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51P4S Hum-Cancelling
Description
This is a split coil version of an original P style pickup. It delivers all of the same great vintage tone, but allows for a quieter operation via its hum-canceling split coil. Just as is expressed in the tonal nature of its brother, the 51P4, you can expect this pickup to emit a revery of thump and slap delineated through the silent void of its effervescent humbuck. This split coil P provides an even further choice in original P-style customization, giving the player more options in carefully dFirsthand experiences
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Discussed in Am I crazy for the Sting Precision bass? in the TalkBass community
pbassnut
Though I've never tried one, I don't see how the Aguilar AG 4P-51 pickup is going to improve your string=to-string balance over the stock pickup as it has no pole piece stagger at all. I have a Nordstrand 51P4S humbucking pickup on my Warmoth '54 P-Bass build that just kills it ... 51P4S Hum-Cancelling It is as quiet as ... ... more
Discussed in 51-56 P bass copies/clones buy or build? in the TalkBass community
pbassnut
I have a Warmoth body & neck '54 Precision clone that I got off Talkbass that is the bomb. It has got a contoured swamp ash '54 P body and a standard contour maple/maple TeleBass ... ... more
Ghastly
That Nordy 51P4S is what I dropped into my golden fretless on page 1. It is nice! I'd sure love to put a chrome cover on it like the Telecaster pickups. ... more
Discussed in 54 p bass build in the TalkBass community
1bassplayinfool
More stuff: [image] 51 P Bass Wiring Harness: CTS 450G vintage dishback solid shaft pots Vintage Bumblebee .1 Mylar Cap Allen Bradley 15k resistor Neutrik jack. 51P4S Hum-Cancelling ... more
Oddly
I'd forgotten how wonderful Nordstrand's product descriptions are...:) ... more
Discussed in I own a Harley Benton club in the TalkBass community
BassBeginer64
Been wondering if these would be the ticket for a PB-50 51P4S Hum-Cancelling ... more
kodiakblair
Speak to a local pickup builder, most will do the same for around $80, it's 2 extra eyelets and maybe $1 more on wire. The last one I had built was over wound to 29.9k, cost me ... ... more
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