DiMarzio DP122CR

DiMarzio pickups are my go to replacement split coil pickup when the stock pickups don't cut it. I bought this set to replace a failing set on a Precision Bass copy.

Everything you need is included in the packaging (a nice plastic box) - screws, wiring instructions and you can even use the foam as a mount.

What's great about these pickups (aside from their already great sound) is that because they are four wire, you can fit a 'Dual Sound' switch, which allows you to run the pickups in Parallel (normal operation) or Series, which gives a bit more output. I like to refer to it as the 'loud switch'!

The pickups look great - I've often felt that the cream goes with any colour bass, particularly black with a black pickguard.

The pickups have two ceramic magnets sandwiching the pole pieces, which can be adjusted to balance string volume if needed and they have a great middy sound, which suits a Precision Bass perfectly - these were a popular upgrade in the late 70s and early 80s and they have that sound in abudance.

With the tone control wide open, you can get a fairly aggressive tone out of them, but by rolling off the tone even a little, more vintage tones can be achieved.

A bargain for the price and a worthwhile upgrade to your P-Bass! Highly recommended.

I've had these pickups in my P bass for quite a while now and they produce a really aggressive, punchy tone that i don't think i'll ever grow tired of. They have a growly, mid range kinda sound to them that I find works best when overdriving a tube amp or when used with fuzz or some other kind of dirt pedal. Their output is noticably hotter than normal which plays a big part in that growly sound, but that's the whole point, they're intended to sound aggressive and they do that very, very well.

J'utilise ce modèle depuis des années sur différentes P-bass, tout simplement génial. Étant principalement axé rock, il remplie la tache à merveille: des graves qui ronronnes, des aigus brillants, du niveau de sortie ! Au début le growl des basses peut surprendre, c'est plus gras qu'un modèle Fender moderne. ça me fait vaguement penser à l'esprit Musicman (pour situer). Le gros + aussi, la possibilité d'installer un switch ou push-pull pour branchement série/parallèle (idéal pour le slap en mode parallèle lorsque la basse n'est pas en config PJ avec un seul micro PB). La construction est super solide, les bobines bien recouvertes, et cette possibilité d'ajuster la hauteur des aimants est tout bonnement géniale ! Je tiens à préciser qu'il ne conviendra peut-être pas pour les jazzeux à la recherche de sons purement vintages et modérés, dans ce cas restez sur Fender, Duncan antiquity ou d'autres modèles Dimarzio. J'ai testé un bon paquet de micros; pour moi le choix idéal en P-Bass ça reste Dimarz', "et pis c'est tout".