neepheid Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I'm considering swapping out the pickup in my G&L Tribute LB-100 because the stock sound isn't exciting me, I want more. I was going to keep it in the family and put a G&L MFD split P in there but I've become aware of the DiMarzio Relentless pickup (https://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/standard-bass/relentless-middle). I like the idea of the shaping like a ramp/rounding off corners and in theory it's the highly regarded Model P but with a bit more poke in the lows and mids so should have the requirement for a more exciting sound covered. Has anyone got any experience with this pickup that they'd like to share with me? I had a search but couldn't find anything beyond passing mentions of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 As it happens I've just ordered one. Should arrive next week. It's going to get installed into a cheap shorty with a KiOgon loom. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, fretmeister said: As it happens I've just ordered one. Should arrive next week. It's going to get installed into a cheap shorty with a KiOgon loom. Please report back I'm considering one of those because the way they look, but I'd be interested to hear how it compares to other Precision pickups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I'm getting it because I like ramps! I really like Mr Sheehan but these days I don't try to play like him so I'm hoping it will just be a great if powerful P pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 36 minutes ago, fretmeister said: I'm getting it because I like ramps! I really like Mr Sheehan but these days I don't try to play like him so I'm hoping it will just be a great if powerful P pickup. I never played like him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 It is now installed. I like it. But ye gods the output is MASSIVE. Cut the bass in my amp quite a lot to make it sound more mid pushed like a traditional P pickup and lowered the input gain. I’m using 250 pots with it. Dimarzio suggest a 500 vol and 250 tone, but the 250 pair sounds good to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 A picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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