Fender PJ Bass Modded with Musicman Humbucker
Here is a quick review/demo of my modded P Bass. I decided to get the bass refinished to a new shade of green, modded for a Musicman humbucker, and add a HipShot Drop Tuner. Here is all the gear I used below:
Fender Special Edition Deluxe PJ Bass (Guitarcenter/Musician’s Friend exclusive)
Seymour Duncan SPB-3
Seymour Duncan SMB-4D
Hipshot BT7 Bass Xtender
Overall the labor and parts cost about $800 which is pretty reasonable. Note that most refinishes in the area are usually $400 minimum and the cost of the parts alone were $250. The bass now has a bold green finish, the humbucker make the bass much more versatile, and the HipShot tuner makes drop tuning so convenient. Enjoy the video!
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What about active electronics is a hassle? The battery?
less talk more bass please – all you need to say is – Hey check out my modded bass
Sadly I think the bass looked and sounded better before. There is a lot of voodoo around changing pickups in bass guitars, I have done loads of it. Many different pickups from many different brands. It has taken me to my late fifties to realise that they really don’t make a lot of difference. Playing in a band scenario in a full mix. There is no difference, fact! The audience can’t hear it …..and don’t care. A half decent stock bass set up correctly with good strings will sound great….end of. Don’t waste your money folks.
That's really nice. I wish I had one just like it!
Am I the only one not liking the PH fingerstyle? It is very boomy and undefined in low mids. Definetly needs more EQ tweaking than PJ or either pickup on its own.
Hmm, just seems to boost the clicky highs and maybe some super low, like 60k. Honestly, I think any pickup that close to the bridge is going to sound like garbage. I'd sooner put it next to the neck just or swap out the P pickup entirely… but then you'd have a Stingray ????
Great playing & demo. About to do this mod to my Squier 5 & upgrading the machine heads as well. Looking forward to it
I am about to do this to a bronco. 3 years later is it still love??
Cool video. This is giving me ideas lol
Absolutely love what you did with that bass. Nice look and sound!
I was randomly curious to see what a humbucker in a Pbass would sound like and it turns out you modded the exact bass I have and was wondering about haha. Well done man thats awesome!
Sounded miles better
Looka great and sounds great! I’m gonna pick up a squier pj and change the j to an mm pickup. Thanks for the inspiration!
Do you have wiring diagram?
Sounds nothing like a Stingray.
Dude, amazing! Well done
Where did you get this done?
Yo these basses sound pretty sick in PJ form, no lie. But that sound is everywhere and sometimes, you want for more. This is a great mod, man. That's a satisfying growl you get now.
If you go to AE guitars you can have it custom made like this. They give you lots of options. I ordered a Candy Apple Red P bass (alder) with the P pickup & MM pickup routes. You can pick different colors, nitro or poly or satin finishes. They got lots of different colors to choose from too. It was also under $250. You can’t beat that. All Fender specs.
Nice sound.
This is a very nice bass! You have a good taste.
What if you put a switch to make the humbucker single? Would it sound again like a j pickup to keep the PJ config too?
Curious if you routed it yourself
Currently working on something similar. Good to hear the sound of a passive MM in the bridge. Can't wait to finish it.
The one thing I would've done differently is that I would've had the pickup installed before having it painted. How nerve racking it must of been to try and preserve a brand new paint job while routing a pocket for the pickup. Your poor tech ????????
I have this configuration on a Jazz bass.
That's an AWESOME green!! Great improvement from the original shade. Loved the punchy tone from the MM hb. I tend to get as much options I can from mods and I end up overcomplicating things but… how about a switch for series / parallel / split for the MM?
I’ve just had similar done but not got it back yet. I can’t wait to hear it so that’s why I am here. The bridge on yours sounds like jazz but fuller. I think that the P bass is just the best sound and could be used all night but it is nice to have something different available. I think it’s great and I hope mine sounds as good ????
Is the music man pickup going through an active preamp or is it wired as passive?
i make p bass+ mm bass pickups + preamp 3 line bass midle treble sound amazing
Very cool
Nice sound and looks cool.
I would like to build one , may i know the VVT pots and caps value?
MM-style humbucker does not make sense in the bridge position. It sounds best in "sweet spot"
I did the same thing to my Squier. First put 1/4 pound PUs in ,but the neck PU was still puny so I put in a mm style.
Hi there! Got a question… Is the Humbucker wired in SERIES or PARALLEL?
Great video,great bass man! ????????
As we can see p-pickups are more than enough already
I am looking forward to doing something similar on my bass. Thank you for taking the time to make this video and for posting it!
Looks cool. Sounds great!