BEST P-BASS PASSIVE PICKUP?

[RUDEONTOUR]

Wanting to hear some peoples feedback on p-pup's. I love quarterpounders but wanted to see some other options

 

[Parabolic Box]

I'm partial to Lace's foray into bass pickups. But there are some really high-end boutique pickups that I never even heard of before, and will probably continue to never hear of.

 

[fullrangebass]

What sort of sound are you after? there are many options out there and some of them serve their purpose to the highest standard. The rest may or may not fit for the application you have in mind

 

[main_sale]

Well, I added this Lollar P-Bass pickup to this American Ash Fender along with 50's wiring, Badass III and a Hoveland tonecap. There is a noticable improvement in articulation and clarity while still retaining that vintage P-Bass tone I love so much.

 

[Mushroo]

I hear Fender has made some nice ones ;-)

 

[arthurzen]

I'm partial to humbuckers, so I replaced the stock pickup on my American P with the Dimarzio Split-P DP127s

A good little pickup for the price.

 

[snaverb]

Seymour Duncan

 

[fitbass3p]

I've used a couple Delano pickups in my p-basses, and I don't think I could go without them at this point.

 

[SpankyPants]

I've used DiMarzio which are very hot, but since they're ceramic they're pretty focused on the mids.

I plan on using a G&L P pickup someday, though. (Also extremely hot).

 

[JustOpenYourMind]

The best P-bass pickup I ever had was the seymour-duncan Antiquitty I pickup, it has bass, plenty of mids and a really nice top end. You can go from motown thump to grindy rock tones. And it sounds wonderful.

 

[tallboybass]

"BEST P-BASS PASSIVE PICKUP?"

I thought we already decided, the best P-Bass PU is....the Duncan Vintage.......no, the Fender Original '62.......no, the DiMarzio Model P.......no, the.......what was it again?

 

[fullrangebass]

No best pick up. Just great or perfect for the application or the tasks need to fullfil

 

[optikhog]

No best pick up. Just great or perfect for the application or the tasks need to fullfil

+1. I love the EMG-P myself.

 

[RUDEONTOUR]

What sort of sound are you after? there are many options out there and some of them serve their purpose to the highest standard. The rest may or may not fit for the application you have in mind

Though I play in Heavy Metal/Hardcore bands, my favorite basstones have always been Roger Glover and Glenn Hughes, especially the stuff they did in the 70's( by the way, who knows what Glenn had for a rig at the 73 usa jam?). I like the sound of those old amps driven hard, but more than anything I want that mean ****ing growl, that I feel not only cuts through the enemy(guitarists with full rectifier stacks) but makes them sound better at the same time! My main bass is an alder fender body with original Badass bridge, SD Quarterpounders and a custom quartersawn maple neck from USA CUSTOMS. I run thru a Sansamp BASSDRIVER to a SUNN 1200S, going into a SUNN 410 and a MADISON MAB412. I also use a SANSAMP PSA-1 for recording. Oh and I have used DR Lowriders since 1998

 

[fullrangebass]

IMHO the trick lies in the mids. Low mids for body and dense tone, and a little high mids for growl and definition. If you go into lows and highs you'll gett lost in the mix and you'll not be supporting the song or the bandmates. Thick, versatile and passive P pickup? Villex IMHO (then again, try reading as much as you can for many pickups, before you decide). Villex pickups sound thick and huge, to start with (not bright or brittle). Not your vintage P tone but "wider" (in lack of a better term). I play Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with my Villex loaded basses and the result is great (eg Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rainbow). In all honesty, I have not tried my basses through Bassdriver or other effect cause I found no need (neither my bandmates feel that I am lacking something tone-wise). Just my .02

 

[RUDEONTOUR]

IMHO the trick lies in the mids. Low mids for body and dense tone, and a little high mids for growl and definition. If you go into lows and highs you'll gett lost in the mix and you'll not be supporting the song or the bandmates. Thick, versatile and passive P pickup? Villex IMHO (then again, try reading as much as you can for many pickups, before you decide). Villex pickups sound thick and huge, to start with (not bright or brittle). Not your vintage P tone but "wider" (in lack of a better term). I play Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with my Villex loaded basses and the result is great (eg Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rainbow). In all honesty, I have not tried my basses through Bassdriver or other effect cause I found no need (neither my bandmates feel that I am lacking something tone-wise). Just my .02

I will check those out, thanks. For over 10 years I have been a touring foh engineer so I completely agree with you about eq. And as you said, i am trying to read up as much as I can on the other options

 

[X Wolf]

I really like Lindy Fralin's "P" pickup.

George

 

[jrfrond]

I personally like the DiMarzio Model P. It has a nice, warm growl and works nicely with a series/parallel switch. It's a break from tradition with ceramic magnets and adjustable polepiece, but it's my personally favorite. For the more traditional look and tone, the Fender Original '62 is very nice. Hey, how can you go wrong? The same person who wound them in '62 still does today, and the rest of the formula (flatwork, magnet wire, magnets) are also identical, plus the price is right.

 

[bassinstincts]

I just replaced the Seymour Duncan on my Mike Lull P with an overwound Lollar and the difference is astounding. Great vintage vibe but much better highs and lows than Leo ever heard.

 

[Ric5]

Seymour Duncan makes some nice p-bass pickups. I like most of their products.