Tell me about Hot P-Bass pickups

[jerryjg]

The Quarter Pound Duncan in particular or similar. Thinking about swapping out my stock American Std. P-bass pickups for a hot wound pickup.
It just says i can expect more Punch..more volume too I guess.
Will I be blown away?

 

[jzhobo77]

I put DiMarzio In my SX P bass If there good enough for Billy Sheehan that says it all for me. Oh they sound really great with Dean Markley Cryogenic Activated Blue Steel Stings on it.

 

[JimmyM]

Definitely more volume, but less highs. Hot pickups like the QP's and DiMarzio Model P's and J's are a good amount darker than vintage style pickups. But they do have more low mid punch to them. Personally, I prefer the DiMarzios. They're a little more gnarly than the QP's IMHO.