NEW PICKUP?

[tbird freak]

Need some help please, I've been wanting a p bass for awhile but just can't find 1 the gets me. So was wondering can I use my non reverse tbird? Its a epie, with the p/j pick ups, can I just buy a new p pick up, thinking 1/4 pounder, n wire it up like a p bass? doing away with the jazz pick up wiring and just leave the pick up in place? Would this give me a p bass sound? And if so, how would I do it? Or am I just wasting my time? Would I be better off buying a p bass? Thanks

[drbassman]

It wouldn't be hard to put some good Seymour Duncans in place of the Epi pickups you have now.  Replace both of them and use the same wiring set up.  It should be a big improvement in its sound and output.

[Dave W]

Your NR Epi Bird with just a P pickup should get you close. But for traditional Precision tone, a vintage style P pickup is what you need, not a quarter pounder.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Your NR Epi Bird with just a P pickup should get you close. But for traditional Precision tone, a vintage style P pickup is what you need, not a quarter pounder.

+1 The Quarter Pounder is much more forward and upper-midrangey than a vintage style Precision pickup.

[drbassman]

I agree with the quarter pounder comments, a vintage style, which I think SD might also have, would be closer to a traditional p bass tone.  Check out their charts on their web site.  Also, I would assume a Fender p bass pickup would get you where you want to be.

[the mojo hobo]

This:

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Original-62-P-Bass-Pickup?sku=301602

[gweimer]

After using a Bartolini 8S in a few projects, I put a Lollar P in my fanfret.  Easily the best pickup of that type for me.

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=pbass-pickups

[luve2fli]

I'd personally avoid the Quarter pounder if you're looking for a true P-Bass sound - those are a different animal altogether. A P-Bass is supposed to sound warm and growly with lots of bottom and mid, those 1/2 pounders are just way over the top. I had one in a MIM P and while I liked it, it really transformed the instrument into something other than a trad P-Bass. IMHO/YMMV.

[dadagoboi]

Duncan Antiquity II is damn close to vintage 60s Pbass sound and reasonably priced IMHO.

[Aussie Mark]

You want vintage P bass tone?  Lollar or Fralin for the win.

[tbird freak]

Wow thanks guys for all the input and advise. Wish I would have been able to get on the internet sooner. Comcast wasn't working! I ended up with the spb3 p bass pickup. It does give me a much better sound then the old stock one but ya still not quite what I was hoping for. A little tweaking on my amp though and its close. I'm gonna try it for a week or so if I find I don't like it I'll sell em and try something else like you all are saying. Does anyone know where I can find sound clips? Thanks again, You all are always such a great help!!!!

[jumbodbassman]

I'd personally avoid the Quarter pounder if you're looking for a true P-Bass sound - those are a different animal altogether. A P-Bass is supposed to sound warm and growly with lots of bottom and mid, those 1/2 pounders are just way over the top. I had one in a MIM P and while I liked it, it really transformed the instrument into something other than a trad P-Bass. IMHO/YMMV.

+1  Really hot output.  Flat wounds will tame it some....

[gweimer]

Wow thanks guys for all the input and advise. Wish I would have been able to get on the internet sooner. Comcast wasn't working! I ended up with the spb3 p bass pickup. It does give me a much better sound then the old stock one but ya still not quite what I was hoping for. A little tweaking on my amp though and its close. I'm gonna try it for a week or so if I find I don't like it I'll sell em and try something else like you all are saying. Does anyone know where I can find sound clips? Thanks again, You all are always such a great help!!!!

I've got a few videos of me with the fanfret online.  Check YouTube for the Ohio FDP jams.  

Try this link from our MySpace page.
http://www.myspace.com/generation03/videos/video/42531435

I also posted a thread about my sound earlier in the year up here.
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=1417.0

[gweimer]

Well, it looks like the MySpace stuff has disappeared.  I really hate MySpace now that they've changed it all around.

Try this link.  It's the fanfret, with RB-40 Rotos, running through my Eden head.

[exiledarchangel]

In my pee clone, I put a Tonerider pickup, nice vintagey tone, well constructed (vintage cloth etc) and ultra cheap.
Here is their bass pups http://www.tonerider.com/pickups/basspickups.html

Bought it from Dangleberry music but there are alot of dealers. http://www.tonerider.com/dealers/dealers.html