Best Pickups for a Fender PJ? Go! - Page 2

giacomini · #21 01-20-2013, 09:05 PM

I like Wilde pickups. Great tone, you just have to find a good balance between the pickups because the J can get overpowered by the P, but that's the case with 90% of P/J setups anyway...

faulknersj · #22 01-20-2013, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by giacomini

I like Wilde pickups. Great tone, you just have to find a good balance between the pickups because the J can get overpowered by the P, but that's the case with 90% of P/J setups anyway...

How would you describe Wilde pickups?

giacomini · #23 01-20-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by faulknersj

How would you describe Wilde pickups?

They sound more "modern" than Fender pickups.

I have a Squier P with '62 Fender pups and the Wilde P/J in a custom made Jazz. The Wilde P have more gain than the Fender and sounds more "open" (I guess the Wilde pickups have more mid highs/highs) and less "muddy" than Fender P pups.

The Wilde J sounds close to a Fender J, but again, with a bit more output and definition ("punch"?)

Both Wilde P and J full on make a great slap tone combo!

There are some reviews of the P-46 Wilde pickups in this thread: Bill Lawrence P-46 Pickup mini review (BEST P Pickup I've EVER tried)!

faulknersj · #24 01-20-2013, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by giacomini

They sound more "modern" than Fender pickups.

I have a Squier P with '62 Fender pups and the Wilde P/J in a custom made Jazz. The Wilde P have more gain than the Fender and sounds more "open" (I guess the Wilde pickups have more mid highs/highs) and less "muddy" than Fender P pups.

The Wilde J sounds close to a Fender J, but again, with a bit more output and definition ("punch"?)

Both Wilde P and J full on make a great slap tone combo!

There are some reviews of the P-46 Wilde pickups in this thread: Bill Lawrence P-46 Pickup mini review (BEST P Pickup I've EVER tried)!

Thank you so much for the info! I really appreciate it. I'll check them out.

Ragoo · #25 01-20-2013, 09:29 PM

I slapped a Dimarzio DP127 into an Ibby P of mine a couple of weeks ago, and it is FANTASTIC. It's just about as hot as a stock Fender P pickup, but it has a nice, warm low end with bright, but not shrill highs. And a J to match it? Well, the first place I'd look is a SD Quarter Pounder J. From what I've heard, it's a slightly more throaty version of a Jazz pickup, which may complement the DP127 quite nicely.

LPswim2009 · #26 01-21-2013, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by faulknersj

Both have a really nice mid presence. Thanks for posting the clips. I listened to them on my iPhone but will listen thru my Bose computer speakers when I'm at home to get the full range. Thru my iPhone, I'm leaning toward the SPB2+SJB2 combo.

+1 for the SB2 P/J combo

Fafner · #27 01-24-2013, 02:53 AM

I´m looking for a PJ set with much growl - what do think about a Fralin set with -5% P and stock Split Jazz?
At the moment I use Delano PMVC 4 FE and they sound very good but I want a little more upper mids and do not want to work much with the eq (I go with a droptuned B-String)

okcrum · #28 01-30-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by faulknersj

If you guys dont mind, I would like to pick your brains about tone pots. My tone pot has way more effect on volume than I would like. Any thoughts?

That sounds more like something wrong other than the tone pot. Bad cap or miswiring is what I'd check first. The Js and PJs I've had don't change level with the tone pot.

faulknersj · #29 01-30-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by okcrum

That sounds more like something wrong other than the tone pot. Bad cap or miswiring is what I'd check first. The Js and PJs I've had don't change level with the tone pot.

Thank you...I was curious if it might be the wiring. I'll have them check that out. Thank you.

Templar · #30 01-30-2013, 04:14 PM

+1 for the Fralins. This Wymore custom has them, sounds lush. But to be honest I don't know if they're overwound, or if the jazz pickup is even a single coil, as I got the bass used.

faulknersj · #31 01-30-2013, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Templar

+1 for the Fralins. This Wymore custom has them, sounds lush. But to be honest I don't know if they're overwound, or if the jazz pickup is even a single coil, as I got the bass used.

That is a gorgeous bass!!

