P Bass build - want round fat and deep tone - what pickup?

Try Aguilar www.bassstringsonline.com

 

my 2013 MIA P has the CS60s pickups, I really like em.

I am amazed at the range of tones I can get with just one knob.

 

I wonder if a DiMarzio Model P would work for you...treble's reduced when the knob is dimed, and if you completely roll off the treble, big and fat is what you get. It's a hot pickup with a bigger low mids response but it sounds like that's what you're looking for.

 

I use SD antiquities on a Fender parts bass strung with James Jameson flats. I manage to get a nice round, fat tone. I have also used the DiMarzio pu's on P basses and it's only personal taste from here on out...

 

I think, for the tone you want it's not just the pickup. It's a combination of the bass (pickup) the amp and your touch. The pickup is only going to give you so much, the amp is going to get you some of the way there and your hands are going to do the rest.

 

I like the basslines series myself.

 

Aguilar AG 4P-60 Mid 60's for me

 

Also look into the Bill Lawrence P46 pickup.
http://www.wildepickups.com/Bass_Pickups.html

 

Hasn't been mentioned yet - Bartolini pickups are generally deep, dark, thick, full sounding pickups.

 

I dropped a aguilar ag 4p-60 in my p bass. Love the tone warm and round

 

Thats a good thick middy pickup. If you want a good thick stingray grind I've had great luck with Delano.

 

Lindy Fralins get my vote.

 

What do you guys think of Fender Original P-Bass pickups as far as round, fat and deep sounds?

 

Out of all the Fender P's I've owned the only one I didn't change out the pickup was on my 57' AVRI.

They're okay. Nothing bad but nothing great either IMHO.

 

Had one on my Precision for a year. Sounded OK but way too bright and not enough mid mids, and turning down the treble all the way caused it to drop out of the mix pretty much completely. I've got a Geezer Butler P from EMG on there now and it's a vast improvement IMHO. If I were putting together a bass like the OP's where he's going to use it for reggae and turn the treble knob all the way down, I might rather have the Model P but I would definitely consider the Geezer just because you'll still be in the mix with the treble off, plus it sounds more like a vintage pickup with the treble up, whereas the Model P doesn't. But I wouldn't use a 62 Original.

 

Out of curiosity, are you suggesting the Model P's have a more 'modern' sound with the tone turned up? The reason I ask is I'm literally on my way to upgrade P-Pup's and was sold on the Model P's until I saw this comment. I like vintage....

 

Here's how the Model P sounds to me...heavy low mids and midbass, decent mid and high mids but not as much as low mids, has some highs but not very bright with them. My idea of "modern" is like Marcus Miller or Mark King, so no, I wouldn't call the Model P modern.