Thunderbird five string replacement pickups

Hey guys.

Anybody know of any replacement pickups for a five string thunderbird apart from Lull's T5 (if he sells those individually) and Thunderbucker Ranch's?

Thanks

 

Thanks. Are you familiar with those pickups? Can you tell me anything about the tone?

 

I should specify that I'm looking for something that will still sound "Thunderbird-ey" in a five-string. Not "EMG-ey," unless EMG makes something that sounds "Thunderbird-ey." I'm just curious what other makers or brands are out there apart from the two that I know of. Thanks.

 

Dang. I'm not quite that good. Just a bit shy of John's technique. Just a bit. I wonder how they would sound in a straight alder bass with a more traditional playing style. "thunderbird-ey" or "growly" at all? I guess I can look up some status basses and try to get a better idea. Thanks for the tip.

 

Thanks a lot.

 

I'm essentially looking to make a five-string version of this on a budget:



Pretty sure I've found the right bass to use. Just trying to figure out what pickups to throw in there apart from the obvious Lull's or Thunderbuckers. There's always somebody on here (like yourself) who has experience with brands that I've never heard of (like Status). I always learn something new when I poke around in here. Thanks.

 

Cool. Thanks a lot for doing that.

 

Thanks. I wouldn't mind trying some good old fashioned actual Gibson T-bird pickups, but I don't see where I can buy those online. At least not five-string versions. If anybody knows where to look, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

 

Not sure. I don't have the bass yet. Here are the specs I can get from the website, but it probably doesn't tell you what you need to know:
Nut width: 1.771"
35" scale
16" fretboard radius.
Here's the bass:
http://www.schecterguitars.com/bass/diamond-p-custom-5-detail

 

Good looking basses! Is that top one a Sandberg? I may indeed just leave it stock, or swap the pickups for different P+MM pickups down the road, if I like the sound. I wanted a P/J, but the splittable MM may work just as well. My ultimate goal, if I like this bass, is to get another one since they were so cheap, and put the T-bird pickups in that one. But that will depend on whether I get some money for my birthday or not. If not, I'll just leave this one stock, most likely.

 

I want to say that model came out in 2012, but I could be wrong. It is definitely a newer model. Most recently they came out with an active version of this in 4-5 strings, but I'm a passive guy at heart. I like my bass to just sound like thumpy wood and strings, and leave my pedals/amp for the tweaking. I'm really looking forward to trying it out. I had a Schecter Stiletto Studio 5 back in the day that I liked a lot and played at a professional level with. I ultimately sold it to get a passive jazz (sorry, but it worked for what I was doing at the time. ), but it was a solid bass with a great, great tone. So I expect good things from this one. We'll see. The only complaint I had about the Studio 5 was that cosmetic things were going wrong with it after a short time. Gold finish wearing off the hardware, both strap buttons got stripped really early on, etc. But it always sounded great and was real easy to play. And a maple board would be sweet. I've read a lot of folks say that on the boards. If they come out iwth one in maple I just might have to have three of these basses.

And yes, technique is incredibly important. A great player can make a crap $200 bass sound like butter, or a crap player can make a $2,000 bass sound like crap. I think I fall somewhere in the middle. : ) I don't expect to play Entwistle parts . . . . ever. I just want some growly, vintagey smooth bassey goodness to play in church (modern worship like Tomlin, Hillsong, etc) and in an occasional country/classic rock cover band. I think it will work out.