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Home · Search · Member List · Register   Home » Bass Pickup Reviews   Fender Original '62 Precision Bass Pickup Reviews Views Date of last review 3 1049 Sun August 24, 2008 Recommended By Average Price Average Rating 100% of reviewers $66.65 9.0 supersize supersize Have TalkBass search for prices on a Fender Original '62 Precision Bass Pickup Description: Made with Alnico 5 magnets and enamel coated magnet wire. OEM on American Vintage and many Custom Shop basses. Includes copper shield and black covers. DC Resistance: 10.5k Inductance: 6.4 Henries Author teej I'm afraid you're just too darn loud. Registered: August 2004 Location: Tuscumbia, AL 35674 Posts: 1989 Review Date: Sun July 20, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $69.95 | Rating: 8    Pros: Clarity, focused notes, and value. Cons: There's a slight, nearly inaudible hum. I bought these to replace the Seymour Duncan/Basslines SPB-3, also known as "Quarter-Pounders," which for reasons unknown (to me), developed weak output in the treble half of the pickup. There were several other replacements in consideration, including Fralin, Nordstrand, Rio Grande, and SD Antiquity. In the end, though, I decided to go back to basics with Fender's original split-P pickup. I'm very pleased and would call this an upgrade. While it may not have the output of the SPB-3 (10.5k vs. 19k), it makes up for that with clarity and tight, focused notes, which I thought the SPB-3 lacked. High notes aren't harsh, with the exception of only the highest notes, and lows remain clear without becoming muddy. There is, however, a very subtle hum, which I never experienced with the SPB-3. You have to be listening for it to hear it, though. Overall, I recommend this pickup for all genres, except hard rock and metal, and maybe R&B -- genres where earthshaking lows and high output are desired. I give it an 8 out of 10 for value and clarity. If it weren't for the near-inaudible hum... ------------------------------ .: t r e v o r j o i n e r joiner instrument design zbasstringer Registered User Registered: June 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 87 Review Date: Mon August 4, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $75.00 | Rating: 9    Pros: Great fat P-Bass sound. Cons: None I recently put these pick-ups in my Arbor P-Bass copy. Let me tell you, these suckers have deep bass. I have some active basses that don't have as much bass as this bass. It's amazing. I would recommend these pick-ups to anyone. lots of bass. ------------------------------ When all else fails, turn the bass up. US. Peavey Club Member # 109 Official "Official" Club #4 cytodavid Registered User Registered: October 2005 Posts: 22 Review Date: Sun August 24, 2008 Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $55.00 | Rating: 10    Pros: That tone Cons: NONE I had these installed on my 1976 P Bass when the original pickups went out. It actually improved the tone. I cannot recommend these enough. Powered by: ReviewPost PHP vB3 Enhanced Copyright 2006 All Enthusiast, Inc.