hooky_lowdown Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Here's a bit of an oddball, I'm looking for some hot (we're talking 14k +) p bass pups for a project I'm working on to get a super aggressive rock/overdriven tone. Got a small budget of £35, so may have to buy used, but what pups are on the market within budget? The more nasty and dirty the better. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 (edited) Super hot pickups aren't always the way to go IMHO. A lot of the aggression you seek might be lost because overwound pickups have less top end, and a lot of overdrives/distortions sound too bloated/farty when fed too much low end. Look out for an Entwistle PBX or PBXN, the latter being discontinued, but with rather hot neodymium magnets, both very cheap! Or there's the Duncan SPB-3, their site says they're Alnico 5, but I was always under the impression they were ceramic? If you haven't got the bass yet I'd consider looking for a Yamaha BB414 or 424. Hot ceramic P pickup as standard, and an even hotter J pickup that sounds like a rock monster when paired together! Edited April 21, 2019 by dannybuoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Dimarzio Will Power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, miles'tone said: Dimarzio Will Power. Never seen one under my budget! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 15 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: Never seen one under my budget! https://www.warmanguitars.co.uk/product/p-bass-stealth-pickup-8-79kohm-and-4-79-henries/ These have a good reputation then. Don't let the k's worry you, I've read a lot of guys in heavy bands like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 check out some of the really supercheap pickups on Ebay from China etc. Most of the jazz ones I've seen have been ceramic so there's a chance they'll have P ones as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, Delberthot said: check out some of the really supercheap pickups on Ebay from China etc. Most of the jazz ones I've seen have been ceramic so there's a chance they'll have P ones as well None of those are HOT. I'm specifically looking for a HOT pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) Gemini Pickups do a 13.5k Alnico V model - the 'Rolling Thunder'. Not ceramic, I know but it's the highest resistance one that springs to mind EDIT: Ah, yes...didn't see the budget you had, sorry. Edited May 5, 2019 by ahpook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I think the ‘hottest’ P pickup is the G&L MFD. mine is the highest output bass I’ve got and they’re passive. They’re about $70 new from the states but I’ve seen them go used for just about your budget if you can find one. The nice thing is that you can reign in the output with the volume control which also changes the character. Worth a look perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Seems that for your budget, you will struggle unless you can find used (which may well be possible - plenty of people seem to go through pickups like I go through Golden Virginia). Rather than swapping pickups, which may not do what you are looking for (see dannybuoy's comments above), try a pedal or two and see if that gives you the result you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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