Fender American Performer P Bass

I have the "penny" color of that exact same bass, and I swapped out the p/u's with Aguilars. I am VERY happy with the result. A tad more modern and polished, but not sterile at all. I'd highly recommend it!

 

I picked up the burst a couple of years back. I did not see a need to change the pups. Certainly you should give them a try for a fair period.

 

If you're trying capture the tone of that F bass, you're gonna have a bad time. Methinks there's a lot more going on there than pickups.

 

I love my Yosemite pickups....I have not found anything I think sounds better..

Even the Yosemite jazz pickup is a great match with my EMG Geezer P pickup in another bass

 

Hey @NYBassMan, I’m from Smithtown here (despite the name).

I played one at the GC in Commack a while ago, it sounded pretty darn good. I have the Aguilar set in my Mustang PJ and they are very nice. I’d recommend getting the bass and playing it for a bit to get an idea of where you want to go (or at all, the stock pickups aren’t bad) before you make any decisions. It’s all flavor preference, and you’ll get many different recommendations that are all different in sound from each other.
In my 5 string PJ, I have Nordstrands, with a NP5 and Big J Blade. I really like that setup, the P has a lot of mid complexity and upper mid brightness without being harsh, and the J is very punchy and thick in the low mids. It’s a unique setup because the pickups are voiced opposite of what the positions traditionally bring to the table. If you want strong low mids and punch, the full blade PJ set would be great. If you want a more aggressive sound, the Dimarzio Model P and J would be great. Lots of options.

Good luck and happy birthday!

 

Mine has been stock since purchase...
But I have two other basses with Yosemite Precision pickups and one thing you could do, that some like..
is remove the Greasebucket and replace with a traditional tone pot with .47 Orange Drop cap

I like both