Preamp, pickups.

[santucci218]

I am ordering a Peavey Cirrus BXP tomorrow. I will leave in the stock parts for now, but eventually want to upgrade the pickups and preamp to something that is really good for slap bass. i was thinking ken smith pickups, but would they fit? any suggestions? i am a slap and 2 hand tap fan. and solo bass playing.

 

[A9X]

Posting the dimensions of the pickups would help, so people can make suggestions as to what might fit.
Bartolini have a great .pdf on their site of a huge range of pickup dimensions and shapes that they make their pickups in, but also what they're called, eg EMG40, or P4.
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No idea what to suggest as replacements, can only offer this 'technical' info.

 

[bassman74]

Hi, the peavey pickup are really good but the preamp is really boomy. I suggest that you change the preamp first. Why don't you look at something very transparent like an audere visit audere audio website. If you want something a little more in your face try the aggie obp-3. than after decide if you atill want to change the pickup....

 

[Rano Bass]

Don't do it!
Most people here knows those pickups and pre sound very close to a Smith sound, those are not cheap electronics they are the same used on high end Cirrus basses.

 

[santucci218]

i was, if i were to replace that, was gonna replace it with an 18 volt smith preamp! Thanks a lot man!