P5 & MM5 ALNICO

gillento · #1 03-18-2008, 05:00 AM

Hi,

I am looking to replace the PU on my brand new Sandberg PM5.
Swapping PUs on brand new bass? (P5 content)

I am looking for ALNICO P and MM PU for 5 string.

Who makes good ALNICO 5 sring P and MM PUs?
Nordstrand? I didn't see a P5 on his website, although Nino seems to be using them in his basses.
Who else?

LongHairFreak · #2 03-22-2008, 01:07 AM

Michael Dolan (w.dolanguitars.com) made the P on this one. (BTW, this is my latest toy that he put together for me).

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...FFranken5C.jpg

The bridge PU is a G&L I already had, but afaik, he'll make what you need.

gillento · #3 03-22-2008, 01:19 AM

Wow, that is a great looking bass!

I opted for the Norstdrand NP5 and MM5.4.

I'll be getting them in a month.

gillento · #4 04-06-2008, 03:04 PM

Well apparently the dimensions of the Nordies are different than the Sandbergs.
So no Nordies for me

This bass might come up in the For sale section in a couple of days....

lowstar · #5 04-23-2008, 12:15 PM

hi gillento,

what happened ? you don´t like the sandberg anymore ? what are the reasons ? the pu´s, the whole thing ?
i´m just trying to decide if i should get a sandberg PM5 (alder body, hardcore aged finish) that i have borrowed for the next 2 weeks to try out...so far i like it very much. so i´d like to know what threw you off because it might help me decide.

cheers,
lowstar

spiritbass · #6 04-23-2008, 12:52 PM

These Delanos are alnico. Coincidentally, I had Mike Dolan install them for me:

Have you made an inquiry with Delano?

Ken

James Hart · #7 04-23-2008, 12:54 PM

I believe the Sandbergs are copies of Delanos so they Delano pickups should fit fine.

badboy1984 · #8 04-23-2008, 01:24 PM

I think the delano is good in that bass. What you don't like about it, the sound or the bass?

Delano are good pickup and pretty expensive too. The p and mm should give you tons of mid to cut via and also punchy bass as well.

Can you record any clips flat so we can listen you bass?

gillento · #9 02-01-2009, 06:51 AM

In the meantime I had german PU guru Harry Häussel make me some PUs and they are the bomb. I replaced the stock Glockenklang preamp with a Sadowsky preamp too.

Now the bass sounds a lot darker and has more punch in the lows and low mids. Perfect for pick playing