well with the P and are hum free too. Love P Lytes, would be lost without mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Guys, thanks for the input, I don't use the bridge J pickup at all, I do like the SPB-1 sound, it's perfect for me so I'll replace the stock one for that and see what it's like. My back's quite bad again so I need to do something. Just wanted to check that I wouldn't do any damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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