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[GaNMUT]

Hello forum,
I admit it, i need serious help. I´ve played bass for a year or so.
I have a Squier Pbass (absolute crap) it gives horrible sound when we record for our band.
I need something better if we intend on recording any quality material.

I went to a store and they showed me a real Pbass and a Fender Jazz and this pretty awesome G&L.
I loved them all but the cheapest was 700€. I do not have that kind of money...nor will I have it anytime soon

So i told myself, i like the body of the bass, the fretboard is comfy, the bridge is decent, everything is fine by me (specially because its cheap)
It´s gotta be the pickups and wiring that suck.

Now the challenge, i have 300€ or so to buy pickups and capacitors to make it sound better.
Assembly shouldn´t be a problem, my uncle spends his life fixing radios and setting up wiring for a thousand things.

What can i get? Would it make more sense to just find a lower end 300€ bass and go with that?

Thanks ahead of time, I know it might be a pain in the ass but anything would be helpful, even if its just a website or...
tell me what pickups you have and how much they cost!

 

[ColinB]

Before you spend your money on a new pick-up etc, have you had your bass properly set up with a quality set of strings put on. You'd be surprised how much difference it can make - and how bad a very expensive pick-up can sound on a poorly set-up instrument.

What amplifier are you playing through? It doesn't matter how good your pick-up is if your amp & cab aren't really up to it.

What I'm trying to say is - you might be better off spending you money elsewhere, not on a new pick-up.

Just a thought.

 

[GaNMUT]

Much appreciated

The strings are Dean Marley Blue Steels. The amp is a 100Watt Fender rumble. And we record it through an Injection Box (dont know the brand) and the soundboard is of fair quality. The bass has not been set up by a pro, but I´ve let a couple of more experienced players test it and nobody had complains about anything besides how weak the sound is.