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Lindy Fralin P-Bass pups

Burke

Burke

Nov 16, 2007
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#1
So I did a search here and found nothing so if I missed something and I'm posting up a new thread for one that already exists then I apologize. I hear that Lindy Fralin P-Bass replacements are great in MIM P-Bases. I haven't heard them before but a couple people have recommended them. Any advice or reviews would be great. I currently have the stock MIM pup in there and I just want something a little more punchy and a little more rounded sounding. Thanks guys.
 
#5
My instructor replaced his squier pups with Fralins and it sounds pretty sick. But he also tricked out the electronics as well. But they sure do sound good through his old Fender Bassman. Pups are one of the best upgrades out of the box for a squier or mexican.
 
#9
Burke said:
Thank you. That's what I am hearing. What can I expect, tonewise, from a Fralin as compared to say a Bassline quarter pounder of maybe a Fender USA stock pup?
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Fralins are very good pickups. They sound very close the pickups in my 1960p. That's a good thing if you're looking for pickups that will help reproduce that kind of tone.

QP isn't a traditional P-bass sound. It's quite a bit thicker sounding with lots more punch. They sound great in a rock setting. Just be aware that you're not getting the regular p-bass sound.

I suggest you consider buying some used pickups from the classifieds here on TB. You'll get a chance to try something and then sell it again at very little loss if you don't like it. Watch for a set of standard USA pickups that someone wants to sell because they bought an expensive replacement set.
 
#10
derridiandrift... Great idea. I just put a call in to a guy I know who builds custom guitars and basses and he suggested the Fralins as well and even offered to get me on at his cost so I may just take the leap. If it sux I'm sure he'll take it off my hands. Hell, I'll have him install it so he'll know it is in good shape if I don't like it.
 
#12
Well the player is the number one tone factor, most of us agree on that. Strings or pickups/electronics seem to be either #2 or threee depending on who you ask. I think if the pickups on your bass aren't quite doing it for you you will be impressed by the upgrade.

I don't have a P, I have a J with Fralins and for me not only do they have great tone, they are versatile too, I can go flatwound and get a mowtown or classic rock vibe, or I can go roundwound and get some aggressive cutting tones, or slap and pop that jump off the fretboard. I always get compliments on my tone, and from other bass players!
 
#13
I agree totally that tone comes out of the fingers mostly but that "punch" that just shakes your "Boys" is what I really want. I am just a pocket style finger player. Lay down the groove, add the passing tones, run a littel to a some "Oomph" and make the transitions from verse to bridge to chorus interesting.
 
#17
If you want to hear my Fralins you can go to my myspace

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It's been a while since I've been on there but I know "City Lights", "Perfect Pistol", "Misty Morning Blues", and "Liquid Sky" are my Lull with Fralins
 
#20
Burke said:
I actually don't think the stock MIM is THAT bad but it's kinda "clanky" at times and I lust want some more bottom and smooth sound
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I have the Fralin in my 2004 American Series P, and I love it, but if you want more bottom and smoothness, go for Seymour Duncan's SPB-2 Hot. That's exactly what it provides. The Fralin has a slightly gritty texture, which I greatly prefer, and maybe you would like it too, but the Duncan more closely fits your stated goals.
 

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