Arcane 65 p bass pickup video I found in YouTube.
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Ultra boutique P bass pickups
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Anyone here heard or heard of the Arcane 65L?
"We started with a Custom Alnico 5 magnet. The 42 AWG enamel wire coils are dipped and hand wound. The pickup is tuned to capture the unique voice and dynamics of our Amazing real 1965 L-series P bass."
DC 12.5 kohm
"We started with a Custom Alnico 5 magnet. The 42 AWG enamel wire coils are dipped and hand wound. The pickup is tuned to capture the unique voice and dynamics of our Amazing real 1965 L-series P bass."
DC 12.5 kohm
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
That sounds unbelievable. Woody, thumpy, middy...just perfect. I will be ordering one of these Arcane 65' pickups once business picks up this month!!!
That sounds unbelievable. Woody, thumpy, middy...just perfect. I will be ordering one of these Arcane 65' pickups once business picks up this month!!!
Someone got the guy to post a sound cloud file in the comments of the video. Check it out.
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This has probably been said already but I love all of Nordstrands P’s, especially the new Power Blade which uses ceramic magnets.
There's a new line of ultra rare pickups to be made in Tibet. Children are being taught from birth how to wind pickups. The pickups won't be ready for 16 more years, but the wait list for them is growing. The QC is so tight it is expected that only 1 in 10,000 pick ups will pass, the rest being sold to the Tibetan navy for ballast. With a suggested list of $7000 each, guitar players are already bragging about their tone.
They will only be sold via internet, so you can listen to them on your 1 inch computer speakers.
They will only be sold via internet, so you can listen to them on your 1 inch computer speakers.
The clip from the Soundcloud is the same clip I posted in this thread, except I accidentally removed the file from my Google Drive, so now the sound clip doesn't show up. That Youtube video I recorded was with the same gear as the Soundcloud clip: 63 AVRI P bass, 3 yr old TI Flats, 65 Arcane.
I'm still standing behind this pup as my favorite current production '60's style P bass pup. I stumbled upon a really nice P bass pup shootout on Soundcloud that I'll share soon. The takeaway was that the Arcane sounded the most balanced. My second favorite was the Dominger. I'd like to hear a clip of the Dominger on a bass with flats though.
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Thanks for the explanation, and video/soundcloud. I wasn't around this thread when the Gdrive file was up. I caught the YouTube video and read the comments.
I was going to buy the Arcane 65L (vintage 65?) on reverb to test out but someone bought it. Maybe I'll get the regular 65 instead.
I just tried to locate one of these online with no luck. Could you post a link? This 65L sounds interesting.
Wow. I'm going to look into this more tomorrow. On paper I can tell you this "65L" is wound hotter than my 65. Mine measured 11k, but the spec said 10.8k. I have another 65 that is spec'd at 10.98k; I forget what it actually measured on my DMM. This "65L" is quoted as 12.5k. Imo, that's pretty hot for a vintage style pup. My PV63 is spec'd at 12k, but measured a little under, and that was too hot for my tastes. The treble was a little too rolled off and that while the bass/low mids were booming, it wasn't truly deep.
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. I'm looking to change out my PV63 because of the same reasons you described. So regular version for me.
I’ve got a Dave Allen and a Klein Epic installed.
Not much to say other than they’re really nice pickups. I like them on the two basses I’ve got them on.
Not much to say other than they’re really nice pickups. I like them on the two basses I’ve got them on.
I’m curious as to where folks have picked up the 65 Experience as well. I saw that 65L on Reverb but wasn’t sure of the difference....thanks for clarifying. I’m definitely looking for the standard.
The only place I've seen is
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But its store pickup only in North Hollywood Ca.
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Last time I checked, nobody is forcing you to buy these. And if you haven't really heard any of them and have no clue what they sound like, why are you considering buying any of them?!
Are you trying to pick up a gratuitous fight?
I won't even respond. My time's more valuable than that.
