OLP MM stock pickups - hot?

I want to get this bass too, but
1. it's discontinued and
2. I'm not sure of the Quality

 

I have one of the new OLP's with the double pickups ordered. Should be arriving in the next couple of days, will let you know the sound.

 

Ok mate. Will do!

 

hi, i have one of these and yes, the output is pretty high. my other basses are passive so it's not really a controlled comparison but, for example, it's at least one third again as loud as my (MIM, 50s RI) p-bass, maybe more.

 

i just received a slightly used mm22 and it seems the same as the stingray hh i owned for a short while. dare i say this, but i'm shocked at how close the olp mm22 is to the eb/mm hh. obviously, the clear finished ash my eb/mm had was beautiful and i really dug the compensated nut and setup. but, after a new set of strings and a good setup, i think folks would be hard pressed to pick the difference in a blind test. i wasn't crazy about the electronics of the eb, and i'm not crazy about the olp either, but they are very, very similar if any difference at all. not that either are bad, they're versatile, they just don't have the "character" i associate with the original stingray sound. the relationship is very much like the usa vs skyline laklands i've owned. i just can't see owning a really expensive bass anymore when the cheaper alternatives are so darn close.

if you like the newer eb stingray sound, you may want to give the stock olp mm22/32 a good try before you change the pups and electronics...

hope this helps,

tony
fender mim jazz classic 60's with nordstrands
olp mm22, soon to have nordstrands and maybe an audere

 

I agree with you I just recently bought an OLP mm 22 4 and I was blown away by the versatily of this bass. I have a stingray a sterling and a stingray 5 as well as a Sterling fretless with piezo. As far as sound goes its Ernie Ball all the way I am seriously thinking of upgrading the pups with basslines. The first time I brought the bass to practice with the guys they all thought I had bought another EB, they were shocked that it was an OLP. I forgot to mention that this is a bass with active electronics and is high output compared to a passive bass, by the way they have a mm 22 5 string available go for that forget about the tony levine. I tried the five string and it's just as good as the Eb hh 5.

 

I have a Passive OLP MM 5 String, the output on it is generally louder than some of my Active basses, and a lot louder than my passive ones!

 

Graphite Pearl. Arrived today!!

The tone is amazing, the finish is superb (pics on the net do it no justice at all!) I might change the pickups out at some point, but im in no hurry.

I have been loyal to my jackson for years but this bass absolutely wipes the floor with it! I played on a MM stinger in my local music shop a few weeks ago, and to be quite honest with you, pretty much the same feel and sound! Glad i didnt go ahead and pay £1000 for the real deal (although i will do at some point :0) )

Right i'm off for a jam.

Laters