Dimarzio Model P---What else?

personally, I prefer the DiMarzio Will Power Middle. it's like the Model P, but a bit more bite and some more mids.

 

If you feel adventurous, you could try the Lace Aluma P.
It has a very clear, incisive tone that keeps definition while overdriven.

 

I have Duncan Quarter-Pounders in my bass and I love them.

 

Dimarzio P is pretty good. Ive used them before. But for more grind and crunch the emg's do better job imo. Including their newer version passive P.

 

P46

 

These: SD 1/4 pounders + Dimarzio Split P's

 

You can use any pickup for overdriven tones but I do like the Model P for them. It's not overdriven in and of itself, neither are the vast majority of pickups, but it's got a tonal profile that goes well with distortion...rolled off highs, accentuated mids, higher output.

 

You gotta listen to the Adam "Nolly" Getgood video on Youtube featuring the Bare Knuckle '58 Split P-Bass pickup. You can hear it played with some heavy distortion and it really rocks !

 

I used to have a broken volume pot that would overdrive when turned up more than 3/4ths of the way, but it also cut out any frequencies above 1k.

 

Whatever Steve Harris with Iron Maiden uses seems would be good, but I don't know what that is without doing a search or two. He also uses heavy flatwound strings that may have as much to do with his tone as his PUP.

So, I looked; Steve Harris P bass has a Seymour Duncan® Basslines SPB-1 split-coil Precision Bass pickup.

 

Harris actually now uses the new SD SPB-4

 

So how'd you like it?

 

Lawrence p-46 is a very good,i have a david allen and a Delano I want to try out when I get the chane to install them.

 

If you want to stay in the DiMarzio family, then perhaps the Split-P is what you are looking for.