Fender Stock Pickups vs Seymour Duncan SPB-4 Steve Harris
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Are the Seymour Duncan SPB-4 Steve Harris signature a worthy upgrade if you have Fender stock pickups on your Precision bass? The Fender stock pickups are from a Made in Mexico Duff McKagan signature bass. Let me know. Also, tell me which other comparisons you would like to see and I'll do my best!
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This is a really useful comparison. The SDs make a big impression initially, but the longer I listened the more I preferred the stock Fenders. They seem more balanced across the set. The SDs by contrast seem to emphasise the lowest and highest strings at the expense of the middle pair. Of course, this may seem like an advantage if you're looking to cop Steve Harris's tone. The SDs's clarity was also apparent when playing above the 12th fret.
Using the Harris signature Tech 21 rig exaggerated the differences.
I like the Stock Pickups better as well.
sir squier 70s vs 60s for an upgrade came closer❤
Thank you for these videos. It’s great to be able to hear these different pick ups in side by side comparisons.
Thank you for watching! I really enjoy doing them, and if I get enough subscribers and views the channel will continue to grow and I'll be able to make even more videos! 😊
Super helpful!
Another helpful video. The SH is noticeably louder clearer when you play fast it's very clear. Stock is damn close in some test but in in all the SH is the better pick up. It's like the stock version on steroids imo.
I have the SPB-4 A little thicker with much better midrange. The stock Fenders are good. They may have a little more treble and high mids but when you run them with the tone wide open they are thinner. This is why Steve wanted this pickup. He runs his pickup right into the jack and needs a slightly overwound pickup.
I bought a P bass from my guitarist when the pandemic hit. He put a set of the Steve Harris SPB4 pickups in it and I love it. I got a great price for the bass too!
Great pickups and great bass playing
SPB4 sounds good, and is definitely thicker, but tbh, I think I like the stock more. I've thought about this alot with my Player P. I like the idea of trying some different pickups, but ultimately, there is nothing about the stock pickup I don't like. Honestly, with a pick and the the tone dialed back just a touch, it gets thick and grindy in a way that I love.
Thanks for the comparison, I'm very tempted to upgrade my P bass pick ups. What song were you playing at 2.05? it is familiar, but I can't place it
@@misandreamoss you're very welcome, and thanks for watching! It's the bass riff from Seemann by Rammstein
@@OliverTobyn Awesome, thank you for your reply. I do love a bit of Rammstein!
SPB4 sounds more balanced in volume across the strings, and has a nice low mid boost. might get some for my fender P
Infinite Dreams... I can't deny'em! So is this bass a parts bass? MIM Steve Harris neck on a beautiful Candy Purple body?
Yes! It's a Warmoth Body, with a Steve Harris MIM neck, plus different electronics depending on the period hah
Thanks For The Video! I just bought a set Of SH pickups!
The Stock Pickups sounded nice also!!
I didn’t like either pickups through the Tech 21 pedal!
That’s just my opinion!
Thanks again! 🎸
Honestly, I like the stock pickup more, but the SPB4 sits and cuts in the mix lot better than the stock one. (from my own experience)
The SPB-4 voicing is so full and rich
ah comunque sto caricano le tracce isolate di Infinite Dreams, nel caso possa interessare
Btw really fluid clean playing
Man, I want that bass. Im after a purple bass. Sick demo and sell me your bass lol.
Haha got it from Warmoth, the body at least. Ash P bass body with a Candy Purple finish
Que cuerdas usas?, usas algún preamp?
For my own use for mexican fender, I dont see that much difference that I would buy steves SD pick ups. They dont sound bad, awesome actually, but still 🙂 still would recommend those to some who doesnt like fender stocks!
I put the seymour duncan antiquities on my 62 P-bass and they ROCK
Are using flats or rounds
Oh yeah! 🤟🏻
As a beginner, I reckon they sound more or less same. Sounds pretty Maiden-y even with the stock pickups.
Scusa ma per “fender stock pick-up” cosa intendi? Credo che dal 2012 montino dei custom60 o qualcosa di simile, molto più prestanti di quelli che montavano di serie prima del 2012.
Split da un Duff McKagan signature MIM, c'è nella descrizione
Hi What pedals are you using? Thanks.
No pedals, directly onto a Focusrite Scarlett
The Steve Harris pickups have a Warner rounder sound . Honestly for my money I'd keep the stock pickups . However I won't lie the Harris signature precision pi kups sound excellent .
