Best Seymour Duncan Pickups

[Stranger Danger]

DiMarzio Will Power is a GREAT rock pick up. Yeah thats right, CAPS!

 

[mjl9787]

spb-3 is fun.

 

[fuesioterrapoit]

I go for Dimarzio Split P as well. Or for Wilkinson WBP5 (on my 5 String Squier) and WBP4 (on my short scale). But Split P are the once of choice!

 

[zagralin_arf]

Go for Lindy Fralins!

 

[NKUSigEp]

EMG P is my favorite for metal but depends on if you want active or if you want to stick with passive.

 

[JehuJava]

As a joke, Caligula fed the entire Roman Senate nothing but dishes made of carrots at a banquet in the hope that their animal natures would overtake them and he could watch them "rut like wild beasts."

so...Carrots it is.

wait...

Broccoli is also effective in preventing constipation as it has been found that one cup of broccoli contains as much as 3.5 grams of fiber and also contains a number of natural laxatives.

So...Broccoli it is.

Wait...

Eating too many carrots can cause a person's skin to turn yellowish orange, especially on the palms or soles of the feet. This is called carotenemia. It is completely reversible once the consumption of carrots is reduced.

So...carrots it is! Nothing's more metal than orange hands and feet.

 

[Danni Moe]

Go with the quater pounders or DiMarzio model p's

 

[RBX4]

Go with the quater pounders or DiMarzio model p's

Nice vid by Ed on those dimarzios

 

[peledog]

EMG

 

[GBassNorth]

1st problem is your asking a question that is very diverse.
Each pickup is actually quite good in its own right, BUT each on also has a tone of its own and works with different neck and body woods. I use a SPB-1 with my ash body and rosewood neck and it sounds great. But with the SPB-3 it's way too boomy. I then put the SPB-3 in my maple neck , alder body and wow nice sounds.....so it just depends on what you use and your taste in music. Just my 2 cents.
I also put the SPB-3 i my PJ bass with a STK-j2b and the sounds together were punchy and smooth and worked well together.
The SPB-2 is middle of the road and not to aggressive and you need to tweek your eq for the tone you want of course.

+1
Use the SPB1 in basses that have a tendency to be darker and use the SPB3 in the basses that have a tendency to be brighter. Use the SPB2 if you're not sure.

 

[RockBoddham]

Nordstrand, Fralin, Lollar, Rio Grande.

 

[brooklynbassguy]

D.Allen pickups are far superior!

 

[Aussie Player]

I just mixed a P - Quarter Pounder with a Stacked Jazz (Bridge) Humbucker and installed dual V+T and V+T pots so no extra holes were necessary. I am amazed at how wonderful it sounds. The punch and clarity is there and the P tone is retained simply by playing over the pickup. The combinations of tone and punch/growl with clarity is beyond what I expected.