I have those in a bass. I like them enough to keep them.
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I have those in a bass. I like them enough to keep them.
Just when I thought I settled on the SPB-4 you go and give me another option haha The Benson does sound very good. Has a nice punch and clarity
How do they sound? Could you compare it to any other pickups? There isn't much for reviews on that pickup
I've seen it compared to the Geezer, but I have no idea what the Geezer pickup sounds like, never heard one that I've aware of.
For aggressive P pickups I've had the SPB-3 (aka QP) and the Muy Grande. The Benson is nothing like those.
I've had the Fender Original ('62?) and the SPB-1. The Duncan is a good P pickup, but I preferred the Fender. To me, the SPB-1 was leaning towards thuddy, which is cool if that's what you want. The Fender seemed to have more highs and mids, maybe.
Soundwise, I'd put the Benson between the Fender and the SPB-1.
This thread is the first I've heard of the SPB-4, so I can't comment on that either.
I been share my opinion here in past, try search.
This pup sound great with round wound bass string. She can aggressive but not modern tone.
Compare to SBP1, Benson P make both DG string sound meatier and fuller. The E side has better definition than PV63.
The Ori 60 p pup actually lack low end but has stronger upper mid voice, this pup match the broken in old school thump Labella dtf very well .
I suggest you go with SPB-4 first and 500K pot. Dont forget give your bass a set of DR SS Lo Rider to bring out the grind from your pbass.
Hopehelp
I have an old Fender P Bass Special.. Decided over covid times to purchase a set of Bill Lawrence pickups. I got a p46 and j45. For the live of me and a buddy we couldn't get the weird 3 wire pickups to work. I guess neither of us are that good, but I replaced the entire Barolini harness on my Mike Lull bass with no problem. Couldn't figure it out. I took the mangled wreckage to a local shop. They told me straight up they are an odd wiring. When I got it back and finally had a chance to track something and play at band volume I was absolutely floord. My late 90s Pbass special was tonally ALMOST on par with my Lull bass. My guitar player is a fanatic about pickups and laughed at me and said "I told you pickups are important". I figured "eh, it's a PBASS... it's not going to sound that much better. How wrong I was. I'm listening to the "scratch" track I laid down while we tracked the drummer. Pbass through a Yamaha PB1 direct. I'm almost tempted to forgo my entire rig and track with just the PB1 and the Pbass. But I kinda want to track with the Lull. Decisions decisions. I can say those aren't bad to have until you have to lay it all out. 
Thumbs up to Bill and his wife for making a fantastic set of pickups. My jaw is still on the floor.
Thumbs up to Bill and his wife for making a fantastic set of pickups. My jaw is still on the floor.Sorry to bring up an old thread but I thought I should report back. I ended up getting the SPB-4 as one popped up used for a good price. The pickup went into a MIM P-Bass with a rosewood fretboard and Elixir 45-105 stainless steel strings. This pickup sounds great! Way better than the stock ceramic one. Solid low end, clear and round. Just enough mids to fill in the sound but not too much where you get that mid hump. High end is good, has a bit of a bite with the stainless strings but I just roll the tone down. Overall for a hotter would pickup it sounds pretty clear and crisp and not too muddy. Would I replace it for the P-46? I might try it out and compare and see which I prefer more, but I'm more than happy with the SPB-4.
