OLP + SQUIER P = ??

SWILLKILL · #1 04-24-2007, 06:57 PM

i have an OLP bass that i dont use anymore and an old squier P bass that i dont use anymore. i was thinking of taking the pickups from the OLP and putting them into the squier and seeing what will happen.

just wondering if anyone has done something like this or would know what kind of sound i can expect.

the squier is old and there is currently something - minor - wrong with the wiring. i bought the olp about 6 months ago on a whim while at guitar center because i like the fat neck.

they both sit and i never use them.

thoughts? ideas?

saladin · #2 04-24-2007, 10:19 PM

Sell them, don't mess them up.

Foamy · #3 04-24-2007, 11:00 PM

PLOP???
:-)

Orco87 · #4 04-24-2007, 11:11 PM

sounds like you're wanting to take the pickup out the olp and put it in the squier... as cool as that sounds, you'll (possibly) need some more knobs, and figure out how to wire all that up. You'll have to make a cavity for it and all that jazz....

now if you do it and do it right, you'll proly have an interesting frankenstein that can be possibly upgraded to sound even more awesome, but as is, it mite be good to just sell at least the olp and fix the squier n then sell it for some change for new pickups or somethin... just my 2 cents.

SWILLKILL · #5 04-24-2007, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Orco87

sounds like you're wanting to take the pickup out the olp and put it in the squier... as cool as that sounds, you'll (possibly) need some more knobs, and figure out how to wire all that up. You'll have to make a cavity for it and all that jazz....

now if you do it and do it right, you'll proly have an interesting frankenstein that can be possibly upgraded to sound even more awesome, but as is, it mite be good to just sell at least the olp and fix the squier n then sell it for some change for new pickups or somethin... just my 2 cents.

yea, really i would rather try this project and see what happens. the only work i would need to do would be to make a bigger cutout on the squier for the olp knobs -- really no other wiring - just moving it all to the squier.

theres also the option of keeping the squier stock pickups and adding the olp pickups or vice versa.

stanger503 · #6 04-26-2007, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SWILLKILL

yea, really i would rather try this project and see what happens. the only work i would need to do would be to make a bigger cutout on the squier for the olp knobs -- really no other wiring - just moving it all to the squier.

theres also the option of keeping the squier stock pickups and adding the olp pickups or vice versa.

yea id have to go with u on that one....mm and a p.....might sound killer, or like u said.....idk tho, ive heard that the olps have better construction, so maybe rip out the wiring and put it in the olp, add some knobs for more flexibility, just throwin that out there

SWILLKILL · #7 04-27-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by stanger503

yea id have to go with u on that one....mm and a p.....might sound killer, or like u said.....idk tho, ive heard that the olps have better construction, so maybe rip out the wiring and put it in the olp, add some knobs for more flexibility, just throwin that out there

do you mean better construction overall or electronics or body only?

i love the sound the olp has, which is why i bought it but i really never use it and - i mainly have only played fenders ( p bass to be exact ). i have a 95 mexican pbass and i am just simply in love with the feel of the neck and everything -- i just click with it, now if i can just do that with a ladyfriend...haa

stanger503 · #8 04-27-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SWILLKILL

do you mean better construction overall or electronics or body only?

i love the sound the olp has, which is why i bought it but i really never use it and - i mainly have only played fenders ( p bass to be exact ). i have a 95 mexican pbass and i am just simply in love with the feel of the neck and everything -- i just click with it, now if i can just do that with a ladyfriend...haa

i mean the construction overall...but ive never had/played an olp so i cant say that, i guess thats ur call which is better constructed. but yea if it was me i would take the better constructed of the two and mess with it add stuff u know. lol and i know how u feel on that last one, just doesnt seem to ever last too long or feel worth it in the end

Bassler7 · #9 04-29-2007, 10:15 AM

OLP + Squier P = POS

Vic Winters · #10 04-29-2007, 06:59 PM

It's your decision, but if I were set on doing this, I'd put the P pickups in the OLP. You're going to have to do some routing, and the OLP's humpty dumpty shaped pickguard will cover up the space where the P pickups go. Therefore, any ugly routing will be covered up. Can't do that with the p-bass unless you make a custom guard.

stanger503 · #11 04-29-2007, 07:51 PM

yea another reason y i would put the p in the olp...good call

ScubaSteve · #12 04-30-2007, 07:59 PM

Why not invest in a high quality Music Man pickup and add a Music Man style preamp to the OLP so it'll come close to the Stingray tone? The Stingray tone is great to have in your sound arsenal. Thats just me though.

