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Lindy Fralin 4 String P Bass® Pickup

puzzle bullet iconDIRECT REPLACEMENT FOR MOST P BASSES

checklist bullet iconVINTAGE CORRECT MATERIALS

wave form bullet iconBIG ROUND TONE WITH GREAT ARTICULATION

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high output bullet iconGREATER CLARITY & OUTPUT THAN STOCK PICKUPS

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DESCRIPTION

Fralin knows what you love about your P Bass®. That’s why they don’t take any of that away: they only give you more. They use USA-Made AlNiCo V magnets and 42-Gauge Heavy Formvar wire to give an era-authentic 50’s tone, only thicker. Fralin P Bass® Pickups offer a significant upgrade. At Fralin Pickups, they believe the best sound comes from the highest quality materials available.

Fralin P Bass® Pickups are like their J Bass® Replacements: they have a huge fat tone. Fralin P Bass® Pickups are fat, punchy, and round. The lows are deep and rich, and the highs are sweet and clear. The first thing you’ll notice when you install these pickups is how you can hear more of your P Bass®. You’ll hear an extended low-end and a rounder top-end. These pickups are very vintage sounding, but with modern power.

FEATURES

  • Original Fender® specifications, with modern output
  • Superb articulation for clean and clear tone
  • Designed to be even across all frequencies
  • USA-made Alnico 5 Magnets for optimal tonal balance and output
  • Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone
  • Hand-built fiberboard bobbins for unrivaled quality control
  • 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects

DIMENSIONS

Size: 
2.25” [57.15mm] Long
1.12” [28.45mm] Wide

TECH

Materials:
Fralin uses Vintage Specifications. Alnico 5 Magnets, and 42-Gauge Heavy Formvar wire. Hand-made bobbins.


Ohm Readings:
Stock Output is 11K.


Polarity Information:
P Basses® “Meter Down”

Lindy Fralin P Bass Wiring Diagram


WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE LINDY FRALIN P BASS PICKUP?

Lindy Fralin has been making this P bass pickup for a lot of years….and he has the tone dialed in very well. The Fralin P has nice full warm lows, that are slightly ‘pillowy’ - in a pleasant way. The pickup has a medium to soft piano like attack. There is a bit of emphasis in the upper mid range…if you are looking to hear the difference between this pickup and the comparable Nordstrand NP4, that is where we hear it - the upper mid range is slightly more pronounced.

Put on a good set of headphones and check out the audio demo below to hear it for yourself.

As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.

Customer Reviews

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Joshua P.
Awesome P-bass Pickup

I have a Fender American Professional P-bass and the stock V-Mod pickup in it was really disappointing. I will never understand why they decided to use Alnico II on the E and A poles. Loose and muddy low notes. Enter the Fralin. More output, tight, clear and defined in all frequencies, perfect amount of P-bass growl. I've found it works exceptionally well with Fender Nickel coated steel rounds. I'm more of an active bass guy but the Fralin has made this bass one of my favorites.

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jamison d.
Lindy Fralin P bass pickup

I have a Yamaha bb100ma bass that I had seymour duncans spb3 in for years but after reviews on youtube for Lindy Fralin from Fat Bass I decided to switch and absolutely love them. what a difference in tone. so much clearer not as hot as I felt the Seymours were too harsh at times. Thanks again for Fat Bass for having them in stock, quick shipping and A1 service. When I thought I had a problem with the pickups during installation someone from Fat Bass got right back to me to make sure I didn't have a problem. Would 100% use them again

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Michael T.J.
Lindy Fralin P pups

Awesome awesome pickups. I've been wanting to install these on my Lakland P bass for awhile now, and I'm so glad I did. My all-time favorite knob may just be a passive tone control, and these pups sound incredible throughout the entire tonal range.
They were shipped well, professionally, and quickly.
Thanks, Fat Bass Tone!

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Bob W.
Theeeee place for custom bass parts, hands down!!!

Extremely knowledged about their products and very easy to order from. I am on my second bass with custom parts and it’s fun to deal with such an efficient company. Thank you FBT..

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Evan H.
Lindy Fralin 4 String P Bass® Pickup

This is by far the best sounding P Bass pickup that I have ever played. Perfect sound--vintage, fat, present, as simple as possible without being too simple, just the most essentialized electric bass tone possible.

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