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My back-up bass is a Squier P-Bass and the sound at hi-volume was kind of saturated, unwanted distorsion. Since my other bass is a Fender Jazz, I use this bass to play tunes with a pick to get different sound. I decided to try this Pickup that seems to have the exact same specs as the vintage Fender.
I installed it myself and found that the original Squier Pickup was featuring a single ceramic magnet on the back of each coil and cheapo thin wiring. The Kent Armstrong is featuring AlNiCo magnets for each poles and wires are bigger and cloth-covered. Paperwork in the package were not featuring P-Bass type split coil instructions, but it is easy to figure it out since there is only 2 wires to terminate, the two independent coils are already wired together.
The sound of my bass is better and more defined, a little brighter. I was expecting a little better but the Squier is still made of wood essence and other components that were not to Fender specs.
So if you have an entry-level bass with cheap pick-up that has a playability that you consider fair, you will improve its sound with this pick-up, but you will not turn it into a Fender. But 65$ will be spent rather than 1000$.
My goal was achieved, I now have a 2nd bass with a decent different sound.
Rating:  [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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