’51 P-Bass
True 50's P-Bass Tone
$110
Loud, clear and sweet. This is a great single-coil tone replacement for 50’s-era basses and reissues. With Alnico V USA-Made Magnets and wire, the Fralin ’51 P-Bass is great for those looking to add more definition, clarity, and extended low-end to their ’50’s bass.
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Features
Since its creation, the P-Bass has been a bass icon. Known for its classic, deep, and fat low-end, the 51 P-Bass is the bass that started the classic P-Bass tone. Our 51 P-Bass pickup is a warm, rich, and thick-sounding 51 P-Bass replacement. Expect deep lows, warm mids, and “Fender-y” highs.
Did you know? We have a Split ’51 P-Bass Model, for noiseless operation. Check it out here.
- Original Fender specifications, with modern output
- Superb articulation for a 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
Sound
Our 51 P-Bass replacement sounds clean, clear, and deep. Expect enhanced definition, clarity, and articulation. The Fralin 51 P-Bass replacement has bright highs and warm mids. The low-end will sound deep, rich, and fat – without sounding muddy. We’ve taken care to make sure that we enhance the most important aspects of your bass: the bass. We guarantee that you’ll love your P-Bass even more -you’ll wonder why you didn’t make the switch earlier.
Our Tone starts here: our manufacturing process. It allows us to achieve unparalleled quality control. Our pickups consist of USA-Made magnets and wire. Our bobbins are hand-built using local fiberboard and incredible attention to detail. We wind each pickup by hand, one at a time. Each pickup is wound using our proprietary “Sectioning” technique. This gives the pickup a sweet, clear tone.
We assemble each pickup one at a time, by hand. This allows us to achieve unbeatable attention to detail. Finally, we wax-pot the pickup to preserve the pickup and prevent microphonics.
Tonal Graph For ’51 P-Bass:
The tonal graph below for our ’51 P-Bass features Lows, Midrange, Highs, and general Output.
Attack: Dynamic & Full
Tech Specs:
See below for the estimated DCR and Polarity Information for our '51 P-Bass.
| SPECIFICATION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Stock Ohm Reading: | 7.2K 1 |
| String Spacing: | 17.5mm (Magnet to Magnet) |
| Magnet Wire: | USA-Made 42-Gauge Single Poly Nylon |
| Magnet Material: | USA-Made Alnico 5 |
| Bobbin Material: | USA-Made Fiberboard |
| Magnet Polarity: | North To Strings |
| Coil Direction: | Clockwise (from Ground to Hot) |
| Recommended Pot Value: | 250K |
| Recommended Cap Value: | 0.02mfd 2 |
Additional Technical Info:
1 Ohm Readings can vary due to a multitude of factors, including ambient temperature, multimeter calibration, different wire batches, and other factors. Due to this, ohm readings are approximate. Learn more about Ohm Readings here.
2 We recommend a 0.02mfd Cap Value on most guitar and bass pickups. The exception is a Magic Cap, which Lindy prefers on the Bridge Pickup of Fender® guitars only. Learn More about Caps Here.
’51 P-Bass Dimensions:
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22 Genuine Reviews for ’51 P-Bass
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Finally finished my ‘51 PBass build with the 5% overwound pickup. I’m super pleased all around with the sound and quality of the pickup. Another reviewer mentioned that this pickup is a drop in fit in the Rosser bodies and I found that the case as well. Perfect fit. Tone wise I had asked which winding they recommended going for that Keith Ferguson sound on the first Fabulous Thunderbirds albums. They recommended the 5% overwound version and to my ears it definitely sounds right. I’m not experiencing any 60 cycle hum with this single coil pickup so if that’s a concern I’d say with properly installed pickup and controls grounded correctly, at worst the hum is likely to be minimal or not there in my case. There’s a lot of good info here on the Fralin website for installing pickups and how to properly ground guitars. Worth a read and look if you are going to install the pickup on your own or you are troubleshooting hum in your guitar.
If you are looking for a ‘51 single coil pickup, this is an excellent option.
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I bought a new American Vintage II 1954 P bass, loved everything about it even the tone except that all the pole pieces were the same height but the neck radius is 7.25″ This means that the A and D strings need to be raised higher than the E and G. With a flat pickup the a and D were louder than the E and G so I had them make one with the two middle poles raised. This was just what the doctor ordered, Their pickups sound just like the Fender pickup, maybe better, but make it much easier to set them up. Before I got it I was always fiddling with string height, neck relief, on and on. With this new pickup I’ve got it playing and sounding exactly the way I wanted it to sound, I bought a new Fender bridge that fit perfectly but allowed individual string adjustments and also allowed the use of Rotosound strings which I’ve loved for decades.
All in all I feel these pickups are a vast improvement over the stock ones in sound and ease of set up.
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