Need help to identify P-bass PU

[DmitriiF]

Unusual rounded corners of coils, 4.2k each coil. Please, any guess?

 

[El Güero]

Never mind, I was thinking of something else.

 

[RobbieK]

squire, made in China.

 

[DmitriiF]

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Thanks, looks like you were right. I try to google it and i found the same here:
Fender Mexican P-Bass Pickup Stock | Reverb

 

[El Güero]

Thanks, looks like you were right. I try to google it and i found the same here:

I thought that was it, but yours is 4.2k per coil, and the pickup I was thinking about is less than 5k total for both coils.

That's the only place I've seen those rounded top bobbins, but there's a lot I have seen.

 

[LoveThatBass]

I had an MIM 50's style bass that was patterned after a 58 P bass. It had that pickup in it and I loved the sound. That is a ceramic magnet pickup and the "racetrack" style bobbin is what gives it's airy and clear tone. While I absolutely loved the sound and look of the bass I could not deal with it's chunky baseball bat like neck and the effects it had on my small hands so I sold it.

 

[RobbieK]

I promise you, this is from a Chinese p. I hope you didn't pay too much money for it. I have 3 or 4 of them in my junk box from customers wanting upgrades. they are all around 8k. I use them for testing preamp design ideas.

I glue timber shims to the top to make the pole pieces flush with the covers.

These of course, don't sound like vintage P pickups, but if you are going for a sort-of stingray vibe they are great. I have used these pickups in parts P basses testing prototype preamps for months at a time. Be aware that they are not very well made. Soldering the eyelets without melting the bobbin is a bit tricky. And the magnet placement is quite hit and miss. But they are fairly easy to remove and re-glue.

For cheap pickups, I recommend Artec stuff. I'm pretty sure this is a Korean company with Chinese manufacture. I've used/installed quite a few of them over the years, both magnetic and piezo. IME they are made to a very good standard.

 

[JustForSport]

The MIM pickups were probably sourced from China to save $ and assembled in Mexico. They're still getting them from the same source, tho maybe wound a little differently.

 

[El Güero]

That is a ceramic magnet pickup and the "racetrack" style bobbin is what gives it's airy and clear tone.

The shape of the bobbin has zero influence on the tone.

 

[DmitriiF]

I promise you, this is from a Chinese p. I hope you didn't pay too much money for it. I have 3 or 4 of them in my junk box from customers wanting upgrades. they are all around 8k. I use them for testing preamp design ideas.

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I glue timber shims to the top to make the pole pieces flush with the covers.

These of course, don't sound like vintage P pickups, but if you are going for a sort-of stingray vibe they are great. I have used these pickups in parts P basses testing prototype preamps for months at a time. Be aware that they are not very well made. Soldering the eyelets without melting the bobbin is a bit tricky. And the magnet placement is quite hit and miss. But they are fairly easy to remove and re-glue.

For cheap pickups, I recommend Artec stuff. I'm pretty sure this is a Korean company with Chinese manufacture. I've used/installed quite a few of them over the years, both magnetic and piezo. IME they are made to a very good standard.

Thanks, it's really like they come with MIM 50's style bass series and same Squire Reissue series (Standard and affinity series have different PU)