Best Bright Sounding P-Bass Pickup

[Lucky Eastwood]

I was considering getting a cheap ceramic P-Bass pickup for my Warmoth double neck bass and guitar project, but I didn’t know if it would last for the long run.

I’m wanting to know if there’s a P-Bass pickup that has crisp bright highs on the EQ spectrum.

 

[Clint 55]

The Vintage P Bass would probably be the brightest. Put bright controls on it - 1 meg volume and 250k no load tone and it will be nice and bright.

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, the SPB-1 is the ticket. Any hotter, you get more mids, and less highs. If you are building something as special as a double neck, though, don't skimp on the pickups.

 

[ICTGoober]

Bill Lawrence - EB-60PC.

Like this....
https://www.pitbullaudio.com/bill-la...-in-black.html

Affordable, too - available in cream or black.

 

[Lucky Eastwood]

The Vintage P Bass would probably be the brightest. Put bright controls on it - 1 meg volume and 250k no load tone and it will be nice and bright.

Would I get similar results if I used a concentric 500K/500K potentiometer?

 

[Mincer]

Would I get similar results if I used a concentric 500K/500K potentiometer?

Similar, which totally might work for you.

 

[Lucky Eastwood]

Progress of my Dos Voces build.

 

[Mincer]

Progress of my Dos Voces build.

Wow, that's a beast!

 

[alex1fly]

Covid finished off a 3-year stint in a regular local gigging band playing mainly a P Bass. I A/Bed a few P Bass pickups and after the third one they all sounded pretty much the same. GFS was pretty inexpensive and you can get a solderless harness too and not mess with soldering at all. Also tried a Duncan Designed 50's style, the stock pickup, and a Fender Original 60s. String choice and EQ made a way bigger difference in getting highs, and of course using a pick. Lighter gauge roundwounds with a pick and tone pot opened up are bright as heck on my setup.

 

[Adieu]

The APB actives, imho... APB-1 or APB-2 / Lightning Rods

Punchy stuff

 

[Lucky Eastwood]

I had my Dos Voces finally put together. I opted to use a cheaper P-Bass pickup and guitar humbuckers from my MIM Fender guitar.

Check out a video I did playing with my Dos Voces!

https://youtu.be/q-CYFEuaYfM

 

[alex1fly]

Nice job! That thing is wild! Love the colors you picked out, too. How does the guitar sound?

 

[jeremy]

looks cool! and heavy lol

 

[Mincer]

Very heavy, I bet! You don't see a ton of bass/guitar double necks, so that's pretty awesome.

 

[Lucky Eastwood]

Very heavy, I bet! You don't see a ton of bass/guitar double necks, so that's pretty awesome.

Yup, it’s amazing! Thankfully it’s not as heavy as I thought it was going to be, it’s a little lighter than my LTD 206sm bass.