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reverend P pickups -- $18!
- Thread starter robb.
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The thing is, I'm looking at the OEM ones and not they ones they use - the ones they normally use cost 3x.
I dropped in a set of the 7.3 in one of my basses.
250k pots and .47(.42?) cap . I read somewhere that with a lower resistance pup ,
250k pots would be warmer than 500K
The output ( volume/gain ) is as good as my stock MIA
( highway one ) fender pups. Tone wise ? I have a hard time describing tone so bear with me.
I noticed the E string is strong but seems as if the lowest freqs are weaker , not in a bad way though.
The A & D string sound fantastic , really warm and buttery.
G string ?? I need adjustments , doesn't sound bad but a little lacking in volume. this may require a saddle adjustment, whch I would rather not do as I like it where it is, or an alteration to a generic P pup angle setting.
Overall I would say the the tone is NOT dark, not full of thundering bass , muddy or mid heavy but not overly bright and trebely.
I would say it is well balanced for what it is , clean , punchy, warm tone minus dark thunder.
Worth 12 bucks ? sure as I like to tinker so no money lost, would I do it again ? probably.
I bought two sets just to hang on to in case one of my kids get a beater . Or if I do.
250k pots and .47(.42?) cap . I read somewhere that with a lower resistance pup ,
250k pots would be warmer than 500K
The output ( volume/gain ) is as good as my stock MIA
( highway one ) fender pups. Tone wise ? I have a hard time describing tone so bear with me.
I noticed the E string is strong but seems as if the lowest freqs are weaker , not in a bad way though.
The A & D string sound fantastic , really warm and buttery.
G string ?? I need adjustments , doesn't sound bad but a little lacking in volume. this may require a saddle adjustment, whch I would rather not do as I like it where it is, or an alteration to a generic P pup angle setting.
Overall I would say the the tone is NOT dark, not full of thundering bass , muddy or mid heavy but not overly bright and trebely.
I would say it is well balanced for what it is , clean , punchy, warm tone minus dark thunder.
Worth 12 bucks ? sure as I like to tinker so no money lost, would I do it again ? probably.
I bought two sets just to hang on to in case one of my kids get a beater . Or if I do.
Can I just bump this and say it's been almost 2 years and I still love these pickups? They are the best thing to ever happen to my precision..
- Mar 22, 2005
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- Endorsing Artist: Lakland Basses
Agreed! I bought a set of 10K P pickups here on TB and took the Fralins outta my '76 P and dropped in these Rev 10K's and they are SLAMMIN!!!
If there's one thing (though there's many) that I have to credit TB for, they'd be near the top. I think I paid 24 bucks and accidentally got two (didn't know what I was asking 
). The only regret I have is putting the other set in the squier bass that belonged to a kid at our church that doesn't play anymore :/.
). The only regret I have is putting the other set in the squier bass that belonged to a kid at our church that doesn't play anymore :/.
I got a set of the P's for my squier franken-bass and loved them! It was the first set of pups I had ever bought and I second-guessed them so I bought a set of 57 RI from ebay ($25) and the Rev P sounds every bit as good. I still have them around and just got another squier (traded for a printer that was going to the thrift store and it's brand new!) that I think is going to be their new home.
Cheers,
CB
Cheers,
CB
I just played my Korean Fender P with the Rev 8.7 pickup and it sounded really, really good, better than the stock MIA Fender in my P/J, my #1. I'm considering putting it into the P/J now, while I have it disassembled to drop in a Fralin bridge.
5 years later and I haven't gotten around to putting my 8.7k into a bass yet! Changed a couple of basses around and then I forgot I had it!
Now contemplating wether to try it in my MIJ 57 reissue (BEAD) or MIJ 62 reissue (std tuning)...choices, choices...
Now contemplating wether to try it in my MIJ 57 reissue (BEAD) or MIJ 62 reissue (std tuning)...choices, choices...
Chef
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