QPs versus DM Model P
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Funkfingers
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Re: QPs versus DM Model P
I'd like to help but I have only tried one of your named pickups.
The DiMarzio DP146 Will Power Middle pickup is closely related to the Model P. It is loud and in yo' face - kinda like Mr. Sheehan himself. The sound is big. This means that it might overwhelm some band situations.
The QPs, I find, suit some instruments and not others. Depends on how much string winding you want to hear in your bass guitar sound. I can easily understand why somebody with an "import" P or PJ Bass would be impressed after fitting QPs. My own tastes lie elsewhere.
I'd like to help but I have only tried one of your named pickups.
The DiMarzio DP146 Will Power Middle pickup is closely related to the Model P. It is loud and in yo' face - kinda like Mr. Sheehan himself. The sound is big. This means that it might overwhelm some band situations.
The QPs, I find, suit some instruments and not others. Depends on how much string winding you want to hear in your bass guitar sound. I can easily understand why somebody with an "import" P or PJ Bass would be impressed after fitting QPs. My own tastes lie elsewhere.
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Funkfingers
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Re: QPs versus DM Model P
My recipe for P Bass thump is, alder body, rosewood fingerboard, vintage bridge, Antiquity pickup, flatwound strings and play 'em hard.
My recipe for P Bass thump is, alder body, rosewood fingerboard, vintage bridge, Antiquity pickup, flatwound strings and play 'em hard.
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Funkfingers
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Re: QPs versus DM Model P
I have one Ant 1 P Bass pickup. I bought it pre-owned but in mint condition. Never been soldered into a circuit.
Unfortunately, by the time Ants hit the UK, the website "street" price has doubled.
I have one Ant 1 P Bass pickup. I bought it pre-owned but in mint condition. Never been soldered into a circuit.
Unfortunately, by the time Ants hit the UK, the website "street" price has doubled.
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Funkfingers
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Re: QPs versus DM Model P
I do not know whether SD Ants are low output. I would describe them as the right output. You know the way that an old-fashioned P Bass just occupies the low end in a band mix and kinda pumps nicely without getting in the way of the guitar or vocals. This is what the Antiquity pickup does. So, for that matter, does the most recent crop of Fender AVRI pickups.
I do not know whether SD Ants are low output. I would describe them as the right output. You know the way that an old-fashioned P Bass just occupies the low end in a band mix and kinda pumps nicely without getting in the way of the guitar or vocals. This is what the Antiquity pickup does. So, for that matter, does the most recent crop of Fender AVRI pickups.
dg27
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Re: QPs versus DM Model P
OK--thanks--this is useful to consider.
What about the different varieties (57 vs 60s)?
Ant flavors
I'm looking for smooth and bassy.
OK--thanks--this is useful to consider.
What about the different varieties (57 vs 60s)?
Ant flavors
I'm looking for smooth and bassy.
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