EMG Les Claypool Pachyderm Gold PA Bass Pickup Set

Solidify your funky bass tone! The EMG Les Claypool Pachyderm gold pickup set was hatched from the Primus frontman's brain to deliver warm, rich bass tone.

Overview

This set pairs a custom version of the EMG PA with a brushed gold cover, bringing a new aesthetic to the tried and true EMG formula, defying the laws of the traditional P.

Having spent decades as an EMG artist, Claypool has experimented with a multitude of EMG bass products from soapbars to the various P-bass models. Over the years he found himself coming back to the EMG PA time after time. In order to solidify his funky tone, the original PA laid the groundwork for his signature design.

The Les Claypool 'Pachyderm Gold' PA is a standard 4-string P-bass pickup size and utilizes Alnico 5 magnets. Short, squat coils give this P Pickup a warm and rich tone without any unwanted noise so you can rumble like a southbound pachyderm headed for the seas of cheese. The set includes the EMG solderless wiring kit containing the pots and components necessary for the classic P-Bass configuration, making at-home installation a breeze.

Note: This pickup is the short shaft version.

Specs

Model: LC-PA
Logo Color: Gold
Magnet Type: Alnico 5
Resonant Frequency (KHz): 2.61
Output Voltage (Finger, Thumb): 2.00
Output Voltage (Thump): 8.0
Output Noise (60 Hz): -101
Output Impedance (Kohm): 3
Current @9V (Microamps): 380
Battery Life (Hours): 1000
Maximum Supply (Volts DC): 27

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Base Item: Shipping Weight: 0.75 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 2 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 7292.00

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 707-525-9941

Reviews

(1 ratings)

Submitted November 14, 2023 by a customer from yahoo.com

"P-Bass PLUS"

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So I found myself acquiring a Squire 40th Anniversary Gold Series P-Bass and immediately thought of how neat the aesthetics would be with this pickup. The pickup that came with the bass was great as it was, so this was purely a visual thing. I ordered it blindly not realizing it was an active pickup. So, after Googling a local luthier in Portland I had a battery box mounted in the back and the pickup installed along with some Earnie Ball Cobalt Flatwound strings and HOLY COW! First, what got me was the sharp, bright harmonics. Yes, bright harmonics from flatwound strings on a P-Bass. Seriously, depending on how you use your right hand, this pickup (and string combination) gives you the range of P-Bass to the grind and honk of a Jazz Bass, to the synthy-plainness of an Ibanez or Dean, enough bass to pull of an EB-3 impersonation… this pickup broadened the palate of tonal possibilities in a way I didn’t anticipate.Now to find a P-Bass body to put the old pickup in… it was great to start with….

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