Per quanto più avvolto, Steve Harris ha davvero un suono della madonna! E' tale da prendere le caratteristiche migliori di un pickup precision e migliorarle.
Concordo, rende qualunque Precision superpalestrato!
vero, anche la corda del mi basso sembra avere piu profondità nel suono pur esaltando gli alti
Fender should outfit seymour duncan quarter pounds standard in all P and J basses. They just go great together.
What strings are you using in this demo?
If I recall correctly they were a set of DR Hi Beams
the spb4 have humbuckers?
@@ibrahimozkan9303 all split coil pickups are humbucking
I pick up stock sono gli original 62?
No, sono dei generici pickup trovati sui Messicani
@@OliverTobyn ....danno un po di pure vintage 63 secondo me...sono fantastici
The Harris Duncan’s seem little more punchy especially on the higher end
Dato che l’hai chiesto nella descrizione, Apollo vs Quarter pound sul jazz bass
Haha avevo proprio in mente di farlo come prossimo!
Assurdo ahahah
Te l’ho chiesto perché stavo valutando quale mettere su un mio basso ignorante, ho già un humbucker al ponte (SMB 5D) e pensavo ad un altro seymour duncan
@@marcocorazza96 ho in lista prima un paio di video, ma cercherò di farlo quanto prima. Quello che ti posso già dire è che Il Quarter Pound ha la sua classica nomea, tanto output, attack alte taglienti e basse corpose e un po' scavati sulle medie. Gli Apollo essendo split coil hanno un po' più di medie ma tendono anche ad essere più scuri. Motivo per cui a mio avviso è meglio usare potenziometri da 500k
@@OliverTobyn grazie mille 🤙🏻
Steve harris uses flatwound strings. I think these pickups were meant to be played with flatwound to get a brighter sound out of the dull flatwound sound. It's for people who prefer the comfort of the flatwound but want more treble imo.
I've used them also with the signature flatwound strings, I feel the pickup has a lot of midrange both upper and lower, and maybe a hint of brightness.
They are great pick-up even with roundwound strings but I feel that the true Harris tone comes out when you pair it with the SH1 preamp, that's where the brightness really emerges
The Steve Harris signature flats are not dull because they have a heavy gauge.
They do sound dead quickly though but you can revive them with that technique ua-cam.com/video/s8OYeN9mAL4/v-deo.html
I have them since 4 years on my P Bass and still didn't need to change them 😁
What's that third riff in E?
The one at 1:23? Sign of the Cross by Iron Maiden
@@OliverTobyn couldn't pin it. Thanks dude!
Wish they made them for a 5 string.
bella deja-vu!
ho sentito ilo video dalle casse Bose del pc e l'SPB-4 mi sembra più pieno, con outuput maggiore e (credo) medio basse.
mi piacerebbe un confronto con una distorsione un po' più spinta, picchiando più o meno forte, sia con le dita che con il plettro (dico questo perché con la distorsione vengono fuori cose che normalomente non si sentono)
Sì, il Fender è abbastanza neutro a livello di risposta di frequenze e infatti mi trovo a doverlo equalizzare molto per ottenere i suoni che mi piacciono. Gli SPB-4 sono più cicciotti sulle basse e hanno più spinta sulle medio alte.
In effetti si, magari proverò ad usare più overdrive e distorsione nei futuri video, già col preamp che ho usato emerge qualcosa in più
@@OliverTobyn
Ok allora grosso modo ci ho azzeccato
Perfetto allora aspetterò questo test nei prossimi video!
@@NtWarlock nei prossimi test magari userò un Vintage Microtubes Darkglass e vediamo che ne esce! Grazie per le basi comunque! Con la tribute band cercavamo la batteria di Powerslave disperatamente!
@@OliverTobyn ah bello il Vintage Microtubes, l'unico che un suono più naturale tra quelli della Darkglass.
Mi fa piacere allora che sia stata utile la drum track!
@@NtWarlock eh infatti... La Darkglass fa roba figa, ma colora davvero esageratamente il suono, soprattutto taglia di netto le medie. Il VMT e l'Harmonic Booster sono i due pedalini che davvero mi piacciono
buoni gli stock ma gli spb4 vanno a migliorarli con quella botta caratteristica in più che mannaggia a steve harris adesso se un basso non fa claclacla non sono contento ;,)
Steve Harris hands down!