Want vintage DiMarzio P bass cream PUs

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Author Message gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 940 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 9:13 pm:    Want vintage DiMarzio P bass cream PUs For a circa 1983 Mockingbird project that is missing two sets of them that I am working on. Shown here with it now has on it (Barts). cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1964 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 9:27 pm:    I will try to refrain from asking why you would want to pull those lovely Barts for D'irtMarzios. Oops, I failed..... Peter (who understands keeping something stock, but will take tone over originality once they've been swapped already) sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4559 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 9:33 pm:    Well what if someone only has one set ? Do you care if they come from different sources ? I may have one set on a Bass . I was looking to put an Alembic P set in and take out the DI Marzio's at some point . I will see what the fair market price is . Best case scenario for me of course would be to trade for the Alembic PU's ! LOL !!! Wolf elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1741 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 10:39 pm:    I might have one set...I think I know which box they live in tmoney61092 Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 946 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 - 3:58 am:    I'm a fan of dimarzios in passive basses over Bart's, Bart's just sound kind of flat to me unless they have a preamp ~Taylor sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4561 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 - 8:39 am:    Well Looky Here ! http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIMARZIO-DP122-Model-P-Pickup-for-Fender-P-Bass-CREME-/351507979302?hash=item51d7821c26:g:bKMAAOSw2XFUf0cw http://www.ebay.com/itm/DiMarzio-Model-P-Bass-Pick-up-Set-Creme-DP-122-/141274068434?hash=item20e49735d2:m:mtNKemhbNLNuEYcMrH7CyoA http://www.ebay.com/itm/DiMarzio-Area-P-Bass-Pick-up-Set-Creme-DP-250-/191438304793?hash=item2c929cb619:m:mNeEZxNbm2cUo-B3NPGlI1Q David , What are your thoughts ? Is that a good deal ? At least all electronic specs and physical measurements would match . Wolf gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 941 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 - 11:20 am:    You folks are amazing! I do like Barts (a lot) but want to return this bass to stock, which means old Dimarzios. I think the originals were called PAF Dimarzios. I don't care if they come from 2 sources. I will be selling these vintage Barts too (trade?). They are road worn and I expect they are old, but they sound great. I think they stick up a little taller than the original pups though. Here is a photo I downloaded (apologies to the uploader) from the web showing the back of the pickups from an original bass. I don’t remember those stickers on my BC Rich, however. gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 943 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 - 12:10 pm:    Here is another shot. It looks like the Dimarzios are 4 seperate wire setups, so that they interface with the electronics of the bass. edwardofhuncote Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 643 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015 - 12:33 pm:    Turns out, I also have a set of these with the Patent Applied For stickers. Hit my contact if you need another set. gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 946 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2015 - 5:19 pm:    Gregory sent me a set of correct PUs for the Mockingbird and they are sounding great!!! (thanks so much!) Now I just need one more set! The right DiMarzio PAFs really make the sound of this bass come alive! elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1768 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, November 23, 2015 - 3:21 am:    Do you still need a set? These could use some new covers.The DCr reads 5.69 and 5.65k ohms. gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 956 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Monday, November 23, 2015 - 10:19 am:    Yes, I need one more set! elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1771 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, November 23, 2015 - 3:36 pm:    email sent gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 965 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 1:48 pm:    All back together now and sounding as she should! Thanks to the folks here on the forum who helped me to get her there!!!!! elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1778 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 7:18 pm:    Sweet Dude! ...I bet it sounds Massive edwardofhuncote Senior Member Username: edwardofhuncote Post Number: 713 Registered: 6-2014 Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 - 8:35 am:    Nice! adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3285 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 - 11:15 am:    A most excellent example of what a BC Rich with two P pickups can sound like is the supreme groove that Jerome Preston sets up for Maceo Parker's Give Everything You've Got. The rest of the band ain't too shabby either. gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 966 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Friday, December 11, 2015 - 12:11 pm:    Yep, that is the classic USA Neck-through BC Rich funk tone. Here is the 70's band Seawind using an BC Rich Eagle (looks like a 70's Pearl Fiberglass drum kit too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAoBVk9ar0M And Chic using one on a hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WB42LA-oOo You can hear me playing one on the original version (1980's) of the Molokai Slide, which was/is a big tune in Hawaii (you have to sit through Tad's talking to get to the song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XUPVtOhtPY They are great sounding and superb recording instruments.