Spector Euro5 x EMG DC/P/J pickups // How does it sound?

[@balazssziman]

PUMPA! Ráleltem, mondom mi ez a jó szand és Te voltál! Kurva jó!

[@LisztmajerAdam]

Te Vagy egy kurva jó!

[@dalstar925]

This is how every pickup comparison video should be. Bravo! Love the p5 and dc combo.

[@LisztmajerAdam]

Thanks! I am glad you like it! 😊

[@jakobseemann9394]

Thank you! This is great and helped a lot!

[@adand824]

I liked 40p5 40dc, awesome tone

[@bassman1290]

Dual DC or P5/DC is the best of these 4. But if you have time, please try keeping DC in the neck and swapping out the others in the bridge. It'd bring all the possibilities of the setups. Thank you

[@evil-um4yi]

Thanks for doing this! It's interesting to hear how the sounds changes drastically and P5 takes over once you replace the DC with a J.

[@williammayer6829]

That P with the DC just has that punchy funk thing going on! Lots of low mids without so much sub rumble, I wonder what a double p would sound like!

[@roadtonever]

Dual 40DC was my favorite.

[@jamessmith-zk4co]

The tone is crazy! 🤯🤯

[@coryrichter1269]

I can’t like this enough!!! I’m putting a 40P5 in the neck and 40DC in the bridge positions along with the BQC in my passive MK5. I like that combo but I’d admit the traditional 40P5 with 40J sounds the best for all styles, but mostly the slap. Please join Spector Bass Nation if you haven’t already!

[@LisztmajerAdam]

Thanks bro! I've already joined the SBN club ;)

[@somebrains5431]

The fret buzz is killing me. Dual Bart P in a 40dc shape would be my go to with an Aguilar preamp.

[@LisztmajerAdam]

You're right, the fret buzz is too much for a clean tone, but it works great with distortion for my taste. I mostly use this bass with distortion, for metal.

[@dannygold2882]

Great comparison, just what I was looking for. I have a medium scale Spector Bantam with dual 40DCs. I've got a 40P5 on the way for the neck.

[@lowendsoundscapes]

That how you do it! Thank you for the video. 🎉 Dual DCs are so brutal on a Spector! EMG's are solderless, so you can switch the pickups easily, thats very convenient. I'm still waiting for my USA Spector to be finished... ❤

[@VeitLehmann]

My pick would be the DC/P5 combo. However, I'd take it a step further and combine the P5 with a TW on the bridge, so I'd get the bridge J sound option on top. Not sure if the TW in humbucker mode sounds like the DC or not.

[@andysivyer8655]

Doing this to my Ns2000/4

[@Dave_TheMetalJester]

For me it is between the dual DC or the DC + P5. Lots of bottom end with some grit with the dual DC but more character with the Dc + P5

[@Lobass85]

Good job!!! I used 40j-cs - neck and 40dc bridge, preamp hazlab, bass Spector rebop 5 dlx ex zebrano!

[@purificationpath458]

Thanks alot bro ! I wanted to change mu dc 40 for j style pickups! But you changed my mind 😅🤘

[@LisztmajerAdam]

You're very welcome :D

[@LisztmajerAdam]

The dc's work great in Spector basses. I also prefer them in this bass and in my genre.

[@kevinpelepako7381]

I have a variety of combinations in my Spectors but the 40P5/40DC is my go to (I have this setup in 4 of my Spectors). I have the 40P5/40TW in my Rebop 5 and I'm not thrilled with the TW at the bridge - I'm going to swap it with a DC. I have an NS-JH5 with an actual J and 40DC and it sounds killer too. I also just recently modded an MK5 with a 40TW/40DC and an LHZ pre and it sounds fantastic too! But personally, I can't stand the DC at the neck. It's too scooped sounding for my taste.

[@Gn_Arnold]

All of the options sound Gnarly

[@Gn_Arnold]

Bought the P pickup. In the end it didn't end up meshing well with the 40DC by the bridge - not enough output on the P compared to the DC (*could be just me doing a bad job w/the setup, but I've tinkered it for a while and just couldn't get it to sound nice) Will probably get the TWs and fit those in for the best of all worlds.

[@manners403]

Your setup is tool low and bass is buzzing all across the fret board but other than that the 40DC \ 40DC setup is the most punchy and defined which I personally prefer as the classic Spector sound.

[@WildWildWeasel]

I'm liking all of them songs tho, what the hell

[@adand824]

I used 40P neck and 40tw bridge in 18v

[@VeitLehmann]

Awesome! Would be my pick as well, Do you know if the TW sounds similar to the DC in humbucker mode? When split, it should sound like the J, right?

[@thefuneralprocessiontx]

What are your tone settings on the bass and external preamp?

[@LisztmajerAdam]

Hi! The onboard preamp was flat in every samples. In the fingerstyle and slap samples i used an EBS microbass III, bass and treble sligtly boosted, bright switch was OFF, character switch was ON. The signal chain of the third sound sample is much more complicated, there are three parallel paths, but the main elements are the same EBS preamp, a Sansamp Bass driver DI and a Darkglass B3K. I hope it is useful for You.

[@Jenswsmjens]

Could you give us a slice of gear, chain and settings you use? Sounds absolutely gorgeous.

[@LisztmajerAdam]

Thanks, I'm glad You like the sound! I used an EBS Multicomp and an EBS Microbass 3 preamp for the clean sound. The "Bright" and "Character" switches was ON. For the distorted sound I used the same compressor and preamp, the Microbass was in parallel with a Sansamp BassDriver DI V2 and an HX Stomp. At the end of the chain was a Darkglass B3K. I hope this helps some.

[@Jenswsmjens]

@@LisztmajerAdam chaining drives vor the high freqs always does the job 🙌 absolutely great tone!

[@Bones.K]

P with DC

[@davidg9927]

What strings used ?😊

[@LisztmajerAdam]

This is the funny part. I used Warwick Red label nickel strings for the recording. Very underrated strings, but I like them. I think they are good for the price.

[@davidg9927]

@@LisztmajerAdam ha! I got them on mine too!

[@LisztmajerAdam]

@@davidg9927 Wise choice :)

[@50beowulf]

Raise your action. All I can hear is fret buzz.

[@LisztmajerAdam]

You're right, the fret buzz is too much for a clean tone, but it works great with distortion for my taste. I mostly use this bass with distortion, for metal.