What do you think?

[rancidrancid]

Should I upgrade my crappy p-bass ripoff with these:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=bass/search/detail/base_pid/301602/

Is there a better option to get the real p-bass tone I desire?

 

[jwsamuel]

I have a Fender MIM standard Precision that just wasn't doing it for me. First, I changed the bridge to a Gotoh. That helped, but still did not do it. Then I put one of those pickups on. THAT DID IT!

Now, I am very happy with my MIM Precision.

Jim

 

[PinkTelephone]

if those pickups make it sound anything like the fender 62 reissue p bass, then its well worth it cus that bass sounds real real nice.

and it depends on if you like your knock off enough to mod it, or you just a new bass.

 

[Ryan L.]

More of a Pickups related thread, moved.

 

[tplyons]

Depends on the sonic qualities of the unamplified bass. If it is resonant by itself, this will sound good. If it sounds like a 2x4, these pickups will make it sound like an amplified 2x4.

Who said that about what?

 

[PilbaraBass]

Depends on the sonic qualities of the unamplified bass. If it is resonant by itself, this will sound good. If it sounds like a 2x4, these pickups will make it sound like an amplified 2x4.

Who said that about what?

yes, true...but then, there's nothing like the sound of a decent 2x4

seriously, though...you're right...the 62 p-pup is a good transparent sounding pickup...actually very similar in tone to the pickups that come stock in Yamaha's low-end RBX series basses...

 

[Platypus_Of_420]

is it really that bad of a bass? get a new bass if you can, cheap knock-offs like squiers arent worth modding (SX is a different story) so save up your money fora new bass...but if you cant then if the pickup really can come close to the 62' p sound, go for it. otehr than that split dimarzio's is what i'd get.

 

[PilbaraBass]

is it really that bad of a bass? get a new bass if you can, cheap knock-offs like squiers arent worth modding (SX is a different story) so save up your money fora new bass...but if you cant then if the pickup really can come close to the 62' p sound, go for it. otehr than that split dimarzio's is what i'd get.

I've never played a Squier P, but a Squier Jazz I played once sounded and played better than a MIM in the same shoppe.

As far as the "p" sound...to me, so much depends on the instrument itsself when it comes to a P bass...it is so basic that the tone comes from 3 places primarily 1) fingers, 2) strings, 3) neck... to me, pickups come in further down the line on a P-bass...

 

[Platypus_Of_420]

I've never played a Squier P, but a Squier Jazz I played once sounded and played better than a MIM in the same shoppe.

As far as the "p" sound...to me, so much depends on the instrument itsself when it comes to a P bass...it is so basic that the tone comes from 3 places primarily 1) fingers, 2) strings, 3) neck... to me, pickups come in further down the line on a P-bass...

you could be right, i've never played a squier jazz, but it probly wasnt an affinity series was it? i have a squier p bass affinity, and these things definately arent worth modding. but i bet the squier standard series has potential