Recent content by Kelpie

Since a friend has an EMG Px lying around I might give that a try, do you know if that has a good midrange? Never used an EMG on a Pbass before and I heard good things about the X-series being less 'sterile' than all the other pups EMG has done apparently.

Haha Jimmy! I am planning on putting the bass up and running again just to use as backup to gigs and I will make some videos then we'll see if Its really all in my head..!

Hello guys, I came accross this old thread and I saw someone asked what happened in the end. After having tried everything I could (different strings, adding a J pup, EQ pedals, many different pups, preamps, going active, etc) I have spoken to a good luthier that told me there isn't really much...

Hi guys, I use a Di Marzio Will Power Middle on my p-bass and love it. I then decided to add a jazz bridge pup and I went for an UltraJazz bridge pup. On the DiMarzio website looks like this has a higher output then the WP but when solo'd it has almost half the volume and when I put both pups...

HAHA!! I can assure Johnny has seen years of sweaty bare chested rocking shows!! Johnny got punched many times, thrown against amps, been slid across stages and many more to come. I am not a bass player but a showman and Johnny is the perfect stage buddy for it :D

Spot on! Ha! What an eye!

Thanks man!! "Johnny"gets lots of attention at gigs, WAY more than my playing...not sure i should be happy about that..!! :D

Here's Johnny, my '78 P-bass And that's Starforce, a £43 bass that sounds damn good and looks quite Entwistle-kinda-bass!! I am gonna change pickups on it, probably a Di Marzio combo.

Hi all, I bought a bass with a pj configuration and I'd like to use a spare will power middle dp 146 but I don't know what could be a good match on the bridge pickup who could match the power output. The will power is quite a dark pickup so I need something quite bright. Any help? Thank you...

I am thinking of putting jazz pickups to my 78 p-bass, where could I find the right pickguard for it? Is there anywhere I could buy it or anyone who could make one?

Thank you everyone for replying, you've all been really really helpful. I've been searching for solutions for days now and I guess I'll risk it and get a PJ set up done, get rid of the Fender Original and then see what to put. I used to have EMGs in my Lakland ages a go and really liked them but...

Hello everyone, I am sure you bass brothers can help me out on my mission. This is driving me insane. I have an american 1978 P-bass. I bought it without it's original pickups and I mounted Fender Original (the 1962 re-issue). This p-bass sounds deeper and warmer than any other vintage bass...

Thank you all for the advices! A friend has a spare Tonerider P bass pickup, can't find much about it...anyone knows anything about those pickups?

Hey thanks for replying! I heard a few audio clips and watched a few videos, i guess this pickup is too bright for me. I'm looking for a woody sound,not too bright nor muddy.. I got suggested Lollars or SPB-1 so far..

Hello everyone! You gotta help me on this one. I know you can. YOU CAN. Just believe you can ok? A couple of years a go I bought an american Fender Precision 1978. Unfortunately it didn't have the original pickup so I put on it a Will Power Middle. I used to play with a rock/funk trio...