Villex P pickup

[Surprise Panda!]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had any experience w/ Vilex P bass pickups. After seeing this video I am convinced that it is a great pickup. As a lover of Lakland and beefy P-bass tone, I am leaning towards getting a Skyline Glaub w/ a Maple Fretboard (this is also a cheaper Lakland, but still I love it). Although I haven't tried them, I do really love Dark Stars (from videos and sound clips), but it would be expensive to get it installed, and the Villex would be a drop in replacement. Has anyone had experience with both?

Thanks,

-Panda

[slybass3000]

I have a mixed feeling about my experience with them. Those are very interesting PU. To me they are very colorded which could be a great +.
What kind of bass you want to put them on , a 4 or a 5 strings?

Sly

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by YouTube dude

I was selling this bass and wanted to demonstrate the installed villex passive electronics - I start with the rotary tone booster off and then turn it up one each time. I then turn the booster off and turn the mid shape to 50%, booster on 2 mid shape on 50%, then 100%.

The strings are brand new elites stadium - stainless steel 40-100 - lighter than I normally use.

Tone was rolled back a touch as the strings are a bit too zingy still.

BASS NOW SOLD

From that text I'd say we don't know if the pup in that bass is Villex or not. What he does say is that he has this it seems:

http://www.villex.com/boosters.html

This is getting me thinking that if one already has quality pickups but is looking for something more, why not just save some dough and just add on the booster for $96.00?

Edit:



Edit II:

That looks like a guitar chart, but perhaps it might be helpful nonetheless.

Edit III:

Hey Fullrangebass, where you at?

[Surprise Panda!]

In another video he said that it is also a Villex P

[fullrangebass]

I have experience with a Villex PJ set on a US Guitar works that had Alembic pickups and electronics prior to the Villex. There is no turning back.

The Villex P tone is huge and beefy, to start with. The mid-control allows for an ABG approach to the tone (and everything in between) but without the "wirey" part. The tone pot functions as one would expect a good tone pot to sound.

As far as the PRTB, it really works both on guitar as well as on the bass. Villex pickups don't need it per se (they don't lack lows or low mids), but adding it to the bass moves the tone to even bigger lows almost synth-like, perfect for Reggae and Dub (and not only). I've added the PRTB to two Villex loaded basses and to a Zebra Dingwall FD-3 loaded bass (passive). The FD-3 equipped bass has lots of growl and snap to start with, and with the addition of the PRTB I have been able to tame the growl and snap to a more "thumby" tone still with loads of definition

IMHO and IME Villex has huge, organic, full range and transparent tone but has warmth across the spectrum (that what probably the "colored" adjective meant)

[Ach]

Fullrangebass, can you tell me please, how to obtain Villex NVT system (i mean passive eq)?

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by Ach

Fullrangebass, can you tell me please, how to obtain Villex NVT system (i mean passive eq)?

The NVT is the three band EQ?

[fullrangebass]

Yes. It is a 3-band Passive EQ, but it only works with NVT Villex pickups

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by fullrangebass

Yes. It is a 3-band Passive EQ, but it only works with NVT Villex pickups

When is he going to list the NVT line on his site?

http://www.villex.com/pickups.html

[john keates]

Originally Posted by fullrangebass

Yes. It is a 3-band Passive EQ, but it only works with NVT Villex pickups

I remember otherwise... is this information written down anywhere?

[fullrangebass]

Originally Posted by john keates

I remember otherwise... is this information written down anywhere?

I own two basses loaded with NVT pickups and Passive EQ. You are probably mixing it up with the PRTB (Passive Rotary Tone Booster) that works with any pickup