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Quarter Pound P-Bass 4 String High Output P-Bass Pickup
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Large ¼” diameter alnico 5 rod magnets and a high output coil wind (SPB-3) deliver the most tone and attitude you could ever want in a high output P-Bass pickup.Firsthand experiences
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Discussed in Seymour Duncan QP (SPB-3) pups in the TalkBass community
staurosjohn
Purchased a few mos ago... have one in another one of my basses- decided to go for a different tone, etc. Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pups for Precision [link] Full wire length- ... ... more
MrNige
I have put a Seymour Duncan quarter pound in a new P bass that I have just finished building and I'm very happy with them, very powerful and with the tone dropped back I get a ... ... more
Discussed in The Mediocre Bassist Club in the TalkBass community
Winslow
Yikes! That price must be trans-Pacific transport and Aussie currency conversion at work. :eek: Still... once you get your car fixed... yeah. :thumbsup: I prefer to think of mine as "Full, enveloping waves, in which one feels a sense of swimming within the sound." :headphone: :cool: User name checks out. Thank you for saving ... ... more
Luftkopf
I was getting ready to go this morning, my bass all packed up to lug on the bus, and one of the people I live with offered to take my bass to church for me, so I can just ride in like normal! So now I have a leisurely morning to eat breakfast, and drink coffee, before work! (I'd trust him with my bass, even if he weren't ... ... more
RodRy
Dunno, that sounds about the same to me as the Epic Customs do, for about twice the price. I will say the Quarter Pounders look nicer than the Epic Customs. For what that's worth. :p ... more
Discussed in Fender Nate Mendel Road Worn Precision Pickup, Duncan SPB-3 in the TalkBass community
spike42
Duncan SPB-3 pickup from brand-new Fender Nate Mendel P bass loaded body that I recently purchased from Stratosphere (actual body pictured). For those who may be unfamiliar with the Duncan Quarter Pounder: Quarter Pound™ P-Bass 4 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan Since the Nate Mendel is part of the Road Worn series, the pickup ... ... more
Discussed in Modding active bass to passive in the TalkBass community
minimal
I'm wanting to switch my Shecter Stiletto Stealth 4 from active to passive. I'm completely new to doing this so I need to make sure I'm getting the right parts. Would this work? ... ... more
mcnach
Looks right. Ignore those who tell you the MM pickups need a preamp: they're perfectly normal passive pickups with similar output to other passive pickups. In particular, that ... ... more
Discussed in Will SD quarterpound pup fit a 93 Fender Squier P bass? in the TalkBass community
Dardas92
Will a Seymour Duncan Quarterpound pickup fit in a 93 Fender squier p bass without modification? I am not sure if all Fender P basses have the same size pups. Here is pickup on ... ... more
LoveThatBass
Yes, only thing that changed between regular pickup and QP are the pole diameters 1/8" to 1/4". I have a set in my P. To my knowledge only the early Squier J basses had pickup ... ... more
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