New Pickup Day: Lollar Overwound P

[tindrum]

Wow! I have to say this pickup exceeded all of my expectations. It was replacing the stock Mexican ceramic number (which isn’t really bad). I wanted something with a little more grunt but not a super hot blurry mess with a dark huge midrange. Well I have to say this is easily one of the most BALANCED pickups I’ve ever heard. Every single frequency is “in line”. If it makes any sense it sounds like a recording in a way. Not artificial, but like the tone has been perfectly burnished. The slap tone is dripping with a stanky 70’s vibe and finger style both cuts and supports. This is a million miles away from the typical “hot” pickup. It’s like the perfect P tone in a bottle. Just a tiny bit pokey and certainly not overdone. Response from the volume and tone knobs is fantastic as well. Absolutely pleased to no end!

 

[Coughdrops]

I love lollar pickups, both j or p, but haven't tried his overwound versions. I like your review of them, makes me interested.

 

[sloppy_phil]

I almost went and bought a Lollar for my J-bass bridge p'up this morning, but having had only incredible experiences with Fralin, ended up with their overwound J model instead.

Can you post any sound clips? I have a P with a Duncan QP in it now. This particular bass is naturally super dark sounding, so the brightness and inherent scoop of the QP seems a good fit to balance it out. But the way you describe the Lollar sound is very intriguing indeed!