andytoad Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Hello all, could anyone advise on a period correct 1968 fender p bass pickup? Most authentic as possible. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'd be interested in this too actually! I'd guess at what I suppose is the '62 (as in, the reissue pickup you can buy from Fender) but I don't know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danuman Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I don’t quite remember how it happened, but I bought a used Curtis Novak PB-V. It’s a lovely and buttery P-bass pickup with just the right bounce. It feels like it allows what’s coming from my fingers to flow through the amp. Not a clue if it is in any way period-accurate, but it does come highly recommended! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I have a Pbass with '68 electrics and my recent SVL Pbasses have 5% overwound Lindy Fralins which are pretty much the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 The pickup on my 68 P bass sounded pretty anaemic. Sadly not one of Leo's finest. The Barts that replaced it sounded much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html#.XMKisxbTWEc Reckon this chap will get you close - I have a set of his ‘58s and they are stellar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 19 hours ago, Dood said: I'd be interested in this too actually! I'd guess at what I suppose is the '62 (as in, the reissue pickup you can buy from Fender) but I don't know for sure. I was thinking this, but wanted to be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 22 hours ago, Dood said: I'd be interested in this too actually! I'd guess at what I suppose is the '62 (as in, the reissue pickup you can buy from Fender) but I don't know for sure. 3 hours ago, andytoad said: I was thinking this, but wanted to be sure Fenders best Precision pickup, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 24 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Fenders best Precision pickup, imo. Lots wrong with this video review but the 62 pickup does sound really good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Not quite a ‘68 (although probably all from the same parts bins) but my ‘71 Precision sounds 90% the same as my Lakland Precision pickup. The Lakland is fair bit louder though. I did do a shootout, albeit with normalised volumes. The ‘71 is first, the track then swaps with the Lakland 44-64 every 4 bars: They’re available here: https://www.lakland.com/product-category/pickups-strings-merch/pickups/ Si Edited April 30, 2019 by Sibob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I've read a review somewhere saying that they replaced the broken pickup in their '68 P with a Seymour Duncan Antiquity ii P and it sounded perfect, the same as before. Can't find the link though sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 27/04/2019 at 08:23, miles'tone said: I've read a review somewhere saying that they replaced the broken pickup in their '68 P with a Seymour Duncan Antiquity ii P and it sounded perfect, the same as before. Can't find the link though sorry! That's interesting - and, listening to this SD shoot out, it's certainly a nice sounding pickup: (There's an Mic'd Amp version to listen to, but I went with the DI only video) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Bear in mind that the sound of old Fender pickups changes over time, so a 68 Precision might not sound the same 50 years ago as it would today. There are a lot of fantastic replacements on the market, but echoing Sibob's post, I can thoroughly recommend the Lakland NeoPunch. It's loud and punchy but not too clean or clinical. The EMG Geezer Butler in my other Lakland P is also a great sounding pickup, and was allegedly modelled by EMG after Bobby Vega's 64 P pickup. Well worth checking out even if Sabbath isn't really your cup of tea. I am a big fan of early Sabbath, but the Geezer pickup would suit any style of music not just heavy rock. Edited April 29, 2019 by Misdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 +1 for the Geezer. It's a great vintage sounding passive pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) I have a Bareknuckle 58 in my 61P, and a Nordstrand NP4V in my 64P. Both are superb pickups and deliver on “the sound”. I also have an Aguilar AG60P lying around waiting to be put in something, I hear that’s a pretty special pickup too. Was going to put it in my medium scale P, but that currently has a Fender Custom Shop 62 in it and that sounds pretty killer too... Edited April 30, 2019 by therealting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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