SORTED PBass pickups

Sarge

I'm doing a Pbass build and realised the pickups I'm building the bass around don't have the series? wire attached and they're epoxy sealed....
So.. I'm looking to get the Tonerider TRP1 set @ £35, and wondering if there's anything available here before I buy new?

Reggaebass

I’ve got the Tonerider in one of my precision’s, they really are good, especially in the lows, imo they are very close to the custom shop 62 for a fraction of the price 

Sarge

Reggaebass said:

I’ve got the Tonerider in one of my precision’s, they really are good, especially in the lows, imo they are very close to the custom shop 62 for a fraction of the price 

Thanks for that, reviews are hard to come by. 
I'm not up to speed with precision pickups and I'm not entirely sure what I want from them other than good "tight" bass and some zing if possible. 

one thing I'd like to be able to get is the tone from the Zero7  remix of N.E.R.D - Provider.
I've got close with the jazz pickups in my Westone Thunder ii, but hoping a pbass would get closer. 

Reggaebass

I play reggae so I have the tone rolled back but with it on full they are bright too, they do the full range very well 

Funkfingers

11kOhms, Alnico 5 rod magnets usually delivers.

Right now, on eBay, there is a listing for a pre-owned Seymour Duncan SPB-2 Hot pickup that may be within budget. There is also one for an Antiquity II model. (Over budget but worth every penny.)

Irongear and Alegree Old Timer should have something suitable at modest cost.

Sarge said:

the pickups I'm building the bass around don't have the series wire attached and they're epoxy sealed.

Depending on the brand and model, it might be possible to cut through the resin without damaging the internals. (I have done this to Seymour Duncan Active EQ and Pro Active bass pickups.) Much depends on how generous the manufacturer has been with the resin.

Bartolini pickups are resin potted but have soldering tags protruding. Kent Armstrong/SKY pickups are pretty darned impenetrable. 

Sarge

Funkfingers said:

11kOhms, Alnico 5 rod magnets usually delivers.

Right now, on eBay, there is a listing for a pre-owned Seymour Duncan SPB-2 Hot pickup that may be within budget. 

Thanks, I already have that in my watch list 

Sarge

Funkfingers said:

11kOhms, Alnico 5 rod magnets usually delivers.

Right now, on eBay, there is a listing for a pre-owned Seymour Duncan SPB-2 Hot pickup that may be within budget. There is also one for an Antiquity II model. (Over budget but worth every penny.)



I questioned the seller as to the originality of these pickups as they have different bases to the pics of SD SPB-2 I've seen online.... he got back saying he made a mistake and they're "the model before"
whatever the hell that means 

they're clearly not a SD pickup at all. can't retract my bid either and he apparently can't end the listing. 

god I hate ebay. 

Funkfingers

Sarge said:

they're "the model before" … whatever the hell that means. 

My guess is that the seller has used the Seymour Duncan packaging to store whatever pickup the SPB-2 had replaced.

I do this. It helps when restoring a modified instrument to stock specifications prior to selling it on.

The difference is that I do not then attempt to pass the stock pickup off as the item described on the packaging.


UPDATE: Listing reported. HTH.

Sarge

Funkfingers said:

Sarge said:

they're "the model before" … whatever the hell that means. 

My guess is that the seller has used the Seymour Duncan packaging to store whatever pickup the SPB-2 had replaced.

I do this. It helps when restoring a modified instrument to stock specifications prior to selling it on.

The difference is that I do not then attempt to pass the stock pickup off as the item described on the packaging.

Yes I do the same. 
He has tried to remedy the issue, but blah blah blah. 
I've reported the listing, it would be helpful if others did too  

I don't want a negative mark against my account. 

Funkfingers

If eBay obliges you to honour your side of the auction, invoke your right to return the item as misdescribed. 

Keep the correspondence with the seller about the (alleged) errors. 

Sarge

thank you 

Reggaebass

I’ll report it too if it helps Sarge, which ad is it or which seller, I don’t want to report the wrong one 

Funkfingers

The auction was due to end at approximately 14:00GMT. I did not add it to my Watch List, hence, it does not appear on my Ended page. Strangely, the listing fails to appear on my Recently Viewed section. 

It is my hope that the seller either ended the auction early or cancelled Sarge's bid.

Sarge

The listing ran it's course and a second bidder nipped in and got it, hopefully the seller will stand by his word and cancel the auction.

I ordered the Tonerider from nw guitars as it is time to start assembly. 

Funkfingers

Phew! You have had a narrow escape. The second bidder can have all the rigmarole of opening a case against the seller to obtain a refund.