The chords sounded best on the stock bridge, more alive. The heavier bridges delivered just plain frequencies (IMHO). This video has a great concept, it really gives you a chance to compare. Thanks! If I would wish anything it would be to do the comparisons "blindfolded". I get a bit biased by the specs, looks, and some prejudice. Maybe that's just me... :-)

Excellent comparison video just what i was looking for today. New subscriber

For precision nylon is perfect, for pj bass tortex sounds perfect on me!

Oops...you didn't cover tapewound.

DiMarzio wins

Which compressor are you using?

Not much of a difference really and easily within the bounds of instrument to instrument variability AND the EQ available on your amp 😎

Good video

❤love it! I’ve been using sh77 on my thunderbird for a couple years and absolutely love them. Just bought a pbass and a fresh pack for it. Also have my eye on the sh sansamp. I’m a huge maiden fan, but that’s not why I use this stuff (I’m in a ska band😆)I just think it’s good. Great playing man! 🤘🏻

Awsome! Amazing hear the bass in dominance!

They are really really close… no one live would ever tell the difference and most of musicians wouldn’t either. I would take the quarter pounders bcuz they sound better with a pick. They are brighter and scooped. But not by a lot!

Dug Pinnick meets Dave Ellefson 🤘 Cheers from Morocco

Industrial music called, and it wants to borrow your pedals after hearing those extreme settings

All the best bass lines!

I just ordered mine. How old are these flatwounds?

IMO: PJ = more low mids- less scoop / J = more snap + Bass - overall more scooped

GHS Precision flats are purple silks too

I know it doesn't mean anything when it comes to tone, but I really love the way the wool from the ball end and the string end look on this set

Very interesting. Thanks so much for all the hard work!!

I like the 62s

Outstanding explanation, thanks a lot

Fantastiique thank you

I think SPB-4 is better for middle sound

I typically change them when they start to make my hands smell bad. That dull metallic mixture of sweat and copper smell. Gets annoying having to wash my hands every time I pick it up to noodle when bored.

I just ordered a mexican P bass that has this bridge installed on it, Im curious to see how it performs with flatwound strings tho

Great video comparison. Doesn't that high mass bridge make somewhat of a difference? I personally do not like them and prefer stock bridges.

I know Steve has flat wounds on his main bass live. I had the rare chance to play it at one of the shows. You want "fat clank" without "too bright clank"

Which bass do you like better, Mexican white or Japanese blue?

Should use the SAME settings for both pickups.. clean.. NO added effects... not a great comparison. It's like comparing a Les Paul guitar, to a Strat. TOTALLY different sounds.

Experience after longer period of time of using them? Durability compared to traditional Flats which could last lifetime?

I can't read the text on the screen, only the cap values.

If you ever consider modding your bass, i modified mine to also have the inner and outer coil singled. Outer gives a tone closer toba jazz bass and inner has a nice punch and is beconing my go to.

Seymour Duncan..is bright er ...than ....emg. ...

Thank you. Amazong work.

Great choice of songs: The Clash London Calling, The Cure Lovecats / A Forest !

Man that’s tuff call, both sound great. I think because most of us back off the mids on our amp I’m going with the 62 . I’s rather have to add mids on the amp rather than backing off looking for that sweet spot if that makes sense. Great video, thanks.

The Rotosound SH77 flats are great, use nothing else.

learned more from this than anyone trying to word-salad an explanation at me

Superb!!!

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The moment I discovered thar Chris Bauermeister from Jawbreaker uses EMGs to get his massive and clear tone was the moment I knew I would be an EMG guy!

DP has definitely darker tone overall.. I have owned one in the past and although it was a great pedal I prefer SH-1 for a better pronounced midrange .. I guess it makes more sense with precision pickup tone .

The sustain test was very interesting. The length of the note sustaining was actually a bit decieving....they were all approximately equal. Listening on a high end studio monitor system with subwoofer (Meyer HD1) the Badass sustained the low frequency information of the note much longer than the others. That's a win right there.

SPB3 louder but not defined, SPB4 less louder but well defined and balanced

They sounded almost the same but I was very surprised to see higher frequencies seemed more muffled than the lower ones! Great comparison and a great learning experience too! Thanks!

Fender is better.

Split P would probably sound better with a 22nf tone capacitor, which is what's usually in guitars.

Love your playing, very on point

The SPB3 is marketed as a rock pickup. It sounds fine by itself, but I find it very loose, flabby, scooped in the mids, and dark in a rock mix. I think it is better suited for hip hop, dance music, and other bass heavy styles with very simple lines. The SPB3 makes me think of "What if Seymour Duncan made an Invader guitar pickup for bass?" In comparison, the SPB4 sounds like the low end is a bit more controlled. For metal bass at high tempos, I usually use vintage spec pickups and increase the output from the amp. I think it produces much more clarity than trying to clean up overwound, bass heavy pickups. Thank you for your helpful videos, Mr. Tobyn.

What bridge is that? Looks gorgeous