Even better, sell the Squier P to help fund the purchase of the nice pickup and preamp for the OLP.

stanger503 · #13 04-30-2007, 08:32 PM

yea but its not that, i understand where hes comin from, he just wants a project and somthing to do, not make one or the other sound or play better, just something completely different than wut he has now, i still stand by and hold that u keep the olp and just add parts to that

ScubaSteve · #14 05-01-2007, 11:05 AM

Yeah, putting a true MM voiced pickup and preamp in the OLP will make it a totally different animal and a hell of a lot more fun than it ever was before. The tone will be so much better.

Now if he spends money to have the OLP routed for the P pickup, he's just spent money for the routing to put a junk Squier pickup in it. Sure, it'll be different, but the sound won't be all that great and he'll probably get bored with it after a little while and all he did was rob the Squier of it's parts and destroy the OLP, and spend money for routing while doing all that.

Now, to put the preamp in the OLP he will need to get it routed for a battery. The routing job here is money well spent because it's going to pave the way for a great sound and great parts. So if he sells the P-Bass for a good $100 or so, he can get at least a good MM pickup and still have some left to help buy the preamp. Add a little money for the rest of the cost of the preamp and for the battery routing and he'll have a killer sounding bass that he won't get bored with. Trust me, it'll sound DIFFERENT in a very GOOD way.

stanger503 · #15 05-01-2007, 12:09 PM

well no i understand that, but i do really see where hes coming from, plus i believe he said he was gonna rout it himself...idk too lazy to go back and look. he just wants somthing different from everything else he owns....just put a bunch of crap together and see what you get kinda, i get that part. i know wut ur saying to man, itd b a killer deal to do that and one wicked bass for alot cheaper than a mm, but just the novelty of having somthing different. but w/e its just our opinions, cant tell him what to do, in the end its his decision. just my 2

SWILLKILL · #16 05-25-2007, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by stanger503

well no i understand that, but i do really see where hes coming from, plus i believe he said he was gonna rout it himself...idk too lazy to go back and look. he just wants somthing different from everything else he owns....just put a bunch of crap together and see what you get kinda, i get that part. i know wut ur saying to man, itd b a killer deal to do that and one wicked bass for alot cheaper than a mm, but just the novelty of having somthing different. but w/e its just our opinions, cant tell him what to do, in the end its his decision. just my 2

yea, i would do all the work myself. from time to time i will see someone's custom bass on here or ebay or whereever and they always say ''sounds like nothing else'' and they always look interesting so its something i want to try............ i like messing with stuff !

datsgora · #17 05-26-2007, 09:55 PM

It will look something like this?

SWILLKILL · #18 05-28-2007, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by datsgora

It will look something like this?

YESS !

HOW DOES IT SOUND ?

datsgora · #19 06-04-2007, 06:48 AM

It sounds fantastic.......that in passive set up....I am going to be putting a U-Retro and Norstrands' in it as soon as they arrive. It's hard to explain the mix of the two pu's, but lets say it is a stingray that can get the deep round thump that it has always been lacking......very sweet blend of sounds.

**iriegnome** · #20 06-04-2007, 08:12 AM

I added a second Humbucker to my OLP MM3 5 string. I love it. It added so much more to the bass.
You are going to have to add knobs to control the second pickup. I think that you would want to be able to control them seperately. I run mine with a single volume and single tone pot, but I have front and back switches and a 3 position pickup selector switch as well. I kept mine passive, but I have the option to add a active preamp at somepoint in the future... Pictures will follow soon.