Hopkins · #32 01-30-2013, 06:12 PM

Rio Grande is always my answer to this question

http://www.riograndepickups.com/scar...tName=For+Bass

Scott in Dallas · #33 01-30-2013, 08:12 PM

Theonethatsoundsthebest!! TIME!

*checks stopwatch*

How'd I do?

WillieB · #34 01-31-2013, 10:29 AM

I too vote for Bill Lawrence P/J combo ( Wilde ) awesome. But its not an overwound sound.

phishaholik · #35 01-31-2013, 01:41 PM

I've been asking the same question for months myself because I've been wanting wanting to switch out the EMG's on my Fodera Monarch. I was really looking at the Bill Lawrence pickups, but I was a little turned off by a couple of things. Some people said the P pickup was a tight fit and my bass has a figured top and no pickguard. Also, I don't know when I would get the pickups and I need a flat radius for the bridge, since the fretboard has a pretty flat radius. I'm sure they are awesome pickups and I definitely want to buy a pair for future use. The price is fantastic and Bill Lawrence is the man.

I decided on a D.Allen for the P pickups. I really liked the samples and I think the extended low end will work out well with my Pope preamp and the rig I play through. I got a Lindy Fralin split jazz wound 5% over for the bridge. Both pickups are wound to about the same value, so I should be able to avoid buzz as well as the volume disparity often found with the PJ setup. Best Bass Gear has the Fralin pickup for $50 off right now. They told me it would be 2 months before I got it, but I received it about 10 days after ordering.

I'm getting them installed next week. I'll report back after I spend some time with them.

Michael

faulknersj · #36 01-31-2013, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by phishaholik

I've been asking the same question for months myself because I've been wanting wanting to switch out the EMG's on my Fodera Monarch. I was really looking at the Bill Lawrence pickups, but I was a little turned off by a couple of things. Some people said the P pickup was a tight fit and my bass has a figured top and no pickguard. Also, I don't know when I would get the pickups and I need a flat radius for the bridge, since the fretboard has a pretty flat radius. I'm sure they are awesome pickups and I definitely want to buy a pair for future use. The price is fantastic and Bill Lawrence is the man.

I decided on a D.Allen for the P pickups. I really liked the samples and I think the extended low end will work out well with my Pope preamp and the rig I play through. I got a Lindy Fralin split jazz wound 5% over for the bridge. Both pickups are wound to about the same value, so I should be able to avoid buzz as well as the volume disparity often found with the PJ setup. Best Bass Gear has the Fralin pickup for $50 off right now. They told me it would be 2 months before I got it, but I received it about 10 days after ordering.

I'm getting them installed next week. I'll report back after I spend some time with them.

Michael

Thank You! Yes! Please report back!

acebase62 · #37 02-01-2013, 12:01 AM

[quote=Catbuster;13749610]'62 P/SD Hot Stack Jazz

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I've used a similar PJ combo with SD vintage P (SPB-1) and SD Hot Stack J (STK-J2). 2 500k volume pots and 1 Fender TBX tone control give versatility and great tone.

I previously used a SD Hot P (SPB-2) in the PJ, but feel the SPB-1 makes a better combo for me.

I'd also consider a Fender 62 P and Fender Super 55 J combo if I were to build or mod another PJ.

rollcall · #38 02-01-2013, 12:08 AM

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growler571 · #39 05-11-2013, 01:38 PM

Hello fellow bassists. Growler571 here. I am wondering what would be the best PJ pickup replacement to get for my Fender Hot Rod Precision Bass, I would like get the same type tone as Duff Mckagan gets with GnR. But I also need it to get that standard warm vintage P tone when the neck pickup is soloed. Any thoughts recomendations.

Catbuster · #40 05-11-2013, 08:42 PM

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Hello fellow bassists. Growler571 here. I am wondering what would be the best PJ pickup replacement to get for my Fender Hot Rod Precision Bass, I would like get the same type tone as Duff Mckagan gets with GnR. But I also need it to get that standard warm vintage P tone when the neck pickup is soloed. Any thoughts recomendations.

Which GN'R tone? There were two distinct tones he used. One was an ultra-punchy, almost a midrange "thunk" on Appetite, and then there was the bright, slice your head off tone from then Use your Illusion albums.