who LOVES their SPB-3 Quarter Pound Pickup

[bigsides182]

i originally installed a quarter pounder cause i wanted to sound like mark hoppus, but i think it sounds great for everything! I love my SPB-3!

 

[Timmy-Watts]

I put a set in my parts Franken-jazz. They are awesome, piano-like, punchy, with gobs of burp, snarl, and zing. I am not experiencing the scooped thing, but they definitely have meat and bite to the tone. As my roundwound strings age, these pups make them sound new all the time!

 

[Exploiter8]

My Peavey Zodiac DE Scorpio David Ellefson Bass came with QP's. LOVE the P's, swapped the QP-J for a SD STK-J2b Hot Stack Hum Cancelling. It's my go to Bass, for the time being!

X8

 

[micgtr71]

I put a .1 oil and paper cap in my p so I guess I'm stupid too. Don't let the know it alls bring ya down. There are different views on this subject, and plenty of threads on it as well. Let's just get back to the 1/4 pounder love people!

Sounds good. Honestly I was a little hesitant to get the pickup because I thought it was designed for metal or punk. The description on the SD page is what made me go for it. They were pretty accurate. I am really pleased with the sound.

 

[bumperbass]

Wow...isn't that wonderful. I Guess there is one everywhere. If it doesn't make any difference than don't ask. I am new to this and I love the tone knob on my p bass. Way to make me look stupid, though. You should be very proud.

I am sorry if I hurt your feelings. I didn't mean to make you look stupid. I went about it the wrong way but what I wanted to do was raise awareness that a .047 cap is a .047 cap and a .1 cap is a .1. There is no difference about brand, as long as the tolerance (10% - 20%) is there.
Again, sorry. BTW, I like the QP3's, too, but prefer a vintage P/U.
To each his own, though, but they are nice pickups.

 

[Hopkins]

Very cool! What does the cloth wiring do? I love little upgrades like this.

P.s.
I have heard of some doing the cloth wiring thing. Just never knew why really.

The only reason anyone uses cloth wire is because this strange fasination with everything vintage. In reality, cloth wire is just a pain in the rear. Its not as flexible as vinyl insulated wire and it takes up more room in your cavity.


As for Q Pounders, they aren't my thing. If I want a hot pick up like that, I'm rolling with Rio Grande, Muy Grandes.

 

[Bassdirty]

I like the 1/4 lb-er

so..+1

 

[seanm]

Hated it, worst sounding P pick up I ever installed.

It is still sitting in its box in my junk box.

Interesting.... what pickup did you end up using?

I have the 1/4 pound in my "rock bass" and I love it. Good solid pickup.

 

[pattyløve]

Absolutely love this pickup. Possibly one of my favourite tones (if not my most favourite) available for a bass. So versatile for a single pickup instrument, i always found a spot for it in any kind of mix/room/studio.

I do hear the scoop that some people dislike about the pickup but if anything, i like that about it. It has plenty of high and low mids to cut through but its scooped in the centre so it doesnt overwhelm other instruments. It isnt as 'boxy' as a typical p pickup.

 

[tooley]

chucked a set in my MIA P-bass. Man did they make a difference. My amp responds much more to my playing with these. dig in it breaks up, play soft it wont.

 

[micgtr71]

I am sorry if I hurt your feelings. I didn't mean to make you look stupid. I went about it the wrong way but what I wanted to do was raise awareness that a .047 cap is a .047 cap and a .1 cap is a .1. There is no difference about brand, as long as the tolerance (10% - 20%) is there.
Again, sorry. BTW, I like the QP3's, too, but prefer a vintage P/U.
To each his own, though, but they are nice pickups.

Thank you. I understand that the caps are the same if the numbers match up. I know not what the number is in mine is but I like what it does. The color means nothing though I trust my tech and have heard the term "orange cap" before. That's the only reason I mentioned the color. Thank you for clearing it up. I will look into what I have as far as number.

I like vintage pickups in most of my fenders as well. I wanted something different for this project and was pleased with the result. Thank you.

 

[parsons]

Not me. Worst P pickup SD makes.

 

[MikeyThrottler]

My favorite P pickup by far. The original Steve Harris Sig Precisions came with them. When I bought one of those in 2000 I liked the sound so much I put a Quarter Pounder in my '77 P Bass and my '04 Precision when I bought it. In other words, every P I own has a QP (except my brand new Cabronita P, which has the stock humbucker...totally different animal).

QP's aren't the most traditional sounding pickups, but they work perfect for me. I'm so used to them I think more vintage sounding pickups sound kind of weak in comparison. YMMV.

 

[redzebra6]

About 4 or 5 years ago I bought a Squier P bass, Standard Series (the one with both P and J pups), used from a pawn shop in San Dog. The Bass itself was slightly modified; having both pickups replaced with QPs, GraphTech saddles and Dunlop Straploks. The thing looked / still looks brand spankin' new! And maybe it's from all the loud music I've gloriously subjected myself to, or my unrefined ears, or maybe some sort of bias like a sunk cost fallacy...but I truly do like the sound of them. They are powerful without being overpowering, beefy but not thick, and a more modern sound without that aggravating clank and aggressive treble.

It's the one bass I haven't put flatwounds on, just because it rumbles pretty well without the help of the strings.

 

[Deedubs]

Not me. Worst P pickup SD makes.

 

[highway]

anyone have links to slap bass with these? i had one in my sr200 back in the day before i sold it, but it was like 10 years ago, so i have no idea what it sounds like anymore . . .

i was thinking about putting together a hoppus clone, and can't find examples of this pickup, aside from 12 year olds covering blink songs with a pick . . .

 

[Johnny Crab]

I do.
Never tried them but they came in an eBay find(attached pic) along with copper foil shielding(had to properly ground that). Depending on strings and amp settings and playing style they can sound classic, Geddy tone, or Steve Harris clank. It also came with the factory Kahler that stays in tune....

 

[Deedubs]

I do.
Never tried them but they came in an eBay find(attached pic) along with copper foil shielding(had to properly ground that). Depending on strings and amp settings and playing style they can sound classic, Geddy tone, or Steve Harris clank. It also came with the factory Kahler that stays in tune....

Cool bass man! You definitely need to put the tug bar on it...only because the holes are already there.....and they look rad too!

 

[danomite64]

I love mine. They came with the bass when I bought it; I changed out everything else, but kept the pickup and the neck. And yes, I used an orange drop capacitor. I also have QP Jazz pickups in my two Jazz basses.

 

[depalm]

Using one since 1985.