Lozz196 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 No worries, glad to help 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvrtastic Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) This is proving to be a very expensive thread for me. I am just about to start a P Bass bitsa project using old bits left over from upgrades. Planned a simple P for classic rock running flats. I’ve got a modern J with Kent Armstrong handwounds so I just want a clean old tone . Was planning to use Entwhistle PBXNs. I’ve used his pickups in 6 sting guitars and they are stunning for the cost. But with all the praise for CS 62s I’m now thinking that the PBXNs will be too bright and modern. This was supposed to be a cheap project but I get the “buy cheap buy twice” thing. 😞 Edited August 18, 2019 by Tvrtastic Speling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 34 minutes ago, Tvrtastic said: This is proving to be a very expensive thread for me. I am just about to start a P Bass bitsa project using old bits left over from upgrades. Planned a simple P for classic rock running flats. I’ve got a modern J with Kent Armstrong handwounds so I just want a clean old tone . Was planning to use Entwhistle PBXNs. I’ve used his pickups in 6 sting guitars and they are stunning for the cost. But with all the praise for CS 62s I’m now thinking that the PBXNs will be too bright and modern. This was supposed to be a cheap project but I get the “buy cheap buy twice” thing. 😞 PBNX's are modern sounding. If you want a 'vintage' voiced cheap pickup you want a Wilkinson alnico, which sounds close to a 62, but obviously not as good, but still very decent, and punches way beyond its price tag, much like the PBNX's do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: PBNX's are modern sounding. If you want a 'vintage' voiced cheap pickup you want a Wilkinson alnico, which sounds close to a 62, but obviously not as good, but still very decent, and punches way beyond its price tag, much like the PBNX's do. Yes, I’ve got those in my Vintage Tony Butler Precision and they are near enough in sound to the 62s for me to have not bothered swapping them out. Edited August 18, 2019 by Lozz196 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tvrtastic Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Thanks for the good advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 16/08/2019 at 22:01, Meddle said: I've used these Kent Armstrong pickups before today, and tomorrow I'm sticking them back into my MIM P bass. https://www.wdmusic.co.uk/electronics-c17/kent-armstrong-guitar-pickups-c100/kent-armstrong-bass-pickups-c101/kent-armstrong-hot-vintage-p-bass-pickup-alnico-p2483 They call them 'Hot Vintage', but the 'hot' part is a misnomer. They have the same DC resistance and mags as those in a vintage P bass pickup from the '60s. Another choice is the Dimarzio Area P pickup. This has Alnico II rods and a modest, vintage output. I have one in my PJ Mustang bass and I love it. Broad, warm P bass tones that makes the bass sound a lot bigger than it is. I used to put CS 62's in all my builds but decided to try these in my last build because the specs were the same. They sounded EXACTLY the same to my ears and at less than half the price of CS 62's, they are an absolute steal imo 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, thebrig said: I used to put CS 62's in all my builds but decided to try these in my last build because the specs were the same. They sounded EXACTLY the same to my ears and at less than half the price of CS 62's, they are an absolute steal imo 😉 That’s interesting, though the post mentions two pickups, Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage and Dimarzio Area P -which one is the one you tried? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Lozz196 said: That’s interesting, though the post mentions two pickups, Kent Armstrong Hot Vintage and Dimarzio Area P -which one is the one you tried? Sorry Lozz, I should have said that they were the Kent Armstrongs, for £49.95, you really can't go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Sounds great, I’ll def keep those in mind, especially for backup basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 26 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Sounds great, I’ll def keep those in mind, especially for backup basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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