delano P pickups??? any good???

[dropbass]

was wondering about the sound i like the fat poles...wondering if it makes it drop off when the string vibrates past the pole???

 

[4stringrob]

was wondering about the sound i like the fat poles...wondering if it makes it drop off when the string vibrates past the pole???

No drop offs for me. And there is a tremendous punch. I was enjoying the Dimarzio Split P pickup before trying this. It's not a P bass sound, quite different. This is the first time I've ever turned the tone control down a tad, (but I use a 500K volume pot, I might try a 250 to see if I end up not turning tone control down)

 

[spaz21387]

Could you record a sound clip? These pickups look very interesting.

 

[ghoulbug]

I'm looking at the Delano P pickups too.
Probably gonna buy one of those three real soon.
ANY soundclips would also be greatly appreciated by me!

 

[4stringrob]

I had a few minutes today, so I recorded a small soundclip. It's a passive bass into a cheapie clean preamp (Studio Projects VTB-1) into an M-Audio Delta 1010. No eq, compressor, etc. so it sounds a bit harsh, it's definitely more rounded through an amp or w/plugins on the computer. I'd say they have a bit more punch than the average P. Here's the bass showing which Delano P pickup, and a small soundclip



View attachment delano_p_demo.mp3

 

[m.oreilly]

i have the p/j big poles in my fortress. big, giant sound, clean and punchy. leaps right out at you. ran active or passive, these are real sweet. i can't recommend these enough

 

[James Hart]

Agreed with opinions given! Best P bass pickup I've heard / played

 

[spiritbass]

Delano = excellence in my book. I took the plunge last year by having Mike Dolan swap my Bartolinis for FE series Delanos in my Kinal:
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I totally dig the P and tend to favor it in the blend. That quad-coil kicks out some meaty mids too. I just wish this bass didn't weigh 10 lbs (I'm getting wimpy in my middle age ). Kudos once again to Mr. Hart for putting me on to these.

 

[ghoulbug]

Wow thanks for that clip! GREATLY appreciate it!
What surprised me the most is how darn similar the tone is to my SD 1/4 pounders. Scooped mids and lots of treble. I guess enlarging the pole pieces generally creates this sort of characteristic?

Hmm... I'm either going to get another SD 1/4pounder for my PJ's bridge, or the set of Delano PJ's. $60 vs. over $200. Yikes..........

I know I sound like a stupid whiny little kid, but I'd love to hear ANY more sound clips you guys might have of the pickups... This is such a nerve-wracking decision for me because my whole bass only cost $150!

 

[badboy1984]

I use to use Delano P and Delano MM on my P/MM bass.

Fantastic sound, but shame i don't have that bass anymore.