SPB-3 QP's not that hot?

[bthrem]

I put a Seymor Duncan SPB-3 Quater Pound P-Bass pickup in my 2004 MIM P-Bass and I have found it's output to be not that much hotter than the stock pickup. It's nowhere near as hot as the stock P-Bass style pickup in my Yamaha BB414! The P-Bass style BB414 pickup just about equals the output from my hottest active bass (Modulus M-92 with EMG soapbar).

I bypassed the pots with jumper cables just to make sure they weren't the problem; no increase in output.

Thoughts or similar experience?

[62bass]

I've been saying that for months. You're right. I don't know where the idea came from originally. I use the Quarter Pounder in my old P with a Raven Labs preamp. I was warned it would seriously overdrive the preamp. It doesn't. They seem a little hotter than the stock pickup but not hotter than a Dimarzio I tried, although less harsh and with a thicker bottom. I think they're a good, versatile replacement pickup. They have plenty of output for anything I could imagine needing. I think the idea that you must have super hot pickups comes from guitar players.

[depalm]

Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds are indeed louder than most of Fender stock PUs but nothing that will clip or overdrive your amp input. I use it in one of my P-basses, it's a real nice replacement pickup.

[LoveThatBass]

Originally Posted by depalm

Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounds are indeed louder than most of Fender stock PUs but nothing that will clip or overdrive your amp input. I use it in one of my P-basses, it's a real nice replacement pickup.

I found this to be true also. Use the SPB-3 and a bridge SJB-3 on my bass.

[Nighttrain1127]

I found the Qtr pounder to be a bit hotter but not crazy hot I just did not like the more modern tone of it.

[Vic Winters]

I have 1/4 lbs. in my Ibanez and EMG Selects in my SX, the SX is noticeably hotter.

[LoveThatBass]

Found the perfect combination:
SPB-3 P pickup and Classic Stack bridge pickup.

[AAdropout]

My QPs I put in my Geddy Lee (both neck and bridge) and wired them strait to the jack are SMOKING HOT, had to turn the volume down to about 1.5 from 3 on my Workingmans 10 combo as not to annoy the neighbors too much.

[seanm]

The QPs are much hotter than any of my stock Fender pickups. But nowhere near the output of my active G&L. I've never compared the G&L in passive mode to the QPs.