Replacement Precision Pups

[Brother Jones]

Chaps -

I'm really loving my Jap '62 Precision at the moment. But the sizeable drop in output between it and my Sadowskys is becoming a problem, and I'd like to find a pickup with a bit more oomph.

Can anyone make some recommendations please? I'm not mad keen on anything too 'hi-fi' ish and don't want to be fitting matteries - just looking for a good, high output passive, vaguely 'vintage sounding' passive pup.

Many thanks

Jones

[Clarky]

Try Seymour Duncan - they have several passive P replacement pickups ranging from vintagey to high output full-on rock - their website lists them all and allows you to compare and contrast. I have the Quarter-Pounder full-on p'ups and they have very high output, suited to metal/punk/loud rock.

I also have a P with an old DiMarzio P pickup which has, if anything, more output than the Quarter-Pounder and looks well cool in aged cream.

My guess is that you don't need as high output as my p'ups and that one of the less high output Seymour Duncans would fit the bill perfectly.

eg [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/vintage-1/spb1_vintage_fo/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...pb1_vintage_fo/[/url] or [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/progressive-1/spb2_hot_for_pb/"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass...pb2_hot_for_pb/[/url]

[BassBunny]

Try a Wizard Thumper. Awesome pick-up. Loads of output and plenty of "thump"

[wateroftyne]

+1 for the Wizard Thumper. VERY high output pup, punchy as hell.

[Nick80]

Wizzzzzzzzzzard!

























..sorry, that should be +1 for a wizard thumper.

[kevbass]

DiMarzio are awesome, Bareknuckle are supposed to be fantastic but I am yet to hear one myself and I hear good things about Tonerider pickups aswell

[waynepunkdude]

I have Seymours on my Jazz now they give a great tone but I'm a little suspect about the output as it clips my amp at 7 on the gain

[josh3184]

wizard for sure! just send him an email of phone him and he's happy to modify the standard wizard thumper to whatever sound you're wanting and I've not known him to charge extra for that, though why you wouldn't want that tone is beyond me Mega thumbs up for them, Andy's a top bloke!

[barry44]

I have an SD SPB-1 for sale if you are interested.

See here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23738&hl=SPB-1"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23738&hl=SPB-1[/url]

cheers y'all...

[gary mac]

Wizard for me too.

Andy is a very helpful chap.

I ordered a set for my jazz and they were delivered the next day.

[The Burpster]

BJ,

All good sugestions above.


SD, Dims and Schaller, (and my favorite Barts) will all offer you 'off the shelf' upgrades to your output.

Wizards I agree would be a huge leap forward for you as you can disscuss your spec with them and they can custom wind them...

That being said, I havent found the need after discovering Barts......

[stevie]

[quote name='Brother Jones' post='269039' date='Aug 24 2008, 07:25 PM']Chaps -

I'm really loving my Jap '62 Precision at the moment. But the sizeable drop in output between it and my Sadowskys is becoming a problem, and I'd like to find a pickup with a bit more oomph.

Can anyone make some recommendations please? I'm not mad keen on anything too 'hi-fi' ish and don't want to be fitting matteries - just looking for a good, high output passive, vaguely 'vintage sounding' passive pup.

Many thanks

Jones[/quote]

Do you have the pickups with the bottom-loaded ceramic magnet? I just fitted a set taken from a 57/62 reissue and my first impression is that they are *much* better than anything else I've tried (and I've tried a lot). Fat bottom end, gnarly, growly, punchy, well defined.

I certainly wouldn't want to sacrifice that for a bit more output, although we might be talking about different pickups here.

[nick]

[quote name='barry44' post='269283' date='Aug 25 2008, 08:34 AM']I have an SD SPB-1 for sale if you are interested.

See here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23738&hl=SPB-1"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=23738&hl=SPB-1[/url]

cheers y'all...[/quote]

Great pickup for nice vintage tone, without any muddiness. I love mine - recommended.

[Duarte]

Hey, check out the curtis novak charlie christian style P pickup. Curtis wires his pickups by hand, and they have fantastic tone. The charlie christian has FAT ton without the massive midrange boost (or the scoop asscosiated with the seymour 1/4 pounder)

Just a suggestion.

[Protium]

Another +1 on the Wizard Thumper. Either that or you can't go wrong with Barts