hooky_lowdown Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGhostofJaco said: I thought he ordered them and then was curious about our opinions on others? The other way round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danuman Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) I have to say I’m a bit sceptical of those comparison videos when all you hear is a single DI’ed signal. It all seems pretty similar until you feel it under your fingers in a live situation. That said, I recently bought a Tonerider TRP-1, and I must admit — I’m really impressed. It lacks the finer qualities of the Curtis Novak pickup that is in my favourite bass, but then that is a. really subjective, and b. about three times as expensive! Edited May 24, 2019 by Danuman Weird formatting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 12 hours ago, TheGhostofJaco said: I thought he ordered them and then was curious about our opinions on others? Yes you are quite right. I have ordered the PXBN to give it a try, before possibly venturing into more costly options. I will give feedback when I've fitted it., so I can't say that I definitively prefer it at this stage. But at £30 Inc postage to Ireland, it was worth a punt as a first option. Hoping it does the job. I am sure the other suggestions are great too, including the mods suggested which I will also experiment with. Finding the perfect pickup is like searching for The Holy Grail, which probably means something different to everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 minute ago, BassManGraham said: Finding the perfect pickup is like searching for The Holy Grail, which probably means something different to everyone. We already got one, it’s a very nice. Whispering - I told him we already got one, snigger, snigger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 12 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: The other way round. Yes I was curious about all but I had to start somewhere the PBXN is now on the way. The Geezer sounds interesting, Many thanks for your tips which I will try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) As Spike once said "it's a sign" Edited May 25, 2019 by BassManGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, ezbass said: We already got one, it’s a very nice. Whispering - I told him we already got one, snigger, snigger. What have the Roman's ever done for us! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 hour ago, BassManGraham said: What have the Roman's ever done for us! P bass pickups? Splitters! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) Well the Entwistle PBXN pickup arrived. Wow very impressed with the sound, nice tight lows and very punchy indeed without the slightly boxey honk of the stock SX one that I removed. Wonderful value for 27 quid. Didn't need to rout body perfect fit, but cheap non Fender pickguard needed some minor alteration to get it to fit. Plays well and sounds amazing. Might treat myself to an aged MOP pickguard to give it a more vintage look. But all in all a really cracking P style bass for around £110! Think I will look for another beat up bass to rescue. Thanks again for all your comments advice and suggestions. Edited May 29, 2019 by BassManGraham 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Nice, the SPB57. Did you put the heavy duty bridge on as it's not stock, afaik? Glad you like the PBNX. I agree, an aged MOP pickguard or cream would be the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassManGraham Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: Nice, the SPB57. Did you put the heavy duty bridge on as it's not stock, afaik? Glad you like the PBNX. I agree, an aged MOP pickguard or cream would be the business. Yes I fitted the Fender HiMass bridge. I have Badasses on all my Jazzes, but this is close and less than half price of the Omega Badass clones. Sonically there is little difference to my ears. The only issue is the pregrooved saddles and cheap pickguard means the strings do not align with the magnets.as the pickups need to move a couple of mm to the left. So my OCD requires me to adjust pickguard and if that doesn't do it , I will refile the bridge saddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Good to hear you opted for the Entwistle pickup. I keep telling people how good they are - heck they punch so far above their weight, for the price They could double the price and they'd still be great value! Yes, an off-white, creamy aged looking pearloid scratchplate would complete the look for this bass NOTE: Before you open up the pickup slot - your Entwistle pickup should fit into a "standard" pickup cover.... I picked a set up for about 4 quid on eBay.... Try this first, and you may find the magnet poles align better, without the need to file / dremmel your new scratchplate 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Marc S said: Good to hear you opted for the Entwistle pickup. I keep telling people how good they are - heck they punch so far above their weight, for the price They could double the price and they'd still be great value! Yes, an off-white, creamy aged looking pearloid scratchplate would complete the look for this bass NOTE: Before you open up the pickup slot - your Entwistle pickup should fit into a "standard" pickup cover.... I picked a set up for about 4 quid on eBay.... Try this first, and you may find the magnet poles align better, without the need to file / dremmel your new scratchplate This. I have used a couple of those pickups and replaced the pickup covers for that reason. Easy and cheap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjhooker Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 19/05/2019 at 13:01, fretmeister said: Aguilar 60s wind. Superb pickup. Meaty, thick, punchy, and reacts very well to the tone control Great pickups 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Dimarzio Model P always sound great to me. Never had a bass that didn't benefit from the upgrade. PBXN very good too. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 This in no way contributes to what the best upgrade is, but for the past couple of years I've had an Aquilar AG 4P 60 in my mid 90's American Std P bass, inspired by this thread, I changed it back to the original pickup and discovered that for now, I prefer the original pickup. #itsallinthefingers #youliveandlearn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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