Trying to figure out what pickups are in my 83' P Bass.

[pickups]

They're either SD Quarter Pounders or Fender Japan from a Jazz Bass Special.

I used to have a jazz bass special from Japan many years ago. It was a fun bass for sure.

 

[Davebass77]

I still own an '85 MIJ Jazz Bass Special (PJ) and those large magnet pickups do look like they're from my JBS. On another note, I built a parts P bass and used the Fender '63 P bass pickups. I really like them; great lows and definition. You should give them a test drive. Good luck!

 

[Engle]

I used to have a jazz bass special from Japan many years ago. It was a fun bass for sure.

I love the neck of my 86. The pearl white is not my thing, so that neck lives on another body sometimes.

 

[tvbop]

Q,P's? Nah no mid range way too scooped..Ok for clanky metal but for everything else? Nope.

 

[pickups]

I love the neck of my 86. The pearl white is not my thing, so that neck lives on another body sometimes.

I think mine was pewter or charcoal grey with rosewood neck. Played great ... not sure why I got rid of it.

 

[pickups]

Q,P's? Nah no mid range way too scooped..Ok for clanky metal but for everything else? Nope.

It is clanky but mine has plenty of mids. That might have more to do with my bass tho.

 

[Wood and Wire]

I think my main issue with these Quarter Pounders is to my ears only a couple string types work well with the pups on my particular bass. I find most strings have a bit of a warble/chorus effect with these pups. I find the Roto 66's seem to work well and the GHS Boomers stainless fixed the issue. Could be a number of reason why some strings work better than others and maybe adjusting pickup height would fix this issue. I'm looking at the EMG Geezer pups and the Avedissian pickups to replace. I may go right back to these in the end but you never know until you try I guess.

Edit : turns out I wrote this immediately after you posted, but I either failed to actually hit "post reply", or I lost intent connection at that point.

Anyway, last night's response :



Yeah, pickup height is the first thing I'd try, to fix warble - given that these are by design very powerful pickups, exerting more magnetic pull than usual.

That said, chorusing is almost always due to the strings being installed with a slight twist in them, which becomes more pronounced as the strings are brought up to pitch, and the twist increased.

 

[pickups]

Edit : turns out I wrote this immediately after you posted, but I either failed to actually hit "post reply", or I lost intent connection at that point.

Anyway, last night's response :



Yeah, pickup height is the first thing I'd try, to fix warble - given that these are by design very powerful pickups, exerting more magnetic pull than usual.

That said, chorusing is almost always due to the strings being installed with a slight twist in them, which becomes more pronounced as the strings are brought up to pitch, and the twist increased.

It's weird because it's usually certain types of strings. Like nickel strings seem to do it more than the stainless. I usually have luck with the stainless Roto's and the GHS Boomers have been solid. It took me about 30 years to try the Boomers but they are seriously good string.

 

[Crackle]

I don't know why people refer to the Seymour Duncan SPB-3 as a "Quarter Pounder." Last I checked, a Quarter Pounder is an item at a fast food restaurant. Lol.

Quarter Pound™ P-Bass 4 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

Large ¼” diameter alnico 5 rod magnets and a high output coil wind (SPB-3) deliver the most tone and attitude you could ever want in a high output P-Bass pickup.

www.seymourduncan.com

 

[pickups]

I don't know why people refer to the Seymour Duncan SPB-3 as a "Quarter Pounder." Last I checked, a Quarter Pounder is an item at a fast food restaurant. Lol.

Quarter Pound™ P-Bass 4 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

Large ¼” diameter alnico 5 rod magnets and a high output coil wind (SPB-3) deliver the most tone and attitude you could ever want in a high output P-Bass pickup.

www.seymourduncan.com

Royal with cheese!

 

[Engle]

I don't know why people refer to the Seymour Duncan SPB-3 as a "Quarter Pounder." Last I checked, a Quarter Pounder is an item at a fast food restaurant. Lol.

Quarter Pound™ P-Bass 4 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

Large ¼” diameter alnico 5 rod magnets and a high output coil wind (SPB-3) deliver the most tone and attitude you could ever want in a high output P-Bass pickup.

www.seymourduncan.com

The alliteration just rolls off the tongue better with the "er"
I've got a Quarter Pounder in my P Bass vs I've got a Quarter Pound in my P Bass.