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Wilkinson Soapbar Bass Pickups

angst178

angst178

Oct 22, 2009
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#1
I looked and looked around this forum and couldn't find anyone who had these in their bass so I decided to go ahead and buy a set from ebay. They are inexpensive, and I wanted to replace the pickups in one bass so that they could be used in another. Its a long story but I will let everyone who is curious know how they sound. I'll let you know if it is worth the cost of them or not.
 
#4
They remind me of the Metalman pickups that are in the low end Dean basses. Good solid sound. I think that adding a preamp would just make them come alive.


Overall I like them. I'll put something on youtube soon so that you can hear them.

Much better than I thought they would be for the price.
 
#5
Ok, this needs an update...

I have long since sold the bass I installed the Wilkinson in. I remember it sounding good, but my ears may understand tone better.
I had two, and decided to try the other out. Huge disappointment. Weak, and a lot of muddiness. No amount of eq or knob tweaking could fix it.

I don't know if the good one was rare, or the bad one was. But the one installed recently was so bad it turned me off to the brand.

Do yourself a favor and save for a better brand. Any brand. It will be worth it.
 

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