bass pickups

[joeversustheworld]

need advice for replacement of stock pickups for a japanese p bass and also good places to get a new neck for it also.

[Plastic]

What sound you're looking for plus your budget would help tons.

[joeversustheworld]

For the neck i understand it would cost abt 500 bucks,for the pickups i dont mind investing 2 to 300 bucks onwards.i dont know if i can achieve a strong bright sound with a precision setup.i feel that the stock pickups are rather weak so i need sumthing that can cut through the mix.i know that getting a different bass would be better with a setup like a jazz or a double buck, i still wanna see how much better a precision setup can sound with diff pickups.what would be a good choice for pickups?

[tobias]

get nordstrand pickups .. contact cherns @ rdm

[tobias]

if u really want ur sound to cut thru, more gain, tone... i'll suggest u get a preamp.. depending on ur budget..

aguilar tone hammer
ebs mircobass
xotic bass rc booster
sadowsky bass preamp
radial bassbone

but yea, most of the sound really depend on ur body wood and neck.. but i assume a preamp can help much on the output and tone

[cherns]

Preamp for a P bass? Sacrilege...

If you want to do something radical, instead of buying a new neck, use that cash to do a reverse routing for the P pickups and drop a set of Nordstrand NP4 inside.

It's like adding a ton of cornstarch to your tone

[tobias]

haha, cherns its irvin here..

my ex p bass i used a fulltone fatboost... can really fatten up the tone and gain up more vol.. (sadowsky p are active too
parden me if it sound horrid to you.. hehe

haha, yup, the nordstrands pups are really gd, i've 2 bassist friend tt upgraded their jazz to nords.. gd stuff..

[joeversustheworld]

thx for the input guys.Btw i tried using the preamp on my gt-6b to get that bite but i feel it just doesnt sound right,as in like there is no body to the tone so i figured that changing the pickup may help.Abt the neck, i need a replacement cos i did a major mistake of not detuning after an outdoor show,causing it to warp and crack along the neck.Nothing to be done but to replace it.Argh.Major lesson learnt!so i need good suggestions for places with good prices for p bass necks.Btw is a p bass supposed to cut through?

[e4t3n]

Originally Posted by joeversustheworld

Abt the neck, i need a replacement cos i did a major mistake of not detuning after an outdoor show,causing it to warp and crack along the neck.

? Why do you need to detune after an outdoor show? care to explain?

[shinobi]

i think its because in extreme climate conditions, the stress from string tension will damage the neck... which is why the bass is always detuned when in transport