Thanks for the video - really nice sound. (Might be nice to have the original P Bass pickup and then switch it to the Aguilar so we can hear the difference?)
Thanks for checking out the video - Point taken - will remember your comment when we start working on some videos to show differences between groups of 'like' pickups (vintage, modern, etc..). One issue with stock pickups is the extreme variance...so it becomes a comparison that is fairly narrow. But, nonetheless, it may be very interesting to hear side by side as you suggest.
Yeah - I would agree. They have a different vibe even though both are ceramic bars. I have the 8CBP in a p bass that I built with an acrylicized maple fretboard and that bass really likes the 8CBP pickup. The bass doesn't need any extra top end or clarity up top, but a little bump in the low mids.
sounds pretty great. bold. sounds a lot like my Suhr pbass. a bit brassy. still experimenting with strings. current set is stringjoy 105s. What are you running there?
Thank you for all these videos, they are very useful! Regarding the amp model used for the videos, do you have the EQ flat? Does it include a cab sim? Is the compression before the amp block?
Thanks for your kind words and for checking out our videos. I worked with Carey Nordstrand to create a template for use with all of the pickups. Over the years, he has had a lot of time in the studio recording / producing and had some clear thoughts on how to go about this. Order of plugins is: Channel EQ (used only for a Hi Pass 40Hz Filter) / Bass Amp / Compressor. Very slight boost in the low end on the amp simulator. 1x15 cab sim. Amp model was a Ampeg B15 clone. *We know that someone could have went about this differently…heck, given enough time and more input/influences, maybe we would have as well. At any rate, we just wanted to get a straightforward ‘same environment’ test for all pickups of a given type (P, J, MM, Soapbar) and get some audio/video that showed these pickups without us influencing the tone differences.
@@FatBassTone Thanks for the response and providing all the information! This helps to further interpret the sounds. Another question, do you know if any of the pickups are driving the amp block near to (emulated) overdrive/breakup? I am not hearing distortion in any of the demos, just trying to get a sense of whether any aspects of the growl might be from emulated pushed tubes, especially for the demos of hotter pickups. Either way, this standard for comparison you guys created great!
@@drphl0 Good question - On the Scarlett, we are adjusting the input to not red line as one would do in a normal recording scenario. That IS something that we had to modulate between pickups simply for recording purposes. In the description, we did make a comment when certain pickups are particularly high output. Any growl you hear wouldn't be from pushing tubes (emulated). When the output is too different between the pickups, it can be distracting. Unfortunately, some players hear 'louder' as better, which is largely incorrect, as tiny twist on an amp levels the playing field.
Thanks for the video - really nice sound. (Might be nice to have the original P Bass pickup and then switch it to the Aguilar so we can hear the difference?)
Thanks for checking out the video - Point taken - will remember your comment when we start working on some videos to show differences between groups of 'like' pickups (vintage, modern, etc..). One issue with stock pickups is the extreme variance...so it becomes a comparison that is fairly narrow. But, nonetheless, it may be very interesting to hear side by side as you suggest.
This sounds really good. I'm trying to decide between this and the bartolini 8cbp. This Aguilar seems to have a bit more clarity.
Yeah - I would agree. They have a different vibe even though both are ceramic bars. I have the 8CBP in a p bass that I built with an acrylicized maple fretboard and that bass really likes the 8CBP pickup. The bass doesn't need any extra top end or clarity up top, but a little bump in the low mids.
sounds pretty great. bold. sounds a lot like my Suhr pbass. a bit brassy. still experimenting with strings. current set is stringjoy 105s. What are you running there?
Thanks for watching - we used D’Addario NYXL for all of the demo videos :)
Thank you for all these videos, they are very useful! Regarding the amp model used for the videos, do you have the EQ flat? Does it include a cab sim? Is the compression before the amp block?
Thanks for your kind words and for checking out our videos. I worked with Carey Nordstrand to create a template for use with all of the pickups. Over the years, he has had a lot of time in the studio recording / producing and had some clear thoughts on how to go about this.
Order of plugins is:
Channel EQ (used only for a Hi Pass 40Hz Filter) / Bass Amp / Compressor.
Very slight boost in the low end on the amp simulator. 1x15 cab sim. Amp model was a Ampeg B15 clone.
*We know that someone could have went about this differently…heck, given enough time and more input/influences, maybe we would have as well. At any rate, we just wanted to get a straightforward ‘same environment’ test for all pickups of a given type (P, J, MM, Soapbar) and get some audio/video that showed these pickups without us influencing the tone differences.
@@FatBassTone Thanks for the response and providing all the information! This helps to further interpret the sounds.
Another question, do you know if any of the pickups are driving the amp block near to (emulated) overdrive/breakup? I am not hearing distortion in any of the demos, just trying to get a sense of whether any aspects of the growl might be from emulated pushed tubes, especially for the demos of hotter pickups.
Either way, this standard for comparison you guys created great!
@@drphl0 Good question - On the Scarlett, we are adjusting the input to not red line as one would do in a normal recording scenario. That IS something that we had to modulate between pickups simply for recording purposes. In the description, we did make a comment when certain pickups are particularly high output.
Any growl you hear wouldn't be from pushing tubes (emulated).
When the output is too different between the pickups, it can be distracting. Unfortunately, some players hear 'louder' as better, which is largely incorrect, as tiny twist on an amp levels the playing field.
@@FatBassTone Excellent. This all makes sense. Thanks again!
It’s nice and fat but it has clarity and definition. No muddiness. 👍👍
For sure! Thanks for checking out the video!
Hey man, i’m trying to get that body finish of your bass on my precision, how did you get that finish??
Thanks for checking out the video. It is just stripped down and oiled up.