Howdy (and thanks)

I have a PBass.. nothing to write home about... not an investment.. I play churches, small gigs etc.

Have you swapped out your single pickup with an EMG?

Is this a waste of time and money .. or just an upgrade?

Thank you.

Tim

Looking for folks who have done this - not just opinions

I did this and I thought it was a waste of money. I didn't like the tone it gave out and it sounded too generic.

I have switched out the pickup in every P-bass I've owned (3) for an EMG. It improved the tone drastically. The only thing that made me take the EMG out was the Nordstrand P bass pickup. The Nordstrand is now in my P-bass to stay. If you have any other questions, ask away.

I'm a reformed EMG user. Loved them in the 80s and 90s... grew out of them later. However, I recently put one in a SX P bass and it sounds great!!... who knew!!

Is this a waste of time and money ?
Yes.
Looking for folks who have done this - not just opinions
I'm smart enough not to have done it.

it's a different tone...drastically different. If you are hum drum about the bass now you might prefer the EMG tone. If you can get a good deal on a used one go for it!! then you'll know for yourself!

generally the over all frequency response of the EMG pickup is much wider than a standarp p ...deep lows and all the harmonics jump out.

Thanks for the input...

Only listening to folks who have done this with after advice.

I'm still kind of on the fence.

Tim