To the OP, I purchased the 57 AVRI pickups using the Fender part number and fitted them to an 01 MIM P after listening to lots of sounds clips on line - the result is just what I was looking for, nice deep lows, even enough sound across all strings for me and really clear in the highs. I'm running chrome flats on mine and they seem to be a perfect match to this pickup for my ears.
Flatten the EQ a bit if not already and turn the amp up really loud, with this pickup it seemed to me that I didn't have to drop the low end as much on the EQ as I do with my other bass's at high volume. I did fit some new pots and a 0.1 cap at the same time to copy what is usually matched to the 57 AVRI. Once the pickup is in the ball park height (approx from Fender setup guide) I made fine adjustments by ear rather than eye.
I have not moved my pickups as drastically as you have, on mine the A would be lower and still angled down from level, the D & G would be similar to yours but not quite as much slope, overall this pickup seems to match the neck curvature or whatever but in this P it sounds great, playing with fingers and digging in my strings are not touching the pickup either.
As usual this is going to be one of those subjective things where you like these pickups or you don't - I do, here's a pic of the line up I ended up with - definitely more subtle on the slopes than your setting, the pickups are hot and there is no shortage of signal at this string height either,I thought the original MIM pickups (with ceramic strips on the bottom) were hot but this 57AVRI pickup is at least as loud if not fractionally louder for the same amp settings, less micro-phonics and overall a unique sound that I happen to like, I'm stoked with it as an upgrade and would buy the genuine 57AVRI Bass like yours if one came my way in the future at the right price.
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Flatten the EQ a bit if not already and turn the amp up really loud, with this pickup it seemed to me that I didn't have to drop the low end as much on the EQ as I do with my other bass's at high volume. I did fit some new pots and a 0.1 cap at the same time to copy what is usually matched to the 57 AVRI. Once the pickup is in the ball park height (approx from Fender setup guide) I made fine adjustments by ear rather than eye.
I have not moved my pickups as drastically as you have, on mine the A would be lower and still angled down from level, the D & G would be similar to yours but not quite as much slope, overall this pickup seems to match the neck curvature or whatever but in this P it sounds great, playing with fingers and digging in my strings are not touching the pickup either.
As usual this is going to be one of those subjective things where you like these pickups or you don't - I do, here's a pic of the line up I ended up with - definitely more subtle on the slopes than your setting, the pickups are hot and there is no shortage of signal at this string height either,I thought the original MIM pickups (with ceramic strips on the bottom) were hot but this 57AVRI pickup is at least as loud if not fractionally louder for the same amp settings, less micro-phonics and overall a unique sound that I happen to like, I'm stoked with it as an upgrade and would buy the genuine 57AVRI Bass like yours if one came my way in the future at the right price.
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Just adjust the height until the volume is balanced. I've never had any problem with mine, and I would never press the pole pieces down or swap the pickup -- totally unnecessary.
