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EMG Pachyderm Gold Les Claypool Signature 4-string P Bass Pickup Set

Active P-style Electric Bass Guitar Split-coil Pickup Set with Alnico V Magnets, Mounting Hardware, and Solderless Wiring Kit - Gold
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Inject Your Bass With Les Claypool's Funk-ti-fied Tone

Just as you'd expect from a pickup with Les Claypool's name on it, the EMG LC Pachyderm Gold Set is teeming with high-octane, frizzle-fry funk. Derived from EMG's PA active split-coil pickup, the LC Set contains Alnico V magnets and short, squat coils. With this set loaded into your favorite P-style electric bass guitar, you'll experience all the low-end thunder you need to power your high-energy, Primus-worthy grooves, along with warm, vintage-like tonality and zero additional noise. Beyond that, the Les Claypool Set exhibits enough sonic flexibility to please the stingiest of blue-collar tweekers. The bassists here at Sweetwater appreciate the LC set's look, too — its brushed gold covers add a light-catching panache to any electric bass guitar's aesthetic. The Les Claypool Signature Pachyderm Gold Set comes with mounting hardware, plus EMG's solderless wiring kit for super-simple installation.

EMG Les Claypool Signature Pachyderm Gold Pickup Set Features:

  • Signature pickup set of Primus's Les Claypool
  • Active, split-coil design is tailor-made for P-style electric bass guitars
  • Alnico V magnets offer a more vintage-inflected sound than ceramic magnets
  • Short, squat coils yield a warm, rich tone with zero additional noise
  • Brushed gold covers add a light-catching panache to any electric bass guitar's aesthetic
  • EMG’s solderless installation makes swapping your pickups a breeze

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Single-coil
  • Format: P-style
  • Active/Passive: Active
  • Magnet Material: Alnico V
  • Number of Strings: 4
  • Position: Middle
  • DC Resistance: 3K
  • Number of Conductors: 4 wire plus battery
  • Features: Solderless, Split-coil
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 7292.00

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Rated 5/5

Legit as Les himself

These pickups are sweet! Easy to install, no soldering required, the knobs come with PCB's and the pickups have all the electronics potted and wired up, just plug and play! You can use the foam from the packaging under the pickups for spacers when you install. The sound is beautiful! Ringing mids and strumming sounds incredible. I installed these on a new Yamaha 4 string 34" scale and it legit sounds like a poor man's pachyderm! So I made my own with these pickups. Cool to see that les uses these pickups as well in his live shows.
Music background: Bass player for 30+ years
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