Hot P Bass Pickup

[AHDBassist]

Hey guys I'm looking for a hot p bass pickup. I use DR rounds and almost always play with a pick with the tone knob on 10. I'm a fan of dimarzio stuff. I have a p bass with a Quarter Pounder in it, but it sounds kinda weak to me. Basically I'm looking for a hot p pickup, preferably Dimarzio, but open to others.

So what would you all recommend?
Thanks

 

[countbassiedad]

Never heard QP and weak used in same sentence before. Not sure you will find a hotter pup than that.

The Willpower Middle is fairly hot too, but not hotter. It is much stronger on mids so it will be heard better in a mix at same output level.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

Yeah, the QP is about the hottest P pickup. The Model P is actually wound like a regular P, but has stronger ceramic magnets.

What kind of tone are you looking for? Just louder? A P pickup wound much hotter will get very bass and midrange heavy.

 

[deeptubes]

DiMarzio DP127?

 

[AHDBassist]

Never heard QP and weak used in same sentence before. Not sure you will find a hotter pup than that.

The Willpower Middle is fairly hot too, but not hotter. It is much stronger on mids so it will be heard better in a mix at same output level.

I suspect it is that particular bass. I have heard people play them and they sounded great. It has substantially less output than my mim jazz with dimarzio ultra jazzes. I've been looking at the DP127. I just like a good midrangey p sound. I like the fatness you can get out of them with a pick.

 

[Spirit of Ox]

The WillPower and Model P are both pretty hot. They are a bit hotter than my MIA Fender P. The loudest and fullest sounding P pup is the Split P by Dimarzio.

 

[AHDBassist]

The WillPower and Model P are both pretty hot. They are a bit hotter than my MIA Fender P. The loudest and fullest sounding P pup is the Split P by Dimarzio.

That's what I've been hearing. Plus it looks pretty sweet in that white as well.

 

[Spirit of Ox]

One thing about the Split Ps is that each side if dual blade, full humbucking so it doesn't sound like a traditional P pickup. It may not be the sound you are looking for. Personally, I like Model P and Will Power the best. The Model P is a little more gritty sounding than the Will Power and it's a bit cheaper in price.

 

[SGD Lutherie]

I suspect it is that particular bass. I have heard people play them and they sounded great. It has substantially less output than my mim jazz with dimarzio ultra jazzes. I've been looking at the DP127. I just like a good midrangey p sound. I like the fatness you can get out of them with a pick.

It sounds like the pickup is broken.

 

[hyp.spec]

SD SPB-2 Hot for P?

I just tossed these into my bass that coincidentally had Quarter Pounders in them before.

The Hot for P's sound huge. Tons of midrange that sound sick with fingers and a pick.

 

[Fatboy 2015]

I was loooking to do the same thing,did some research and dicovered the dimarzio dp127. split p twin blade pickup yields over 19k ohms, i have one in my p bass and one i match with a dimarzio dp148 in my p\j bass sound awesome. if you can solider its an easy swap. just slider the black and white leads together, and either tape or coverwith a small pice of heat shrink. leaving some excess off the end of the joint and fold it over a sqsqueeze it shut while still warm, the connect red to +, and green to -, neaten thing up by spiraling the wires together.